Kent Hansen, J.D.
Kent is a tax, estate planning, and elder law lawyer who helps plaintiffs and plaintiff firms navigate settlement taxation, government benefits planning, and special needs trusts. He brings more than a decade of experience advising individuals and their professional advisors on settlement-related planning.
Advises plaintiffs and plaintiff firms on tax treatment and strategies at settlement. Also advises settlement planners, financial advisors, and financial institutions on settlement-related arrangements.
Provides personalized estate planning services to Utah individuals and families.
Advised settling plaintiffs and their lawyers on preserving Medicaid, SSI, and other benefits after settlement through government benefits planning, special needs trusts, and ABLE accounts. Also advised Utah families and their professional advisors on estate planning, guardianship, probate, special needs trusts, and government benefits planning, building a customized approach around each client's needs and goals.
Publications
- Preventing the Plaintiff Double Tax Trap, Federal Bar Association, Online CLE, February 2026
- Legislative Update, Estate Planning Council of Northern Utah CLE Luncheon, Logan, UT, May 2025
- Estate Plans that Work, Options for Independence, Logan, UT, October 2024
- A Little Planning Goes A Long Way: Estate Planning & Elder Law Fundamentals, Options for Independence, Logan, UT, May 2022
- Planning Alongside Guardian Ad-Litem & Elder Law Attorneys, Society of Settlement Planners Annual Meeting, February 2021
- My Case Settled, Now What - Lien Resolution, Minor Settlements & Best Practices, Utah Co. Golf & CLE, Springville, UT, September 2019
- My Case Settled, Now What, Cache County Bar Association CLE Luncheon, Logan, UT, March 2018
- My Case Settled: Now What? Issues You Need to Know to Help Your Clients and Protect Your Backside, Utah Association for Justice CLE Luncheon, Salt Lake City, UT, September 2017
- Planning for Legal Settlements, Financial Planning Association Student Chapter Meeting, Logan, UT, March 2014
