Chapin Law Firm

W. Brett Chapin, J.D, C.P.A.

Email: Brett@ChapinLawFirm.com

Practice Areas: Taxation; Bankruptcy; Tax Controversies; IRS Audits; Tax Planning; Business Planning; Trusts and Estates; Asset Protection; Wills; Probate.

Admitted: 1999 Kansas, 2000 Missouri, U.S. Tax Court; Kansas Federal Court; Western District of Missouri Federal Court.

Law School: University of Kansas, J.D. 1999.

College: University of Kansas, BS Accounting and Business Administration 1994.

Member: Johnson County, Kansas and Missouri Bar Associations; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Experience:Brett began his career as a CPA with Baird, Kurtz and Dobson in Kansas City, Missouri before attending law school at the University of Kansas in 1996.  After law school, Brett worked in the tax department of Arthur Andersen, handling complicated tax planning and structures.  He left Arthur Andersen and worked for a small firm before opening his own office in 2005.  Brett’s emphasis in his legal practice has been in tax, business planning, estate planning, and bankruptcy.   

Kristen A. Shelley, J.D

Email: Kristen@chapinlawfirm.com

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Juvenile Law, Criminal Law, DUI and Traffic.

Admitted: 2001 Kansas, Kansas Federal Court

Law School: University of Kansas, J.D. 2001.

College: Central College, Pella, Iowa. Bachelor of Arts Degree 1998.

Member: Kansas and Johnson County Bar Association.

Experience:  Kristen began her legal career at Kansas Legal Services.  Her practice concentrated on divorce and family law issues.  Kristen left Kansas Legal Services to join the Johnson County District Attorney's Office in 2002.  While at the Johnson County District Attorney's Office Kristen handled a wide variety of caseloads including:  juvenile, drugs, DUI, traffic, and general felony caseloads.  In 2006 Kristen left the District Attorney’s Office to join her husband in practice at Chapin Law Firm. 

Sheila Fanning, Paralegal

Email: Sheila@chapinlawfirm.com

This web site is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship.

Chapin Law Firm - Johnson County Attorneys Concentrating in Tax Law, including IRS Audits, Tax Controversies, Unfiled Returns, Liens and Levies and Tax Planning; Bankruptcy for individuals or businesses; Business Planning; Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Probate; Juvenile Law; Criminal Law; Driving Under the Influence and Traffic Citations.