A Lawyer's Guide to Estate Planning

Lara R. Hunt practices law with her father in Madisonville, Kentucky where she practices mainly in the areas of estate, trust and tax law. Mrs. Hunt earned her B.A. cum laude from Western Kentucky University and her J.D. cum laude from the University of Kentucky College of Law. Mrs. Hunt is a former staff member of the Kentucky Law Journal. She is a member of the Kentucky and Indiana Bars and is active in several associations, including the American, Kentucky, and Indiana bar associations. L. Rush Hunt is currently engaged in the private practice of law in Madisonville, Kentucky, where he devotes much of his time to areas of estate and trust law. Mr. Hunt brings more than thirty years of experience in estate planning and related areas of the law to the writing of this text, including not only his legal experience but also his prior experience as a certified financial planner and as a vice-president of trust services for Citizens Bank of Kentucky, where he supervised trust administration and investments. Mr. Hunt earned his B.S. in accounting from Murray State University, his J.D. from the University of Louisville School of Law, and his Ph.D. in public law at Southern Illinois University. A frequent lecturer at continuing legal education seminars for both lawyers and accountants, Mr. Hunt is a member of the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division and Senior Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association and the Kentucky Bar Association.