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Lynn Ward is a family law attorney, whose law offices are located in Wichita, Kansas. Lynn handles divorce, annulment, legal separation, child custody, parenting time, and paternity matters.

Lynn’s law practice is devoted to representing those going through some of life’s toughest challenges–divorce or child custody disputes. She is both thorough and thoughtful. She carefully plans a strategy for each case with her client, recognizing that some matters can be resolved through negotiation while others require courtroom litigation. She is experienced in and comfortable with using either approach. She has argued appeals of domestic cases before the Kansas Court of Appeals and the Kansas Supreme Court.

Lynn graduated with honors from Pensacola Christian College, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Prelaw. She graduated from Washburn University School of Law with her Juris Doctorate in 1990. She is certified as a domestic mediator, and was one of the first Kansas attorneys trained to handle divorce cases using a collaborative law format. Lynn has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). Founded in 1962, the AAML is committed to encouraging the study, improving the practice, elevating the standards, and advancing the cause of matrimonial law, in order to better protect the welfare of American families. Visit the AAML website at www.AAML.org.

Lynn is a founding member and former president of the Central Kansas Collaborative Family Law Practice Group. For more information about the practice group or about collaborative family law, please click on the tab, above, titled Collaborative Family Law.

Ward Law Offices, LLC, consists of Lynn and two staff members, who share Lynn’s caring, thoughtful, thorough approach to serving clients. Shanna Clark is the Legal Assistant for Ward Law Offices, LLC. While attorneys assume ultimate responsibility for legal work, they often delegate many of their tasks to legal assistants. Shanna prepares the first drafts of divorce pleadings and motions, assists clients with completing their questionnaires and other paperwork, helps Lynn prepare for hearings and trials, as well as a host of other duties. Shanna received her associate’s degree in Secretarial Science from Hutchinson community College and her associate’s degree in Legal Assistants at Wichita State University. Stacy Kerns recently joined Ward Law Offices, LLC, as its administrative assistant. Stacy serves as the receptionist, bookkeeper, typist, and office manager.

View of The Riverview Building from Exploration Place, with Sedgwick County Courthouse on the left