Kendal R. Hoopes

Kendal R. Hoopes is an attorney with Yonkee & Toner, LLP whose practice combines transactional work and litigation affecting Wyoming landowners. He focuses on oil and gas law, real property, contracts, land use and planning, and agricultural lending. Hoopes also advises school districts on education law matters and serves governmental entities, nonprofits, and businesses, helping clients address disputes, regulatory concerns, property issues, and long-term operational needs.

Hoopes earned a B.A. from the University of Wyoming in 1997 and graduated with honors from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 2000. During law school, he was inducted into the Order of the Coif and Order of Barristers and served as a Case Note Editor for the Wyoming Law Review. His academic background supports careful legal analysis, persuasive advocacy, and practical problem solving in property, energy, education, and commercial matters.

Hoopes has represented clients in a wide range of landowner, energy, property, and education disputes, including matters that reached the Wyoming Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. His published appellate work includes cases involving oil and gas rights, land use, trusts, school districts, and property interests. He is admitted in Wyoming state and federal courts, the federal bankruptcy court, and the Tenth Circuit.

Kendal R. Hoopes holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and served on the Wyoming Board of Law Examiners from 2007 through 2011. His practice reflects extensive experience helping landowners, school districts, businesses, and public entities navigate transactional and contested matters. Hoopes combines knowledge of Wyoming property and energy law with litigation experience and practical counsel for clients facing complex legal and operational issues.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Yonkee & Toner, LLP
• Member, Wyoming State Bar

Licensed State

• Wyoming

Education

• University of Wyoming College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Wyoming
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)