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Palmateer advises and represents clients in several areas of law, primarily including estate planning (wills and trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, supplemental/special needs trusts), probate and administration of estates, and Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy debtor practice. Palmateer also assists with the formation of limited liability companies and nonprofit corporations, including filing applications for 501(c)(3) exempt status, and has extensive oil and gas regulatory experience at the Kansas Corporation Commission. He brings a strong interest in finance and real estate, and strong family values that complement his understanding of clients' estate planning goals. Palmateer has a practical, solution-oriented philosophy with an emphasis on adding value for his clients.

Mr. O’Sullivan represents clients primarily in connection with their estate and tax planning and the administration of trusts and estates. He has a broad range of experience in developing and implementing both simple and complex estate planning techniques. He also represents both individual and institutional fiduciaries in the administration of trusts and estates. As part of his practice, Mr. O’Sullivan crafts wills, testamentary trusts, revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts, dynasty or other types of generation-skipping trusts, "special needs" trusts, powers of attorney, stock purchase or buy-sell agreements, strategic gifting and estate tax planning, asset protection planning, governmental resource planning (e.g., Medicaid and SSI), family business succession plans, premarital agreements, IRA, 401k or other tax deferred beneficiary designations and deferral strategies, life insurance structures, family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), private annuities, self-canceling installment notes (SCINs) and other instruments and estate planning techniques. He also represents executors and administrators before the probate court and advises fiduciaries and other clients in the preparation of estate, inheritance, gift, generation-skipping, and income tax returns filed with federal and state governments. A substantial portion of Mr. O’Sullivan’s practice also involves advising clients on strategies and provisions which enhance the preservation of family harmony in the estate planning process.. Mr. O’Sullivan was selected by his peers for inclusion in the Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® list and The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Elder Law and Trusts and Estates. In 2011 and 2016, he was named by The Best Lawyers in America® the Wichita Elder Lawyer of the Year and in 2010, the Wichita Trusts & Estates Lawyer of the Year. Mr. O’Sullivan is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and his peer memberships include the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and the Wichita Estate Planning Council. He also enjoys Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory’s highest "AV" rating for lawyers.

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 the 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. 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.. Part of my responsibilities include educating the public on the need for estate planning, encouraging them to ‘Choose to Plan’, and helping to explain the estate planning process. I regularly present estate planning seminars to the Wichita Women’s Investment Education programs, church groups, and at other community programs.  I also serve an educational role for the firm, as the Director of Hinkle’s Associate Recruitment and Associate Development programs.. When I’m not working, I enjoy spending time with my wife and four children, brewing my own beer, and volunteering at St. Francis of Assisi Parish as a member of the Parish’s Finance Council and as Chair of the Extraordinary Stewardship (Planned Giving) Committee.

Eric practices in the areas of taxation, trusts and estates, wills, probate and business law.  He represents clients in tax controversies before the Internal Revenue Service, the Kansas Department of Revenue and in federal and state courts.  His representative clients include individuals and closely held businesses.  He is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, the U.S. Tax Court and the state courts of Kansas and Oklahoma.  Eric is an AV rated attorney and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Trusts and Estates Law.

Doug Coe is a third generation Wichitan with a passion to help clients achieve the peace of mind that comes from knowing all of their ducks are in a row. He helps families of all ages and situations, whether they are buried in the busyness of parenting young children, empty nesters just trying to be responsible, or proud members of the Greatest Generation simply wanting to leave things better than they found them.. As the founder of Legacy Legal, LLC, Doug focuses his practice on family harmony, protecting minor children and keeping assets and loved ones out of court. He does this with a focus on estate planning, will, trusts, powers of attorney, asset protection, and various probate avoidance strategies.. Doug actively supports:• Hope Community Church• Young Life Wichita• Wichita Collegiate School. Doug is married to his beautiful bride, Caitlin, and has two beautiful daughters.. Doug went to Wichita Collegiate School, Trinity University as a Baker Duncan Scholar, and the University of Kansas School of Law where he served as the Managing Editor of the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy.. Early in his career, Doug worked at a leading regional firm where he saw a very broad range of cases. Later he worked at a national firm as a local specialist in their Tax, Trusts, and Estates department.

As a student working on her Juris Doctorate at Washburn University, Ms. Bohn served as a member and research editor of the Washburn Law Journal. Upon completion of her law degree, she gained invaluable experience as a business transaction attorney with Koch Industries, Inc. as in-house counsel representing multiple Koch subsidiaries in divisions and transactional matters, including natural gas marketing and transportation regulation, acquisitions and divestitures, and international transactions. This experience has prepared her to represent Hinkle Elkouri and its clients in matters related to corporate transactions and contracts. She also assists clients with medical and elder law planning, business entity formation, structuring equity agreements, and split dollar life insurance planning.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Wichita and surrounding areas.