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Hartwell & AmoryAttorneys · Kansas City
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Boutique counsel · Kansas City · Est. 2012

Counsel for the decisions that outlast us.

Hartwell & Amory is a boutique firm for the matters that settle a family’s future: the estate plan, the administration, the parenting agreement, the family company. Licensed on both sides of State Line, and deliberate on both sides of every question.

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Licensed in Missouri & Kansas·Flat-fee planning, quoted in writing·Same-day response

01 — The practice

Four practices, one standard.

Everything we do concerns a family and what it holds: its agreements, its property, its company, its next generation.

  1. 01Estate PlanningWills, trusts, and the quiet architecture that keeps a family's affairs in order.
  2. 02Probate & Estate AdministrationSteady administration of estates and trusts, in the months when steadiness is scarce.
  3. 03Family LawDivorce, custody, and support, resolved with proportion and a long view.
  4. 04Business & SuccessionFormation, governance, and succession for closely held companies and the families behind them.
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02 — The manner

The manner of the practice matters as much as the matter.

I

Plain answers, early

You will know our read of your situation, the fee, and the timeline before you commit to anything. Estate planning is quoted flat, in writing. Litigation gets a budget, not a shrug.

II

Both sides of State Line

Every attorney here is licensed in Missouri and Kansas, because our clients' lives are. Property, courts, and statutes change at the curb on State Line Road; your counsel shouldn't have to hand you off when they do.

III

Built for the long file

Families return to us at each season: the first wills, the business formation, the guardianship, the administration. We keep the whole story in one place, so nothing has to be explained twice.

“We had put this off for eleven years because we expected it to be morbid and complicated. It was two calm conversations and a signing. Driving home, my husband said the strangest thing: that he felt lighter.”
Estate planning client, Leawood · Trust-based plan for a blended family

A composed reflection, hedged as all lawyer advertising must be: how we talk about results.

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03 — The city

Of this city, on both sides of the line.

Our offices sit near the Country Club Plaza, and our clients sit everywhere from Brookside to Overland Park to a farm past Liberty. We appear regularly in the probate and family divisions of Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in Missouri; Johnson and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas.

Established
2012
Bar admissions
MO & KS
Consultation
$150, credited
Response time
Same day

Begin with a conversation.

Tell us the shape of the matter and the times that suit you; we run a conflict check and confirm within one business day. Everything you send is treated as confidential.

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or call (816) 555-0144

Demo concept — Hartwell & Amory is a fictional firm, designed and built as a portfolio demonstration.