Lora J. Smith

Lora J. Smith is an of counsel attorney whose practice covers business litigation, personal injury litigation, trust and estate disputes, Title IX investigations, name, image, and likeness services, and bankruptcy. She assists clients with legal issues that can affect their finances, businesses, and personal interests. Her listed practice areas also include collections, employment law, and education law. Across these matters, she works on both disputes and the practical decisions clients face as a case moves forward.

Lora earned a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Wichita State University in 2012, graduating magna cum laude. She then earned a J.D. from the University of Kansas in 2018, finishing in the top 10 percent of her class and receiving Order of the Coif honors. She also earned an Advocacy Certificate and CALI Awards in Intro to Constitutional Law and Criminal Practice in Kansas. During law school, she participated in Project for Innocence and was active in the Women in Law Society.

Lora’s legal experience includes a 2017 summer clerkship and an internship with U.S. District Court Judge J. Thomas Marten. She began practicing as an associate attorney in 2018 and now serves in an of counsel role. Her work includes business and personal bankruptcy, creditor matters, commercial litigation, personal injury claims, and probate and trust litigation. She also supports Title IX investigations and name, image, and likeness matters, bringing experience across several types of civil disputes and legal proceedings.

Lora J. Smith is admitted to practice before the Kansas Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. She has been listed in Best Lawyers’ Ones to Watch since 2024 for work involving bankruptcy, creditor and debtor rights, insolvency and reorganization law, and closely held companies and family businesses. She is a Heartspring board member and belongs to professional organizations including the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Wichita Bar Association, and the Wichita Women Attorneys Association.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Hinkle Law Firm LLC
• Member, Kansas Bar Association
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
• Member, Wichita Bar Association
• Member, Wichita Women Attorneys Association

Licensed State

• Kansas

Education

• University of Kansas
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Wichita State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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