Jennie joined The Counts Law Firm, LLC after over fifteen years of practicing litigation and real estate finance and completing a two-year federal clerkship. She earned undergraduate degrees in business administration and accounting, and a Tax Certificate in law school. Jennie is a people person who values careful listening and building long-term relationships.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts
- Probate
- Trust Administration
- Estate and Income Tax Planning
- Business Succession Planning
- Guardianships & Conservatorships
- Fiduciary Litigation
- Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements
- Asset Protection Planning
Experience
- The Counts Law Firm, LLC
Of Counsel Attorney, 2019 – Present
- McInnes Law LLC
Attorney, 2018 – 2019
- Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP
Associate Attorney, 2010 – 2018
- Polsinelli PC
Associate Attorney, 2006 – 2010
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Law Clerk to Judge Carlos Murguia, 2004 – 2006
Bar Admissions
Education
- University of Kansas School of Law
Juris Doctor with Tax Certificate, 2004
- University of Kansas
Bachelors of Science in Business and Accounting, 2001
Professional Associations & Activities
- The Missouri Bar – Member
- Kansas Bar Association – Member
- Women in Insurance and Financial Services Kansas City chapter - Member
- Lawyers Association of Kansas City, Young Lawyers Section Board - Member - 2008 – 2010
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Bar Leadership Academy - 2008 – 2009
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program - Spring 2002, 2003 and 2004
Author, Speaking & Teaching
- Teaching Assistant, University of Kansas School of Business, Legal Aspects of Business - 2002 – 2004
- Author, The Discrimination Created by the Tax Treatment of Attorney's Fees In Federal Civil Rights Cases, 51 Kan. L. Rev. 595 (2003).
- Kansas Law Review Articles Editor - 2003 – 2004
- Kansas Law Review Staff Member - 2002 – 2003
Community Involvement
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City volunteer'Big Sister' 2008 – Present
- The Children's SPOT at St. Luke's Hospital Advisory Board Member - 2016 – Present
- Children's Mercy Donald H. Chisholm Planned Giving Council Member - 2021 – Present
- Represented pro bono two U.S. military veterans in their appeals of the VA's denial of disability benefits, 2015 – 2018
Distinctions
- Graduated with distinction from the University of Kansas
- Highest Grade, Elder Law Research Project – 2004
Personal
Jennie grew up in Overland Park, Kansas and has lived in the Kansas City area since law school. She enjoys interior decorating and DIY projects, cooking, reading, Jazzercise, and spending time with her husband and kids.
Neither the Supreme Courts nor the Bars of Missouri or Kansas review or approve certifying organizations or specialist designations.
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