Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Year Joined Organization: 2007

Lawyer Overview

Ms. Blackburn focuses her practice in the tax and employee benefits practice area.  From transactions for individuals and start-up businesses to complex transactions for large corporations, Ms. Blackburn meets the tax needs of a wide range of clients with complex needs.  She advises our clients in tax planning issues involving business transactions, complex real estate transactions, debt offerings and other corporate and commercial transactions as well as the formation, reorganization and liquidation of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and trusts.

Areas of Practice

• Tax & Employee Benefits
• Corporate/Partnership/LLC's
• Tax

West Practice Categories

Corporate Taxation, Limited Liability Companies, Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 2007
• Kansas, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Missouri Bar, Tax Committee, Council Member
• Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• Lincoln Law Scholarship Recipient
• Rickert Award for Excellence in Legal Writing
• Black Law Students Association, Treasurer, 2005-2006
• Recipient, Outstanding Service Award, Black Law Students Association
• ABA Client Counseling Competition, Semi-Finalist, Spring 2005

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law, 2007
  J.D.
• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 2008
  LL.M. (Tax)
• Florida State University, 2003
  B.S., Finance

Published Works

• Lathrop & Gage Announces Seven New Associates, 2007

Address

2345 Grand Blvd.
Suite 2800
Kansas City, MO 64108

Phones

(816) 460-5808 (Business Phone)

Faxes

(816) 292-2001 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.lathropgage.com/