Mary E. Vandenack, Attorney

A founding member of the firm, Mary offers extraordinary energy and focus in the inter-related areas of tax, business, real estate, health care and estate and business succession planning. Mary excels in dealing with the issues of closely held businesses (whether an international operation or a one person shop). In the health care arena, Mary regularly represents physicians, physician organizations, health care facilities, group health plans,  ambulatory surgery centers, billing companies, pharmaceutical companies,  and specialty health care providers. In the general business arena, Mary  has significant experience working with real estate developers, real estate investors, real estate management companies, contractors,  and companies in the telecommunications, information technology, construction, engineering,  agribusiness, financial,  and manufacturing industries. Mary's work with closely held businesses and their owners has also provided numerous opportunities to provide service in the non-profit area.

Mary's skill and knowledge related to the issues of closely held businesses and their owners has provided her a niche in assisting such clients with a wide variety of issues including transactions, employee benefits, expansions into or transactions in national or international markets, mergers and acquisitions, and state, federal, local and international tax and business issues. Mary is often asked to serve in the role of general counsel to her clients and easily transitions from focusing on complex business issues to helping her clients address the impact of their business on their individual planning needs.

Mary has long been known for her skills in the estate and business succession planning areas.  Mary has been involved in numerous complex planning issues.  Mary has drafted trusts including typical marital trusts, dynasty trusts, generation skipping trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, asset protection trusts, and charitable trusts.  Mary's tax background has helped her prove a valuable asset in coordinating estate planning and benefits issues as well as estate planning and business issues. 

Mary's estate planning work has resulted in numerous opportunities to assist clients with family foundations and other charitable techniques.

Mary has been active in health care practice for the entirety of her career.  Mary assists a variety of health care clients in the areas of tax, business and regulatory issues.

Mary graduated magna cum laude from Creighton University School of Law in 1992, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Creighton Law Review, won a Domestic Moot Court competition as Best Oral Advocate, and was inducted into the Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society. Mary received her Bachelors Degree in Business and Accounting, summa cum laude, from College of Saint Mary.

Mary regularly speaks and writes in her practice areas. She currently writes a column on estate planning and business succession issues for the Metro Magazine. Mary is active in the national bar association promoting the use of technology in the practice of law and in improving the cost effectiveness and efficiency of legal services. In addition, Mary is a member of various task forces promoting changes in legislation and regulations governing tax, business and health care.

In her spare time, Mary shares her love for health and wellness by teaching aerobics, weight training, pilates, and yoga to adults, seniors and children.