Morris Laing provides comprehensive estate planning services, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, guardian & conservatorships, and related tax planning tailored to each client’s needs and goals. With more than 80 years of experience, the firm develops estate plans ranging from straightforward arrangements to complex business and succession planning strategies, supported by deep expertise in estate, gift, and income tax matters. Clients benefit from integrated legal and tax guidance, including preparation of estate and gift tax returns and representation before state and federal tax authorities.
Morris Laing offers a comprehensive array of estate planning services that includes Wills, Trusts (revocable, irrevocable, simple and complex), powers of attorney (financial and health), living wills, and any other documents necessary for your specific needs, along with relevant tax planning (estate, GST and income).
With more than 80 years of experience in this area, Morris Laing is particularly adept at developing and executing estate plans tailored to each client’s circumstances and goals. Our services range from simple estate plans, where tax planning is not a factor, to combination business-and-estate plans that may encompass succession planning, exit strategies, charitable giving, comprehensive tax analysis and more.
Clients also benefit from the firm’s expertise in tax law, not only as it relates to estate planning decisions, but also by having the firm prepare estate and gift tax returns and provide complete representation in all tax matters.
Members of the firm maintain an extensive practice in tribunals, including all Kansas and Federal District courts, the U.S. and Kansas Courts of Appeal, the Kansas Supreme Court, the U.S. Tax Court and the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals. Some members of the firm also have CPA certificates and MBAs.
From the date of the firm’s founding in 1945, Morris Laing has provided knowledgeable advice and assistance to its clients in the administration of trusts and probate estates. Our experience allows us to administer a small probate estate in a cost-efficient manner. It also provides us with the knowledge to handle multi-million-dollar trusts and estates, including those involved in oil and gas exploration, cattle production, manufacturing, and product distribution.
Our knowledge of both estate and income tax law often makes it possible to accomplish significant tax savings for our clients by taking advantage of available post-mortem tax elections.
At the same time, our attorneys never forget the importance of the human aspect of estate and trust administrations, and provide conscientious, considerate attention at a time that is often difficult for our clients. Our estate attorneys are also experienced in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings.
As the population in the United States ages, issues regarding estate planning and disposition of estate assets have become an area of increased litigation. Morris Laing attorneys have been involved in disputes regarding preparation and modification of wills and trusts, the administration of estates and the disposition of estate assets. Members of the firm have written articles on will disputes, spoken at seminars on probate litigation and appeared as experts in court in probate proceedings on issues regarding disputed wills and trusts.
Whether the issue involves the question of competency for document preparation or undue influence, attorneys at Morris Laing use a team approach to analyze and attack the issues and to ensure that our clients obtain the best advice and most zealous representation available. Our estate planning and litigation team members work together to protect estate plans, to advocate that the intent of the estate plan be upheld and to protect our clients’ positions.