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Professor Emeritus Edwin T. Hood
The Law Office of Matthew L. Hood, LLC is proud of its association with Emeritus Professor of Law, Edwin T. Hood, who serves as “Of Counsel” to the firm.After graduating from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1966, Professor Hood continued his studies for an additional year by specializing in taxation at the New York University School of Law Graduate Tax Program, receiving his LL.M. in Taxation from that school in 1967.
After practicing law in San Francisco law for two years and teaching one year at Williamette University School of Law in Oregon, Professor Hood joined the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) law faculty in 1970. He soon established himself as an active scholar especially in the areas of estate planning and taxation, by coauthoring major works in these two subject areas. He has received numerous academic awards from UMKC including the Pearson Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2007, he was selected as a Kansas City Legal Leader by the Kansas City Daily Record.
Professor Hood served as Director of the UMKC Graduate Tax Program until his retirement from full-time teaching in September, 2007. A large percentage of the Kansas City tax bar has studied under Professor Hood’s direction during his 39 years at the UMKC law school. At the request of several of his former students, he has consulted with them in their respective law practices, including serving as “Of Counsel” to several law firms.
During his long career at UMKC, Professor Hood has taught 21 different courses with an emphasis in taxation, property, business organizations, trusts and estates, and estate planning. He retired as a full-time professor in September of 2007 and was granted Emeritus status. He was then rehired as part-time professor and now teaches two or three tax courses each year at the school.
His areas of specialty with the firm are taxation, business law, and estate planning.
Edwin practices in the following areas:
Business and Tax Law
Bankruptcy
Estate Planning
Real Estate / Mortgage Restructuring
