Julie is dedicated to helping clients navigate estate law and tax planning. With expertise in both accounting and law, she is uniquely suited to finding individual solutions for each family or business. This can involve navigating complicated Medicaid rules or assisting with the division of assets when a spouse enters a nursing home.
Julie worked for seven tax seasons alongside CPAs at accounting firms. She also spent four years as a trust officer at a bank. Julie earned her Masters of Law specializing in taxation that requires a rigorous understanding of estate taxes, gift taxes and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
A native of central Kansas, Julie and her husband, Lorin, live in Pratt and have three children.
Areas Of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Taxation
- Asset Protection
- Business Succession Planning
- Elder Law
- Guardianship & Conservatorship
- Living Trusts
- Medicaid Planning
- Power of Attorney & Living Wills
- Tax Planning
- Trust and Estate Administration
- Will & Probate
Bar Admissions
- Kansas, 2001
- U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 2001
Education
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri
- LL.M - 2000
- Major: Taxation
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri
- J.D. - 2000
- Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
- Masters of Accountancy - 1997
- Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
- B.S. - 1993
- Major: Accounting
Professional Associations And Memberships
- Kansas Bar Association, 2001 to Present
- Pratt County Bar Association, Present
- Central Bank And Trust Co., Trust Officer, 2002 to 2006
- Gilliland and Hayes, P.A., Associate, 2000 to 2001
Fraternities / Sororities
- Delta Theta Phi