Ryan D. Farley

overview

My practice focuses primarily on estate planning. I enjoy estate planning because it gives me the opportunity to help people solve problems and draft documents to carry out their final wishes. My clients trust me to help them with the largest financial transaction of their lives. My experience helps me to find solutions to my client’s problems, and practicing with the Estate Planning Group at Hinkle gives me the opportunity to leverage the experience of my partners, paralegals, and staff to find the best solutions to solve a client’s particular challenge in protecting their hard-earned assets and building their legacy. Professionally I sit on several estate planning committees and I have been recognized as a Best Lawyer in Estate Planning since 2020.

Educating individuals about the importance of estate planning is my primary job. Explaining the estate planning process and encouraging clients to “Choose to Plan” gives them control and peace of mind. I regularly present estate planning seminars to the Wichita Women’s Investment Education programs, church groups, and at other community programs.

I am a native of Wichita and graduated from Wichita High School East. I attended Emporia State University and obtained my undergraduate degree in history. After ESU, I returned home to Wichita, worked at Old Cowtown Museum as a blacksmith, was a District Circulation Manager for the Wichita Eagle and later wrote business development online education programs. I then decided to pursue law and attended Washburn University School of Law. Following law school, I worked for the Kansas Court of Appeals before returning home to Wichita in early 2008 to join Hinkle Law Firm.

When I’m not working, I enjoy spending time with my wife and four children and volunteering at St. Francis of Assisi Parish.