Carl C. Radom, Attorney

Mr. Radom was born in Niagara Falls, New York on March 24, 1948. He was admitted to bars of New York in 1974, Indiana and Florida in 1982, Kansas in 1983, Virginia in 1995 and Missouri in 2000. His preparatory education was completed at Niagara University (B.A., 1970)and he received his legal education at the State University of New York at Buffalo, (J.D., 1973) and the University of Miami (LL.M., Estate Planning, 1981). Mr. Radom is a member of the Kansas, Missouri, Johnson County and Kansas City Metropolitan bar associations. He is a current member of the KCMBA's estate planning and tax committees. He was President of the Estate Planning Council of Western Kansas in both 1984 and 1987 and the Vice-president of the Western Kansas Council of Estate Planning and Giving from 1992 to 1996. He was the Director of Education for the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys from 1996 to 1998. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Fort Hays State University Endowment Association and Children's Mercey Hospital Planned Giving Council and was the District Treasurer of the Rotary Club in 1990. Mr. Radom is a frequent speaker on estate planning and related topics and has authored or co-authored several published articles including, Supplement to Basic Estate Planning, a 1983 publication of the CLE Committee of the Florida Bar Association, "Survival Conditions and the Marital Deduction" Probate and Property, the Magazine of the Real Property and Trust Law section of the American Bar Association, vol. 2, no. 3, May/June 1988; "Value Agreements May Prevent Disputes and Reduce Estate Taxes in 'S' Corporations" Small Business Taxation, Warren Gorhan & Lamont, vol. 2 issue 1, September/October 1989; "Valuation of Stock in a Closely Held Corporation: Estate of Murphy - Should the Decision be Discounted?" The Review of Taxation of Individuals, Warren Gorham & Lamont, vol. 15, no. 4, Autumn 1991; "Excess Beneficiary Involvement Can Cost Trust Its Tax Status" Taxation for Accountants and Taxation for Lawyers, Warren Gorham & Lamont, vol. 48, no. 6, June 1992 and vol. 21, no. 1, July/August 1992 respectively; "Maximizing Discounts for Both Spouses Using LLCs and FLPs" Journal of Practical Estate Planning, CCH, June/July 2000; "Trusts Allow You to Donate Assets and Enjoy Them Too " The Kansas City Business Journal, March 26, 1999. Mr. Radom concentrates his practice to the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration, planned charitable giving, business organization and succession planning.