Gretchen M. Gold

Ms. Gold’s area of practice is in estate and trust taxation, estate planning, probate and trust administration, probate and trust litigation, adult and minor guardianships, charitable and not-for-profit planning, business succession, and wealth preservation planning.

Ms. Gold provides lifetime financial planning involving special needs of children, spouses, and financial planning related to divorce. Gretchen assists clients in the preparation of estate planning documents, from Wills and Trusts containing complicated tax and distribution provisions, to Family Limited Partnerships, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, Irrevocable Gift Trusts, Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts, Qualified Personal Residence Trusts, Charitable Lead and Remainder Trusts, and many other sophisticated estate planning devices.

Ms. Gold also counsels non-profit organizations such as public charities and private foundations on matters relating to formation, obtaining tax exempt status, tax issues and controversies, distribution and reporting requirements and termination. Gretchen also assists organizations in establishing endowed and restricted gifts and handling planned gifts.

Ms. Gold has managed the Wealth Strategies department since 2008.

Court Memberships

• Kansas
• Missouri
• Oklahoma

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Honors

• Selected among The Best Lawyers in America®, 2012
• Order of the Bench and Robe
• Law Review (Note & Comment Editor)
• American Jurisprudence Award - Property I and Civil Procedure I
• The Law Council

Professional Affiliations

• Association of Women Lawyers, Member, 2011-present
• The Missouri Bar, Member, 1992-present; Vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Legal Assistants, 1995-1998
• The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Member, 1992-present; Probate Trust Committee, 1995-present; Public Service Committee, 1993
• Children's Mercy Hospital, Planned Gift Council, 1998-present
• Ronald McDonald House Charities, Planned Giving Committee, 2010-present
• Truman Medical Center TRUFRIENDS, Member, 2011-present
• The Kansas City Estate Planning Society, Board Member, 2004-2006; Member, 1992-present
• The Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium (Formerly the Federal Estate Planning Society Symposium), Planning Committee, 2005-2009
• Tommy Simone Memorial Scholarship Fund, Committee Member, 1997-2005
• Saint Pius X High School (School Board Member, 1996-2002; School Board President, 1999-2001)
• Saint Pius X High School (Capital Campaign Committee, 1997-2002)

Presentations

• Distribution of Assets Closing Trust and Estate Administration, The Missouri Bar Annual Estate & Trust Institute
• Use of Life Insurance to Solve Tax Problems - Buy-Sell Agreements, University of Missouri-Kansas City Continuing Legal Education
• Independent Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City Continuing Legal Education
• Terminating Irrevocable Trusts, The Missouri Bar Annual Probate Institute
• Independent Administration, The Missouri Bar Annual Probate Institute
• Probate, The Missouri Bar Annual Law Update
• Probate and Estate Administration, University of Missouri, Kansas City Continuing Legal Education
• 2010 Tax Update - Missouri Association of Tax Practitioners
• Estate and Trust Update - Missouri Society of Certified Professional Accountants