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Kyle W. Wilcox

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(319) 896-4097 (319) 366-1917 kwilcox@spmblaw.com Cedar Rapids, IA
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Lauren Starnes

Lauren Starnes

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(319) 896-4112 lstarnes@spmblaw.com

Practice Area

Bar Admissions

  • State of Iowa, 2007

Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law, JD, with distinction, 2003
    • Member, Iowa Law Review
    • Recipient, ALI Medal for Excellence in Bankruptcy Studies
    • Student Law Clerk to Judge Paul J. Kilburg, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Iowa
  • University of Northern Iowa, BA, magna cum laude, 1999
    • Business Administration

Kyle Wilcox has been counseling individuals since 2007 with matters relating to estate planning, wills, probate and tax law. He helps families plan the disposition of their assets, both during lifetime and at death, and to accomplish the most optimal estate and gift tax plan. Mr. Wilcox assists clients with the administration of trusts and with the probate of estates at death. He understands tax consequences associated with business transactions and estate planning as he prepares personal and fiduciary (trust and estate) income tax returns. Mr. Wilcox also serves on the firm's board of directors. 

  • Included in the Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" list for Cedar Rapids
    • Tax Law, 2023
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), 2020
  • Included in the Best Lawyers in America® list, 2025
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Elder Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
  • Included in Great Plains Super Lawyers list, 2017-2024
    • Estate & Probate
  • AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®
    • "(Kyle) is very personable and knowlegeable. Took the necessary time to review information. Never rushed." -- Martindale-Hubbell®
  • Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth, 2017 & 2018
    • Private Wealth Law, Up and Coming
  • Corridor Business Journal’s Forty Under 40, 2012
  • Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce's Leadership for Five Seasons Graduate, 2009

Professional Memberships

  • Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel (IATEC)
  • Cedar Rapids Area Estate Planning Council (CRAEPC)
    • President, 2012-2013
    • Officer and Member of the Board of Directors, 2009 - 2013
  • Iowa State Bar Association
    • Probate, Trust & Estate Planning Law Section
    • Elder Law Section
    • Taxation Law Section
      • Legislative Committee, Chair
      • Planning Committee, ISBA Tax School
    • Tax Section Council
    • Spring Tax School, Chair 2013-2014, Planning Committee 2024
    • Bloethe Tax School, Chair 2022
    • Guardianship and Conservatorship Committee, past
  • Fellow, Iowa State Bar Foundation
  • Linn County Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • Orchestra Iowa Board of Directors and Foundation Board 
  • First Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids
    • Member of the Endowment Committee, Past
    • Member of Church Session, Past
    • Chairman of Endowment Committee, Past
    • Member of Finance Committee, Past
  • Cedar Rapids Downtown Rotary, Past
  • Kirkwood Community College Foundation Advisory Board, Past
  • Brucemore Board of Trustees, 2014-2016

2024 Presentation

  • Blue Ribbon Panel Speaker, Iowa State Bar Association's 2024 Bloethe Tax School, 12/06/2024

2023 Presentations

  • "Federal and State Tax Update," Rotary Business Advisory Roundtable, 12/06/2023
  • "Federal and State Tax Update," Association of Fundraising Professionals Eastern Iowa Chapter, 05/09/2023

2022 Presentations

  • "Federal and State Tax Update," Cedar Rapids Area Estate Planning Council, 12/19/2022
  • Chair and Blue Ribbon Panel Speaker, Iowa State Bar Association's 2022 Bloethe Tax School, 11/30/2022
  • "2022 Federal & State Income Tax Update," Rotary Business Advisory Roundtable, 11/22/2022
  • "Estate Planning Basics," Friends of India, 11/19/2022

Archived Presentations

Publications

  • "Teleworking and the Impact on Employment and Tax Policies,"USLAW Magazine, March 2021
  • "2020 Tax Law Changes and Issues: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)," Website Update, June 2020
  • "Why you need a will: Resolve to put your affairs in order this year," The Cedar Rapids Gazette, January 2019
  • "Congress Offers Tax Relief to Flood-Affected Businesses," Edge Business Magazine, February 2009
  • "Pension Protection Act Impacts Nonprofits and Charitable Giving," Edge Business Magazine, November 2007
  • "Leveraging the LLC in Business Succession Planning," Edge Business Magazine, March 2007
  • "Shedding Light on the Iowa Capital Gains Deduction," Edge Business Magazine, August 2008