S. Lynn Bayes-Weiner
Top rated Estate Planning & Probate attorney in Overland Park, Kansas
Thomas & Bayes-Weiner LLC
Practice Areas: Estate Planning & Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation; view more
Licensed in Kansas since: 2013
Education: University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
Selected to Rising Stars: 2017 - 2022 Call today:
913-871-1861
Thomas & Bayes-Weiner LLC
10955 Lowell Suite 710Overland Park, KS 66210 Visit website
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Lynn Bayes-Weiner is an attorney and partner with the law firm Thomas & Bayes-Weiner, LLC, in Overland Park, Kansas. Ms. Bayes-Weiner has a practice devoted to estate planning and handles matters involving probate, trusts and wills. She serves clients in the Kansas City metropolitan area. She has been licensed to practice law in Missouri since 2012, and in Kansas since 2013.
Ms. Bayes-Weiner holds a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in counseling from Shippensburg University. She earned her law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. While attending law school, she served as symposia editor for the UMKC Law Review. She has also spoken on estate planning topics at various continuing legal education events.
Since beginning her law career, Ms. Bayes-Weiner has been recognized for her accomplishments. In 2012, she won the Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium Prize for an article titled “History Lessons from a So-Called ‘Death Tax:’ Making the Case for the Federal Estate Tax.”
Ms. Bayes-Wiener is an active member of the Kansas City and Missouri legal communities and belongs to various professional organizations. She is active in The Missouri Bar and serves on the organization’s subcommittee on digital assets and elder law subcommittee of the probate and trust committee.
Ms. Bayes-Weiner has a unique blend of experience thanks to her legal and counseling backgrounds. This allows her to counsel and litigate on behalf of a diverse group of clients as part of her practice.
Practice areas
Estate Planning & Probate, Estate & Trust LitigationFocus areas
Estate Planning, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Will Contests, Wills
- 70% Estate Planning & Probate
- 30% Estate & Trust Litigation
First Admitted: 2012, Missouri
Professional Webpage: https://jtpalaw.com/meet-the-team/lynn-bayes-weiner/
- Missouri Bar Subcommittee on Digital Assets
- Fiduciary Litigation Subcommittee of the Probate and Trust Committee of the Missouri Bar, 2016
- Elder Law Subcommittee of the Probate and Trust Committee of the Missouri Bar, 2015
- Bachelors of Science in Education, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, 1988
- Juris Doctorate, Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 2012
- Masters of Science, Counseling, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, 1992
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Kansas Behavioral Regulatory Board , 2002
- Kansas Bar, 2013
- Missouri Bar, 2012
- Licensed Professional Counselor - Virginia Board of Counseling, 1996
- Articles and Symposium Editor, UMKC Law Review, 2011
- Published writer, Family Broils and Private Terror: A Gender-Neutral, Psychologically-Based Approach to Domestic Violence and Asylum Law., UMKC Law Review, Law, 2011
- Adjunct faculty speaker on topics in elder law, estate planning, and special needs planning, Speaker, Continuing Legal Education Presenter, PESI, Legal, 2012
- Adjunct faculty speaker on topics in elder law, estate planning, and special needs planning, Speaker, Continuing Legal Education Presenter, NBI, Inc., Law, 2015
- Speaker on topics in elder law and estate planning, Speaker, Continuing Legal Education Presenter, UMKC Continuing Legal Education, Law, Law, 2013
- Winner of the 2012 Prize in Tax for writing the scholarly article History Lessons From a So-Called Death Tax: Making the Case for the Federal Estate Tax., Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium, 2012
- Awarded for outstanding legal writing by the UMKC Law Review, Legal Writing Award, UMKC School of Law, 2012
- Five figure settlement for breach of fiduciary duty case in which personal representative overcharged the estate for fees., 2019
Office location for S. Lynn Bayes-Weiner
10955 Lowell Suite 710
Overland Park, KS 66210
Phone: 913-871-1861
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2017 - 2022
