Born Iowa City, Iowa, 1972. Admitted to: Kansas Bar, 1998 Missouri Bar, 1999 Email: mhoy@stevensbrand.com

Practice Areas:

• Estate Planning (Wills, Trusts, Estate Tax and Charitable Planning)
• Corporate (Formation, Organization, Business Succession Planning)
• Estate & Trust Administration (Probate, Trust Administration and Litigation)
• Municipal/Government
• Tax

Recent Publications and Presentations:

• Co-author of article entitled The New Kansas Estate Tax - June 2006
• Co-author of article entitled The Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2006 - May 2006
• Author, Advising the Elderly Client, Chapter 7 Planning for Real Property, Including the Residence Thomson West, 2005
• Author, Powerful Powers Under the Kansas Power of Attorney Act The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, Volume 74, No. 6, June 2005
• Frequent Continuing Education Seminar presenter on estate planning, estate administration and related matters
• Author, Chapters 5 and 11, Kansas Bar Association, Real Estate Law Handbook
• Author, Chapter 1, Kansas Bar Association, Long-Term Care Handbook

Education:

• University of Kansas (B.S., 1994; M.B.A., 1997; J.D., 1997)

Recipient:

• University of Kansas School of Law CALI Award for Excellence in Taxation, 1996

Member:

• Douglas County Estate Planning Council (President, 2002)
• Lawrence, KS Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (Chair Elect, 2009; Chair, 2010)
• Douglas County Kansas Bar Association
• Kansas Bar Association, Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section; Corporate and Banking Law Section
• American Bar Association, Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
• The Missouri Bar