Lane is a member of the Firm's Trusts, Estates & Personal Planning Service Team. He concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, trust administration, estate tax, inheritance tax, gift tax, probate and business planning.

Professional Experience

• The Glenview Trust Company - Summer Legal Intern, 2021
• Louis T. Roth & Co., PLLC - Senior Accountant, 2018-2020; Staff Accountant, 2017-2018

Education

J.D., summa cum laude, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, 2023

Brandeis Society

Law Review Symposium Editor and Member

Business Law Society

B.A., summa cum laude, Lindsey Wilson College, Business Administration with Accounting Concentration, 2017

Academic Achievement in Accounting Award

R.V. Bennett Honors Program Student Leadership Award

Honors Student Association President

Professional Activities

• CPA Certification, licensed in Kentucky

• Representation of families and individuals with respect to estate planning designed to maximize amounts received by loved ones and minimize federal estate taxes
• Preparation of special needs trusts for families with a disabled child
• Representation and consultation with clients with respect to entering into premarital agreements and postnuptial agreements
• Preparation of federal estate and state inheritance tax returns for estates
• Representation of banks and trust departments with complex estate and trust administration, litigation support, and estate, gift and fiduciary income tax issues
• Representation of individuals and families concerning charitable planning techniques and options
• Representation of beneficiaries in modifying trusts to achieve common objectives

News

Presentations:

• Speaker, "Stars, Stripes, and Statutes: Updates in Charitable Laws and Kentucky Estate and Trust Laws," Green River Areas Community Foundation Advisors Seminar (June 2026).
• Speaker, "Estate Planning Case Law Update and Kentucky Statutory Update," Kentucky Society of CPAs Estate Planning Conference (June 2026).
• Speaker, "'Til Death (Or Divorce) Do Us Part: Estate Planning for Couples," KBA Learn & Earn Series (February 2026).

Publications:

• Co-author, “How Changes in Charitable Deduction Rules Affect UHNW Clients,” Trusts & Estates (July/August 2026)

• Board of Trustees - Lindsey Wilson College
• Kentucky Refugees Ministries Legal Office Volunteer, 2020
• Fund for the Arts "Next" Ambassador, Class of 2019