Matthew W. Bish

Matthew W. Bish is a partner at Foulston Siefkin LLP in Wichita, Kansas. His practice focuses on estate planning and probate, elder law, taxation, and the administration of trusts and estates. Bish works with individuals and families to prepare wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, generation-skipping trusts, powers of attorney, premarital agreements, advance directives, and limited liability companies. He also develops strategies involving asset protection and estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

Bish earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Washburn University in 2009, where he served on the Washburn Law Journal and was a Dawson Scholar. He previously earned his B.A. in Business Administration magna cum laude from Washburn University in 2006. His legal and business education supports a planning practice that requires careful analysis of tax rules, ownership structures, family objectives, and the long-term administration and transfer of assets.

Bish advises clients on structuring estate plans that address wealth transfer, taxation, asset protection, and future administration. His work includes developing revocable and irrevocable trusts, planning for generation-skipping transfers, preparing premarital agreements, and helping families manage trust and estate administration. He has also written and presented on topics including estate planning for second marriages, trust administration, Medicaid planning, federal and state tax developments, and changes affecting estate and gift tax strategies.

Matthew W. Bish was named Best Lawyers’ 2026 Wichita Lawyer of the Year for Trusts and Estates and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Elder Law and Trusts and Estates. He belongs to the American Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, and Wichita Bar Association. Bish also serves on the Wichita Children’s Home Board of Trustees and was recognized by the Wichita Business Journal as a 40 Under 40 honoree in 2019.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Foulston Siefkin LLP
• Member, Kansas Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Wichita Bar Association

Licensed State

• Kansas

Education

• Washburn University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
  
• Washburn University
  B.A. in Business Administration

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