E-mail: rmhughes@beverdye.com

Bob practices in the areas of taxation, trusts and estates, wills, probate, asset protection, succession planning and business planning. Extensive experience in income, estate and gift tax planning has led Bob to represent clients in estate and income tax audits before the Internal Revenue Service. His representative clients include individuals, bank trust companies and closely held businesses. Bob also represents individuals in the preparation of pre-marital and post-marital agreements. 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 Texas state courts.

Bob is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Wichita Estate Planning Council. He frequently lectures on estate planning, asset protection planning, charitable tax planning, and will and trust drafting to other professionals and organizations. Bob is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.

Civic/Community Involvement

• Member – Downtown Rotary Club of Wichita
  
• Former Chairman – Senior Services, Inc. of Wichita
  
• Director – Senior Services, Inc. of Wichita Foundation
  
• Former Director – Botanica, the Wichita Gardens
  
• Former Director – South Central & Western Kansas Division of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Publications

• Chapter author, “Taxation and Punitive Damage Awards,” South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association Bulletin
  
• Co-author, “Basic Will Drafting,” Kansas Bar Association
• Chapter Author, Kansas Estate Administration Handbook

E-mail: rmhughes@beverdye.com