Carnahan Evans PC

Carnahan Evans PC is an Estate Planning Attorney in Springfield, MO. The firm operates as a full-service business, dispute resolution, and estate planning law firm with a depth of 17 attorneys. Its practice areas include corporate law, estate planning, litigation, tax, real estate, and medical marijuana. Founded in 1979, the firm is locally owned and serves a diverse client base that includes national and regional businesses, financial institutions, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals. Carnahan Evans PC holds a rating of 4.80 based on customer reviews.

The firm traces its origins to 1979, when John M. Carnahan, III, a tax attorney with a Masters of Law in Tax Program from the University of Miami School of Law, joined with his father, John M. Carnahan, Jr., who had served as head of a major bank trust department in southwest Missouri. They formed the firm of Carnahan and Carnahan, P.C. Within a year, William E. Evans, a tax attorney with a Masters of Law in Taxation from Southern Methodist University, joined the practice. The firm continued to grow, eventually adding Clifford S. Brown to oversee its Estate Planning Practice Group. In 1995, the firm expanded its services to include comprehensive dispute resolution. Today, seven of the firm's attorneys hold Masters of Law degrees in Taxation, supporting advice on estate, corporate, personal, sales, gift, and other taxation issues. The estate planning group consists of five attorneys offering estate planning, probate, and trust administration throughout the state, while the dispute resolution group includes seven attorneys handling commercial disputes, litigation, arbitration, and mediation.

The office is located at 2805 S Ingram Mill Rd. It sits about a quarter mile from the Schoolcraft Freeway and Glendale High School. East Battlefield Road is also nearby, at a similar distance. The Billy Long government office and CoxHealth East Battlefield Clinic are located about three-tenths of a mile away, while Wilder Elementary School is half a mile from the site.

Carnahan Evans PC is A-V rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating given by that publication. The firm’s attorneys practice in a wide variety of areas, including environmental law, employee benefits, securities, banking, employment, and wealth strategies. This range of practice areas provides proactive problem solving for clients. The firm is known for its positive customer rating and its long-standing presence in the Springfield area.

As a locally owned firm with a deep bench of tax and estate planning specialists, Carnahan Evans PC remains a distinct choice for complex business and family legal matters in Springfield, Missouri.