S. Lynn Bayes-Weiner
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Estate & Trust Litigation Attorney in Overland Park, KS
- Estate & Trust Litigation (40%),
- Estate Planning & Probate (40%),
- Business Litigation (10%),
- Elder Law (10%)
Lynn Bayes-Weiner is an attorney at the Law Offices of Jay Thomas, P.A., 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 Overland Park, Kansas City and the Kansas City metropolitan area, and throughout Johnson County, Kansas. She has been licensed to practice law 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 belongs to the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She is also 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.
Estate & Trust Litigation (40%): Will Contests
Estate Planning & Probate (40%): Estate Planning, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Wills
Business Litigation (10%)
Elder Law (10%)
Will Contests, Estate Planning, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Wills
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About Lynn Bayes-Weiner
Admitted: 2013, Kansas
Professional Webpage: http://www.jtpalaw.com/about-us/
Honors and Awards:
- 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
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Kansas Bar, 2013
- Missouri Bar, 2012
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Kansas Behavioral Regulatory Board , 2002
- Licensed Professional Counselor - Virginia Board of Counseling, 1996
Bar/Professional Activity:
- KCEPS Ambassadors Subcommittee, Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium, 2017
- Marketing Committee, Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium, 2017
- Fiduciary Litigation Subcommittee of the Probate and Trust Committee of the Missouri Bar, 2016
- Kansas Chapter, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2015
- Elder Law Subcommittee of the Probate and Trust Committee of the Missouri Bar, 2015
- Digital Assets Subcommittee of the Probate and Trust Committee of the Missouri Bar, 2015
- Missouri Chapter, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2012
- Missouri Bar Subcommittee on Digital Assets
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- 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
- Adjunct faculty speaker on topics in elder law, estate planning, and special needs planning, Speaker, Continuing Legal Education Presenter, PESI, Legal, 2012
- Published writer, Family Broils and Private Terror: A Gender-Neutral, Psychologically-Based Approach to Domestic Violence and Asylum Law., UMKC Law Review, Law, 2011
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Articles and Symposium Editor, UMKC Law Review, 2011
Educational Background:
- Juris Doctorate, Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 2012
- Masters of Science, Counseling, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, 1992
- Bachelors of Science in Education, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, 1988
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Last Updated: 6/25/2018