Gayle Evans

Gayle Evans has practiced law for over 40 years, concentrating in the areas of estate planning, corporate law, real estate, and employee stock ownership plans.

Having accumulated Malcom Gladwell’s 10,000 hours, Gayle enjoys putting her expertise to work assisting her clients, and sharing with the lay and legal community alike by speaking frequently at national estate planning and tax forums, including Duke University, the Mountain States Tax Conference, and the American Law-Institute-American Bar Association Estate and Gift Tax Seminar.

She has written a number of works, including Estate Planning for the Family Business Owner, published by the AICPA; chapters on Estate Planning for Business Owners and Retirement Plan Distributions for Missouri Estate Planning published by the Missouri Bar; and ESOPs for The Practical Tax Lawyer.

She received her bachelor's and master's degrees (cum laude) from the University of Missouri - Columbia, and received her law degree (with distinction) from the University of Missouri - Kansas City, where she was Articles Editor of the Law Review and appointed to the Order of the Bench and Robe.

When not helping her clients, you may find her immersed in British mysteries, doting on grandchildren, golfing or raising chickens.