2345 Grand Blvd.
Suite 2800
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Phone: (816) 292-2000
Email:
nroush@lathropgage.com
Admitted to Bar in
Kansas 1979
Missouri 2000
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
EDUCATION
University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1979
Taylor University, B.A., 1973
EXPERIENCE
Ms. Roush has more than 25 years of experience in the practice of law and concentrates her practice in the areas of business planning and estate planning. Her business planning emphasis is privately-owned professional firms and businesses.
Ms. Roush has a wealth of experience in advising business clients on issues relating to governance, succession planning, managing ownership, buy-sell agreements, noncompete and confidentiality agreements, protection and defense strategies for business entities and solutions for multi-company organizations. She also advises her business clients regarding state issues such as licensing, qualification and income tax.
Ms. Roush advises her individual clients regarding estate tax savings and protecting assets, and she prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, family limited partnerships, family foundations and other estate planning documents.
Ms. Roush has participated extensively as organizer and speaker at numerous seminars and has written articles for state and national publications. She has also been involved in many legislative activities, including revision of the Kansas Limited Liability Company Act and the Kansas Estate Tax Act.
Ms. Roush served as law clerk to The Honorable James K. Logan, U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit (1979-1980).
HONORS
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estates Counsel (1992-present)
• Chair (2006 to present) and member of the Business Planning Committee (2000-present)
• Missouri and Kansas
Super Lawyers, 2005-2006
• Selected as one of the "Top 50 Women" from Missouri and Kansas by Missouri and Kansas
Super Lawyers (2006)
• Best Lawyers in America® (1991-present)
• Martindale-Hubbell® "AV" Rating (Indicates height of professional excellence and recognition for highest levels of skill and integrity.)
• Recipient of the Kansas Bar Association Outstanding Service Award (1985, 1991 and 2001)
• Order of the Coif
• Articles Editor,
Kansas Law Review (1978-1979)
PUBLICATIONS
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ESTATE PLANNING HANDBOOK, Kansas Bar Association, editor and co-author since 1981 through Fifth Edition, continuing Editor Emeritus and co-author for subsequent editions
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FAMILY LAW HANDBOOK, Kansas Bar Association, author of Chapter 11 on
Estate Planning Considerations
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The New Kansas Estate Tax, KANSAS BAR JOURNAL, Vol. 75, No. 8, page 18, co-author, September 2006
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Beneficiary Designations After Divorce: Will the Ex-Spouse Benefit? ESTATE PLANNING, Vol. 28, No. 5, page 224, author, June 1998
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Opportunities and Problems Under the Kansas Informal Administration Act, KANSAS BAR JOURNAL, Vol. 61, No. 6, page 34, co-author, July 1992
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Spendthrift Trusts Not Limited to Protection of Immature Dependents, ESTATE PLANNING, Vol. 18, No. 1, co-author, Jan./Feb. 1991
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Kansas Legislative Activities - ESTATE TAX ACT, 2007, co-drafter;
KANSAS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT, co-drafter,
INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION ACT, co-drafter, 1986
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Revocable Trusts, KANSAS BAR JOURNAL, Vol. 51, page 8, co-author, Spring 1982
PRESENTATIONS
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Shareholders Agreements for Closely-Held Corporations, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, treatise including outline and sample form in 2006, seminar at annual meeting in March 2007
• Speeches (many) given for the Kansas Bar Association, UMKC School of Law, and client-focused seminars on these topics:
Limited Liability Companies, Ownership Transition for Professional Service Firms, Creditor Protection, Succession Planning for Closely Held Businesses, Indemnification of Directors & Officers, Living Trusts, Spousal Rights, Estate Administration, Estate Taxes, Income Tax Issues Related to Estates, and
Powers of Attorney
ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
• American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Chair, Business Planning Committee, 2006
• American Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar
• Kansas Bar Association, Past President Tax Section, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Estate Planning Society of Kansas City
