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Kyle W. Wilcox

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(319) 896-4097 (319) 366-1917 kwilcox@spmblaw.com Cedar Rapids, IA
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(319) 896-4075 jwygle@spmblaw.com

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Bar Admissions

  • State of Iowa, 2007

Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law, JD, with distinction, 2003
    • Member, Iowa Law Review
    • Recipient, ALI Medal for Excellence in Bankruptcy Studies
    • Student Law Clerk to Judge Paul J. Kilburg, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Iowa
  • University of Northern Iowa, BA, magna cum laude, 1999
    • Business Administration

Kyle Wilcox has been counseling individuals since 2007 with matters relating to estate planning, wills, probate and tax law. He helps families plan the disposition of their assets, both during lifetime and at death, and to accomplish the most optimal estate and gift tax plan. Mr. Wilcox assists clients with the administration of trusts and with the probate of estates at death. He understands tax consequences associated with business transactions and estate planning as he prepares personal and fiduciary (trust and estate) income tax returns. Mr. Wilcox also serves on the firm's board of directors. 

  • Included in the Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" list for Cedar Rapids
    • Tax Law, 2023
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), 2020
  • Included in the Best Lawyers in America® list, 2025
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Elder Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
  • Included in Great Plains Super Lawyers list, 2017-2024
    • Estate & Probate
  • AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®
    • "(Kyle) is very personable and knowlegeable. Took the necessary time to review information. Never rushed." -- Martindale-Hubbell®
  • Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth, 2017 & 2018
    • Private Wealth Law, Up and Coming
  • Corridor Business Journal’s Forty Under 40, 2012
  • Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce's Leadership for Five Seasons Graduate, 2009

Professional Memberships

  • Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel (IATEC)
  • Cedar Rapids Area Estate Planning Council (CRAEPC)
    • President, 2012-2013
    • Officer and Member of the Board of Directors, 2009 - 2013
  • Iowa State Bar Association
    • Probate, Trust & Estate Planning Law Section
    • Elder Law Section
    • Taxation Law Section
      • Legislative Committee, Chair
    • Tax Section Council
    • Spring Tax School, Chair 2013-2014, Planning Committee 2024
    • Bloethe Tax School, Chair 2022
    • Guardianship and Conservatorship Committee, past
  • Fellow, Iowa State Bar Foundation
  • Linn County Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • Kirkwood Community College Foundation Advisory Board
  • First Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids
    • Member of the Endowment Committee, Past
    • Member of Church Session, Past
    • Chairman of Endowment Committee, Past
    • Member of Finance Committee, Past
  • Orchestra Iowa Foundation Board 
  • Cedar Rapids Downtown Rotary, Past
  • Brucemore Board of Trustees, 2014-2016

Publications

  • "Teleworking and the Impact on Employment and Tax Policies,"USLAW Magazine, March 2021
  • "2020 Tax Law Changes and Issues: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)," Website Update, June 2020
  • "Planning for long-term nursing home care," The Cedar Rapids Gazette, June 2019
  • "Why you need a will: Resolve to put your affairs in order this year," The Cedar Rapids Gazette, January 2019
  • "Congress Offers Tax Relief to Flood-Affected Businesses," Edge Business Magazine, February 2009
  • "Pension Protection Act Impacts Nonprofits and Charitable Giving," Edge Business Magazine, November 2007
  • "Leveraging the LLC in Business Succession Planning," Edge Business Magazine, March 2007
  • "Shedding Light on the Iowa Capital Gains Deduction," Edge Business Magazine, August 2008

2023 Presentation

  • "Federal and State Tax Update," Rotary Business Advisory Roundtable, 12/06/2023
  • "Federal and State Tax Update," Association of Fundraising Professionals Eastern Iowa Chapter, 05/09/2023

2022 Presentations

  • "Federal and State Tax Update," Cedar Rapids Area Estate Planning Council, 12/19/2022
  • Chair and Blue Ribbon Panel Speaker, Iowa State Bar Association's 2022 Bloethe Tax School, 11/30/2022
  • "2022 Federal & State Income Tax Update," Rotary Business Advisory Roundtable, 11/22/2022
  • "Estate Planning Basics," Friends of India, 11/19/2022

2021 Presentations

  • "Planning During Times of Uncertainty" and Blue Ribbon Panel Speaker, Iowa State Bar Association's 2021 Bloethe Tax School, 12/2/2021
  • "Planning During Times of Uncertainty," ISBA Probate and Estate Seminar, 11/19/21
  • "Advising Clients in the Face of Higher Taxes (or not)," ISU Agricultural Law Seminar, 9/21/21
  • "Estate Planning During Times of Uncertainty," Iowa State Bar Association CLE Webinar, 9/7/21

2019 Presentations

  • "Medicaid and Long-Term Care Planning," Iowa State Bar Association CLE Webinar, 4/17/19
  • "Special Needs Trusts," ARC of East Central Iowa, 2/20/19

2018 Presentations

  • "Basics of Qualified Business Income Tax Deduction," Iowa State Bar Association's 2018 Bloethe Tax School, 12/6/18
  • "2018 Tax and Estate Planning Update," NAIFA-Eastern Iowa Membership Meeting, 9/18/18
  • "The Impact of Tax Code Changes on Alimony & Your Settlement Negotiations," IAJ Criminal Defense & Family Law Trial Lawyers Conference, 4/19/18
  • "Tax Cuts & Job Act of 2017," Linn County Bar Association Family Law Section, 2/1/18
  • “Special Needs Trusts,” ARC of East Central Iowa, 1/9/18

2017 Presentations

  • "Basics of Guardianship and Conservatorships," ARC of East Central Iowa, 11/6/17
  • “Estate Planning,” Friends of India, 10/1/17

2016 Presentations

  • "Estate Planning Issues for Family Law Attorneys," Linn County Family Law Committee, 3/3/16
  • "Estate and Business Succession Planning for Farmers,” Farm Bureau Financial Services, 2/25/16

2015 Presentations

  • "Special Needs Planning & Medicaid," U of I Athletic Club, 7/30/15
  • "Special Needs Planning presented to Aging Services," Milestones, 6/25/15
  • "International Tax Issues," International Traders, Cedar Rapids, IA, 2/26/15

2014 Presentations

  • "Basic Estate Planning," Kiwanis of Hiawatha, 7/15/14
  • "Basic Estate Planning," Transamerica, 5/21/14

Archived Presentations