910 One Main Plaza 4435 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111 816 753-0900 (Office), 816 753-0901 (Fax)
Licenses:
Kansas - Authorized to practice law 2001 Missouri - Good Standing, Active 2000
Experience:
Owner / Principal at The Counts Law Firm, LLC - 2009-present Adjunct Professor at UMKC School of Law - 2008-present Of Counsel at Vincent Fontg & Hansen LLC - 2006-2009 Director of Planned Giving at Heart of America United Way - 2005-2006 Associate at Spencer Fane Britt & Browne, LLP - 2000-2005
Education:
University of Kansas School of Law Degree - Juris Doctor Graduated - 2000 Missouri State University Degree - Bachelor of Science - Accounting Graduated - 1996
Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium Committee - Director, 2009-present Kansas Bar Association, 2001-present Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2000-present Missouri Bar Association, 2000-present Estate Planning Society of Kansas City - Board of Directors
The Counts Law Firm, LLC since Feb 2009
Principal
Vincent Fontg & Hansen LLC Feb 2006 - Feb 2009
Of Counsel
Heart of America United Way Jan 2005 - Jan 2006
Director of Planned Giving
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne Sep 2000 - Jan 2005
Associate
Education:
University of Kansas School of Law 1997 - 2000
Juris Doctor, Law
Missouri State University 1992 - 1996
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
Skills:
*Estate Planning Wills & Trusts *Tax Planning & Controversy *Trust Administration & Probate Estates *Guardianships & Conservatorships *Asset Protection Planning *Business Succession Planning *Corporate Law & Business Transactions *Nonprofits The above is a listing of the areas in which I practice and is not an assertion of specialty or certification Neither the Supreme Courts nor the Bars of Missouri and Kansas review or approve certifying organizations or specialist designations
Vincent Fontg & Hansen Feb 2006 - Feb 2009
Of Counsel
The Counts Law Firm Feb 2006 - Feb 2009
Principal
Heart of America United Way Jan 2005 - Jan 2006
Director of Planned Giving
Spencer Fane Llp Sep 2000 - Jan 2005
Associate