Practice Areas:

• Corporation and Business Law

• Education Law

• Real Estate

• Formation of Entities

• Estate Planning, Probate and Fiduciary Law

Mr. Rider was born in Hays, Kansas. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from
Fort Hays State University in 1981. In 1985 Mr. Rider received his Juris Doctor degree from Washburn University. He is admitted to appear in the state and federal courts of Kansas, as well as the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Prior to coming to Fleeson in 2008, Mr. Rider was a founding member of the law firm of Brown, Dengler, Good & Rider, L.C. Mr. Rider’s practice is devoted to education and school law; business and corporate law (including the formation of corporations and other entities, asset and stock purchase and sale agreements, mergers and acquisitions); estate planning and probate; guardianship and conservatorship; and real estate law. Mr. Rider is a frequent speaker on education and business topics at seminars sponsored by community and professional organizations.

Mr. Rider is a member of the Wichita Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is chairman of the Wichita Bar Association Building Management Committee, a member of the Wichita Bar Association Probate Committee and Wichita Lawyers Assistance Committee. Mr. Rider is a past recipient of the President’s Award from the Wichita Bar Association. Mr. Rider is also a member and a former board member of the Kansas School Attorneys Association and a member of the National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys.

Mr. Rider is active in a variety of community organizations and activities. He is a board member of the Via Christi Foundation, Health Concepts Foundation and the Weeks Charitable Foundation. He is currently serving as vice president of the Tallgrass East Homeowners Association. Mr. Rider has also served on the parish school council of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce Education Committee and has volunteered for various community programs and activities. Mr. Rider and his wife, Ann, a Wichita attorney, have two daughters who attend Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School and a son at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School.