Myron E. Sildon, Esg.
Myron E. Sildon, Chairman of Sildon Law Group - The Center for Business Strategies, specializes in fields relating to business law, including tax law, business succession, qualified plans, corporations, real estate, and estate planning.

Mr. Sildon is widely recognized for his leadership in local and national business organizations, and is a Fellow of both the American College of Tax Counsel and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He is the founder of the Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium and as such, the Award for Excellence in Estate Planning was named in his honor. He was the founder of the National Association for Family Business and is also a member of the Estate Planning Society of Kansas City, the IRS Regional Advisory Council on Exempt Plans and Exempt Organizations, the Board of the Small Business Council of America, and The Group.

Mr. Sildon lectures extensively and has spoken at CLE symposia sponsored by ALI-ABA in cities across the country, such as the Notre Dame, Duke, William and Mary, Southern Federal, Georgia, Kentucky, Mid-America, Midwest, and Kansas Tax Conferences. He is also widely published in his areas of expertise. He is a co-author of Missouri Bar Association books on closely held corporations, estate planning for the family-owned business, and family business planning. He co-authored A Practical Guide to Buy-Sell Agreements, published by ALI-ABA, and his article on dealing with divorce in the family business was published in the July 2006 issue of Estate Planning magazine. He has been listed in the book The Best Lawyers in America, in the areas of tax law, estates and trusts, and employee benefits law.

In addition to his wide ranging professional interests, Mr. Sildon contributes generously to his community. He has been on the Board of Directors of the Kansas City Symphony, Young Audiences, the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, and Kansas City Consensus, and is President-Elect of Rotary 13 and the Business Committee for the Arts. He served on the American Cancer Society national Board of Directors and received its St. George's Medal.

Myron Sildon was elected President of Rotary Club 13 in Kansas City. He was also awarded a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan. A native Kansas Citian, he is married and has two grown children.
Myron E. Sildon
(816) 531-8877
myron@sildonlaw.com