Firm Overview
Our firm offers unique opportunities for professional development and growth. These opportunities are a product of our firm’s culture, philosophy, moderate size, geographical market and diverse client base. We are one of the most well respected firms in Kansas. This respect is earned by the quality and intensity of our legal representation.

Our attorneys enjoy the advantages of a firm with a wide spectrum of practice areas, and an excellent portfolio of clients – ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies. Our moderate size allows our associates to gain experience in multiple practice areas and to do substantive and independent work very early in their careers. Our firm culture promotes bar and community involvement, interpersonal connection with peers, and a healthy work/life balance.

Bar and Community Involvement
One of the hallmarks of our firm is our active involvement in national, state, and local bar and professional organizations, as well as community organizations. Our attorneys have served as presidents of the Kansas and Wichita Bar Associations, the Kansas and Wichita Young Lawyers, and the Kansas and Wichita Women Attorneys Association. Many of our attorneys are also leaders in other community and philanthropic organizations. The firm’s level of engagement with professional and community organizations reflects our belief that such engagement benefits our attorneys on both a personal and professional level, promotes our firm, and ultimately benefits our clients.

Why Wichita?
Located in the south central part of Kansas, Wichita is the largest city in the state with an approximate population of 600,000 people in the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wichita offers its residents a quality of life that is clean, safe, and growing. Wichita is a three-time All-American City award-winner. In July 2006, CNN/Money and Money Magazine ranked Wichita 9th on its list of 10 best U.S. big cities in which to live.

There is no shortage of things to do. Wichitans take advantage of all the outdoors has to offer as well as the outstanding attractions that educate and enhance the city's quality of life. Wichita is home to a world class zoo and a wealth of museums, theaters and other attractions for all ages. Old Town is one of Wichita's premiere entertainment districts with distinctive restaurants, live concerts, nightclubs, specialty shops and a Saturday farmer's market. Wichita’s continued commitment to quality of life is illustrated by new projects such as Water Walk and Water Front developments as well as it new 15,000 seat arena, which opened in 2010.

Wichita has an impressive business and industrial base, affording excellent opportunities for a thriving local legal practice not found in many other Kansas cities or towns. In addition to being a highly respected community, Wichita enjoys a low cost-of-living, safe neighborhoods to raise families in and many of the attractions you can only find in world-class cities. Here, you will enjoy a quality practice and quality lifestyle, with the opportunity to take on early professional and civic responsibility. So, if you are a law student with an outstanding academic and personal background who is interested in enjoying a quality law practice with a superior lifestyle, consider Hite, Fanning & Honeyman.

Student Testimonial
My time as a summer associate at Hite, Fanning & Honeyman, LLP was educational and enjoyable. As a summer associate, I was able to work on projects for every partner of the firm, which allowed me to experience many different areas of law. Not only did this help me to determine what kind of law I would like to practice, but it also allowed me to receive feedback from practicing attorneys. Also, I gained invaluable experience by writing motions and attending depositions, trials, and mediations. I was invited to attend many lunches, dinners, and Wichita Bar Association events, such as playing lawyer league softball and attending Wichita Young Lawyers’ Association meetings. The attorneys at Hite, Fanning & Honeyman, LLP were interested in getting to know me, my interests, and personality, which made me feel welcome and helped me to decide if the Firm was a “fit” for me.

Recruiting
We conduct on-campus interviews for associate and law clerk positions at the University of Kansas Law School and Washburn University Law School. Please check with your career services office for dates and times we will be interviewing. We also welcome contacts by students outside of the state. For more information, please contact our recruiting coordinator, Brad LaForge via email at laforge@hitefanning.com.