Donald Kenney Lawyer Reviews & Ratings - Poulsbo

Mr. Kenney has over twenty six years helping families, individuals and business owners with estate planning, asset protection, wealth preservation and transfer and tax minimization.  He is the Managing Partner of his law firm.. As an estate planning and asset protection attorney Mr. Kenney has created thousands of estate and asset protection plans, which include wills, powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney, living wills, other advance medical directives, revocable living trusts, dynasty trusts, safe harbor trusts, irrevocable trusts, gifting trusts, educational trusts, retirement plan trusts, IRA trusts, charitable trusts, charitable lead trusts, charitable remainder trusts, private foundations, 501c3 charities, qualified personal residence trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, family limited partnerships, (FLP) domestic asset protection trusts in jurisdictions such as Nevada, Delaware and Alaska, and foreign asset protection trusts, including trusts organized under the Cook Islands and Belize laws.. As a business attorney, Mr. Kenney consults and helps organize and setup all forms of business entities such as Sole Proprietorships, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies (LLC), Limited Partnerships (LP), and General Partnerships (GP).  He is an astute counselor in advising business owners regarding all types of business transactions, contracts, leases, business purchases and sales, independent contractor agreements, employee policies, employee agreements among many others.. A sought after expert, Mr. Kenney is the author of several articles and has presented nearly a hundred seminars throughout the country to audiences of potential clients and his contemporaries in the legal and tax field.. Mr. Kenney serves as a Captain in the US Navy JAG Corps.  He has served as a Pro Tem Municipal Court Judge for the City of Poulsbo. He has been a guest instructor, teaching military justice for the University ofWashington Navy ROTC program for fifteen years.. Education. University of WashingtonSchool of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2004. University of UtahCollege of Law, J.D. 1997. BrighamYoungUniversity, B.A., 1993. Bar Admissions        Washington. Arizona. Utah. Federal District Court, Western District of Washington. Professional Activities. Washington State Bar Association. Arizona State Bar Association. Utah State Bar Association. Member, WealthCounsel. Board Member, Blanket Coverage, The Richard Sherman Family Foundation. Past President Kitsap County Estate Planning Council. Past Board Member, HarrisonMedicalCenter Foundation. Past Board Member, Bremerton Historic Ships Association. Past Board Member, Greater Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce. Member, Washington State Bar Association Legal Assistance to Military Personnel Section. Speaking Events -- “Asset Protection Overview”, Building Strength Webinars, December 6, 2011, “Estate Planning Basics”, “Asset Protection Overview”, “Business Planning and Structures”, “Charitable Estate Planning”, “IRA and Retirement Plan Protection”, Vista Financial Planning Group, Multiple Webinars, November and December 2011, “Advanced Medical Directives”, HarrisonMedicalCenter, October 12, 2011, “Self Directed Investing for IRA and Retirement Plans”, Viking Bank, June 21, 2011, “Laying The Groundwork”, “Business Entities”, Going Offshore”, “Advanced Real Estate Protection”, “Sophisticated Insurance Planning”, “Retirement Fund Planning and Protection”, National Business Institute’s Cutting-Edge Asset Protection Skills and Techniques seminar for attorneys and professionals, June 15, 2011, “Estate Planning for Donors”, Harrison Medical Center, May 25, 2011, “Charitable Estate Planning Strategies Every Planner Should Know”, HarrisonMedicalCenter, Lunch and Learn for Professional Advisors, May 12, 2011, “Asset Protection and Strategies for Real Estate Investors”, The Legacy Financial Group, March 12, 2011, “Structuring Your Real Estate Invesment Business For Asset Protection and Tax Reduction”, Real Estate Association of Puget Sound Boot Camp, October 30, 2010,  “Estate Planning Fundamentals”, Windermere Real Estate Senior Real Estate Specialist Class, October 26 and 29, 2010, “Proper Entity Structuring for Real Estate Investing”, Vestus, September 9, 2010. Publications -- Can Your Business Be Stolen? - Washington CEO, December 14, 2007,  7 Deadly Sins of Business Owners - Lineberry Kenney website, November 17, 2006, Property Owners Have Ways to Protect Themselves - Puget Sound Business Journal, September 18, 2006, Will Your Business Survive You? - KitsapPeninsula Business Journal, September 9, 2006, It Takes More Than a Business Plan to Protect Your Assets - KitsapPeninsula Business Journal, June 5, 2006, Understanding Revocable Living Trusts - Lineberry Kenney website, November 15, 2004, Seven Myths of Estate Planning - Lineberry Kenney website, October 15, 2004, Toward a zero estate tax and a good conscience with Charitable Estate Planning - Lineberry Kenney website, September 17, 2004