About

Provided by Lathrop GPM

The Lathrop GPM Trusts, Estates & Legacy Planning team offers comprehensive strategies for individuals and families with significant wealth (and the advisors who support them), nonprofit foundations and family offices, employing savvy navigation of the ever-changing tax landscape, cutting-edge estate planning techniques, and – when needed – advocacy in disputes involving trusts or estates.

Individuals and entities with significant wealth need legal advisors who can provide custom solutions to their most crucial wealth transfer and business succession concerns. Understanding your estate planning and succession goals – and helping to achieve them with the lowest possible tax consequence – is our #1 priority. Additional information and qualifications:

  • 33 lawyers and 9 professionals, with decades of experience in the nuances and complexities of wealth strategies, estate, and transfer tax planning; one of the largest, most well-known and established Trusts, Estates & Legacy Planning groups in the Upper and Central Midwest.

  • Lathrop GPM offers a full array of services for high net worth clients, including Corporate, Real Estate, Tax, Intellectual Property, Employment, Dispute Resolution, Succession Planning, and more.

  • Lathrop GPM represents many closely held businesses and has established a strong record serving as trusted advisors and outside general counsel. Our Trusts, Estates & Legacy Planning attorneys also serve as advisors to trustees of trusts and family offices.

Chambers Review

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What the Team is Known For

The trusts, estates and legacy planning team at Lathrop GPM advises wealthy clients on estate administration and trust matters. The team also has experience advising on art law.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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James Betterman
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James Betterman
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Senior Statespeople

James Betterman advises high net worth clients on a range of private client matters, including estate planning, wills and trusts. He also advises on tax matters.

Peter W Brown
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Peter W Brown
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Peter Brown has considerable experience advising high net worth clients, particularly on estate and tax planning.

Peter is not just an attorney, he is very knowledgeable in financial matters too.

Ruth Brackney
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Ruth Brackney
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Ruth Brackney advises her clients on estate planning, trusts and tax matters. Her work includes advising wealthy individuals and families on gift and estate tax returns and family limited partnerships.

Ruth Brackney is very astute in understanding the relationship between our personal and business lives, and how they are fundamentally intertwined.

Ruth Brackney is an incredible person and attorney. She has an unmatched level of expertise and responsiveness.

Joseph Growney
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Joseph Growney
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Joseph Growney is an expert in sophisticated estate planning, including cross-border planning matters.

Joseph Growney is one of the best estate planning attorneys in Kansas City. He is my go-to for estate work.

Joseph is responsive and highly experienced in estate planning.

Joseph Growney is a high-level estate planning attorney. As an organisation, we appreciate his abilities and his work with our clients.

We love working with Joe. He's very patient and understands the personalities of the family members he has to work with.

Justin Whitney
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Justin Whitney
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Justin Whitney handles estate planning and taxation matters. He advises on complex structuring and on strategies around gifting and trusts.

Justin Whitney is very responsive, knowledgeable, personable and a great partner.

Justin exemplifies the professionalism, collaboration and expertise I would want in any legal professional I could work with.

Justin is one of the top professionals we work with. He listens, understands and connects with our clients before delivering the exact solutions they need.

Ranked Individuals at
Lathrop GPM

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Private Wealth Law

James Betterman
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James Betterman
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Senior Statespeople
Peter W Brown
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Peter W Brown
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Band 1
Ruth Brackney
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Ruth Brackney
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Band 1
Joseph Growney
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Joseph Growney
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Band 2
Justin Whitney
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Justin Whitney
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Band 2