William N. Kirk
PARTNER, ATTORNEY
About William N. Kirk
- TRUSTS, ESTATES & TAX
ATTORNEY CREDENTIALS
- AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Pinnacle Award Recipient for Excellence in Charitable Planning (2015)
- The Florida Bar Association, Tax Section and Real Property and Probate Section
- Indian River County Bar Association
- Indian River Estate Planning Council, past President and past Director
- Kansas State University (B.S., cum laude, 1986)
- Washburn University, School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990)
- University of Miami, School of Law (LL.M., Estate Planning, 2003)
- Lifelong fan of K-State Athletics and K.C. Chiefs
- 80’s Music and Wood-Fired BBQ
- Kansas Open Meetings: An Executive Session Primer, 8 Kan. Mun. L. Ann. 153-68 (1991), also published in 9 Kan. Govt. J. 248-53 (1991), and cited by Michael R. Heim, Kansas Local Government Law §5.19 at 5-5 (1991).
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William N. Kirk co-chairs our firm’s Estate Planning & Tax Group, concentrating his practice on sophisticated estate and tax planning, probate and trust administration, and related areas of taxation. He was raised on a diversified crop and livestock farm in northwestern Kansas, and joined Gould Cooksey Fennell in 2004. Mr. Kirk maintains a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review “AV Preeminent” rating, the highest rating given to lawyers who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence by their peers.
Mr. Kirk graduated first in his class at Washburn University School of Law in 1990, earning eleven American Jurisprudence Awards for receiving the highest grade in nearly one-third of his law school courses. He was Notes Editor of the Washburn Law Journal and earned membership in the Washburn Moot Court Council. Following his law school graduation, he focused his practice on business and securities transactions in Wichita, Kansas. In 1996, he left the private practice of law and became a principal and executive officer of a family-owned, multi-unit restaurant company located in Palm Beach County, Florida. In 2002, Mr. Kirk commenced his studies in taxation and estate planning at the University of Miami, School of Law, where he earned an LL.M. in Estate Planning in 2003, and was recognized as an Estate Planning Fellow because of his academic achievement and potential for excellence in the field of estate planning.
Apart from the practice of law, Mr. Kirk is invested in the future of the community and has volunteered his time with various civic and charitable organizations. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for United Way Foundation of Indian River County at its inception, and for three years thereafter. In connection with that service, he was recognized as the 2015 recipient of the Pinnacle Award, which honors professional advisors for outstanding voluntary service to Indian River County non-profit organizations in promoting charitable giving through estate and gift planning.
ATTORNEY CREDENTIALS
- AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Pinnacle Award Recipient for Excellence in Charitable Planning (2015)
- The Florida Bar Association, Tax Section and Real Property and Probate Section
- Indian River County Bar Association
- Indian River Estate Planning Council, past President and past Director
- Kansas State University (B.S., cum laude, 1986)
- Washburn University, School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990)
- University of Miami, School of Law (LL.M., Estate Planning, 2003)
- Lifelong fan of K-State Athletics and K.C. Chiefs
- 80’s Music and Wood-Fired BBQ
- Kansas Open Meetings: An Executive Session Primer, 8 Kan. Mun. L. Ann. 153-68 (1991), also published in 9 Kan. Govt. J. 248-53 (1991), and cited by Michael R. Heim, Kansas Local Government Law §5.19 at 5-5 (1991).
Notable Settlements and Verdicts
Plaintiff was operating a small motorcycle/scooter when a 91 year old man turned left in front of him hitting him essentially head on. As a result of the collision, the Plaintiff sustained catastrophic injuries to his lower body, including snapped femurs and fractures to the spine and pelvis. After a two week trial the Indian River County jury returned an award totaling $9.381 million.
Medical negligence claim arising out of a breach in the standard of care by a physician and hospital in which an incorrect, corrosive chemical was used during a gynecological procedure, resulting in acid burns and severe permanent injuries to the Plaintiff.
A Brevard County Jury awarded Plaintiff $6.4M against Defendant State Farm, following an accident that resulted in numerous catastrophic orthopedic injuries, including a below knee amputation of the Plaintiff’s left leg.
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All Estate Planning & Tax Group lawyers have an LL.M. in taxation or estate planning, and their professional designations include Florida Bar Board Certification, AV Preeminent for High Professional Excellence, Best Lawyers in America©, and Super Lawyers. Gould Cooksey Fennell has one of the largest, most sophisticated estate planning and tax groups in our area and has served the Treasure Coast in this area of law for over 65 years.
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