Our Attorneys

Professional Bio

Richard L. Zinn practices in the areas of corporate law, estate planning, tax planning, business planning and real estate transactions. He is a fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel, the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and the American Bar Foundation.

Professional Associations

• Douglas County Bar Association
• Kansas Bar Association (President, Tax Section, 1985-1986)
• American Bar Association
• Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Ratings & Reviews

Publications and Presentations

• Estate and Trust Planning After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 , 2018
• Gifts to Minors , 2017 Memorandum
• Charitable Tax Planning Opportunities and Techniques , 2016
• Estate Planning and Important Documents Checklist , 2016
• Estate Freezing Through the Use of Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts , 2012
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Creating a Conservation Easement , March 2012
• Advantages of a Charitable Remainder Lead Trust (CLAT) , 2012
• Advantages of Utilizing Valuation Discounts , March 2012
• Qualified Terminable Interest Property ("QTIP") Trusts , March 2012
• Portability of Estate Tax Exemption Between Spouses , March 2012
• Advantages of Transferring to Charity a Remainder Interest in Personal Residence or Farm , March 2012
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Outright Gifts , March 2012
• Advantages of Intra-Family Loans in Low Interest Rate Environment , March 2012
• Advantages of a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT) , 2012
• Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act 2010 Study Outline presented in March 2011 to the Douglas County Estate Planning Council and the Douglas County Bar Association
• Trust Design and Investment - Is Anything Better than a Unitrust Invested in Index Funds Study Outline and program presented to the following:
  •   - Kansas Bankers Association Trust Division program, 2005
  •   - Douglas County Estate Planning Council, 2004
  •   - Kansas Bar Association Plaza Lights CLE program, 2004
• Puncturing the Paradigm - New Estate Planning and Drafting Considerations after the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) , Kansas Bar Association Journal, February 2003
• Charitable Gift Planning presentation at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association Seminar, 2002
• Estate Planning changes under 2001 tax legislation presentation to Douglas County Estate Planning Council, 2001
• Opportunities and Problems Under the Kansas Informal Administration Act , 1992 Publication