Rachael K. Pirner
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Ms. Rachael K. Pirner
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Triplett Woolf Garretson, LLC
2959 N Rock Rd
[ Map ] 316 630-8100 (Phone)
316 630-8101 (Fax)
Profession: Private Practice
County (District): Sedgwick (7)
First Bar Admit Date: 9/25/1989
KS Bar Admit Date: 9/25/1989
Practice Areas: Trust, Estate Planning & Probate
State(s) Admitted to Bar: Kansas
Education/Experience
Pirner represents clients in trust and probate-related litigation. She has represented clients in probate as well as civil courts in matters involving trust accountings and malfeasance issues, will contests, contested guardianship and conservatorship matters. She has appeared before the Supreme Court of Kansas and the Kansas Court of Appeals on several occasions. Pirner has practiced 20 years and has handled many cases in several areas of civil, trust and probate litigation involving adoption and probate matters. She has also practiced in the area of assisted reproductive technology for the past 9 years, representing clients in contract matters and in establishing parental rights.
Social/Volunteer Organizations
Pirner received Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory's highest "AV" rating for lawyers and is a "Best Lawyer." She is the immediate past president of the Kansas Bar Association, after serving two terms as District Seven Governor to the KBA Board of Governors. She has chaired the KBA Litigation Section, and has served on the KBA CLE, Nominating, and Fee Dispute committees. Pirner is also active with local bar activities. She has been on the Wichita Bar Association's Legislative, Public Relations, Probate (Chair), Diversity, Unauthorized Practice of Law, and Nominating Committees. She has been active in the Wichita Women Attorneys Association (WWAA). She has held all offices of WWAA. She has also served the Kansas Women Attorneys Association as its president, vice president, secretary, regional coordinator, and as a chair of the Public Relations Committee.
She received the Louise Maddox Award in 2001 given by the WWAA, which honors persons who have worked to advance opportunities for women in law. Pirner has long participated in the Lawyer's Care Project through Kansas Legal Services. She has volunteered to represent women seeking Protection from Abuse Orders, and prepares advance directives for indigent persons in hospice care. Pirner has also served on the Board of Directors of the YWCA and Planned Parenthood, and president of the Community Council for Women's Studies at Wichita State University.