Paula Denise Langworthy

Paula D. Langworthy has been in private practice in Wichita, Kansas, since her graduation from Washburn University School of Law in December, 2005, except for the time period she served as Chief Judge of the Oglala Lakota Tribal Courts in South Dakota in 2011 and 2012. She has a wide variety of practice experience, including family law, contested estate litigation, contested adoptions, and general civil litigation. Since 2016, Paula has focused her practice primarily on family law matters, including divorce, child custody, parenting time, paternity, prenuptial agreements, guardianships, adoption, and child-in-need of care cases. Paula has a strong desire to help individuals involved in family law matters, mainly due to her own experiences as a child of divorce and having gone through a divorce herself. Her combined life and law practice experience gives Paula the skills and knowledge necessary to help guide individuals through their domestic situations.

Paula grew up in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the capital of the Cherokee Nation. She is a proud member of the Cherokee Nation and is actively involved in her American Indian culture. She obtained her B.S. in Criminal Justice/Administration of Justice from Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma in December 2000 and graduated with honors from Washburn University School of Law in December, 2005.  Paula is active in her community, serving on the Derby Planning Commission and multiple committees for the Wichita Bar Association.

Paula is a Missouri-Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Star honoree for 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, a Missouri-Kansas Super Lawyer for 2021 and 2022, a member of the Leadership Wichita class of 2014, the recipient of the 2009 Pro Bono Certificate from the Kansas Bar Association, and a 2009 Wichita Business Journal “40 Under 40” Honoree. She is licensed to practice law in Kansas and South Dakota. Paula is an active member of the Wichita Bar Association, Wichita Women Attorneys Association, Kansas Bar Association, Kansas Women Attorneys Association and the American Bar Association.

Paula and her husband, Kurt, live in Derby, Kansas. Kurt and Paula are a blended family with five boys. They have six beautiful grandchildren. Paula and her family are active members of Pleasantview Baptist Church in Derby.