Attorney Profiles

Kansas Attorney - LLM

Hellen L. Haag, JD, LLM
E-mail: hlhaag@beverdye.com

Practice Areas

• Taxation
• Employee Benefits
• ERISA
• Trusts
• Estates
• Wills
• Probate
• Family Succession Planning
• Business Law

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Kansas, 1988
• Juris Doctorate, University of Kansas, 1991
• Master of Laws (Taxation), University of Denver, 1992

Bar Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Kansas Bar Association
  Member - Tax Section (Executive Committee) and
  Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section
• Wichita Bar Association
  Member - Probate Committee

Professional Memberships

• Wichita Estate Planning Council

Hellen practices in the areas of taxation, employee benefits and ERISA, trusts and estates, wills, probate, family succession planning, and business law. She regularly counsels clients on ERISA and employee benefit matters. Her representative clients include individuals, professional groups and closely held businesses. She is admitted to practice in the U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas and Kansas state courts.

Hellen began her professional career with the international accounting firm of KPMG, LLP. Hellen serves on the board of directors of the Wichita Bar Foundation. She is also a member of the Wichita Estate Planning Council.

In addition to teaching a 15-week course on estate planning for the Society of Financial Service Professionals, Hellen also frequently lectures on tax-related issues for professional and various other organizations.

Hellen is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.

Civic/Community Involvement

• Member - Downtown Rotary Club of Wichita
• Member - Board of Directors - Senior Services Inc. of Wichita
• Volunteer - Reading is Fundamental (RIF)

Publications

• Co-author, "Basic Will Drafting," Kansas Bar Association