Laura Monahan

Laura brings a range of business and legal expertise to the Cancer Center of Kansas (CCK) as our Chief Legal Officer. Born and raised in Wichita, Laura graduated with honors from the University of Kansas, receiving her B.S. in journalism along with minors in French and leadership studies in 2004. She then stayed in Lawrence to attend the University Of Kansas School Of Law. After receiving her doctorate degree in law (JD) and joining Hinkle Law Firm in 2007, Laura earned her masters of business administration (MBA) degree from Washburn University. Laura returned to Wichita to practice law full-time as a part of Hinkle Law Firm’s business law & healthcare departments, representing physicians and many other individuals and businesses in a number of industries and in a variety of transactions. She left her practice to join the CCK team as the Chief Legal Officer in the beginning of 2014. Laura was honored as a part of the Wichita Business Journal’s “40 under 40” Class of 2013 and the Women in Business Class of 2017. She was also recognized in a special “Women in the Law” edition of the University of Kansas School of Law magazine in 2014. Specifically, she was featured in the up-and-coming section, which highlighted 4 young graduates achieving success early in their career.