Lara R. Hunt is a partner at HUNT & GREENE PSC. Lara practices mainly in the areas of estate, trust and tax law. She earned her B.A. cum laude from Western Kentucky University and her J.D. cum laude from the University of Kentucky College of Law. While attending law school, Lara received the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Income Tax, Estate and Gift Tax and Criminal Law. Lara was also awarded the Best Brief and was a staff member of the Kentucky Law Journal.
L. Rush Hunt is the founding and managing partner of HUNT & GREENE PSC. Rush has been engaged in the practice of law for over forty years in his hometown of Madisonville, Kentucky. He currently devotes his practice to the areas of estate planning, asset protection planning, tax law and business law. Rush’s experience in these areas of law includes not only his legal experience but also his prior experience as a certified financial planner and his previous employment as a vice-president of trust services for Citizens Bank of Kentucky where he supervised trust administration and investments. Rush is the author of Kentucky Wills and Trusts and four American Bar Association (ABA) publications, A Lawyer’s Guide to Estate Planning, Financial Planning for You and Your Clients, Understanding Elder Law and Estate Planning Forms.
Our firm limits its litigation practice to the above three areas. Such litigation may involve the proper construction of a will or trust, a challenge to the will in the event of incompetency of the testator or any undue influence on the testator, breach of fiduciary duties and other issues that may arise in the settlement of an estate. Mr. Hunt has successfully challenged improper Kentucky tax levies the most successful being his defeating an attempt by the Revenue Cabinet to impose a severance tax on Kentucky’s coal brokers. His victory in this case not only saved his client taxes but resulted in the abatement of millions of dollars in tax assessments that were being imposed on Kentucky’s coal brokers. The firm litigates a broad range of business law matters ranging from enforcing non-compete agreements, suits interpreting and challenging various contract provisions, construction disputes, and employment-related litigation.
At HUNT & GREENE PSC, all of our Estate Planning, Business Planning, and Estate Administration all start with an initial consultation. Prior to the consultation we will review and analyze your completed personal information questionnaire. During the consultation, we take the time to understand your needs, goals, and desires. At the conclusion of our meeting with you, together we will be able to decide what customized planning approach is best for your situation, and what the appropriate fee will be for the legal work.
Wills
After graduating from law school, Lara worked for a premier tax attorney in Kentucky and later came back home to Madisonville to practice law with her father. Lara has co-authored two books with her father, Kentucky Wills and Trusts and A Lawyer’s Guide to Estate Planning. She is a member of the Kentucky and Indiana Bars and is active in several associations, including the American, Kentucky, and Indiana bar associations.
Trusts
Estate planning at its simplest involves will and trust drafting for individuals of all ages. Some estate plans are simple and involve little more than basic wills, powers of attorney and health care surrogates. Many client’s estates need the addition of a trust to provide for inheritance for younger children, or adult children who have special needs, such as, health, substance abuse or other needs. Clients with larger estates may need to minimize tax burdens and will find trusts helpful in reducing or often times eliminating an estate tax liability, as well as, providing asset protection benefits for the trust beneficiaries. Often clients are interested in charitable planning involving various types of charitable trusts that may provide both income and estate tax benefits in addition to benefitting the client’s favorite charities. Sometimes charitable planning is combined with establishing a family foundation when the individual does not have a specific charity of choice. Another common estate planning option involves the use of family limited partnerships or limited liability companies to both manage a client’s estate and to reduce estate taxes.
Whether beginning a new business venture, selling or buying a business, entering into various business contracts, establishing buy-sell agreements and stock redemption agreements, or establishing a business succession plan, our firm brings together over 40 years legal and business experience including Mr. Hunt’s experience as both a lawyer and a banker. Our firm provides the additional tax law experience of both L. Rush Hunt and Lara R. Hunt.