About Richard J.
Richard J. Herndon has spent decades in the legal profession after completing his formal education in Missouri. He moved from an undergraduate degree in the 1970s into law school in the early 1980s, then built a steady legal career that has continued into the 2020s.
He earned a Bachelor of Science from Truman State University in 1974. Nearly a decade later he received his J.D. from the University of Missouri–Kansas City in 1983. The two degrees bookend a period of training and early professional development that prepared him for long-term work in private practice and professional associations.
Herndon’s name appears on the membership rolls of Wealth Counsel beginning in 2006 and continuing to the present. Wealth Counsel is an organization that provides resources and networking for attorneys who work on estate planning and related matters. His long-standing association with that group signals ongoing engagement with that segment of the bar and with the continuing education and document tools the organization makes available.
Public records and professional listings show a steady, practice-oriented career rather than a path through academic posts or high-profile public office. He has remained connected to the community of lawyers who handle trusts, wills, and succession matters. Colleagues and professional peers have often described attorneys with similar memberships as practitioners who handle estate planning, trust administrations and probate work for individuals and families, relying on established document drafting and client counseling methods.
Across more than four decades since his undergraduate degree, Herndon has balanced practical law practice with participation in professional networks. That combination has kept him current on evolving statutory and tax issues that affect estate plans. He has used the resources available through national groups to refine how he approaches client matters and to stay informed about changes in the field. As of 2026 he continues to practice law and directs his work toward estate planning, trust administration and probate matters.
