Janice J. Kerkove
Areas of Practice:
- Wills
- Trusts
- Estate Planning
- Probate
- Tax Law
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree summa cum laude, Indiana Wesleyan University, 1995
- Juris Doctorate with highest honors, Drake University, 1999
- Order of the Coif
Experience:
- Joined Bradley & Riley PC in 1999
Birth Information:
- 1968 Sigourney, Iowa
Professional Memberships and Positions:
- American Bar Association
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Probate and Trust Law Section
- Past Council Appointee
- Past Secretary
- Past Chair
- Tax Law Section
- Probate Manual Committee, Chair
- Linn County Bar Association
- Cedar Rapids Estate Planning Council
- Past Board Member
- Co-Chair Iowa 48th Annual Spring Tax Institute
Professional Recognition:
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Trusts and Estates
Bar Admissions:
- Iowa State Courts
Civic and Volunteer Involvement:
- Horizons, A Family Service Alliance Board of Directors and Finance Committee
- Cub Scout Pack 327 Hawkeye Area Council, Past Treasurer
- American Heart Association Heart Walk, Past Bradley & Riley Team Captain
- Professional and Technical Diversity Network of Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Board of Directors, Past Director
Community Awards:
- 2008 recipient of the Iowa State Bar Association's Excellence in Legislative Advocacy Award
- 2007 recipient of the Corridor Business Journal's Forty Under 40 Award
Publications and Speeches:
- "Substitute Decision Making: Who’s On First?" Panel Member, Iowa State Bar Association Annual Meeting (2010)
- "Effective Use of Disclaimers," Iowa Spring Tax Institute (2010)
- ISBA Probate Manual, Co-Editor (2006, 2009, 2010 Editions)
- "Charitable Trust Registration" (2009)
- "Iowa Inheritance Tax Review," Iowa Spring Tax Institute (2006)
- "Planning for the Period Between Incapacity and Death," Cedar Rapids Estate Planning Council (2006)
- "Valuation Discounts & Gifting Considerations in Estate Planning," Co-Presenter, Kirkwood Community College Foundation (2005)
- "Probate and Trust Law," Chapter 13.24 of the Iowa Legal Research Guide (2003)
- "Overcoming the Ostrich Syndrome" Estate Planning Workshop, Mount Mercy College Women’s Symposium (2003)
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