About Kristi Hartmann

ABOUT Kristi Hartmann, Attorney

Kristi Hartmann received her B.A. from the University of Kansas in 2003 and her J.D. from Washburn University School of Law in 2007. She is licensed in Kansas and Missouri and maintains an active and varied business and real estate law and estate planning/probate practice. Kristi is experienced in business entity formation, business owner and employment contracts, buy/sell agreements, business divorce, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and covenants not to compete. She assists individuals and business owners in all aspects of estate planning/probate and business succession planning. Her real estate practice involves sales, purchases, leasing, financing, quiet title actions and real estate litigation strategy.

Kristi was voted a top rated Kansas City estate planning & probate lawyer in Super Lawyer’s Super Lawyer list for 2018 and 2019, and was voted the same in Super Lawyer’s Rising Stars list for 2015-2017. She was also selected as a 2016 “Best of the Bar” honoree by the Kansas City Business Journal.

Kristi is happily married with three wonderful stepkids. She lives on a lake and loves to garden. She is a Certified Introductory Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers and enjoys entertaining and pairing wine with her home cooked meals.

Continuing Legal Education Presentations

ETHICS IN BIZ ACQUISITIONS: FROM TEASERS TO THE CLOSING DATE – June 21 & 28, 2019
HIDDEN DANGERS IN MAINTAINING ETHICS IN BUSINESS LAW – March 19, 2019
SERIES LLC’S: TOP MISTAKES – October 30, 2018
NON-COMPETES AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS: EXPANDING ON CORE KNOWLEDGE – March 26, 2018
DEATH MAY SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS, BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR CLIENTS: SOLO PRACTITIONER SUCCESSION PLANNING – April 10, 2018
NUTS & BOLTS: DRAFTING AND ENFORCING COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE – June 9, 2017
STRUCTURING AND DRAFTING THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT and ETHICS IN BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS – February 27, 2017
THE SERIES LLC: NUTS AND BOLTS – June 15, 2016
USING LLC’S IN ASSET PROTECTION AND ESTATE PLANNING – June 16, 2016
ADVANTAGEOUS USES OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES – May 18, 2016
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES – March 29, 2016
IRREVOCABLE LIFE INSURANCE TRUSTS – November 6, 2015 – Top Estate Planning Techniques – NBI
HOW TO SERIES: WILLS – The Missouri Bar – June 17, 2015
HOW TO DRAFT A SIMPLE WILL – November 14, 2014 – Stepping Up & Stepping Out Program – The Missouri Bar Young Lawyer Society
ESTATE PLANNING UPDATES FOR THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER – Wyandotte County Bar Association – May 21, 2014
Speaking Events and Teaching Experience
SPEAKER ON ESTATE PLANNING AT NAVIGATING TO 100 CAREGIVER’S SYMPOSIUM – October 8, 2016
SPEAKER AT ANNUAL PRE-RETIREMENT ESTATE PLANNING SEMINARS FOR KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
SPEAKER AT REAL ESTATE SEMINARS FOR KANSAS CITY FOR SALE BY OWNER KANSAS CITY, LLC
NATIONAL AMERICAN UNIVERSITY – ADJUNCT FACULTY – May 2011 – May 2017 – Department of Paralegal Studies
BROWN MACKIE COLLEGE – ADJUNCT FACULTY – September 2010- January 2012 – Department of Paralegal Studies and Criminal Justice
Podcasts
Estate planning attorney Kristi Hartmann featured on KMBZ News
Kristi Hartmann reveals why probate gets a bad rap
Kristi Hartmann discusses the virtues of a living trust on KMBZ
Kristi Hartmann on preventing a civil war in your family over your estate
Kristi Hartmann discusses pitfalls in estate planning on KMBZ
Kristi Hartmann shares insights on business succession in estate planning
Professional Memberships and Leadership Activities
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association – 2016 KCMBA Board Member; 2016 President of Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Section; Business Law Committee Member; Probate and Estate Planning Committee and Membership Committee; Military Matters Volunteer
Association of Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City – Charity Golf Tournament Committee Member and Women in Shelter Step-Up Volunteer
Wyandotte County Bar Association – Social Committee Co-Chair 2018 and Stand Down for Veterans Volunteer
Independent Legal Counsel with Prime Business Group, LLC
Co-Founder and 2016 President of Kansas City Networking Professionals, Inc.
Pro Bono Attorney for Legal Aid of Western Missouri Volunteer Attorney Project
Johnson County Bar Association – 2017, 2018 & 2019 Elected Director and Board Member
UMKC Law School Incubator Project Mentor
Kansas Legal Services Reduced Fee Program and Pro Bono Attorney
In the Media
Kansas Court of Appeals in Celebration of Constitution Day – http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/sep/16/state-court-appeals-visits-ku-constitution-day/