Top Estate Planning Lawyers in INDEPENDENCE | 5 available

Firm: Boatright Law

136 E Walnut St , Independence , Missouri 64050

Practice Areas: Divorce & Family, Estate Planning, Traffic Ticketing

Firm: Cook Ellis LLC

4016 S Lynn Ct Dr , Independence , Missouri 64055

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business, Real Estate, Probate

Aaron Cook has broad experience helping individuals and businesses with various transactions and financial matters.  These matters include trusts, wills, estates, purchase/sale of business and real estate, bankruptcies, dispute negotiations.  He has specifically helped clients to organize businesses, structure investment, plan for death or disability, discharge or reduce insolvent debt, manage potential legal liabilities, settle disputes, buy or sell enterprises, and wind down or terminate operations.  Aaron serves as a managing member of the law firm and oversees its organization.. Aaron also participates in projects of public interest.  Currently, he is publishing information and corresponding with interested parties toward establishing term limits for members of the United States Congress.. Aaron’s clients and colleagues include people of all walks of life and of varied circumstances.  He enjoys serving all people, regardless of their circumstances.  His clients have included hotel operators, restaurateurs, real-estate developers and managers, machine manufacturers, labor unions, veterans’ organizations, churches, auto-body specialists, dance studios, nursing agencies, and many others.. Aaron is a graduate of Yale Law School and Brigham Young University. He is married with three children. He enjoys activity in church with his family, serving as a youth basketball coach and scoutmaster, team sports and the outdoors, and conversing/reading about history, politics, religion and science.

Firm: Stewart, Cook, Constance, Minton & Wight, L.L.C.

501 W. Lexington , Independence , Missouri 64050

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Firm: Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.

221 W Lexington 400 , Independence , Missouri 64050

Practice Areas: Estate Planning,Personal Injury,Probate ,Real Estate ,Trusts

Firm: Ghafoor Cook Ellis, LLC

136 E Walnut Street , Independence , Missouri 64050

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Contracts, Criminal Defense , Estate Planning, Immigration & Naturalization , Insurance , Landlord & Tenant, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Probate , Professional Malpractice, Real Estate , Taxation - State & Federal, Traffic Violations, Trusts, Wills, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration

Shahzad is a founding partner of Ghafoor Cook Ellis, LLC. He has 20 years of experience as a practicing attorney. Prior to establishing Ghafoor Cook Ellis, LLC, Shahzad worked in the field of international tax, and M&A. He is licensed to practice in Kansas, and Missouri.. His practice focuses on advising clients in various aspects of immigration and U.S. tax law. In particular, his practice is focused on family immigration, removal proceedings, investment-based immigration, and business visas, including: H-1B and L-1 blanket visas. In addition, he assists clients with business and individual tax filings, wage garnishments, accounting and payroll services.. Mr. Ghafoor brings a personal perspective to his work because of his own immigration experience to the United States. As a result, he is deeply sensitive to his clients’ concerns and provides a clear vision at all stages of the process.. Mr. Ghafoor has participated in various non-profit and charitable organizations focused on international human rights, including opposition to violence against women, and childhood education in developing countries. In view of these organizations he chairs a foundation developed to support such programs in the U.S. and other nations.. Shahzad Ghafoor earned his J.D. and M.B.A. at the University of Missouri – Columbia.