About January:

January Bailey was the first attorney hired by David Prelle Eron when the firm was still Eron Law, P.A., in 2010. After a sojourn away, she returned home to Eron Law, P.A. in October 2016, and now she is a shareholder at Prelle Eron & Bailey, P.A. Her practice concentrates primarily on bankruptcy matters.

January is a native of Wichita and remembers the days when Kellogg had a stoplight at each intersection! In her time off of work, January enjoys spoiling her nieces and nephews, cheering for KU basketball, cycling, and traveling.

Honors

• Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney, American Board of Certification, 2023-present
• American Bankruptcy Institute’s 40 Under 40 (2021)
• Super Lawyers (2024)
  • Rising Stars (2019)
• National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Next Gen participant (2018)
• Kansas Bar Association, Pro Bono Commitment Certificate (2012)
• Best Lawyers, 2024- present
  • Lawyer of the Year in Wichita for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2025)

Professional Involvement

• Wichita Bar Association, 2010 to present
  • Board of Governors (2023-2025)
• Wichita Women Attorney’s Association, 2010 to present
  • President (2022-2023)
• WBA Bankruptcy Committee, 2010 to present
  • Chair (2016-2022)
• American Bankruptcy Institute, 2019 to present
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy attorneys (NACBA), 2017 to present
• Kansas Bar Association (2010 to 2022)
• Wesley E. Brown American Inn of Court, 2019-present
  • Executive Board, 2023 – present
• District of Kansas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Committee, July 2016 to present
  • Form Chapter 13 Plan Committee (2017)

Education

• University of Cincinnati, College of Law, J.D., 2008
• University of Cincinnati, School of Business, MBA, 2007
• University of Kansas, B.S. Business and Accounting, 2005
• University of Kansas, B.A. French, 2005

Bar Admissions

• State of Kansas, 2009
• Federal District Court, District of Kansas, 2010

Publications

• Editor, Best of ABI 2021: The Year in Consumer Bankruptcy

Experience

• Prelle Eron & Bailey, P.A., Shareholder, January 2019 to present
• Eron Law, P.A., Senior Counsel, October 2016 to December 2018
• Rick Hodge, P.C., Attorney at Law, Attorney, March 2012 to October 2016
• Eron Law, P.A., Associate Attorney, January 2010 to March 2012