Top Estate Planning Lawyers Near Me in Overland Park Area

When not practicing law, I enjoy non-legal reading and writing, and of course spending time with my family--being outdoors, playing games, visiting national parks, singing and serving others (including on a couple non-profit boards).  My wife, Beth, is a Physical Therapist working in both geriatrics and pediatrics, but her primary occupation is home educator.  We are active in our church and enjoy bible study.  We have a loyal, somewhat obedient Irish Goldendoodle named Sherlock, several cats, lots of chickens and a guineafowl that showed up on our little farm and never left.

When facing a divorce or family law matter in the Overland Park, Kansas area, it can be a challenging and difficult time. Not knowing what the future holds for you and your family can be stressful. When these situations arise, it is important that you have dedicated and caring legal counsel in your corner to provide you with guidance and peace of mind throughout the process. Chris Kellogg is a diligent Senior Associate Attorney with Stange Law Firm in our Overland Park office. He can represent clients throughout the Johnson County, KS area, and nearby.. Chris attended Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas where he earned his Juris Doctor in 2004. While attending law school, he received Dean’s Honors and served as the Student Editor-in-Chief (May 2003-May 2004) and a Student Research Editor (Aug. 2002-May 2003) for the ABA Family Law Quarterly. Before studying law, Chris attended Kansas State University where he earned both a Master of Arts in Spanish Language Acquisition and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Chris is licensed and ready to help clients in the state of Kansas.. Before joining the Overland Park, Kansas divorce and family law attorneys at Stange Law Firm, Chris most recently worked as an attorney for a child support government contractor. In this role, he worked to establish paternity and child support for the Kansas Department for Children and Families in Sedgwick County, Kansas, which included drafting of pleadings and other legal documents for a large caseload, representing DCF in court proceedings, and interacting with internal and external clients. He also worked to modify child support obligations for his clients. Before this, Chris worked in various legal roles over the past 20 years including as an Administrative Law Judge for the State of Kansas Office of Administrative Hearings, a Deputy Director of Child Support Services for the Department for Children and Families in Kansas, and a Staff Attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City. Chris is a dedicated family lawyer who takes pride in his legal work. He is focused on helping you navigate the difficult waters of your divorce or family law matter and is eager to help you rebuild your life.. Outside of his legal work, Chris is dedicated to giving back to his community. Throughout his career he has served in various roles for community-based organizations such as the Kansas Child Support Enforcement Association, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity of Salina, Kansas. Chris is also fluent in spoken and written Spanish.. Note: The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

Strong litigation and crisis management skills with 33 years of experience successfully representing families with high conflict and those who are experiencing serious problems.

Marion L. Stern, J.D., is a principal and Director of Operations of Stockton & Stern, LLC.  Mrs. Stern has been engaged in the private practice of law in the Kansas City area for more than 5 years.  Marion L. Stern focuses her practice on asset protection strategies designed to shield and insulate assets from personal and business liability risks.  Marion L. Stern will analyze your unique situation and recommend sound and tested strategies designed to achieve your stated goals.  Mrs. Stern strives to safeguard your assets from the attack of creditors, litigants, taxation, and healthcare entities to preserve your wealth for you and your family.. Marion L. Stern also focuses on wealth transfer, to ensure your assets are transferred to your designated individuals under your terms and conditions.  Mrs. Stern personally oversees the drafting and implementation of your plan to ensure every stage is handled correctly and efficiently.. Marion L. Stern’s practice areas include Elder Law, Medicaid Planning and Medicaid Applications, Probate and Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Special Needs Planning and Trusts, Guardianships, VA Benefits, and Bankruptcy.  Mrs. Stern strives to address legal issues in a friendly, effective, and supportive manner, making sure to explain the issues and the options in an easy to understand way.. Marion L. Stern is a member of WealthCounsel, a national alliance of estate planning attorneys, ElderCouncel, a national alliance of elder law attorneys, as well as the Probate Law Bench/ Bar Committee of the Johnson County Bar Association.  Mrs. Stern is also an accredited attorney with the Veterans Administration (VA).. Marion L. Stern is a graduate from the University Of Kansas School Of Law where she focused on Business Planning and obtained Certification in Business and Commercial Law.  Mrs. Stern was born and raised in Iowa City, Iowa.  She attended the University of Iowa, where she graduated with high honors in Russian and History, and then went on to obtain her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas.

Life and Estate Planning is about determining your path through both life and death.  By preparing we can control a small piece of our future.  We can protect ourselves by ensuring that our wishes are documented and our voice preserved, even during a medical or mental incapacity.  We can protect those we love and who depend on us by evaluating their needs and planning our estate, no matter the size to best serve those needs.  Whether that is naming a guardian, protecting assets from indiscreet waste, or providing them with the tools they need to provide for our care, there is a plan that will make it easier.  Finally we can protect our assets to most effectively provide for our care, and minimize the effects of taxes after we are gone.. In order to best serve my clients, I focus on relationship building rather than a short-term sale.  The more I know and understand my client, the better I can tailor an estate plan to suit their needs.  By building that relationship, clients feel comfortable returning to me as their lives and estate planning needs change.. My goal is to educate and empower my clients to make the plan that works for them now and help them re-evaluate the plan as life changes around us all.

Kyle has authored a nationally-syndicated newsletter for Estate Planning attorneys since 1995. In addition, Kyle has written for and been quoted in a number of industry publications, including Trusts & Estates magazine, The National Law Journal, Lawyer’s Weekly USA, Broker World, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Kiplinger’s Retirement Report, Wealth and Retirement Planner, Inc. (magazine), The Kansas City Star, , The Business Journal of Kansas City, KC Small Business and Ingram’s. In addition, Kyle serves on the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Financial Planning.. Kyle has provided continuing education instruction to fellow attorneys, accountants and financial professionals at local, regional and national programs. In addition, he is a frequent public speaker on the subject of Estate Planning to a wide variety of lay audiences. Prior to entering private practice, Kyle served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1984 to 1989, in West Germany (see photo).. Kyle and his wife, Gretchen, have been married since 1981, and have three daughters. He serves on the Board of Elders at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Kyle is an Associate Instructor with Walk Thru the Bible Ministries, presenting Old Testament and New Testament live events in local churches. He served as a Commissioner on the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission from 2011 until 2024, and has been a volunteer Attorney Advisor for Kansas City Hospice since 1997. When his schedule permits, you may find Kyle on family property outside Mound City, Kansas, tromping around in the woods or sitting on the creek bank. He is a lousy golfer.

Keenan M. Post is an attorney and founding member of Sage Law, LLP. Keenan maintains licenses to practice in both Kansas and Missouri. Keenan's practice is focused on lifetime estate planning, including the preparation and review of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and living wills. Upon death there are many important estate and income tax issues to consider. Having degrees in accounting and a masters of laws in taxation (post law school), Keenan is uniquely qualified to assist in all aspects of probate, estate, and trust administration and litigation. Additionally, Keenan handles all types of business and real estate matters, from drafting asset and real estate purchase and sales agreements to employment and buy-sell agreements between shareholders. Growing up on a farm and ranch in the real Dodge City, as well as having taught at Washburn University School of Law and University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School, Keenan appreciates the general perception of attorneys and is committed to providing you with superior quality and service for what will be a very reasonable fee. Come and see the difference.

Jon earned his law degree at Vanderbilt Law School in 2004 along with a certificate in business law in conjunction with Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Business.  He completed his undergraduate studies at Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in finance.. Following law school, Jon clerked at the trial court level for Chief Judge Thomas Brothers in Nashville, Tennessee, after which he associated with the commercial litigation firm of Kay Griffin, Enkema & Brothers, PLLC.  He  moved back to his hometown of Kansas City in 2007 and opened his law practice.  He has handled matters in a number of areas, including estate planning, probate and trust administration, business law, non-profit law, intellectual property, and immigration.  He enjoys solving problems for individuals and small organizations, with a high level of client care.. Jon loves being married to his wife, Michelle.  They live in Roeland Park, Kansas, with their three daughters, and Leo--the dog.  Jon is involved in his church, several non-profit organizatons, and tries daily to express God's redemptive love in each area of his life.. Jon is also a working actor with a long list of commercial clients, including John Deere, Kubota, Walmart, Applebee's, Hallmark, H&R Block, Garmin, Dow, Monsanto, American Century, Kansas and Missouri Tourism, and many others.  He also performs in musical productions regulalry and has been on stage at the New Theater, American Heartland Theater, the Chestnut, Quality Hill Playhouse, MET, and the Kansas City Symphony.

Joesphy has been serving the estate, business, and tax planning needs of clients in Kansas City. Joseph is dedicated to helping families establish estate plans tailored to the needs of each individual, helping people minimize taxes, avoid probate, and prepare for the possibility of future disability or incapacity. He also helps the entrepreneur start, maintain, and continue their business and prepare for the eventual transfer of that business - either through sale or by transfer to family members.. Joseph started his law career in an appellate practice law firm where he spent time his time researching the law and preparing briefs on complex legal issues. While there, he prepared his first estate plans and started probating cases. Joseph then spent several years working at a larger law firm doing real estate litigation on behalf of Fortune 500 companies. In that position, he continued honing his estate planning skills by preparing wills & trusts and probating estates.. Joseph is a resident of the Kansas City area. Both he and his wife, Rachel, were born and raised in Kansas City. Joseph and Rachel welcomed their first child, Elizabeth, in 2017. He, his wife, and his daughter are all Royals fans. Joseph is active in Boy Scouts, enjoys playing soccer, and is a Deacon at Grace Fellowship church.

I practiced in Phillipsburg, Kansas with my father until his death in 1988. I continue to maintain the Phillipsburg office, but my primary location is now Overland Park, Kansas.  I have served on the Kansas Bar Association's Ethics and Grievance committee for many years.  My practice is primarily in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts, and Elder Law, but my western Kansas background has also given me significant experience in Agriculture and Oil and Gas.. Almost all Estate Planning is done on a flat fee basis. Fees for probate depend on state law and are subject to approval of the Court. Other services may be a flat fee or hourly, depending ont he type of service.. I serve on the Board of  the Heartland Men's Chorus and I'm a member of the Leawood Rotary Club. I'm a past member of the Board of the Huck Boyd Foundation.

Daniel B. Dorsch, Attorney at Law. Serving the Overland Park, Olathe, and Kansas City, Kansas Area. The Dorsch Law Firm specializes in Estate Planning services for Missouri and Kansas residents. We are focused on helping you distribute your possessions the way you wish. We all know that death is guaranteed, but it is still a source of stress and fear for many of us. A lot of that fear stems from the unknown; how or when will we die, or what will happen to our loved ones? None of us can avoid our ultimate end, but we can take control of the situation and implement measures to overcome many of the uncertainties associated with death.

Chris Gaughan has been recognized six times as a Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyer (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), an award given to the top 5% of attorneys in Missouri and Kansas; has been recognized four times as Missouri & Kansas Rising Star (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), an award presented to the top 2.5% of attorneys in Missouri and Kansas under the age of 40; and has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent attorney six times (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), a rating given to only 5% of all attorneys nationwide.. Mr. Gaughan has also been recognized by the American Institute of Legal Counsel as one of the “10 Best Estate Planning Attorneys” in the State of Kansas.. Mr. Gaughan sits on the Board of Governors of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys. Through his role in this organization, he works with estate planning attorneys throughout the United States to develop cutting-edge estate planning, tax planning, and elder law strategies.. Mr. Gaughan also recently published his first book, Midwest Estate Planning: A Guide for Your Family, co-authored with his lifelong friend and business partner Casey Connealy. Mr. Gaughan and Mr. Connealy discovered that most existing estate planning books and articles are either so simple that they aren’t useful, or deal with such complicated (and unusual) topics that they aren’t helpful for ordinary people with ordinary issues. As a result, they co-authored Midwest Estate Planning: A Guide for Your Family, a practical guide to the estate planning issues that impact everyday people in our area.. Mr. Gaughan is a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 2004, and his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Rockhurst University in 2001.. Mr. Gaughan spends his spare moments frequenting local eateries with his wife Kristin, watching 80’s films with his three children, and smoking meat on his back patio.

Attorney with Sage Law, LLP in Overland Park, Kansas, and trusted advisor to families and business owners. Focuses on estate planning, probate and trust administration, and business and tax planning. Sage Law, LLP also helps clients with real estate, corporate, and litigation matters.

As an attorney in private practice in Kansas City, K.C. Connealy ("Casey") provides a wide range of estate planning services to his clients, with a primary focus on helping them provide for the security of their loved ones, reduce the estate taxes and avoid or at least minimize the costs and delays of probate, all with a well-crafted estate plan. He is a founding partner of Gaughan & Connealy and is a lifelong resident of Kansas City.  He has been involved in national litigation in various districts around the country.

Annie Rogers is a Partner with Creative Planning Legal, P.A. She focuses her practice on comprehensive estate planning, trust administration and probate, while having a broad legal background. Ms. Rogers is committed to helping clients with their individual estate planning needs to preserve assets for future generations, minimize estate taxes, avoid probate, and to prepare for the possibility of future disability or incapacity. Ms. Rogers is also dedicated to helping parents put a plan in place for the guardianship and financial care of their minor children, so that young families are prepared in the event that one or both parents dies.. Ms. Rogers also has a wealth of legal experience in the areas of labor and employment law; general business law; civil litigation; health care law; and insurance defense.