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also known as Aaron Cook
Aaron Cook has broad experience helping individuals and businesses with various transactions and financial matters. These matters include trusts, wills, estates, purchase/sale of business and real estate, bankruptcies, dispute negotiations. He has specifically helped clients to organize businesses, structure investment, plan for death or disability, discharge or reduce insolvent debt, manage potential legal liabilities, settle disputes, buy or sell enterprises, and wind down or terminate operations. Aaron serves as a managing member of the law firm and oversees its organization.
Aaron also participates in projects of public interest. Currently, he is publishing information and corresponding with interested parties toward establishing term limits for members of the United States Congress.
Aaron’s clients and colleagues include people of all walks of life and of varied circumstances. He enjoys serving all people, regardless of their circumstances. His clients have included hotel operators, restaurateurs, real-estate developers and managers, machine manufacturers, labor unions, veterans’ organizations, churches, auto-body specialists, dance studios, nursing agencies, and many others.
Aaron is a graduate of Yale Law School and Brigham Young University. He is married with three children. He enjoys activity in church with his family, serving as a youth basketball coach and scoutmaster, team sports and the outdoors, and conversing/reading about history, politics, religion and science.
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Acquired: 1999
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State: Kansas
Acquired: 1998
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4016 S Lynn Ct Dr, Independence, MO, 64055
15 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge
Posted by ray | April 01, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Wills & Living Wills
r longwell
I was impressed with the firm. courteous and through. I needed a will, and it was drawn up for me quickly. Jason took the time to explain to me all the in and outs. it went very well considering it all happened during the covid pandemic. will use them again in the future.
Posted by Tony | February 19, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Excellent Experience
My wife and I worked with Aaron Cook on our Estate (Trust, Wills, POA, Advanced Directive, etc.). Aaron was great to work with. He was very thorough. He listened carefully and took time to answer all of our questions in a manner that was easy to understand. He gave us advise throughout the process. A...
Posted by Caroline | January 02, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Residential
Will & Trust Establishment
I came to Aaron in a moment of complete panic with severe safety issues. My family situation had changed dramatically and I needed Aaron's services to help with a house sale, division of assets, and creation of a will and trust for myself and my children. Aaron not only handled my emergency situa...
Posted by Cyndi | December 07, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Trusts
WILL/TRUST
I met with Aaron to discuss and establish a will/trust. A trust was established successfully.
Posted by Don & Mary | January 27, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Trusts
Trust
Aaron did a great job navigating us through the trust process. He answered all our questions and gave us all the time we needed to make decisions. We appreciated his relaxed but professional approach.
"I endorse this lawyer. Aaron is extremely knowledgeable in his areas of practice, and he is an excellent attorney."
Bankruptcy and debt lawyer
Immigration lawyer
1999 - Present
Attorney, Managing Member, Ghafoor Cook Ellis LLC
1998 - 1999
Attorney, Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin
2014 - Present
Term-limit ConventionDirector
2011 - Present
Missouri-Kansas Hotel Owners AssociationCounsel
Favorable where we have advised clients to proceed
All trusts and wills have governed estates successfully, even in the face of legal challenges.
Favorable, closing most deals successfully unless a client needs to terminate to protect interests.
1998
JD - Juris Doctor
1995
BS - Bachelor of Science
Italian
English
Legal Answers
How can AT&T to stop trespassing and move their equipment?
14 Mar 2016
Can I refuse to receive property the my parents gifted me through a beneficiary deed?
09 Mar 2016
Will acquisition of title through adverse possession by a timeshare owners' association bar future maintenance fees?
06 Mar 2016