Robert M. "Bob" Hughes

Robert M. "Bob" Hughes


Bever Dye, LC

Recognized since 2007

Wichita, Kansas

Practice Areas

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

Elder Law

Tax Law

Trusts and Estates

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Tax Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Elder Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Elder Law
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Mr. Hughes is a member of Bever Dye, LC where he has practiced since 1983. Bob practices in the areas of taxation, trusts, and estates, elder law, wills, probate, asset protection, succession planning, and business planning. His representative clients include individuals, bank trust companies, and closely held businesses. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, Kansas state courts and the state courts of Texas. He is a frequent lecturer on estate planning, asset protection planning, charitable tax planning, and will and trust drafting to other professionals and organizations. He is a co-author of the Kansas Bar Association Monograph entitled Basic Will Drafting with Discussion of Revocable Trusts, and a chapter author of Kansas Probate & Trust Administration After Death Handbook.

Contact & Links
Location
  • Epic Center, Suite 600
    301 North Main Street
    Wichita, KS 67202-4806
Education
  • Washburn University, JD, graduated 1982
  • Southern Methodist University, LLM (Taxation), graduated 1983
  • University of Kansas, graduated 1978
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • Kansas, Kansas Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Kansas Bar Association - Member of Tax Section, Elder Law Section and Member and Past President of Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section
  • Texas Bar Association - Member of Tax Section and Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section
  • Wichita Bar Association - Member and Past President of Probate Law Committee
  • Wichita Estate Planning Council - Member and Past President
  • Wichita Estate Planning Forum - Member
Court Admissions
  • Kansas Supreme Court
  • Texas Supreme Court
  • United States Supreme Court
  • Tenth Circurit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
  • U.S. Tax Court

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Tax Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Elder Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Elder Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Tax Law, Wichita (2019)
  • Elder Law, Wichita (2018)
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Wichita (2017)
  • Elder Law, Wichita (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Elder Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Special Focus:
  • Asset Protection
  • Elder
  • Estate Planning
  • Nonprofit Organizations and Charitable Giving
  • Probate
  • Succession Planning
  • Tax
  • Trust Administration
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates

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