PRACTICE AREAS

• Personal Injury​

• Workers’ Compensation / Work Injury​

• Medical Malpractice​

• Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning​

• Probate & Estate Administration​

• Municipal & Government (as applicable to her municipal work)​

Kylie Franklin is a stakeholder partner at Hinders, Updegraff & Franklin, P.L.C., representing individuals and families in personal and work injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful‑death matters, as well as guiding clients through wills, trusts, probate, and estate planning. She has practiced law in Iowa since 2014 and Illinois since 2017, bringing a dual‑licensed perspective to injury and planning matters that cross state lines.​

Kylie has handled a wide variety of cases, including wrongful death, mental health–related injury claims involving depression, anxiety, and post‑traumatic stress disorder, slip‑and‑fall injuries, auto collisions, dog bites, dram shop claims, and premises liability. Her background also includes municipal law and long‑term planning work, which she uses to align personal injury recoveries and estate plans with clients’ broader financial and family goals. Before joining the firm, Kylie was a shareholder at Hopkins Huebner and previously served as a judicial law clerk for the Seventh Judicial District of Iowa.​

EDUCATION

• J.D., University of Iowa College of Law, with Distinction, 2014 (Boyd Service Award Honors; Editor‑in‑Chief, College of Law Center for International Finance Development; multiple scholarship and jurisprudence awards)​

• B.S., Finance (Concentration in Business Law), Drake University, Magna Cum Laude, 2011​

• B.A., Law, Politics, and Society, Drake University, with Departmental Honors and Magna Cum Laude, 2011​

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Iowa, 2014​

• Illinois, 2017​

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 2019​

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, 2019​

• U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 2019​

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2023​

HONORS & AWARDS

• Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2024–2025​

PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Kylie is active in professional and community organizations, including service on the board of the German American Heritage Center & Museum and membership in the Iowa Association for Justice, Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys, Rock Island County Bar Association, Scott County Bar Association, and The Dillon American Inn of Court, where she has served on the executive board. She has also been involved with Twin Rivers Rotary After Hours, including leadership of its literacy program.​