For Kansas City Divorce Lawyers

The primary services for you and your lawyer will be provided by Ronald C. Thiewes.

He holds certification in both Divorce Finance Analysis [CDFA] and Public Accounting [CPA].

Ron is a graduate of St. Louis University School of Law, with a Juris Doctor [J.D.] Degree, and from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis with a Master of Laws [L.L.M.] Degree in Taxation Law.

Prior to attending law schools, Ron was a combat Marine in Viet Nam where he was awarded the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, the Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon, Purple Heart Medal and the Silver Star Medal.

He brings decades of experience in the principles of

• Federal taxation,
• financial accounting application,
• auditing procedures,
• finance principles and
• associated disciplines,

into their implications and application to parties in divorce and marital dissolution.

The following lists Ron's Credentials, Publications and Presentations:

Credentials

• Master of Laws [L.L.M.]
• Juris Doctor [J.D.]
• Bachelor of Arts [B.A.]
• Missouri Society of CPA's, Professional Ethics Committee
• Missouri Certified Public Accountant
• American Institute of CPA's
• Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
• U.S.M.C. Infantry, Viet Nam and Mediterranean
• Silver Star, Purple Heart, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry

Publications

• "Federal Taxation of Dividend Distributions", 34 Jrnl Mo Bar 3, 1978.
• "Charitable Remainder Trusts", Jrnl Mo Bar 2, 1979, and 9 Taxation for Lawyers 1, 1980.
• "Revenue Recognition Help in RCA v. USA", 33 The Tax Executive 3, 1981, and 31 Digest of Tax Articles 1, 1981.
• "Normalization Requirements of Public Utility Accounting and Its Ratemaking", 35 The Tax Executive 3, 1983.
• "Your Reply to Contacts From Your Client's Auditor", 41 Jrnl Mo Bar 8, 1985.
• "Practicing Law Through a Corporation", 42 Jrnl Mo Bar 4, 1986.
• "Your Incorporated Practice Revisited", 43 Jrnl Mo Bar 1, 1987.
• "Reconstruction of Taxable Income", 45 Jrnl Mo Bar 4, 1989.
• "Omnibus Taxpayer Bill of Rights", 45 Jrnl Mo Bar 6, 1989.
• "Principles of Valuing Closely-held Business Interests", 48 Jrnl Mo Bar 437 , 1992.
• "A Primer on Financial Statement Analysis", 51 Jrnl Mo Bar 4, 1995.

Co-editor, Reviewer and Contributing Author

• Missouri Taxation Law and Practice, Editions and Updates: 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2002, and for proposed new edition to be published in 2008.

MoBar Presentations

• "Should I Form a professional Corporation?", 1993,Judicial Conference, and
• "Choice of Business Entities", 2003 Solo-Small Firm Conference.

MoBar CLE

• Moderator and Commentator: "Ethics Program", 2002, and
• "Taking the Mystery Out of Financial Statements", 2006.
• Federal Income Taxation of Divorce, Tele-conference, 2007.

Clay County Bar CLE

• "Principles of Valuing Closely-held Businesses" Feb, 2004.
• "Implications of FAS 150 To Shareholder Agreements", Dec, 2005, and
• "Taxation of Divorce", Nov, 2006.