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Trent Wetta

Trent H. Wetta

Of Counsel

With over a decade of experience, Trent helps our clients with Probate Litigation, Administration, and Estate Planning.

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Trent H. Wetta contact information

Phone: 316-631-3210
Fax: 316-630-8466

Email: twetta@hinklaw.com
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Mr. Wetta joined Hinkle Law Firm in 2022 as an Of Counsel attorney. Trent’s practice primarily focuses on clients in the areas of Probate Litigation, Administration and Estate Planning.

Prior to joining Hinkle Law Firm, Trent had his own private practice, where he gained extensive experience, particularly in the areas of juvenile defense, estate planning, probate matters, and guardianship. He worked at Kansas Legal Services before that, where he was a member of the Kansas Juvenile Justice Workgroup, which worked to enact Senate Bill 367.

Trent was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Wichita State University. In 2011, he received his J.D. from the University of Tulsa College of Law. When not practicing, Trent can be found spending time with his wife and their two children.

Presentations

  • Juvenile Defense in Kansas: Supporting Strong Representation in Youth. Johnson County Bar Association. Webinar – May 2021
  • Trafficked Youth: Practical Tactics for Defenders. NJDC National Defender Leadership Summit, Palm Beach, Florida – October 2019
  • Stepping into a New Arena: The Power of Defenders as State Reform Advocates. NJDC National Defender Leadership Summit, St. Paul, Minnesota – October 2018
  • Why Defending Youth is Different: Integrating Adolescent Development and the Reasonable Child Standard. August 2018
  • Defenders at the Table: Lessons Learned from Unconventional Defense Partnerships in Statewide Policy Reform. NJDC National Defender Leadership Summit, Atlanta, Georgia – October 2016
  • Emerging Trends in Juvenile Law. Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas – April 2014

Affiliations, Activities & Honors

  • Wichita Bar Association
    – CLE Committee Chair (2015 – 2021)
    – Board of Governors Member (2017 – 2019)
    – President’s Award Recipient (2019)
    – President, Young Lawyers Division (2015 – 2016)
    – President-Elect, Young Lawyers Division (2014 – 2015)
    – Vice President, Young Lawyers Division (2013 – 2014)
  • Friends of the Wichita Public Library
    – Board member (2020 – Present)

Education 

  • University of Tulsa College of Law, 2011
  • Wichita State University, B.A., Anthropology, 2008

Bar Admissions 

  • Kansas Supreme Court
  • United States District Court, District of Kansas