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Barber Emerson publishes a variety of reports, articles and bulletins on topics of interest to businesses and individuals. Please see below for our most recent publications.
Business Planning
- Operational Issues for Family Limited Liability Companies
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn
Creditor Rights
- Creditors Rights, 2008
Published by the Kansas Bar Association Handbook on Probate & Trust Administration After Death
Author: Calvin J. Karlin - Creditors Rights Against Estates and Trusts, 2008
Publication by Calvin J. Karlin - Creditor Rights in Trust and Estate Planning, 2007
Presentation by Calvin J. Karlin
Estate Planning (Gifts & Loans)
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Outright Gifts, March 2012
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn - Advantages of Intra-Family Loans in Low Interest Rate Environment, March 2012
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn - Advantages of Transferring to Charity a Remainder Interest in Personal Residence or Farm, March 2012
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn - Charitable Gift Planning, 2002
Presentation by Richard L. Zinn - Gifts to Minors
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn
Estate Planning (Taxes)
- Advantages of Utilizing Valuation Discounts, March 2012
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn - Portability of Estate Tax Exemption Between Spouses, March 2012
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn - Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act 2010
Publication by Richard L. Zinn - Estate Planning Changes Under 2001 Tax Legislation, 2001
Presentation by Richard L. Zinn - Estate Tax Marital Deduction
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn
Estate Planning (Wills & Trusts)
- Estate and Trust Planning After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Publication by Richard L. Zinn, May 2018 - Spendthrift Trust Clauses and Kansas Divorces: Does a Settlor's Intent Still Matter?
Published by The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, May 2012
Calvin J. Karlin (co-author) - Estate Freezing Through the Use of Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts, 2012
- Advantages of a Charitable Remainder Lead Trust (CLAT), 2012
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn - Qualified Terminable Interest Property ("QTIP") Trusts, March 2012
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn - Advantages of a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT), 2012
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn - Trust Design and Investment - Is Anything Better than a Unitrust Invested in Index Funds, 2005
Presentation by Richard L. Zinn - Puncturing the Paradigm - New Estate Planning and Drafting Considerations after the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 ("EGTRRA"), 2003
Publication by Richard L. Zinn - Opportunities and Problems Under the Kansas Informal Administration Act, 1992
Publication by Richard L. Zinn - Beneficiary Designations for Qualified Plans
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn - Disclaimer Trust Arrangement
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn - Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn - Trusts as S Corporation Shareholders
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn - Advantages and Disadvantages of A Revocable Trust
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn
Law & Lawyers
- The Ethics of Flat Fee Arrangements, 2004
Presentation by Terrence J. Campbell - Where Criminal Law and Civil Law Meet: Navigating the Boundary for Criminal Defense Lawyers and General Practitioners, 2004
Presentation by Terrence J. Campbell - Recent Decisions and Hot Issues, 2002
Presentation by Terrence J. Campbell
Lawrence, Kansas & Douglas County
- A Valuable New Development Resource: Kansas Enacts the Community Improvement District Act
Published by 79 J. Kan. Bar Ass’n., Feb. 2010, at 22-27
Presentation by Matthew S. Gough - Lawrence, KS Economic Development, 2007
Presentation by Mark A. Andersen - Lawrence, KS Retail Market Impact Analysis, 2006, 2007
Presentation by Mark A. Andersen - Douglas County Rural Subdivision Regulations, 2006
Presentation by Mark A. Andersen - Lawrence, KS’s Proposed Development Code, 2005
Presentation by Mark A. Andersen - Kansas Electronic Recording Commission & the Future of Electronic Recording of Real Estate Documents, 2007
Presentation by Mark A. Andersen
Real Estate
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Creating a Conservation Easement, March 2012
Memorandum by Richard L. Zinn - Kansas Real Estate Practice & Procedure, 2009
Kansas Bar Association Publication, 5th ed. (co-authored) by Mark A. Andersen - Chapter 19, Electronic Recording, Kansas Real Estate Practice & Procedure, 2009
Kansas Bar Association Publication, 5th ed. (co-authored) by Mark A. Andersen - Lender's Duty to Notify Insurance Company of Commencement of Foreclosure Proceedings
Memorandum by Mark A. Andersen - Current Events in Real Estate Law, 2005
Presentation by Mark A. Andersen - Current Case Law and Legislation Affecting Real Estate & Banking Law, 2004, 2006
Presentation by Mark A. Andersen - Real Estate, Probate & Trust Section newsletter, 2003-Present
Kansas Bar Association Publication by Mark A. Andersen - Real Estate, Probate & Trust Section newsletter, 2003-Present
Kansas Bar Association Publication by Calvin J. Karlin
Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law
Attorneys Calvin J. Karlin and Matthew S. Gough have been the Editor and a Contributing Author respectively of "The Reporter", a newsletter published by the Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the Kansas Bar Association from 2002 to Present.
Retirement Planning
- Retirement Plan Valuation in Divorce, 2000, 2005
Presentation by Calvin J. Karlin
Section 1031 Like-kind Exchanges
- Like-kind Exchanges of Real Estate
Publication by Mark A. Andersen - I.R.C. Section 1031 Like-kind Exchanges, 2005-2008
Presentation by Mark A. Andersen