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Michael C. Doering

Mr. Doering represents clients in connection with estate and tax planning, including the drafting of wills, revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney and advance directives.  Mr. Doering also represents individual executors, administrators and other personal representatives in connection with the administration of estates and trusts, including the preparation of estate, inheritance, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax returns.

Mr. Doering also devotes a substantial part of his practice to business transactions, including the formation and representation of closely-held corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs) and partnerships. This portion of Mr. Doering’s practice includes the preparation of stock purchase or buy-sell agreements, family business succession plans, real estate contracts, mineral interest transfers, the sale of businesses and the negotiation of oil and gas leases on behalf of mineral interest holders. Clients include owners of a variety of businesses, with a substantial number consisting of family farms, cattle ranches and feed yards.  

Education

  • Kansas State University, B.S., 1975
  • University of Kansas, J.D., 1978

Admissions

  • State of Kansas
  • U.S. Federal District Court
  • U.S. Tax Court

Professional Memberships

  • Kansas Bar Association

Civic/Community Involvement:

  • Previous Board Member and President of Garden City Recreation Commission 

Professional Background

  • Certified Public Accountant, 1982

Noteworthy Cases

  • While employed by Regan & McGannon in Wichita (1978-1981), Mr. Doering assisted with the U.S. Federal District Court case involving the tax deductibility for water depletion for a client in Finney County, which ultimately led to the issuance of Revenue Ruling 82-214. This ruling formally expanded the 1965 ruling to include the entire Ogallala Formation, which covers parts of eight states: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.

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