Gregory L. Kenyon, Esq.

Background

• Regular Speaker and Presenter for Continuing Legal Education on Estates, Trusts, Elder Law, Medicaid and Long Term Care Planning;
• Faculty for Iowa State Bar Association Bar Review Course On Probate, Estates and Trusts from 2000-Present
• Adjunct Professor Des Moines Area Community College Legal Assistant Program 1982-1984
• Trust officer and bank counsel 1978-1980
• Member, Iowa State Bar Association Section on: Probate

Practice Areas
General practice including, but not limited to Business Law and Corporate Law, Health Care and Elder Law, Real Estate Law, Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate Law

Education

• Buena Vista College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975)
• Drake University Law School (J.D., 1978) – Chief Justice, Drake Law School Honor Board, 1977-1978

State Bar Admissions
Iowa, 1978

Federal Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa

Leadership Positions

• Buena Vista University President’s Advisory Council – Member, 2008-Present
• Iowa State Bar Association Probate Section Council
  • Member, 1993-1997 and 1999-2002
  • Chair, 1996-1997 and 2000-2002
• Polk County Bar Association – Board Member, 1997-2001
• Drake University Law School Board of Counselors
  • Member, 1988-1997
  • President, 1995-1996
• West Des Moines Board of Human Services
  • Member, 1992-1998
  • Chairman, 1997-1998
• West Des Moines Rotary
  • Board Member, 1983-1988
  • President, 1986-1987
• Des Moines Estate and Financial Planners – President, 1984
• Des Moines Golf and Country Club – Board Member, 1998-2000
• Plymouth Congregational Church – Moderator, 2002-2003

Professional Memberships and Admissions

• American Bar Association
• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow)
• Iowa State Bar Association
• Lincoln Inne of Court
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• Polk County Bar Association

Other Memberships

• Des Moines Estate and Financial Planners
• Drake University Law School Board of Counselors
• Substitute Decision Makers Task Force

Publications
Guiding Those Left Behind in Iowa, (Eagle Publishing Company of Boca 2004)

News

• Jun 16, 2010 – Bradshaw Attorney Gregory L. Kenyon Receives the Iowa State Bar Association’s Award for Excellence in Legislative Advocacy
• Sep 1, 2009 – The Best Lawyers in America­ 2010
• Aug 1, 2009 – Great Plains Super Lawyers 2009

Speeches and Seminars
Selected lectures:

• Uses Of and Alternatives to Special Needs Trusts in Iowa, An Estate Planner’s Toolkit, Lorman Educational Services, February 12, 2008
• Special Needs Trusts, Inevitable Events: Elder Law Issues for the Iowa Lawyer, Iowa Legal Aid Seminar, February 8, 2008
• Medicaid and Elder Law, Lorman Educational Services, October 2007
• Estate Planning Basics “Planning for Incapacity”, National Business Institute Seminar, September 2007
• Trust Workshop, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI) Seminar, September 2006
• Title XIX and Long Term Care Planning, Iowa State Bar Association, May 2006
• Trust Workshop, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI) Seminar, September 2006
• Medicaid Update and Tax Issues, Iowa State Bar Association, Tax School, December 2005
• Trust Workshop, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI) Seminar, September 2005
• All Star Views on Estate Planning, Lorman Educational Services, July 2005
• Substitute Decision Making Alternatives, Iowa State Bar Association, June 2005
• Elder Law Issues and Planning for Long Term Care, The Lawyers Chautauqua, June 2005
• The Sandwich Generation, Substitute Decision Makers, and Long Term Care Considerations, Des Moines Area Community College, March 2005
• Elder Law, Guardians, Conservators, Trusts, and Long Term Care Planning, Iowa Legal Aid, February 2005
• Special Needs Trust in Iowa, Iowa State University Parents and Educators, February 2005
• Trust Workshop, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI) Seminar, September 2004
• Medical Directives and Powers of Attorney, Polk County Bar Association, November 2003
• Elder Law Planning, University of Iowa College of Law, October 2003
• Trust Workshop, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI) Seminar, September 2003
• Trust Panel, Iowa State Bar Association, Probate Section, September 2003
• Basic Estate Planning, Iowa State Bar Association, Annual Meeting, June 2003
• Bridge the Gap, Medicaid Planning, Iowa State Bar Association, May 2003
• Medicaid and Medicaid Planning in Iowa, Medical Educational Services, Inc., February 2003
• Medicaid and Long Term Care Planning, University of Iowa College of Law, October 2002
• Trust Workshop, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI) Seminar, September 2002
• Planning Techniques in Elder Care, Iowa State Bar Association, Annual Meeting, June 2002
• Medicaid and Medicare Planning In Iowa, Medical Educational Services, Inc., February 2002
• Trust Workshop, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI) Seminar, November 2001
• Medicaid Title XIX and Long Term Care Issues, Lorman Educational Services, October 2001
• Elder Law Issues & Medicaid Eligibility Update, Iowa State Bar Association, Summer Seminar, August 2001
• Planning Techniques: Living Trusts, Guardianship/Conservatorship, Powers of Attorney, Iowa State Bar Association, Annual Meeting, June 2001
• Medicaid and Medicare Planning In Iowa, Medical Educational Services, Inc., February 2001
• Long Term Care Issues, Iowa State Bar Association, Annual Meeting, July 2000
• Medicaid Update and Tax Issues, Iowa State Bar Association, Tax School, December 2000
• Trust Workshop, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI) Seminar, November 2000
• Medicaid Title XIX and Long Term Care Issues, Lorman Educational Services, October 2000
• Legislative Update and Ethics, Iowa State Bar Association, Probate and Trust CLE, October 2000
• Medicaid & Medicaid Planning in Iowa, Medical Educational Services, Inc., September 1999
• Iowa Elder Care, Health Education Systems, September 1999
• Medicaid Overview, Iowa State Bar Association, General Practice, July 1999
• Elder Law, Iowa State Bar Association, Bridge The Gap, May 1999
• Iowa Legal Issues in Aging, Lorman Educational Services, November 1998
• Iowa Long Term Care, Health Education LLC, May 1998
• Medicaid & Probate Legislative Issues, Iowa State Bar Association, Fall Traveling Seminar, October 1997
• Medicaid Planning, Medical Educational Services, Inc., September 1997
• Medicaid Issues & Guardian and Conservatorship Issues, Iowa State Bar Association, Summer Seminar, August 1997
• Medicaid & Elder Law Issues, Iowa State Bar Association, Annual Meeting, June 1997
• Iowa Long Term Care, Health Education LLC, May 1997
• Medicaid & Elder Law Issues, Iowa State Bar Association, Bridge the Gap, April 1997
• Iowa Elder Law & Medicaid Planning, Half Moon, LLC, September 1996
• Iowa Medicare/Medicaid Law and Estate Planning Considerations, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI) Seminar, September 1995
• Basic Probate Procedures and Practices in Iowa, National Business Institute, April 1995
• Title XIX Issues, Iowa State Bar Association, Probate & Trust Law Section, Fall 1994
• Title XIX Issues, Iowa State Bar Association, Annual Meeting, June 1994
• Iowa Elder Law, Taking Control of the Planning Process, April 1994
• A Practical Guide to Probate Administration, National Business Institute, November 1993
• Title XIX Issues, Iowa State Bar Association, Probate & Trust Law Section, Fall 1993
• Iowa Medicaid and Estate Planning Issues, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI) Seminar, October 1993
• Iowa Medicaid and Estate Planning Issues, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (PESI) Seminar, October 1992
• Estate Planning and Probate in Iowa, National Business Institute, January 1992
• Iowa Elder Law, The Basics and Beyond, National Business Institute, October 1991
• Spousal Elections in Probate Proceedings, Iowa State Bar Association, Annual Meeting, June 1989
• Medicaid Eligibility and Related Issues, Iowa State Bar Association, Bridge the Gap, April 1989