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Joseph Wortha Vanover

Estate planning Attorney at Kansas City, MO

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also known as Joseph W. Vanover, Joe Vanover

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About Joseph

Learn Joseph’s areas of practice.

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Practice areas
  1. Estate planning
    34%
    Wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, health care directives, beneficiary deeds, and other estate planning tools.

  2. Business
    33%
    Creation of new business organizations, business disputes, and general business law advising.

  3. Real estate
    33%
    Contract disputes, lease negotiations, mechanic's liens, construction problems, correction of title problems, and other issues related to real estate.

Joe Vanover is an experienced problem solver.  He has worked inside and outside of government as an attorney for more than 20 years.  Mr. Vanover has tackled complex and difficult challenges and achieved positive results.  For the more than a decade, Mr. Vanover worked in the Platte County, Mo. courthouse. Other than the judges, there is hardly an attorney who has been in court more often than Mr. Vanover.  Mr. Vanover is thorough and professional.  He treats all parties fairly and respectfully.

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Licensed for 24 years
State KS
Status Active
Acquired 2017
Updated 02/05/2023
State MO
Status Good Standing, Active
Acquired 1998
Updated 01/01/2023

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Contact Joseph

Vanover Law LLC
12200 N. Ambassador Dr., Ste. 410
Kansas City, MO, 64163
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Cost

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  • Retainer Sometimes
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AVVO RATING 8.9 (Excellent)

Work Experience

  • founder
  • Vanover Law LLC
  • 2017 - Present
  • Special Assistant U.S. Attorney
  • United State Attorney's Office-Western District of Missouri
  • 2004 - 2017
  • Executive Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
  • Platte County Prosecutor's Office
  • 2003 - 2017
  • Shareholder
  • Witt, Hicklin & Vanover PC
  • 2001 - 2002
  • Associate
  • Witt & Hicklin PC
  • 1998 - 2000
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Education

  • University of Missouri
  • J.D.
  • 1998

Legal Cases

  • United States v. Irvin
  • Sentence affirmed.
  • United States v. Scott
  • affirmed
  • Missouri v. Pennington
  • Suppression of confession overturned.
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Associations

  • Rotary Club of Platte City, Mo.
  • Past President
  • N/A
  • Missouri Bar, Criminal Law Committee
  • Past Secretary
  • N/A
  • Platte County Bar Association
  • Past President
  • 2019 - 2019

Languages Spoken

  • English

Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • Spring CLE Day
  • Legal Lessons Learned in Hollywood
  • 2019
  • Spring 2017 CLE
  • Extraordinary Writs: Convincing Appellate Judges to Tell the Trial Judge What To Do
  • 2017
  • April regular meeting
  • What Impresses Judges Most: a Survey of the Platte County Bench
  • 2017

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David Johnson
Appeals Attorney | Sep 05
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"Joe is an experienced trial lawyer, prosecutor, appellate lawyer, and very savvy in many areas of the law. He is hardworking, diligent, ethical, helpful, and friendly. I highly recommend him."
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Kansas City Estate planning Lawyer Joseph Wortha Vanover
Joseph Wortha Vanover
Estate planning Attorney
Kansas City, MO
Licensed for 24 years
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