Experience
Ms. Brackney prepares analysis and recommendations on sophisticated estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax issues, including development of complex estate plans, preparation of estate planning documents, estate and gift tax returns, and administration of estates, trusts, and family limited partnerships. She provides lifetime financial planning involving special needs of children and spouses, and financial planning related to divorce. Ms. Brackney represents estate and trust clients in federal estate tax audits. She forms and administers charitable entities including private foundations, charitable lead trusts and charitable remainder trusts. Ms. Brackney provides life insurance planning and planning with retirement assets.
Ms. Brackney's prior experience includes working in the Tax & Estate Planning Practice Group at Husch & Eppenberger. She was also an auditor with the Resolution Trust Corporation - Office of Inspector General in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ms. Brackney is a Certified Public Accountant.
Professional Affiliations
The Missouri Bar
Kansas Bar Association
Estate Planning Society of Kansas City (Member)
Kansas Elder Hotline (Volunteer)
University of Missouri-Kansas City Graduate Tax Law Foundation (Board of Directors)