Kevin Checkett
Carthage, MO
Licensed for 45 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Estate Planning
Language
English
About
The Kansas City Magazine and 417 Magazine of Springfield have named Kevin Checkett as top Missouri lawyer for each of the last ten years. This distinction is voted upon by other attorneys and awarded to those in the top 5% of their profession.Kevin Checkett established his general practice of law in Carthage in 1977, after a one-year appointment as research attorney to the Missouri Court of Appeals. Since that beginning, Mr. Checkett has narrowed his practice to general civil trials with emphasis in commercial and bankruptcy litigation as well as estate and business planning. His lectures in both areas have been presented frequently in southwest Missouri. He has served as trustee in thousands of bankruptcies under Chapters 7, 11, and 12, and has been published in professional journals in the areas of creditors' rights, workouts and bankruptcy. Mr. Checkett's litigation experience includes personal injury, all perspectives within bankruptcy, lender liability and other areas of business and commerce, and estates and trusts.Kevin Checkett has forty years experience in all aspects of trusts and estates. He has helped numerous family farmers and business owners structure their estate and succession plans for children and grandchildren while minimizing probate and tax costs. His administration practice helps executors and trustees provide the service required under state and federal law while in accordance with the deceased's will or trust. Mr. Checkett is experienced in the preparation of federal estate tax returns and resolution with the IRS.Mr. Checkett is *AV rated by the Martindale-Hubbell Service. The rating attests to a lawyer's legal ability and professional ethics and is based upon the confidential opinions of members of the bar and judiciary. The A indicates a high to preeminent legal ability, while the V is an endorsement from other members of the bar of the highest ethical standards denoting an adherence to professional conduct, ethics, reliability, diligence, and other criteria relevant to the discharge of professional responsibilities (http://www.martindale.com/ratings). Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.Mr. Checkett was one of five organizers of federally chartered Hometown Bank and served on its board as well as on the board of directors of Oakstar Bank in Springfield, Missouri. He was also one of the founders of Carthage Community Foundation and served as one of its directors.He belongs to the Missouri Bar and is admitted to practice before numerous United States District Courts across the country and the United States Supreme Court. He is also a member of the panel of trustees for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees and the board of the legal counsel section for the Missouri Bankers' Association.
Practices Areas
Bankruptcy & Debt
Estate Planning
Business
Probate
Language
English
Contact
Checkett & Pauly, P.C.517 S. Main St.Carthage, MO, 64836517 S. Main St.Carthage, MO, 64836
Office: N/A
Website: N/AReviews
Super responsive, very straightforward. I would highly recommend him. I've worked with a lot of attorneys in my life and he was one of the best.
A solid job. He had 15 days to get everything done in probate court for the sale of my father’s house and he managed to do it with time to spare. He and his office got it done.
We hired Mr. Checkett and his team to solve a very complicated property title situation with a couple of historic properties we want to redevelop in Joplin, MO. With sound advice and diligence, they prepared the case and secure the outcome we want it, on time and on budget.
Mr. Checkett helped me with a family trust which I was a co-trustee on. My sister was trying to take everything and once I hired Mr. Checkett he was get all the copies of what I needed. He never acted like my questions were not important. My first time to hire an attorney and he made the experience bearable with an unbearable situation. He is quick to answer my emails or phone calls. He helped me understand documents I had no idea of. I never thought you can call an attorney kind, but Mr. Checkett was kind and understanding of my situation. I think his fee's are reasonable. I would for sure hire him again if a situation came up. I highly recommend him to be your attorney.
Kevin is the most knowledgeable, professional, and respected attorneys you will ever find. In my most difficult times he provided his professional services that far exceeded all of my expectations. I have and will continue to recommend him and his entire staff to those in need of his professional services.
He answered every email in a timely manner and worked with my schedule of home time as I drive over the road and am home every three weeks. He was a pleasure to work with and answered all my questions quickly and in a manner anyone could understand.
I do not live in MO but needed legal advice and work done there. Mr Checkett was recommended to us through friends of family who are lawyers. Mr Checkett was always honest and forthright with us regarding our case. The case ended in a satisfactory manner on our end.
Kevin Checkett and his team have given us confidence during a difficult time. They have walked us through every step. We feel that we will win our case because of their knowledge and experience. It puts us at ease to know that we have Kevin Checkett on our side. We would highly recommend his firm to anyone needing a lawyer.
Attorney James Kevin Checkett is the kind of man our Country needs to see more of...a man of integrity. He is extremely knowledgeable, yet not in the least bit condescending. He clearly knows the law and how to use it to defend justice. We cannot say enough good things about the manner in which we were treated and greatly assisted by Attorney James Kevin Checkett. We are so glad we have found Kevin Checkett as an honest and competent attorney to help us navigate the laws of justice.
Mr. Checkett came highly recommended by a lawyer in Wa. Our case was a little difficult to begin with and after nearly 2 years of painstaking research and retrieving decades old records regarding the mental status of my father who had left my sister and I 1 dollar.. thru his tireless effort on our behalf we received 75% of our late fathers estate. I would highly recommend this lawyer for several reason's, he kept us well informed regarding the progress made and he took on a particularly complicated case and still won us a considerable settlement he and his office were quick to respond to any questions or concerns and respected the fact that we aren't legal minded, meaning he explained things in such a way as we could understand and follow the progress of our case
Super responsive, very straightforward. I would highly recommend him. I've worked with a lot of attorneys in my life and he was one of the best.
A solid job. He had 15 days to get everything done in probate court for the sale of my father’s house and he managed to do it with time to spare. He and his office got it done.
We hired Mr. Checkett and his team to solve a very complicated property title situation with a couple of historic properties we want to redevelop in Joplin, MO. With sound advice and diligence, they prepared the case and secure the outcome we want it, on time and on budget.
Mr. Checkett helped me with a family trust which I was a co-trustee on. My sister was trying to take everything and once I hired Mr. Checkett he was get all the copies of what I needed. He never acted like my questions were not important. My first time to hire an attorney and he made the experience bearable with an unbearable situation. He is quick to answer my emails or phone calls. He helped me understand documents I had no idea of. I never thought you can call an attorney kind, but Mr. Checkett was kind and understanding of my situation. I think his fee's are reasonable. I would for sure hire him again if a situation came up. I highly recommend him to be your attorney.
Kevin is the most knowledgeable, professional, and respected attorneys you will ever find. In my most difficult times he provided his professional services that far exceeded all of my expectations. I have and will continue to recommend him and his entire staff to those in need of his professional services.
He answered every email in a timely manner and worked with my schedule of home time as I drive over the road and am home every three weeks. He was a pleasure to work with and answered all my questions quickly and in a manner anyone could understand.
I do not live in MO but needed legal advice and work done there. Mr Checkett was recommended to us through friends of family who are lawyers. Mr Checkett was always honest and forthright with us regarding our case. The case ended in a satisfactory manner on our end.
Kevin Checkett and his team have given us confidence during a difficult time. They have walked us through every step. We feel that we will win our case because of their knowledge and experience. It puts us at ease to know that we have Kevin Checkett on our side. We would highly recommend his firm to anyone needing a lawyer.
Attorney James Kevin Checkett is the kind of man our Country needs to see more of...a man of integrity. He is extremely knowledgeable, yet not in the least bit condescending. He clearly knows the law and how to use it to defend justice. We cannot say enough good things about the manner in which we were treated and greatly assisted by Attorney James Kevin Checkett. We are so glad we have found Kevin Checkett as an honest and competent attorney to help us navigate the laws of justice.
Mr. Checkett came highly recommended by a lawyer in Wa. Our case was a little difficult to begin with and after nearly 2 years of painstaking research and retrieving decades old records regarding the mental status of my father who had left my sister and I 1 dollar.. thru his tireless effort on our behalf we received 75% of our late fathers estate. I would highly recommend this lawyer for several reason's, he kept us well informed regarding the progress made and he took on a particularly complicated case and still won us a considerable settlement he and his office were quick to respond to any questions or concerns and respected the fact that we aren't legal minded, meaning he explained things in such a way as we could understand and follow the progress of our case
Super responsive, very straightforward. I would highly recommend him. I've worked with a lot of attorneys in my life and he was one of the best.
A solid job. He had 15 days to get everything done in probate court for the sale of my father’s house and he managed to do it with time to spare. He and his office got it done.
We hired Mr. Checkett and his team to solve a very complicated property title situation with a couple of historic properties we want to redevelop in Joplin, MO. With sound advice and diligence, they prepared the case and secure the outcome we want it, on time and on budget.
Mr. Checkett helped me with a family trust which I was a co-trustee on. My sister was trying to take everything and once I hired Mr. Checkett he was get all the copies of what I needed. He never acted like my questions were not important. My first time to hire an attorney and he made the experience bearable with an unbearable situation. He is quick to answer my emails or phone calls. He helped me understand documents I had no idea of. I never thought you can call an attorney kind, but Mr. Checkett was kind and understanding of my situation. I think his fee's are reasonable. I would for sure hire him again if a situation came up. I highly recommend him to be your attorney.
Kevin is the most knowledgeable, professional, and respected attorneys you will ever find. In my most difficult times he provided his professional services that far exceeded all of my expectations. I have and will continue to recommend him and his entire staff to those in need of his professional services.
He answered every email in a timely manner and worked with my schedule of home time as I drive over the road and am home every three weeks. He was a pleasure to work with and answered all my questions quickly and in a manner anyone could understand.
I do not live in MO but needed legal advice and work done there. Mr Checkett was recommended to us through friends of family who are lawyers. Mr Checkett was always honest and forthright with us regarding our case. The case ended in a satisfactory manner on our end.
Kevin Checkett and his team have given us confidence during a difficult time. They have walked us through every step. We feel that we will win our case because of their knowledge and experience. It puts us at ease to know that we have Kevin Checkett on our side. We would highly recommend his firm to anyone needing a lawyer.
Attorney James Kevin Checkett is the kind of man our Country needs to see more of...a man of integrity. He is extremely knowledgeable, yet not in the least bit condescending. He clearly knows the law and how to use it to defend justice. We cannot say enough good things about the manner in which we were treated and greatly assisted by Attorney James Kevin Checkett. We are so glad we have found Kevin Checkett as an honest and competent attorney to help us navigate the laws of justice.
Mr. Checkett came highly recommended by a lawyer in Wa. Our case was a little difficult to begin with and after nearly 2 years of painstaking research and retrieving decades old records regarding the mental status of my father who had left my sister and I 1 dollar.. thru his tireless effort on our behalf we received 75% of our late fathers estate. I would highly recommend this lawyer for several reason's, he kept us well informed regarding the progress made and he took on a particularly complicated case and still won us a considerable settlement he and his office were quick to respond to any questions or concerns and respected the fact that we aren't legal minded, meaning he explained things in such a way as we could understand and follow the progress of our case