P A - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Founding Member of Carpani

Christopher A. Gordon is a founding member of Carpani and Gordon, P.A., and has been in practice since graduating from law school in 1994. Chris has an undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and is a graduate of Washburn University School of Law. While in law school, Chris was a staff member of the Washburn Law Journal and currently continues to write for the Johnson County BarLetter as a regular contributor. Chris holds the highest possible rating granted by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory as an AV rated attorney. Before attending law school, Chris worked as an accountant, spending three years of practice in individual and corporate income tax and accounting and one year practicing cost accounting for a multinational corporation. He then spent 17 years with the firm of Schlagel, Gordon & Kinzer, LLC. In 2010, he formed Carpani and Gordon, P.A. with his current partner to create a firm more focused on the corporate and tax practice.

Halley assists with corporate minutes, bylaws, certificates and related corporate documentation and affairs, as well as record organization and other tasks.

Job Titles:

• Founding Member of Carpani
• Member of Johnson County

Melissa C. Carpani is a founding member of Carpani and Gordon, P.A. A graduate of the University of Kansas and Loyola University Chicago School of Law, she has been practicing law since graduating from Loyola in 2004. Melissa clerked for Schlagel Gordon & Kinzer, LLC in her final year of law school, joined that firm as an associate in 2004 and was made a member in 2007. In 2010, she joined Chris Gordon in forming Carpani and Gordon, P.A. to create a firm with more emphasis on corporate and tax practice. Melissa's practice primarily focuses on tax law, with the majority of her practice involved in tax controversy work, representing clients in obtaining equitable tax relief for outstanding tax liabilities through offers in compromise, installment agreements, innocent spouse relief or other work outs. Melissa represents clients involved in tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service, Kansas Department of Revenue and other state taxing authorities. Additionally, Melissa's practice includes transactional law, including all aspects of the entity selection process, including formation, operation, expansion, merger, acquisition and liquidation of varied corporate and partnership entities. Melissa is a member of Johnson County and Kansas Bar Associations and writes as a regular contributor to the Johnson County BarLetter.

Merrie has a great deal of experience assisting clients with data recovery and organization of records, as well as assisting with all manner of corporate, estate planning and tax matters.