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MELISSA A. BLESER is an attorney with Husch Blackwell, LLP, in Kansas City, Missouri, where her focus is on closely held businesses, corporate law, real estate and development, tax law and tax-exempt organizations. She advises businesses, business owners and individuals on tax matters. Ms. Bleser represents clients at every stage of the business life cycle, including obtaining capital, operations and growth strategies, including acquisitions, mergers and reorganizations. She also assists with economic development incentives, state and local tax disputes, tax controversy matters, and estate planning and probate. Ms. Bleser earned her B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from St. Cloud State University, her J.D. degree from Washburn University School of Law and her LL.M. degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is admitted to practice in both Missouri and Kansas and is a member of the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and The Missouri Bar. MICHAEL E. GRIFFIN is an attorney with Sanders Warren & Russell LLP, where his main areas of practice include estate planning, business planning and transactions, tax planning and probate estate administration. His estate planning practice includes wills, revocable and various types of irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, estate tax and Medicaid planning and family limited partnerships. His business planning and transactions practice includes formation, operation, sale, merger and dissolution of corporations; partnerships and limited liability companies and including preparation and negotiation of business agreements including license, distribution, buy-sell, loan, asset purchase and real estate purchase. Mr. Griffin is a frequent speaker at seminars on topics including estate, business and tax planning. He is a member of the Missouri Bar Association and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Mr. Griffin received his B.A. degree from Loyola University and his J.D. degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law. JOSHUA MATHEWS is a tax and transactions attorney, and founder of The Mathews Group, LC, with offices in Leawood, Kansas and Lee's Summit, Missouri. Mr. Mathews devotes a major portion of his practice to business, tax, financial, personal, real estate and criminal counsel, and represents clients in state and federal courts on both sides of the state line. He is a member of The Missouri Bar, and the Kansas and American bar associations, the KCMBA, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the International Order of the Barristers and the William P. Borland Inn of Court. Mr. Mathews is a regular lecturer on business law, estate planning, tax issues and real estate. PETER MIRAKIAN III is a partner with the Kansas City law firm of Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP, and practices with the business and finance group. He focuses his practice in the areas of business law, mergers and acquisitions, securities, tax and telecommunications. Mr. Mirakian represents public and private companies and individuals in complex U.S. and international transactions, registered and unregistered securities offerings, securities regulatory compliance, and business and tax planning. He is a member of The Missouri Bar, the American Society of Corporate Secretaries, Johnson County, Kansas and American bar associations. Mr. Mirakian earned his B.A. degree, with highest distinction, and his J.D. degree from the University of Kansas. GREGG C. YOWELL is of counsel to the law firm of Sanders Warren & Russell LLP, where he practices in business transactions and planning with an emphasis in corporate and real estate law. Mr. Yowell earned his B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, his M.B.A. degree from the University of Kansas and his J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. He is a member of the Kansas Bar Association, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and The Missouri Bar.
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