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KEVIN M. CHEN
kchen@ahrenslaw.com
Partner - Boise Office
Current
Partner with Ahrens & DeAngeli, p.l.l.c., serving clients nationwide.
Experience
Prior to joining Ahrens & DeAngeli, p.l.l.c., Kevin was a partner in
the Trusts & Estates Practice Group of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, in
Chicago, Illinois. Kevin has experience in wealth transfer planning
for high net worth clients; charitable giving; tax exempt
organizations; business succession planning; creditor protection;
estate and trust administration and litigation; and development of
sophisticated estate planning strategies. Memberships
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American Bar Association –
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
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Idaho State Bar
Association – Taxation, Probate & Trust Section
Bar Admissions
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Idaho State Bar
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Illinois State Bar
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Utah State Bar
Publications
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Co-Author with David A.
Handler, Formula Disclaimers: Procter-Proofing Gift Revaluation by
IRS, Journal of Taxation, Vol. 96, No. 4, April 2002
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Co-Author with David A.
Handler, Fresh Thinking About Gift-Splitting, Trusts &
Estates Magazine, January 2002
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Co-Author with David A.
Handler, The Estate Trust Revival: Maximizing the Full Basis
Step-Up for Spouses, Trusts & Estates Magazine, August 2001
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Co-Author with Glenn
Kurlander, Proprietary Approaches for Planning with Individuals and
Their Businesses, Cannon Financial Institute, Inc. and Kirkland &
Ellis, The 2001 Estate Planning Teleconference Series, March 27, 2001
Other Distinctions
Education
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Juris Doctorate,
University of Utah College of Law (1997); Utah Law Review, Staff
Member; William H. Leary Scholar, Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Legal Writing and Research
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B.A. in English, magna
cum laude, Boise State University (1992); Emphases in Writing and
Liberal Arts; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
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Universidad del Pais Vasco
(1990-1991); Foreign Studies Program, concentration in Spanish
Language and Literature
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