The prize is intended to encourage student participation and excellence in the study of estate planning at the UMKC School of Law.
Download The 2009 Application (pdf)
Past Estate Prize Winners (pdf)
2008 Estate Planning Prize Recipients
- Elizabeth Dillinger - The Myron E. Sildon Excellence in Tax Related Estate Planning Prize
- Third year student at the UMKC School of Law
- "A Not So Starry Night: The Pension Protection Act's Destruction of Fractional Giving"
- Resume
- April Lutes - Tax Track Runner Up
- Masters of Accountancy student at the Bloch School of Business
- "GRATS: Useful Tools for Estate Planning"
- Resume
- Jennifer Berhorst - Non-Tax Track Winner
- Second year student at the UMKC School of Law
- "Unmarried Cohabitating Couples: A Proposal for Inheritance Rights Under Missouri Law"
- Resume
- Breahn Vokolek - Non-Tax Track Runner Up
- Third year student at the UMKC School of Law
- "America Gets What It Wants: Pet trusts and a Future for Its Companion Animals"
Other 2008 Participants
- Aubrey Patricia Gann
- "SLIPPING THROUGH THE CRACKS: Disparate Recognition of Property Rights for Couples in Kansas"
- Resume
- Heath Hoobing
- Camron L. Hoorfar
For more information contact:
Daniel J. McCarroll
Director, Continuing Legal Education
UMKC School of Law
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
816-235-1644
Phone: 816.235.1648
Fax: 816.235.5414
Email: mccarrolld [at] umkc [dot] edu
