Amanda R. Walker, JD, CPA

Biography

Amanda R. Walker, JD, CPA, an attorney and member at Bever Dye, LC, Attorneys At Law in Wichita, Kansas, began her professional career at the  regional accounting firm of FORVIS. She practices in the areas of estate planning, taxation, trusts and estates, wills, probate and business law.

Amanda represents clients in tax controversies before the Internal Revenue Service, the Kansas Department of Revenue and in the federal and state courts. Her representative clients include individuals and closely-held businesses. Amanda also represents taxpayers in structuring tax-deferred exchanges of property under Internal Revenue Code section 1031.

Amanda admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, the U.S. Tax Court and the Kansas and Nebraska state courts.

• Recognition
  • Honoree, “40 Under 40” from the Wichita Business Journal
  • Nominee AICPA/KSCPA 2015 “Women to Watch”
  • Honoree, “Women Who Lead: Legal” from the Wichita Business Journal
  • Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates Law, 2020
  • Recognized as a “Kansas Super Lawyer Rising Star” for Tax, 2022
• Education
  • Juris Doctor (Deans Honors), Washburn University School of Law, 2013
  • Certificates in Estate, Tax and Business Transactions (With Distinction), Washburn University School of Law, 2013
  • Master of Accountancy, Wichita State University, 2010
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Accounting, Wichita State University, 2006
• Bar Memberships
  • American Bar Association Member
  • Kansas Bar Association Member
  • Nebraska Bar Association Member
  • Wichita Bar Association Member
• Professional Memberships
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Tax Section
  • Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Member of the “20 Up to 40” Leadership Program (former Board Member)
  • Wichita Women Attorneys Association
• Civic/Community Involvement
  • Former Board Member and Former President, Wichita Family Crisis Center (formerly YWCA), Wichita, KS