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Robert H. Kroney Officer and Director
P 972-386-8500 F 972-701-0307 bkroney@kmllaw.com
PRACTICE EMPHASIS
 Bob's practice concentrates on sophisticated estate and trust planning, asset protection and business succession planning, charitable planning and probate. Bob also represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in estate and trust administrations and advises clients on complex income, estate and gift tax matters.
ACTIVITIES AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
 Admissions:
State Bar of Texas
Certifications:
Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Memberships and Leadership:
Member, Dallas Bar Association
Chair, Probate, Trusts and Estates Section, 1993-1994
Chair-Elect, Probate, Trusts and Estates Section, 1992-1993
Treasurer, Probate, Trusts and Estates Section, 1990-1991
Director, Probate, Trusts and Estates Section, 1989-1990
Member, Dallas Estate Planning Council
Director, 1972, 1984, and 1985
Member, Dallas Chapter of Charter Life Underwriters
Director, 1976-1983
President, 1982
Vice-President, 1980
Chairman, Advanced Education, 1978
Advisor, Continuing Legal Education, Southern Methodist University, 1976-1984
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Member, State Bar of Texas
Chair, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, 1991
Trust Editor, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Newsletter, Section of Real
Estate, Probate and Trust Law, 1972-1978
Member, College of the State Bar of Texas
Member, American Bar Association
Chair, Estate Planning and Drafting, Partnerships Committee of Real Property,
Probate and Trust Section, 1989-1990
Member, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Civic Activities:
Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Camp John Marc
Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Camp John Marc Endowment
HONORS AND AWARDS

Listed in Dallas' Best Lawyers, Dallas Morning News, 2010
FIVE STAR Wealth Manager, Estate Planning, Texas Monthly magazine, 2010
Listed in Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2003, 2005, 2007-2009
Listed in Best Business Lawyers, Business, Tax, Estate Planning, and Probate,
D Magazine, 2009
Listed in Top Personal Lawyers in Dallas, Tax and Trusts & Estates, D Magazine, 2009 Texas Super Lawyer, Estate Planning, Texas Monthly magazine, 2003-2010
FIVE STAR: Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager, Texas Monthly magazine,
2009
Listed in Texas' Best Lawyers, Trusts & Estates, Best Lawyers, 2009
Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2009
Listed in Who's Who in America, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2009
Listed in Top 100 Super Lawyers in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas Monthly magazine, 2003
Listed in Best Lawyers in America
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
 Bob has spoken before numerous groups on sophisticated estate planning, probate and business planning topics.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Southern Methodist University, LL.M. in Taxation, 1972
University of Texas at Austin, LL.B., 1964
Phi Alpha Delta
University of Oklahoma, B.S., 1962
Special Probate Judge, Dallas County, Texas, 1988
Captain, United States Army, Judge Advocate General School, Charlottesville, Virginia |
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