Joshua C. Howard

Joshua C. Howard is an attorney at Clark, Mize & Linville, Chartered, in Salina, Kansas. He helps clients plan personal, financial, business, and family matters. Joshua’s practice includes Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, Business Formation and Governance, Real Estate, Agricultural Law, and Elder Law. His work brings together planning for future needs and the legal requirements involved in transferring assets.

Joshua earned a B.A. in Mathematics and a B.S.Ed. in Mathematics Education, with High Distinction, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2006. He received his J.D., with Highest Distinction, from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2009. His academic honors include Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif. During law school, he served as Executive Editor of the Nebraska Law Review.

Joshua has drafted hundreds of trusts, wills, powers of attorney, and living wills to carry out clients’ wishes. He guides clients through probate estates and trust administrations, including asset-transfer requirements. He also helps small-business owners form limited liability companies, S corporations, partnerships, and other entities. His work further includes real estate transactions and agricultural legal matters, connecting estate plans with property and business interests.

Joshua C. Howard has presented on farm succession, common estate planning mistakes, nonprofit formation, estate and Medicaid planning, and asset protection for physicians. His community involvement includes the Greater Salina Community Foundation’s board and finance committee, along with Leadership Salina. He brings planning experience and legal document preparation to clients who need to coordinate their personal wishes with the practical demands of estate, business, and property matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Clark, Mize & Linville, Chartered
• Member, Kansas Bar Association
• Board Member, Greater Salina Community Foundation (2022 – Present)
• Member, First Covenant Church (2009 – Present)
• Member, Leadership Salina (2010)

Licensed State

• Kansas

Education

• University of Nebraska College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) in Highest Distinction
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mathematics & B.S.Ed. Mathematics Education, High Distinction

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