Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Business Organizations
• Estate Planning
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits
• Taxation Law
• Trusts
• Health Care Law

Representative Clients

• Mid-America Car - Railroad
• Community Emergency Physicians - Medical

Representative Cases

• Davis v. Nielson, 871 S.W. 2d 35 (Mo.App. W.D. 1993)
• Adams v. Braggs, 739 S.W.2d 744 (Mo.App. W.D. 1987)

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Medicare & Medicaid, Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits, Health & Health Care Law, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Taxation Law, Estate & Gift Taxation, Income Taxation

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1971
• U.S. Federal Court, 1971

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 1987 - Present
• Kansas City Metro Bar Association, 1971 - Present
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, 1985 - Present
• Missouri Chapter, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2000 - 2005 (Past President and Treasurer)
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2005 - Present (Charter Member, Council of Advanced Practitioners)
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1994 - Present

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Elder Law Attorney - Missouri, awarded by Missouri Chapter of NAELA, 2000 - 2001

Classes and Seminars

• Various Elder Law Seminars, Missouri Bar, KCMBA and Missouri Chapter NAELA, 2001 - Present
• Various Probate Seminars, KCMBA

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer Attorney Project - Probate matters

Education

• University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri, 1971
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1967
  B.S., Bachelor of Science

Fraternities/Sororities

• Lambda Chi Alpha

References

• Commerce Bank

Address

1718 Walnut St
Kansas City, MO 64108

Phones

816-399-5506
888-520-5581

Faxes

(816) 472-5464

Emails

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Websites

http://www.mokanlaw.com