Craig C Reaves - Elder Attorneys: Kansas City MO

Reaves Law Firm, P.C., provides creative, practical and effective legal solutions for persons with estate planning and elder law related needs.

Reaves Law Firm PC
4400 Madison Ave
Kansas City MO 64111-3588
Tel: 816 756-2100
Fax: 816 756-0333
E-mail: craig@reaveslawfirm.com

Certified Elder Law Attorney - National Elder Law Foundation

Mr. Reaves has been Certified as an Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation since the Charter class of 1995. He was the first attorney to receive this certification in Missouri, and currently is the only CELA in Kansas.

Mr. Reaves is a past President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA. He is a Fellow of NAELA and a Fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (ACTEC). He was a founding director and the second president of the Missouri Chapter of NAELA, and has been a member of the Kansas Chapter since it was formed.

Mr. Reaves is an Adjunct Professor of Law at both the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and also at the University of Kansas School of Law. He teaches an Elder Law course at both of these law schools.

Mr. Reaves is a Past President of the Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City. In addition, Mr. Reaves is the President of LifeCare Planning, Inc., a non-profit organization assisting parents of persons who have a disability to plan for future care of their children. He also currently serves on the Advisory Board of The Mission Project. He previously served for nine years as a director and officer of the Arthritis Foundation-Western Missouri/Greater Kansas City Chapter. He was a founding director and officer for eleven years of Respite Care Services, Inc., a non-profit organization that provided highly trained temporary home care for persons who had a disability so the primary caregivers could have time away without worrying.

Mr. Reaves is a member of the Special Needs Alliance, the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, the UBS Attorney Network and the Society of Financial Services Professionals.

Mr. Reaves is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of Kansas and Missouri (Western District-Federal), and before the United States Tax Court. He is a member of the Kansas, Missouri, Kansas City Metropolitian and American Bar Associations, along with the Probate, Real Property and Trust, and Elder Law Sections of the state bar associations.