John W. Lehecka

John W. Lehecka is a family law attorney in Wichita, Kansas, with a practice that also includes probate and juvenile law. Lehecka handles divorce, child custody, parenting time, child support, premarital agreements, post-divorce matters, adoptions, guardianships, conservatorships, wills, and Child In Need of Care cases. His work focuses primarily on family law, helping clients address legal issues involving children, finances, family relationships, and court-ordered responsibilities.

Lehecka earned his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1983 and began practicing in Wichita that same year. His legal career has included work with Legal Services of Wichita through its Elderly Law Project and with the Wichita firm Lambdin, Kluge and Zacharias. This background provided experience with both family-focused matters and issues affecting older clients before he established his own independent practice.

Earlier in his career, Lehecka served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Pennington County, South Dakota, where he worked as a criminal prosecutor. In 1992, he took over another attorney’s practice after that lawyer became a District Court Judge and began practicing on his own. He has also served as an Administrative Hearing Officer for Kansas driver’s license matters and spent three years as a pro tem judge in the Family Law Department.

John W. Lehecka is admitted to practice in Kansas and South Dakota. He has been a member of the Wichita Bar Association’s Family Law Committee and the Kansas Bar Association’s Family Law Section. His long experience in family, probate, juvenile, and related matters gives him familiarity with both contested and administrative proceedings, while his prior prosecutorial and pro tem judicial roles provide additional perspective on courtroom procedure and case management.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Law Office of John W. Lehecka
• Member, Kansas Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Member, Kansas Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Member, Wichita Bar Association, Family Law Committee

Licensed State

• Kansas
• South Dakota

Education

• University of Kansas
  Juris Doctor (JD)
  
• South Dakota State University
  Bachelor of Science

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