Biography
John M. Carnahan III is a shareholder in the Transactional and Estate Planning Practice Groups of Carnahan Evans PC. He concentrates his practice in the areas of tax planning, corporate transactions, estate planning and business succession planning for family-owned businesses. Mr. Carnahan has been awarded an AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. Carnahan’s practice has included advice and assistance in real estate acquisitions and development, financial institution organization and compliance, business and estate planning, and acquisition and sale of businesses.
Mr. Carnahan has served as author and editor for the Missouri Law Review, the Current Case Development ABA Section of S Corporations, and The Tax Lawyer.
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
American College of Tax Counsel
Mr. Carnahan is a member of the American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC) and served as Regent for the 8th Circuit. The ACTC is a nonprofit professional association of tax lawyers in private practice, in law school teaching positions and in government, who are recognized for their excellence in tax practice and for their substantial contributions and commitment to the profession. The College is composed of Fellows (approximately 700 current members) chosen by their peers in recognition of their outstanding reputations and contributions in the field of tax law and is governed by a Board of Regents consisting of one Regent from each federal judicial circuit and two Regents at large.
University of Missouri Board of Curators
In 2005, the Missouri Senate confirmed Mr. Carnahan’s appointment by Governor Matt Blunt to serve on the University of Missouri Board of Curators, representing the Seventh Congressional District. The Board of Curators is a nine-person governing body of a four-campus system including the University of Missouri-Columbia, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the University of Missouri-Rolla, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Mr. Carnahan has been active in Bar Association activities, including serving as an instructor for continuing legal education.
- Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association
- American Bar Association – Member, Sections on: Taxation, Business Law, and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
- The Missouri Bar – Chairman, Taxation Committee, 1984-1985
- American College of Tax Counsel – Fellow Member, Regent for the 8th Circuit
- American Bar Foundation
- Missouri Bar Foundation
ACCOLADES
- 2025: Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®, Taw Law, Trusts and Estates
- Missouri-Kansas “Super Lawyers®” list – inclusion since 2006, published by Law and Politics Magazine
EDUCATION
University of Miami, LL.M. Taxation, 1975
University of Missouri, J.D., cum laude, 1974
- Law Review Editor, member of the National Moot Court Team and Order of Coif.
Southwest Missouri State University, B.S., 1971
PRACTICE AREAS
Tax and Estate Planning
Corporate
Real Estate
Financial Institutions
Business Succession Planning
Biography
John M. Carnahan III is a shareholder in the Transactional and Estate Planning Practice Groups of Carnahan Evans PC. He concentrates his practice in the areas of tax planning, corporate transactions, estate planning and business succession planning for family-owned businesses. Mr. Carnahan has been awarded an AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. Carnahan’s practice has included advice and assistance in real estate acquisitions and development, financial institution organization and compliance, business and estate planning, and acquisition and sale of businesses.
Mr. Carnahan has served as author and editor for the Missouri Law Review, the Current Case Development ABA Section of S Corporations, and The Tax Lawyer.
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
American College of Tax Counsel
Mr. Carnahan is a member of the American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC) and served as Regent for the 8th Circuit. The ACTC is a nonprofit professional association of tax lawyers in private practice, in law school teaching positions and in government, who are recognized for their excellence in tax practice and for their substantial contributions and commitment to the profession. The College is composed of Fellows (approximately 700 current members) chosen by their peers in recognition of their outstanding reputations and contributions in the field of tax law and is governed by a Board of Regents consisting of one Regent from each federal judicial circuit and two Regents at large.
University of Missouri Board of Curators
In 2005, the Missouri Senate confirmed Mr. Carnahan’s appointment by Governor Matt Blunt to serve on the University of Missouri Board of Curators, representing the Seventh Congressional District. The Board of Curators is a nine-person governing body of a four-campus system including the University of Missouri-Columbia, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the University of Missouri-Rolla, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Mr. Carnahan has been active in Bar Association activities, including serving as an instructor for continuing legal education.
- Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association
- American Bar Association – Member, Sections on: Taxation, Business Law, and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
- The Missouri Bar – Chairman, Taxation Committee, 1984-1985
- American College of Tax Counsel – Fellow Member, Regent for the 8th Circuit
- American Bar Foundation
- Missouri Bar Foundation
ACCOLADES
- 2025: Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®, Taw Law, Trusts and Estates
- Missouri-Kansas “Super Lawyers®” list – inclusion since 2006, published by Law and Politics Magazine
EDUCATION
University of Miami, LL.M. Taxation, 1975
University of Missouri, J.D., cum laude, 1974
- Law Review Editor, member of the National Moot Court Team and Order of Coif.
Southwest Missouri State University, B.S., 1971
PRACTICE AREAS
Tax and Estate Planning
Corporate
Real Estate
Financial Institutions
Business Succession Planning