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Scott C. Stockwell
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Scott C. Stockwell has a general practice of law with a focus in estate planning, probate, business law serving the Lawrence, Kansas and Douglas County, Kansas area as well as the surrounding counties of Jefferson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Franklin, Osage, and Shawnee. Scott is a 1984 J.D. graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law in Lawrence, Kansas, a 2015 M.B.A. graduate of the W. P. Carey School of Business in Tempe, Arizona and a 1981 B.A. graduate of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Elder Law
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Additional Practice Areas
- General Civil
- Probate Law
- Wills and Trusts
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Kansas
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
- German: Spoken
Professional Experience
- Attorney
- Scott C. Stockwell, Attorney at Law
- - Current
- Private Legal Practice in Lawrence, Kansas
- Director, Utilities Division
- Kansas Corporation Commission
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- Assistant to Commissioner Keith R. Henley
- Kansas Corporation Commission
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Education
- Arizona State University
- MBA (2015) | Information Management, Marketing, and International Business
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- International Study in France and Spain
- University of Kansas School of Law
- J.D. | Law
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- Activities: Law Clerk Johnson County District Court; Traffic Court Attorney; Chief Judge of the Traffic Court
- Kansas State University
- B.A. | Political Science, Pre-Law
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Professional Associations
- Douglas County Estate Planning Council
- member
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Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Website
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137 Questions Answered
- Q. “ I——- do solemnly swear that I will faithfully, impartially and to the best of my ability discharge all duties of my
- A: The language you included in your question is standard language for the oath of an executor that has to be filed with the court before the named executor is issued letters testamentary that give the executor the power to act.
The language does not give up a named executor’s right to serve as executor.
- Q. Next door neighbor wants to claim about six to eight feet of our property is theirs to
- A: Adverse possession is a concept that developed in the courts. If someone conspicuously and openly occupied a property for a long period of time, making use of the property, adding improvements, etc., they were in a position of becoming an de facto owner of the property. It was unfair to allow some absentee owner to show up many years later and claim what they have ignored and to inequitably benefit from the other person's industry. There are hundreds of cases, with hundreds of permutations, of property being claimed successfully and often unsuccessfully, by adverse possession.
The Kansas Legislature enacted a statutory standard that provides some clarity. The statute says, in relevant ... Read More
- Q. Lease agreement terms
- A: Your question begins by referencing a written agreement. You should consult with an attorney about the enforceability of that agreement. The general things you report having been told may or may not apply. Do not delay in consulting with an attorney before the alleged increase in rent.
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