Professionals
Kevin L. Johns
Partner
P 859-288-7438 F 859-259-0649
250 West Main Street
Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
Kevin Johns counsels clients on estate planning matters, estate administration, federal estate and state inheritance tax issues, special needs trusts, business succession planning and general business matters for small to medium sized companies.
Location
250 West Main Street
Suite 1600
Lexington, KY 40507
Representative Matters
- Representation of families with respect to estate planning designed to provide for surviving spouse and children while minimizing federal estate taxes
- Preparation of multiple special needs trusts for a families with a disabled child
- Representation and consultation of clients with respect to entering into a premarital agreements and postnuptial agreements
- Representation and consultation with individuals starting new business ventures with respect to choice of entity, entity formation and contract negotiations
- Representation of business owners in the transition and continuation of closely-held businesses and family farms with the preparation of buy-sell agreements, stock restriction agreements and other business succession planning techniques
- Preparation of federal estate, state inheritance tax returns for estates and fiduciary income tax returns for trusts and estates
- Representation of banks and trust departments with complex estate and trust administration, litigation support, and estate, gift and fiduciary income tax issues
- Organization and development of various non-profit corporations
Professional Experience
Before joining Wyatt, Kevin practiced law with Vimont and Wills, PLLC in Lexington, Kentucky with an emphasis in estates, trusts and corporate law and served as a trust officer with Fifth Third Bank in Lexington, Kentucky where he administered numerous trusts and estates and counseled trust clients regarding all facets of trust and estate law and estate, inheritance, fiduciary income and gift taxation.
Honors
- Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America® Trusts and Estates, 2010-2013
Education
1999 - M.B.A., magna cum laude, Eastern Kentucky University
1998 - J.D., Capital University; Order of Curia
1994 - B.B.A., magna cum laude, Morehead State University
Presentations
- "2013 Economic Roundtable" - Boardman Wealth Planning, Inc., Lexington, KY (February 2013)
- "The Intersection of Trust & Estate Law and Real Estate Practice," 12th Biennial UK Real Estate Law and Practice Institute, Lexington, KY (October 2012)
- "Tis the Season for Giving! Minimizing Certain Fears Before the Uncertainty Reappears. Emphasis on Year End Estate Tax Planning and Private Split Dollar Arrangements" - Salomon & Co., Lexington, KY (December 2011)
- Estate Planning and Business succession planning presentation with Federated Insurance, Cookeville, TN (November 2010)
- Estate Planning for Families with a Special Needs Child, Danville, KY (October 2010)
- Estate and Charitable Planning Presentation and Panel Discussion - Central KY Planned Giving Council Annual Meeting, Lexington, KY (September 2010)
- Estate Planning and Charitable Planning Presentation - Manchester Memorial Foundation, Manchester, KY (August 2010)
- Estate Planning and Business Succession Planning Seminar - Federated Insurance District Business Council, Lexington, KY (August 2010)
- Estate Planning for Families with a Special Needs Child with Mass Mutual and ARC of Kentucky, Louisville, KY (April 2010)
- Estate Planning Presentation with Cornerstone Senior Services, Sandy Hook, KY (April 2010)
- Estate Planning and Business Succession Planning Seminar with Mass Mutual, Lexington, KY (March 2010)
- Fayette County Bar and Society of Financial Professionals Probate Primer at Fayette Circuit Court, Lexington, KY (March 2010)
- Estate Planning and Business Succession Workshop/Seminar with Federated Insurance at Homewood Suites Inn, Louisville, KY (March 2010)
- Working with Professional Advisors: What CPAs and Attorneys Expect When Working With Joint Clients and Prospects", Lexington, KY (February 2010)
- Estate Planning and the Family Farm - Kentucky Cattleman's Association Annual Convention, Lexington, KY (January 2010)
- Conversions of Traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs with Wells Fargo, Lexington, KY (December 2009)
- Estate Planning for Families with a Special Needs Child - Prader Willi Syndrome Association - Tennessee Chapter, Nashville, TN (November 2009)
- Estate Planning for Families with a Special Needs Child with Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney (October 2009)
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Leadership Kentucky, Class of 2012
- Leadership Lexington, Class of 2008
- Bluegrass Estate Planning Council
- Young Lawyers Section of the Kentucky Bar Association
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the Kentucky Bar Association
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar Association
- Fayette County (Kentucky) Bar Association
Civic Involvement
- President, Central Kentucky Planned Giving Committee, Inc.
- Board Member, The Future is Now Advisory Committee, ARC of Kentucky
- Lexington Police Department Community Based Leadership Program
- Western Little League (Lexington) Baseball coach
Admissions
- Kentucky
- Florida
Interests
- Reading, hiking, fishing, running, baseball and other collegiate sports
Representative Matters
- Representation of families with respect to estate planning designed to provide for surviving spouse and children while minimizing federal estate taxes
- Preparation of multiple special needs trusts for a families with a disabled child
- Representation and consultation of clients with respect to entering into a premarital agreements and postnuptial agreements
- Representation and consultation with individuals starting new business ventures with respect to choice of entity, entity formation and contract negotiations
- Representation of business owners in the transition and continuation of closely-held businesses and family farms with the preparation of buy-sell agreements, stock restriction agreements and other business succession planning techniques
- Preparation of federal estate, state inheritance tax returns for estates and fiduciary income tax returns for trusts and estates
- Representation of banks and trust departments with complex estate and trust administration, litigation support, and estate, gift and fiduciary income tax issues
- Organization and development of various non-profit corporations
Professional Experience
Before joining Wyatt, Kevin practiced law with Vimont and Wills, PLLC in Lexington, Kentucky with an emphasis in estates, trusts and corporate law and served as a trust officer with Fifth Third Bank in Lexington, Kentucky where he administered numerous trusts and estates and counseled trust clients regarding all facets of trust and estate law and estate, inheritance, fiduciary income and gift taxation.
Honors
- Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America® Trusts and Estates, 2010-2013
Education
1999 - M.B.A., magna cum laude, Eastern Kentucky University
1998 - J.D., Capital University; Order of Curia
1994 - B.B.A., magna cum laude, Morehead State University
Presentations
- "2013 Economic Roundtable" - Boardman Wealth Planning, Inc., Lexington, KY (February 2013)
- "The Intersection of Trust & Estate Law and Real Estate Practice," 12th Biennial UK Real Estate Law and Practice Institute, Lexington, KY (October 2012)
- "Tis the Season for Giving! Minimizing Certain Fears Before the Uncertainty Reappears. Emphasis on Year End Estate Tax Planning and Private Split Dollar Arrangements" - Salomon & Co., Lexington, KY (December 2011)
- Estate Planning and Business succession planning presentation with Federated Insurance, Cookeville, TN (November 2010)
- Estate Planning for Families with a Special Needs Child, Danville, KY (October 2010)
- Estate and Charitable Planning Presentation and Panel Discussion - Central KY Planned Giving Council Annual Meeting, Lexington, KY (September 2010)
- Estate Planning and Charitable Planning Presentation - Manchester Memorial Foundation, Manchester, KY (August 2010)
- Estate Planning and Business Succession Planning Seminar - Federated Insurance District Business Council, Lexington, KY (August 2010)
- Estate Planning for Families with a Special Needs Child with Mass Mutual and ARC of Kentucky, Louisville, KY (April 2010)
- Estate Planning Presentation with Cornerstone Senior Services, Sandy Hook, KY (April 2010)
- Estate Planning and Business Succession Planning Seminar with Mass Mutual, Lexington, KY (March 2010)
- Fayette County Bar and Society of Financial Professionals Probate Primer at Fayette Circuit Court, Lexington, KY (March 2010)
- Estate Planning and Business Succession Workshop/Seminar with Federated Insurance at Homewood Suites Inn, Louisville, KY (March 2010)
- Working with Professional Advisors: What CPAs and Attorneys Expect When Working With Joint Clients and Prospects", Lexington, KY (February 2010)
- Estate Planning and the Family Farm - Kentucky Cattleman's Association Annual Convention, Lexington, KY (January 2010)
- Conversions of Traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs with Wells Fargo, Lexington, KY (December 2009)
- Estate Planning for Families with a Special Needs Child - Prader Willi Syndrome Association - Tennessee Chapter, Nashville, TN (November 2009)
- Estate Planning for Families with a Special Needs Child with Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney (October 2009)
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Leadership Kentucky, Class of 2012
- Leadership Lexington, Class of 2008
- Bluegrass Estate Planning Council
- Young Lawyers Section of the Kentucky Bar Association
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the Kentucky Bar Association
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar Association
- Fayette County (Kentucky) Bar Association
Civic Involvement
- President, Central Kentucky Planned Giving Committee, Inc.
- Board Member, The Future is Now Advisory Committee, ARC of Kentucky
- Lexington Police Department Community Based Leadership Program
- Western Little League (Lexington) Baseball coach
Admissions
- Kentucky
- Florida
Interests
- Reading, hiking, fishing, running, baseball and other collegiate sports
