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Aaron Kirkland
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Biography
Aaron assists clients with their estate planning and probate needs in Missouri and Kansas courts.
Before focusing on estate planning and probate litigation, Aaron was an attorney at Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP for nearly a decade, where he defended companies in individual and complex litigation spread throughout the United States.
Practice Areas
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Additional Practice Areas
- Fiduciary Litigation
- Estates and Trusts Litigation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Kansas
- Missouri
Education
- University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
- J.D. (2008)
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- University of Nevada-Las Vegas
- B.A. (2004) | English Literature
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Awards
- Rising Star
- Missouri Kansas Super Lawyers
- Rising Star
- Missouri Kansas Super Lawyers
- Rising Star
- Missouri Kansas Super Lawyers
- Rising Star
- Missouri Kansas Super Lawyers
Professional Associations
- The Missouri Bar  # 60842
- Member
- Current
- The Kansas Bar
- Member
- Current
Publications
Articles & Publications
- Best Practices for Defeating Attempts to Void Contracts
- Law360
- Using Contract Provisions Shortening the Time to Sue
- Law360
- Enforcing Exculpatory Provisions Against Meritless Claims
- Law360
- Maximize Your Contract’s Exculpatory Provisions
- Law360
- Federal Courts Retain Jurisdiction over Individual Claims after Removal of Mass Action
- Mass Torts Litigation (ABA Section of Litig.)
Speaking Engagements
- Enforcing Exculpatory Provisions in Contract Cases Involving Fraud-Based and Gross-Negligence Claims, Shook Hardy & Bacon's 11th Annual Update of the Law, Kansas City, Missouri
- Webinar: Best Practices for Defeating Attempts to Void Contracts
- Association of Corporate Counsel of Colorado
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Aaron's bio and contact information at Kirkland Woods & Martinsen's website
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