Top best Estate Lawyers in Saint Louis near me

With his 30 years of being in practice, Ed Gilkerson offers his expertise, experience and knowledge to his clients. Our goal is to provide our clients in the Saint Louis Metropolitan area with quality and effective legal services. We have successfully represented both men and women with their legal matters. Our approach is a down to earth perspective. We offer an objective assessment to our clients of the risks involved in their legal matters. We believe that our clients need to know the risks involved in order to make the best decision in their individual situation. Our goal is to identify our client’s goals and expectations and offer the necessary legal advice to satisfy their legal situations. Complimentary Consultation. We offer a free initial consultation, either in person or by telephone. We help our clients with all of their Family Law needs including:

Undergraduate degree from St. Louis University, Law degree from the University of Michigan Law School and Master of Laws in Tax degree from Washington University Law School in St. Louis.

Tom Lemley is the principal attorney and owner of Bridgepoint Law Firm.. Tom was born and raised in St. Louis and earned his undergraduate and law degrees at Mizzou.. After law school, Tom served as a Law Clerk to a Federal District Judge before accepting a litigation position as an Assistant Missouri Attorney General. He later joined a law firm in Clayton as an associate and later became a partner.. In 1995, Tom and his wife joined the Peace Corps, serving as volunteers in Ukraine. Tom went on to manage projects for the Alliance to Save Energy, the International Rescue Committee and other US-based non-profits in Eastern Europe and Western Asia.. Tom later rejoined his former partners in Clayton, until 2012, when he started Bridgepoint Law Firm, where he focuses on helping clients win their claims for Social Security Disability.. A St. Louis native, Tom lives in Webster Groves with his wife and two children. Favorite activities are fishing and camping in the Ozarks with friends and family. Tom proudly serves on the board of directors of Missouri River Relief.

Ted D. Disabato is currently the Managing Attorney of TdD Attorneys at Law and the Broker/General Counsel of TdD Premier Real Estate.. Before forming his family of companies, Mr. Disabato held the position of President and General Counsel for an $8MM regional title insurance agent servicing the states of Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. He served as Underwriting Counsel in the St. Louis office of First American Title Insurance Company, National Commercial Services, where he was an integral part of complex commercial transactions throughout the country, some in excess of $200MM; including the key Saint Louis landmark buildings of Saavis (now Scottrade) Center and One Bell Center (The AT&T building). Mr. Disabato also served as manager for the National Residential Real Estate Division of the Citigroup Private Bank in New York City. In that position, he managed a group of attorneys and paralegals that handled real estate loan closings for private banking clients; these clients included international dignitaries, individuals appearing in Forbes top 100 wealthiest people, famous television and radio personalities, and professional sports stars. Finally, Mr. Disabato began his career as a law clerk and then associate attorney for a default servicing law firm representing national mortgage lenders in foreclosure and title litigation matters.. He received his B.A., J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Saint Louis University.. Mr. Disabato is State Director for the Missouri Association of Realtors, holds a Mortgage Originator's License in Missouri, is a regular speaker for continuing legal education classes in St. Louis and for the Missouri and Kansas Land Title Associations. He is a member of the National, Missouri and St. Louis Associations of Realtors, Urban Land Institute, the Missouri Bar, Kansas Bar, U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western districts of Missouri, and the U.S. District Court of Kansas.. St. Louis Business Journal's Top 30 Under 30; Featured on HGTV's House Hunters; 5 Star award by Forbes Magazine

Tammy Repaso began her legal career representing children and parents in the most egregious child custody and abuse cases and has continued to practice law for more than 20 years. Helping individuals and families through difficult times has been the focus throughout Tammy's legal career. In addition to family law matters, she is well-versed in helping individuals plan and prepare for the aging process utilizing a variety of estate planning techniques.. Tammy is a trained mediatior, Guardian ad Litem, and Parent Coordinator.. Tammy is a licensed attorney in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and North Carolina; however, she is only actively practices law in Missouri at this time.

Steven B. Spewak, founder of Estate Plan Strategies, LLC, has been engaged in the private practice of law as an attorney in the metropolitanSt. Louis,Missouri, area for more than 25 years.  He founded Estate Plan Strategies, LLC in May, 2001, after many years as a partner with prominentSt. Louislaw firms where he concentrated his practice in the field of estate planning.. With this wealth of knowledge and experience, Estate Plan Strategies, LLC works with its clients to preserve wealth and protect assets while achieving personal and family objectives, minimizing taxes and providing comfort and peace of mind with the planning that takes place.. Mr. Spewak obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting fromDrakeUniversityand his law degree from theUniversityofMissouriatKansas Citywhere he graduated "with distinction".  Following law school, he served four years as a lawyer in the Judge Advocate General Corp of the United States Air Force.  Upon completion of his military commitment, he returned to school at the National Law Center of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. where he earned a graduate law degree (LL.M.) in Tax Law.. Mr. Spewak has authored numerous articles in professional journals and speaks frequently before professional and civic groups about estate planning, business succession planning and asset protection.  He was recognized as a 2012 Five Star Wealth Advisor by St. Louis Magazine for the third time in the last four years and was recognized in the February, 2012, St. Louis Small Business Monthly as a top attorney who can help businesses in St. Louis.  He is also a co-author of the authoritative book on estate planning, Love, Money, Control; Reinventing Estate Planning, published by Quantum Press, and a contributing author to the recently released book, Estate Planning Strategies, published by Wealth Builders Press, LLC. Mr. Spewak is a member of the Probate and Trust Committees of The Missouri Bar and The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and a member of the Wealth Counsel network of estate planning attorneys.

Sean is a shareholder of the firm and represents real estate developers, health care professionals, closely-held businesses, and not-for-profit organizations. He advises clients in all aspects of the organization and operation of the client's business, including complex sale, financing, merger and acquisition, and tax credit syndication transactions. In addition, a substantial portion of his practice is devoted to tax and estate planning matters for individuals and ownership succession planning for closely-held business owners. Sean has represented clients before the Missouri State Tax Commission and has also represented clients on a variety of issues before the Internal Revenue Service, including IRS appeals and private letter ruling requests. Sean is also an active participant in various bar associations and charitable organizations in the St. Louis area, serving as either legal counsel or as a board member.. In 2005, Sean received the Gary I. Boren award from Washington University School of Law for being the highest ranked graduate from the Masters in Taxation LL.M. program.. From 2001-2003, Sean was a member of the Board of Governors and the Chair of the Taxation Section for the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Since 2002, he has served on the Missouri Bar Legislative Review Subcommittee for Taxation and has been the Secretary/Treasurer of the St. Louis 1904 World’s Fair Charitable Foundation.

Scott Keifer founded St. Louis Estate Planning to focus exclusively on helping clients establish quality and cost-effective plans. “When I was young I accompanied my parents on their visit to an estate planning attorney in downtown St. Louis. I was struck by the fancy law office in the tall building, the wood paneled walls in the conference room and windows overlooking other expensive buildings. I wondered how much my parents were paying to support all of this overhead. I thought, why can’t all of this overhead be reduced and the cost savings passed along to hard working people like my parents." This thought is the basis of St. Louis Estate Planning.. Not working at a big law firm gives Scott the ability to give his clients better service and a professional work product without all of the unnecessary overhead. Scott spends more time with his clients than most other attorneys, doesn’t sell them solutions they don’t need, and does so at about half of the cost. Scott graduated from Truman State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and passed the Missouri Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam in 1994. In 1997 Scott graduated from University of Missouri School of Law and passed the Missouri Bar.. During law school, Scott worked as an unpaid intern for a Magistrate with the United States District Court while also working a blue-collar construction job at Extel Communications. After passing the Missouri Bar, Scott accepted a management position at Extel and later became a co-owner. For more than 17 years, Scott used his accounting and law degrees as a foundation for his role in handling finances, taxes, contract management, legal disputes, human resources, and state and federal legal compliance.. In 2015 Scott decided to focus exclusively on estate planning and opened St. Louis Estate Planning. Working from his office in southwest St. Louis County, he provides estate planning consultation and solutions to clients within a 2 hour drive of St. Louis.. Scott and his wife, Claire, have been married since 2002 and have two daughters and one son. They live in South St. Louis County and are members of St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church. Scott enjoys cheering his kids on at their athletic events, as well as volunteering for the Boy Scouts. Scott’s (non-family related) highlight each year is taking a backpacking trip with his life-long friends on amazing trails in Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, California, and Utah.

Robin Kaiser is a skilled estate planning lawyer in St. Louis and founding attorney at Wiseheart Kaiser Law Firm. Before focusing her practice on estate planning, she assisted clients with an array of family law matters. She brings this experience to her current practice, particularly in the areas of estate planning and elder law. At the firm, she assists clients with an array of complex issues, providing highly personalized representation and individualized legal counsel every step of the way. Attorney Kaiser is an educator in the field of estate planning and is dedicated to keeping her clients informed. Call today.

People Over Profits.. As a real estate attorney, agent, and investor, I am dedicated to serving my clients in numerous ways and providing them with the confidence they need to reach their goals. I make a personal commitment to daily education in order to continuously improve my skills and offer the very best for my clients.. On a personal side, I love sports, music, traveling, and simply experiencing everything life has to offer.

Paul Gantner joined Purcell and Amen - Attorneys at Law in 2009.  In 2012 he became a partner and in 2014 the firm changed its name to Amen, Gantner, & Capriano.  Mr. Gantner has been able to bring his business and legal education and experience into a firm that has for many years provided comprehensive estate plans that meet clients' needs and expectations.  Mr. Gantner has helped push AGC's mission of "Helping Families Secure their Legacies by Embracing them into the Law Firm Family through Long-term, Personal Advisory Relationships.". Core Values include: OFFERING SECURITY, EMBRACING FAMILIES, and PROVIDING PERSONAL ADVISORY RELATIONSHIPS. Experience. During law school, Mr. Gantner worked as a corporate law clerk for Shelter Insurance Companies in Columbia, Missouri. Mr. Gantner also taught a personal finance class to undergraduate students at University of Missouri.. Mr. Gantner is a member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri Bar Association, Estate Planning Council of St. Louis, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys. He is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Illinois.  Paul is also a VA accredited attorney and holds licenses for life, accident and health insurance as well as a Series 65 financial license.. Education. Mr. Gantner obtained his undergraduate B.S.B.A. degree in Management and B.A. degree in Criminal Justice from Saint Louis University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He went to law school at University of Missouri, in Columbia, and obtained his Juris Doctorate in 2008. Mr. Gantner also obtained his Master of Business Administration from University of Missouri in 2008.. Paul now gives over 100 presentations a year and teaches at least one continuing education class per semester at St. Louis Community College's Adult Education Program.  The class will usually cover Paying for Long Term Care or Estate Planning issues and choices to make.. Personal. Mr. Gantner was born and raised in St. Louis. He is a graduate of DeSmet Jesuit High School and currently lives in St. Louis County with his wife, Sally, two daughters, Audrey and Olivia and son, Louis. In school, Mr. Gantner played baseball and rugby. He was active in the Board of Advocates and the Sports Law Society during law school.. These days, Paul enjoys playing in recreational softball and bowling leagues. He is a huge Missouri Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals fan, but also roots on the Saint Louis University Billikens and the St. Louis Blues.

Nate is a graduate of the St. Louis University School of Law and Washington University School of Business. He represents clients in multiple counties across the State of Missouri. He is a native Missourian and he currently lives in St. Louis Missouri. Nate has an expertise and years of experience in divorce, estates, and business law. In addition, Nate has a background in finance and business which is invaluable for an attorney assisting clients in with the financial aspects of their business, estate, and family law matters.. We have two convenient offices to meet with our clients at, one in St. Louis, Missouri and one in Washington, Missouri.  We are able to handle many of our client matters over the phone, by e-mail, or via Skype/Facetime which means you may not need to come into the office at all.  WE MAKE HOUSE CALLS - For client's that can't come into the office at all, we'll go to them.. The Hartung Law Firm is dedicated to providing the best and most practical level of legal services to our clients.. We are confident that we have a legal services package that will meet your legal needs. Call us today at or toll free at to speak with an attorney.

My mission is to provide high quality legal services to individuals and organizations.  It is my goal to bring the highest level of skill, ability and personal integrity to solving your legal problems.

My goal is that clients should always feel that I put them first.  Our firm has had many successes for our clients over these past few years, since opening our doors, but the looks on clients' faces that tells me they know how much we care about their business success and their personal well-being are the most satisfying moments of all.. For commercial transactions, The Jacob Law Firm, LLC is the main way to engage us. For residential home buyers and sellers (for owner occupancy), engage us using Home Sweet Legal at .. You know your business and your real estate beter than anyone, but you may need an attorney who helps individuals and small businesses with real estate transactions, start-up company or other business law needs. We also handle matters in the areas of non-profits, mediation, probate administration and estate planning.. If you think our firm might be able to help you, please give me a call, and we will let you know if we think we can help or if we can refer you to somebody who can.  Wishing you the very best,. -Marc Jacob. THE CHOICE OF A LAWYER IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION AND SHOULD NOT BE BASED SOLELY UPON ADVERTISEMENTS.

Mr. Tucker represents  individuals, substantial closely held and family businesses, charitable organizations, and physician groups with business and estate planning.. For the past decade, Mr. Tucker has work with all aspects of wealth planning, from banking to investments to the law.  While working with the oldest investment bank in the U.S., Adam was able to assist multiple offices with restructuring programs while demonstrating the importance of relationships.

Mr. Harlan is a trial and appellate attorney with extensive experience in the federal and state courts. He has brought and defended civil actions on behalf of entities and individuals in a broad range of business disputes involving, for example, patent infringement, trademark infringement, control disputes, breaches of contract, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, RICO, lender's liability, insurance coverage and employment issues. He also has counseled clients and litigated matters involving issues of antitrust law, including representation of a manufacturing company in a 56-day jury trial in which, as lead trial counsel, he secured a $105 million judgment.  He also served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney of St. Louis and was responsible for prosecution of major federal criminal cases. Capitalizing on this experience, Mr. Harlan has defended corporations, their officers and employees from criminal charges involving business matters such as price fixing, environmental pollution, government program fraud, mail fraud, false statements and other business-related criminal charges.

Michael J. Payne is a partner at Frankel, Rubin, Klein, Siegel, Payne & Pudlowski, P.C. and focuses his practice on estate planning, fiduciary litigation and civil litigation. He counsels individuals, couples, families and small business owners in creating an estate plan that is specifically tailored to their individualized needs. His passion for estate planning is evident in his approach of collaborating with clients to solve their most important personal, legal and business planning decisions. Michael has handled cases throughout Missouri, representing individuals, trustees, beneficiaries and personal representatives in estate and trust litigation, including claims of undue influence, lack of capacity, self-dealing and breaches of fiduciary duties. His years of litigation experience combined with his estate planning practice gives him the ability to not only work with clients to avoid the risks of fiduciary disputes, but how to handle them once they arise. Michael has a broad civil litigation practice which includes disputes among shareholders, partners and family members in closely-held businesses. He has many years of experience defending corporations against lawsuits brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FRCA”), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) and similar consumer protection laws. Michael has successfully tried numerous FDCPA cases, argued multiple cases before the Appellate Courts in Missouri and has presented seminars on corporate compliance and defending consumer claims.Michael is a member of The Missouri Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, St. Louis County Bar Association and The American Bar Association. Michael was recognized as a 2012 “Up and Coming Lawyer” by Missouri Lawyers Weekly.Michael received his undergraduate degree in political science and his juris doctorate from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Michael lives in Town & Country with his wife Megan and their four children.

Married to Eva M. Bruin and father of three sons, Patrick, Will and Daniel.. Primary Attorney for numerous commercial, residential and agricultural real estate tax appeals before both the local Boards of Equalization and the Missouri State Tax Commissions.. Represented the State of Missouri in the buyout of 915 separate parcels comprising the disincorporated City of Times Beach, Missouri.

Lexstop Law Firm LLC is a full service law firm that I founded which can provide a variety of legal services to the good honest people and businesses of Missouri and Illinois. A lot of people are confused by the name. Lex is Latin for law and the stop is self explanatory. Hence, the name simply means law stop. I didn't want to have a name like Mueller and Associates or Traffic Ticket Law Firm LLC because every law firm I know of has a name just like it. Plus, how many people in Saint Louis do you know named Mueller? We strive to be different by offering the highest quality legal services and customer support to clients. Although we initially started advertising traffic and speeding ticket work, we can handle a lot of other legal issues. The reason we began advertising this way is because one in six people get a traffic ticket in any given year making it by far the most common legal problem people encounter in their everyday lives. Further, we are so sure that once you know of the quality of our work and how you will be treated on a simple matter, you will come back in the future for other legal services. To help differentiate ourselves, I came up with this unique name so the client knows when they hire lexstop they know exactly what they will be getting. A law firm firmly committed to helping as many good honest people and businesses as possible.. IMPORTANT LEGAL DISCLAIMER:. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

Kathleen specializes in estate, business and executive benefits planning and estate and executive compensation planning with life insurance.  Formerly, she was a member at of the Advanced Markets Group of MetLife, where she provided training and advanced underwriting support for the top producers of MetLife and its subsidiaries.  Prior to joining GenAmerica Financial (a MetLife company) in 1996, she was in private practice.. She is a member of the Missouri, Illinois and Pennsylvania bars as well as an active member of the American Bar Association and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.   She is a nationally recognized speaker and author and adjunct professor in the LLM program at Washington University’s School of Law.  She is a founding member of Affinity Law Group, LLC, a firm dedicated to providing legal services to businesses, their owners and executives at every stage of their life cycles. She is a member of the Business Insurance & Estate Planning Committee of the Association of Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU), and was selected as a Registered Player Financial Advisor for the National Football League Players Association.  She was formerly on the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Legacy Advisors and as President of the Society of Financial Service Professionals-Greater St. Louis Chapter.  She was named one of Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s Up and Coming Lawyers and received the Accredited Estate Planner designation from the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils.  She has presented at AALU and the Top of the Table Meeting for the Million Dollar Roundtable.  Kathleen was selected for inclusion in Missouri and Kansas SuperLawyers in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Julie focuses her practice on tax credit financing and development with a concentration on real estate finance, partnership formation, and tax credit law. She works with lenders, developers, and equity investors in real estate and financing matters involving:

John P. Fritz is the founder and managing member of Fritz Law LLC. As a St. Louis native, John has gained extensive experience over the past 8 years representing clients ranging from individuals to large multinational corporations. John left a mid-sized law firm and started Fritz Law LLC after recognizing that a small, highly specialized law practice could provide more effective and cost-efficient results for his clients.. John has represented clients in a number of jurisdictions all over the United States, including St. Louis, Madison County, St. Clair County, Chicago, New York and New Jersey. He has taken hundreds of depositions and has participated in dozens of trial teams, including multiple cases that have been tried to verdict.. John received his bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University and obtained his law degree from St. Louis University. He is admitted to practice law in Missouri, Illinois and New York. John is a member of the Missouri Bar Association, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the Lawyers Association of St. Louis, the Illinois State Bar Association, the New York Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Jennifer Lynn founded The Lynn Law Firm, LLC in 2005 and has over twenty-four years of experience personally advising clients on estate planning, estate administration, transfer tax and related issues.. Mrs. Lynn earned her undergraduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University and her law degree from Washington University School of Law. Following law school in 1997, she worked as a Tax Consultant in the Family Wealth Planning department of Arthur Andersen, LLP. In 1999, Mrs. Lynn joined the prestigious St. Louis law firm of Lewis, Rice and Fingersh, L.C. as an Associate lawyer in the Estate Planning department and was later promoted to Member (partner). Through her years of working in large firms, Mrs. Lynn gained a wealth of experience consulting individuals and families on their personal estate planning, tax and asset protection planning.  She offers that same high quality work but delivered in a personal small firm environment. She has spoken to businesses and individuals on a wide range of topics related to estate planning, and has received the prestigious Five Star Wealth Manager Award.. Mrs. Lynn is a member of the Missouri Bar and the Wealth Counsel national network of estate planning attorneys. Mrs. Lynn resides in Webster Groves with her husband, John, their two teenage sons, Jack and James, and their three Siberian huskies.

Jackie Capriano is an owner of Amen, Gantner & Capriano, Your Estate Matters, L.L.C. Mrs. Capriano has been able to bring her legal education and experience into a firm that has for many years provided comprehensive estate plans that meet clients' needs and expectations. She knows the importance of planning for the future, both economically and emotionally. Mrs. Capriano, along with other members of the firm, will work hard to provide quality estate planning services to clients concerned about protecting their hard-earned dollars and providing for their loved ones in case of death or disability.. During law school, Mrs. Capriano worked as a paralegal for estate planning and elder law. Among the many duties in assisting the attorneys, Mrs. Capriano assisted clients in executing their estate planning documents as well as making sure they understood their plan and it met their needs.. Mrs. Capriano obtained her undergraduate B.A. degree in History and Political Science from Webster University. She went to law school at St. Louis University, in St. Louis, and obtained her Juris Doctorate in 2010.. Mrs. Capriano and her husband Phil were born and raised in St. Louis. They are Affton High School graduates and currently live in Affton with their growing family. In school, Mrs. Capriano was a cheerleader, soccer player and was involved in school government.

Ira has been practicing law in the St. Louis area for over thirty years.  He concentrates his practice in the areas of business law, labor and employment relations and business litigation.  Ira’s litigation experience includes both jury and non-jury trials in the state and federal courts and representing clients before the National Labor Relations Board and various federal and state agencies.  He has extensive experience in advising clients on a variety of corporate matters including labor and employment issues, mergers and acquisitions, contracts and business planning.  Ira has also handled matters before various arbitration panels in the securities industry representing both financial advisors and individual investors. He is a founding member of Affinity Law Group, LLC.