William I. Heydman - a Garden City, Sedgwick (KS) Family Law Lawyer

Garden City Family Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

Family Law 95%
Divorce
Child Custody
Child Support
Paternity Cases
Adoption
General Civil Litigation 5%

Attorney Information

Overview

Bill Heydman was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. He graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma State University with a B.A. degree in History and Economics in 1985. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1988, and began his law practice in Kinsley, Kansas. He was a partner with Hope, Mills, Bolin, Collins, Ramsey & Heydman in Garden City, Kansas, and with Heydman Kliewer, LLP, also in Garden City, Kansas. He began his solo practice, Heydman Law, LLC in June of 2014, and his wife, Alicia, is his legal assistant. Bill has extensive experience in all areas of family law, and he has mediated over 500 child custody cases. Bill and Alicia have four children, and Western Kansas has been their home for the past 26 years.

Awards and Honors

Honors

Southwest Kansas Bar Association Civility Award, 2001 - 2002

Education

Legal Education
- University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, May, 1988
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, Oklahoma, May, 1985
  B.A.
  Major: History and Economics

Current Employment Position(s)

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Sole Practitioner
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Past Positions

Rae E. Batt, Attorney at Law, Associate, 1988 - 1990
William I. Heydman, Attorney at Law, Sole Practitioner, 1990 - 1995
Hope, Mills, Bolin, Collins, Ramsey & Heydman, Partner, 1995 - 2003
Heydman Kliewer, LLP, Partner, 2003 - 2014

Languages

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English
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Classes and Seminars

Family Law Update, SW Kansas Bar Association, 2004
Business Law, Dodge City Community College, 1991 - 1992

Bar Admissions

Kansas, 1988
U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 1988

Other Affiliations

Kansas Bar Association, 1988 - 2014 (Member)
Southwest Kansas Bar Association, 1988 - 2014 (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

Sigma Theta Kappa

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Contact

Garden City, KS

1519 East Fulton Terrace
P.O. Box 2010
Garden City, KS 67846

Directions

Phone: 620-765-4269

Fax: 620-275-7005

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.heydmanlaw.com

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