
Private Wealth Law
High Net Worth Guide 2026 : Kansas
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About
Provided by Lathrop GPM
The Lathrop GPM Private Client Services team offers sophisticated strategies for individuals and multigenerational families with significant wealth (and the advisors who support them), nonprofit foundations and family offices, navigating complex tax planning, estate planning and, when needed, trust and estate disputes.
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 number one priority. Additional information and qualifications:
- With over 40 lawyers, including 12 Fellows of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), forming one of the largest, most established Private Client Services groups in the Upper and Central Midwest, Mountain West, Northern California and Silicon Valley.
- Lathrop GPM offers a full array of services for high-net-worth clients and family offices, including Corporate, Real Estate, Tax, Intellectual Property, Employment, Dispute Resolution and Succession Planning.
- Lathrop GPM represents many closely held and family-owned businesses and has established a strong record serving as trusted advisors. Our Private Client Services attorneys also advise trustees, multigenerational families and family offices.
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Strengths
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Lathrop has very high-quality attorneys. They are technical and knowledgeable on trusts, gifts and taxes. They are good at communicating and returning calls.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthLathrop is responsive, collaborative and proactive. It works with its clients and its clients' advisers to figure out how an idea can work to provide a positive outcome. A breath of fresh air.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthLathrop is well known for its expertise in estate planning. It has a deep roster of attorneys.
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Notable Practitioners
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James Betterman
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.
I think highly of James Betterman, he's an excellent attorney.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
Band 1 
Band 1 
Peter W Brown
Peter Brown has considerable experience advising high net worth clients, particularly on estate and tax planning. With over 50 years of experience, you won't find a higher level of sophistication than Peter Brown.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthPeter has years of experience and excellent knowledge. He's very responsive.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
Band 1 
Band 1 
Ruth Brackney
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 is easy to communicate with, a combination of technical expertise, service and coordination. She is proactive, too.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthRuth is top-shelf in terms of client service, market presence, responsiveness and sophistication. She is always willing to explore creative ideas and can explain them clearly to clients.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
Band 2 
Band 2 
Joseph Growney
Joseph Growney is an expert in sophisticated estate planning, including cross-border planning matters.
Joseph Growney is awesome, very knowledgeable and great to work with.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthJoseph Growney is very thorough, has accounting and financial knowledge too, and knows what questions to ask and how clients think. He makes people think things through.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthJoseph Growney has excellent strategic insight and he genuinely cares for his clients.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
Band 2 
Band 2 
Justin Whitney
Justin Whitney handles estate planning and taxation matters. He advises on complex structuring and on strategies around gifting and trusts.
Justin not only makes himself available but gives clear, accurate and thorough advice.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthJustin Whitney's attention to detail and thorough communication are great, he's very personable.
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Ranked Individuals at Lathrop GPM (5)
Members
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Joseph Growney
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Ruth Brackney
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Peter W Brown
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James Betterman
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Justin Whitney
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Lathrop GPM has rankings in the following guides
Band 1 High Net Worth 2026
Practice area: Private Wealth Law
Location: Minnesota
View department profile for High Net Worth 2026Band 2 High Net Worth 2026
Practice area: Private Wealth Law
Location: Missouri
View department profile for High Net Worth 2026Band 2 High Net Worth 2026
Practice area: Private Wealth Law
Location: Colorado
View department profile for High Net Worth 2026Band 3 High Net Worth 2026
Practice area: Private Wealth Law
Location: California: Northern
View department profile for High Net Worth 2026Band 5 High Net Worth 2026
Practice area: Private Wealth Law
Location: USA - Nationwide
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