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Nancy
Schmidt
Roush
Experience
Ms. Roush has 30 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 professional firms and privately-owned 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 agreements, protection and defense strategies for business entities, and structuring private equity funds.
Ms. Roush advises her individual clients regarding strategies to transfer wealth and protect assets and implementation of those strategies.
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).
Education
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University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1979
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Taylor University, B.A., 1973
Admissions
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Kansas, 1979
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Missouri, 2000
Court Memberships
- U.S. Tax Court, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1982
Honors
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estates Counsel (1992-present)
- Chair (2006 to 2009) of the Business Planning Committee
- Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005-2009
- Selected as one of the "Top 50 Women" from Missouri and Kansas by Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, 2006 and 2007
- Selected among The 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)
Professional Affiliations
- American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Business Planning Committee (2000 to present), Asset Protection Committee (2009-present)
- 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
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Publications |
- American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Litigation - Analysis of Rescuecom Corp. v. Google, Inc., October 2009
- ESTATE PLANNING HANDBOOK, Kansas Bar Association, editor and co-author since 1981 through Fifth Edition, continuing Editor Emeritus and co-author for subsequent editions
- FAMILY LAW HANDBOOK, Kansas Bar Association, author of Chapter 11 on Estate Planning Considerations
- The New Kansas Estate Tax, KANSAS BAR JOURNAL, Vol. 75, No. 8, page 18, co-author, September 2006
- Beneficiary Designations After Divorce: Will the Ex-Spouse Benefit? ESTATE PLANNING, Vol. 28, No. 5, page 224, author, June 1998
- Opportunities and Problems Under the Kansas Informal Administration Act, KANSAS BAR JOURNAL, Vol. 61, No. 6, page 34, co-author, July 1992
- Spendthrift Trusts Not Limited to Protection of Immature Dependents, ESTATE PLANNING, Vol. 18, No. 1, co-author, Jan./Feb. 1991
- Kansas Legislative Activities - ESTATE TAX ACT, 2007, co-drafter; KANSAS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT, co-drafter, INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION ACT, co-drafter, 1986
- Revocable Trusts, KANSAS BAR JOURNAL, Vol. 51, page 8, co-author, Spring 1982
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Press Releases |
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08/06/2010
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59 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America
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05/21/2010
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Lathrop & Gage M&A Lawyers Earn High Distinction in Cross-Border M&A Rankings
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02/11/2010
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St. Louis Estate Planning Society Features Nancy Roush Presentation
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08/03/2009
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56 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America
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10/23/2008
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52 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
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11/05/2007
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45 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
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01/26/2007
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Lathrop & Gage Continues to Grow Business Division with Three Additions
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Presentations
- Utilizing Spendthrift Trusts in Estate Planning, Lorman Seminar, November 10, 2009
- Speaker, Overview of Asset Protection Strategies, Asset Protection Seminar, UMKC Law School, October 22, 2009
- Speaker, Estate and Gift Tax Update, The Missouri Bar Annual Estate and Trust Institute, October 2009
- Shareholders Agreements for Closely-Held Corporations, ACTEC, treatise including outline and sample form in 2006, seminar at annual meeting in March 2007
- Speeches (many) given for the Missouri, Kansas and Illinois Bar Associations, and client-focused seminars on these topics: Limited Liability Companies, Ownership Transition for Professional Service Firms, Asset Protection, Succession Planning for Closely Held Businesses, Indemnification of Directors & Officers, Living Trusts, Spousal Rights, Estate Administration, Estate Taxes, Partnership Tax Structure
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