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M&K Attorneys Chosen as Best Lawyers

November 7, 2024

Amy Kanyuk and Megan Knox have been selected for inclusion in the 31st edition of the “Best Lawyers in America.” Inclusion is based on a rigorous peer-review survey. Amy was selected in the practice areas of Trusts & Estates and Tax Law, and Megan was selected in the area of Trusts & Estates. In addition, Amy has been selected by her peers as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for her work in Trusts & Estates.

M&K Is a Tier One Best Law Firm

November 7, 2024

McDonald & Kanyuk has received Tier 1 recognition in the 2025 Best Law Firms® awards, in the fields of tax law and trusts and estates. Tier 1 rankings are reserved for the highest scoring firms during the annual review process. Best Lawyers^® is the oldest and most respected peer review research company in the legal profession.

Amy Kanyuk Elected to NAEPC Hall of Fame

October 29, 2024

Amy Kanyuk has been inducted into the Estate Planning Hall of Fame® and has received the Accredited Estate Planner® (Distinguished) designation for 2024. This award was presented on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, by the leadership of the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils during a special award ceremony in Anaheim, California. Amy is one of only five estate planning professionals to receive this prestigious award in 2024, which is given annually in recognition of lifetime achievement and outstanding contributions to the practice and profession of estate planning.

Amy Kanyuk Named Band One HNW Lawyer by Chambers 2024

July 18, 2024

For the eighth straight year, Amy Kanyuk has been selected as a “Band One” lawyer in the Chambers High Net Worth Rankings. Band 1 is the highest ranking achievable, and is based on Chambers' assessment of a lawyer's technical legal ability and professional conduct, based on peer review. In 2024, only four Band 1 attorneys were named in New Hampshire. 

M&K Attorneys Receive Martindale AV Rating

October 8, 2023

Joe McDonald and Amy Kanyuk both have received judicial and peer review ratings of "AV" from Martindale Hubble for 2023, for both legal ability and ethical standards.   

Amy Kanyuk as Guest on Wealth and Law Podcast

Podcast
April 27, 2022
by Brent Nelson's Wealth and Law Podcast

Amy Kanyuk was a guest on Attorney Brent Nelson's “Wealth and Law” podcast, discussing decanting.  You can find the podcast at: 

Website: https://wealthandlaw.com/2022/04/27/trust-decanting/

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-decanting/id1506848133?i=1000558869263

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/5hiPHrr4QZQcVtnNKHZsgV

Domestic Asset Protection Trusts - New Hampshire

Domestic Asset Protection Trusts - A Practice and Resource Manual
October 26, 2021
by Amy Kanyuk

Amy Kanyuk has written a chapter in the new treatise, “Domestic Asset Protection Trusts - A Practice and Resource Manual," which was edited by Alexander Bove, Esq. and published by the American Bar Association.

Amy Kanyuk Is ACTEC Observer to Uniform Law Commission

March 26, 2021

Amy Kanyuk has been named as the official ACTEC observer to the Uniform Law Commission's Conflicts of Laws in Trusts and Estates Committee.