Background
Kruse, Junior, Clifton B. was born on July 16, 1934 in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States.
Kruse, Junior, Clifton B. was born on July 16, 1934 in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States.
Washburn University of Topeka (Bachelor of Arts, 1956. Juris Doctor, 1963); Boston University (South.T.B., 1959).
Worked at Kruse & Lynch, Professional Corporation (Colorado Springs, Colorado) specializing in Estate Planning, Probate Law, Elder Law. Admitted to the bar, 1963, Kansas and Colorado. Phi Alpha Delta. Associate Editor, Washburn Law Journal, 1962-1963.
Acquisition Editor, Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, 1991.
Instructor, Business Law and Business Administration, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 1965-1992. Lecturer in Law, University of Denver College of Law, 1994.
Lecturer: Estate Planning and Probate, American Bar Association. Colorado Bar Association Continuing legal education.
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.
National"l Business Institute. American College of Trust & Estate Counsel. National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Notre Dame Estate Planning Institute.
Tulane Law School Tax Institute. Denver University School of Law Institute for Advanced Legal Studies.
Washburn Law School. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants"son
Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants"son American Association of Law Schools.
National College of Probate Judges. Editor, Probate and Trust Section, The Colorado Lawyer, 1987-1988.
President, Estate Planning Council, Colorado Springs, 1978-1979.
Member: El Paso County (President, 1983-1984), Fourth Judicial District (Member, Judicial Nominating Commission, Colorado, 1984-1990), Colorado (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1990. Member, 1985-1988 and Chairman, 1989-1990, Probate and Trust Council. Recipient, Award of Merit, 1995) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations.
Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Colorado Bar Foundation. President and Fellow, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Member: El Paso County (President, 1983-1984), Fourth Judicial District (Member, Judicial Nominating Commission, Colorado, 1984-1990), Colorado (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1990. Member, 1985-1988 and Chairman, 1989-1990, Probate and Trust Council. Recipient, Award of Merit, 1995) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations.
Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Colorado Bar Foundation. President and Fellow, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.