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Art Menke, (816) 460-5243

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (November 16, 2007) – Worth magazine has recognized Lathrop & Gage attorney Joel B. Voran as among the top 100 wealth strategies attorneys in the country.

Worth’s list of the nation's top lawyers appears in the magazine’s December 2007 issue.  Voran, who is also CEO of the firm, practices in Lathrop & Gage’s Kansas City office.  He is the only Kansas City attorney represented on the list, with only two other attorneys named from the state of Missouri. No lawyers are listed for Kansas.

Worth compiled its list by surveying its readers for recommendations of outstanding lawyers they have used for their personal needs, from trusts and estates work to philanthropy advice to tax concerns. Each nominated attorney then completed a detailed survey regarding their experience and insights on current legal trends.

Voran is chairman of the Wealth Strategies Practice Group at Lathrop & Gage, where he specializes in wealth retention planning for closely held business owners and their families and high net-worth corporate executives. He has more than 29 years of experience in estate planning, tax law and general corporate matters and is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Active in the community, Voran has served on the board of directors for Community Service, Inc. and the YMCA Center City District and has worked with the Children’s Mercy Hospital Planned Giving Council.

For more information on Worth, visit www.worth.com.

About Lathrop & Gage:
A leading Midwest full-service law firm, Lathrop & Gage L.C. has 280 attorneys in 10 offices nationwide – from Denver, Colo. to New York, New York. In 2006, Chambers USA ranked Lathrop & Gage’s corporate, litigation, real estate and labor and employment practices among the best in the Midwest, noting the firm is populated with “excellent legal advisers with a strong commitment to customer service.”

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