Estate Planning lawyers in Missouri Robert Abernathy to Stephen Lehnardt

Firm: Watton Law Group

1201 Walnut Street , Kansas City , Missouri 64106

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Communications & Media , Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Constitutional , Construction , Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Education , Employment & Labor , Energy , Estate Planning, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Franchise , Government Agencies, Government Contracts, Labor , Landlord & Tenant, Lemon , Probate , Real Estate , Transportation , Wills, Workers Compensation, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

Robert derives great personal satisfaction from helping people and businesses navigate complicated legal scenarios and achieve financial stability.

Firm: The Estep Law Firm, LLC

400 Chesterfield Center, Ste. 400 , Chesterfield , Missouri 63017

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Firm: Jones Elder Law, LLC

2085 Bluestone Drive , Saint Charles , Missouri 63303

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning

Stephen C. Jones. Jones Elder Law, LLC. Stephen focuses his practice on protecting the assets that families have worked a lifetime to accumulate.  After watching his grandparents battle through the Alzheimer’s disease progression, he understands first hand the type of financial devastation that lays in wait for the unprepared.  For this reason, he has made it his personal mission to make sure his clients are educated and prepared to take the steps necessary to protect their life’s work.. “No one should have to suffer through the loss of their family business and life savings like my grandparents as a result of an illness, a regressive tax system or frivolous litigation.”. Stephen works closely with individuals and their families to protect their life savings and businesses from such risks as long term care costs, increasing income and estate taxes, and litigation.. “My favorite moment during a vision meeting with a client and their family is when they understand that they have options that will allow them to continue living their lives with the dignity that they have earned, while at the same time protecting their hard work.  Education and a message of hope are the two most powerful things we share with our potential clients”. Stephen’s life experiences have positioned him to guide his client’s through the asset protection process.  Prior to founding Jones Elder Law, LLC, he worked for several years in a large St. Louis practice where he worked intimately with high net worth individuals ($10 million plus net worth) to design and implement plans to minimize their tax exposure and business risk.. “I loved working with these clients and learning the cutting edge legal techniques that would help our clients.  At the end of the day, however, the clients I worked with were through someone else’s relationship.  What I was missing was the ability to forge the close bond between a client and one of their trusted advisors.  At Jones Elder Law. LLC form part of a team with their tax and financial advisors.  We are not just advising a client but we are helping guide a friend and family that we care about.”. At Jones Elder Law you are not just another case in the door, you are an individual person, with a unique set of needs.  Stephen takes the time to listen and get all the details of your personal situation.   What are your goals?  What are your concerns?. “Jones Elder Law develops an individual plan for every client’s situation.  We are not talking about the type of planning where every client that walks in the door gets a Living Trust just like the last five clients did.”. The level of planning that Jones Elder Law engages in with our client’s cannot be done in a vacuum.  As a result, Stephen also engages your tax advisor and your financial advisor so that your entire team is working in unison to develop the best strategy to achieve your goals.   The proper plan for a family must include input from the legal advisor, financial advisor and tax advisor.  That is what Jones Elder Law calls the Trusted Advisor Team.. “I cannot encourage folks enough to reach out to us and learn about your options as individuals or perhaps as an existing trusted advisors that may have a client in need.  I learn something nearly every day from my clients and their existing trusted advisors.  It is my pleasure to sit down with families and their advisory team and discuss their concerns and what solutions Jones Elder Law, LLC may be able to bring to the table.. Stephen’s education has positioned him perfectly to offer his clients this type of counseling.  He attended St. Louis University School of Law earning his Juris Doctorate (Magna Cum Laude) while graduating fifth in his class.  Prior to that Stephen attended the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University where he was awarded an Advanced Corporate Financial Strategies Certificate.  Stephen also received a Master of Business Administration (with highest honors) from the University of West Virginia. His education background makes him eminently qualified to help families plan their financial future and survive periods of financial crisis. Stephen is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Wealth Counsel, Elder Counsel, Task Force for Senior Fairness, and numerous other legal associations.. Stephen enjoys spending time at the ice rink watching his two boys play hockey, and his daughter figure skate. When not at the rink, or in the office, he enjoys a nice round of golf on a sunny day.  Stephen notes that he is miserable while jogging but he does it anyway.

Firm: Aton Law Firm

1571 E Cherokee St , Springfield , Missouri 65804

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

I am a Springfield native. Bachelor and Master's degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Studied in Italy, Greece, and Germany.. Law degree from the University of Florida, where I graduated Order of the Coif, a distinction reserved for the top 5% of the past five years of law graduates. During law school I published three legal articles and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Florida Law Review.. After law school, I clerked for the Hon. Thomas Gibbs Gee on the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in Houston, TX, before returning to Florida to practice with Foley & Lardner.. Founded Aton Law Firm, LLC in Springfield in 1990. Practice areas include corporate law, estate planning and real estate. Licensed in Missouri, Florida and Arkansas.

Firm: Costello & Fera, LLC

7211 NW 83rd St Ste 220 , Kansas City , Missouri 64152

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Firm: Law Office of Cox & Associates, LLC

202 West Fourth Street , Sedalia , Missouri 65301

Practice Areas: Adoption,Automobile Accidents,Bankruptcy,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Estate Planning,Personal Injury,Probate ,Real Estate ,Workers Compensation

Firm: Fowler Pickert Eisenmenger Norfleet

2345 Grand Boulevard #750 , Kansas City , Missouri 64108

Practice Areas: Animal Bites, Asbestos , Assault & Battery, Business & Commercial, Civil Rights, Constitutional , Construction , Consumer Protection, Contracts, Criminal Defense , Discrimination, Drugs & Medical Devices, Elder , Environmental , Estate Planning, Health Care & Hospitalization, Housing & Construction Defects, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Sexual Harassment, Toxic Substances, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice

I am the founder of Fowler Pickert Eisenmenger, LLC, where I focus on prosecuting personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice and car crash claims for those who have suffered life-altering injuries or the pain of losing a loved one through no fault of their own.  I understand that representing my clients includes more than just filing legal documents, it also requires helping them through what is perhaps the most difficult time of their lives.

Firm: Legacy Legal Group, LLC

16401 Swingley Ridge Road , Chesterfield , Missouri 63017

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Elder , Estate Planning, Health Care & Hospitalization, Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Estate Planning

Firm: Saale & Bailey, L.C.

The Legal Center , Saint Peters , Missouri 63376

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Estate Planning, Probate , Real Estate , Trusts, Wills

Firm: Ghafoor Cook Ellis, LLC

136 E Walnut Street , Independence , Missouri 64050

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Contracts, Criminal Defense , Estate Planning, Immigration & Naturalization , Insurance , Landlord & Tenant, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Probate , Professional Malpractice, Real Estate , Taxation - State & Federal, Traffic Violations, Trusts, Wills, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration

Shahzad is a founding partner of Ghafoor Cook Ellis, LLC. He has 20 years of experience as a practicing attorney. Prior to establishing Ghafoor Cook Ellis, LLC, Shahzad worked in the field of international tax, and M&A. He is licensed to practice in Kansas, and Missouri.. His practice focuses on advising clients in various aspects of immigration and U.S. tax law. In particular, his practice is focused on family immigration, removal proceedings, investment-based immigration, and business visas, including: H-1B and L-1 blanket visas. In addition, he assists clients with business and individual tax filings, wage garnishments, accounting and payroll services.. Mr. Ghafoor brings a personal perspective to his work because of his own immigration experience to the United States. As a result, he is deeply sensitive to his clients’ concerns and provides a clear vision at all stages of the process.. Mr. Ghafoor has participated in various non-profit and charitable organizations focused on international human rights, including opposition to violence against women, and childhood education in developing countries. In view of these organizations he chairs a foundation developed to support such programs in the U.S. and other nations.. Shahzad Ghafoor earned his J.D. and M.B.A. at the University of Missouri – Columbia.

Firm: Rebman, Linhares & Beachem, P.C.

165 North Meramec Avenue, Suite 310 , Clayton , Missouri 63105

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Hello and thank you for viewing my profile. My name is Bob Linhares. I have been married to my wife, Megan, since 1986. We have lived in Florissant, MO, since 1988. We have three children and they have been a true blessing and joy to us. When our kids were young we were actively involved in their sports and school activities, volunteering as coaches and serving on many parish and school comittees at Sacred Heart, our parish family here in Florissant. We remain active in our parish and community in many different ways. Megan and I like to get out and enjoy nature as often as possible. One thing we always enjoyed as a family was our annual vacation. Over the years we have hung out at the beach on the Gulf Coast of Florida, stayed in some great cottages along Lake Michigan, hiked the Grand Canyon and climbed 14,000-ft. peaks in Colorado. I  enjoy the sport of archery and occassionaly like to get out and hunt with my long bow.. I have been an attorney since 1988 and am licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois. I have been a partner at Rebman, Linhares & Beachem, P.C., since 1998. My partners, Joe Rebman and Greg Beachem are not only my law partners but are good friends and we do whatever we can to help each other. After many years of teaching pre-kindergarten my wife Megan joined our office in 2011 and now serves as our office manager and paralegal. Megan has a bachelor's degree in Journalism and also worked as a corporate writer for a number of years. She wears many hats at the office and they all fit her well!. I have tried a number of cases in State and Federal Court over the years, but the primary focus of my practice is now concentrated in three areas: 1) Estate Planning and Elder Care/Disability Law. I draft traditional estate planning documents such as Revocable Trusts, Wills, and General Durable Power of Attorney documents for financial and health care decisons. I also draft specialized estate planning documents that can help protect assets and in certain cases allow people to qualify for or remain on benefits such as Medicaid or Social Security Disability. For example I can meet with you to help determine if a Special Needs Trust might be of help to a person receiving some form of government disability benefits or whether an Irrevocable Trust might make sense as a planning tool for asset protection in the event skilled nursing care and Medicaid benefits are needed in the future. I am a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. 2) Probate Law. I have handled many probate estates over the years and can efficiently guide you through the probate system. Probate estates may involve a Will or a situation where the deceased left no Will. The estate may be large or it may involve less than $40,, in which case a Small Estate Affidavit may be used to speed up the process. Examples of other types of probate matters are Petition For Determination Of Heirs, Spousal Refusal Of Letter, Creditor Refusal Of Letters, and Guardianship and Conservatorship Estates. 3) Business and Real Estate Law. I can represent a Buyer or Seller in drafting and negotiating a Sale Contract, draft real property deeds and provide counsel in all types of real estate issues. I can help a business select the right type of entity and draft the needed documents to begin operation, such as the Operating Agreement for an LLC. I can also provide counsel to your business on everyday legal issues involving contracts and employment.

Firm: Rosenblum Goldenhersh

7733 Forsyth Blvd., Ste. 400 , Saint Louis , Missouri 63105

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

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.

Firm: Welch Law LLC

50 Centre on the Lake , Lake St. Louis , Missouri 63367

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Planning Kills Anxiety!. We spend a lot of time educating and helping our clients plan tailored estate strategies.. First, We begin with education. Explaining in plain English, or as close as we can, the various tools and resources we'll use to design a plan. With the goal of giving you enough information to make an educated decision when we make our recommendations on the design of your plan.. Then, we listen and ask questions. We want to know about you, your family, your goals, your hopes, your expectations, and your personality. We ask questions to dig deeper and to explore the "what if's" that can sometimes throw wrenches into the best of plans.. Lastly, we make our recommendations and begin to design the plan of your choice. While most of our clients' follow our recommendations, sometimes you may want to take a more risky approach or a more defined approach than what we recommended. That is great! At the end of the day, our core belief is that we design the plan our client wants... because, the bottom line is, it is your plan, not ours.. In addition to estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney, beneficiary deeds, medical directives, etc.), we also assist clients with estate administration. Usually, estate administration means either going through the probate process in the county courts, or managing the administration of a Trust. These processes can be scary for someone who has never had to deal with them before. So, we act as a guide through the process. Helping you understand the whats and hows; as well as drafting required legal documents to protect you from liabilities that can arise during the respective process.. We're here to help, give us a call if you need help.

Firm: St. Louis Estate Planning LLC

13610 Barrett Office Dr. Suite 111 , Saint Louis , Missouri 63021

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

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.

Firm: Westacott Law Firm

510 Wetherby Terrace Drive , Ballwin , Missouri 63021

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Firm: The Schellert Law Firm, LLC

3930 Old Highway 94 South , Saint Charles , Missouri 63304

Practice Areas: Adoption, Bankruptcy, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Criminal Defense , Divorce, Elder , Estate Planning, Family , Health Care & Hospitalization, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Probate , Traffic Violations, Trusts, Wills, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination

Mr. Schellert is a an attorney licensed in Missouri to practice law. Mr. Schellert received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2004. Since 2004, Mr. Schellert has tried and negotiated numerous complicated court cases. He has years of complex legal experience and has tried and negotiated contested legal matters before judges in the Federal Court of the Eastern District of Missouri and the Circuit Courts of St. Charles County, St. Louis County, Jefferson County, Lincoln County and Warren County. Mr. Schellert has a B.S - Business Administration - Finance from University of Missouri-Columbia in 2001. Mr. Schellert was on the Dean's List and a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity.Mr. Schellert lives in St. Charles County, MO with his wife, Jennifer and their daughter and son.. **The choice of a lawyers is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements.  An attorney and client relationship should not be implied by anything on this website. Nothing on this website is intended to substitute for the advice of an attorney, therefore if you require legal advice please consult with a competent attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction.**

Firm: Rudy D. Beck & Associates, P.C.

2777 West Clay , Saint Charles , Missouri 63301

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate , Real Estate , Trusts, Wills, Commercial, Commercial, Commercial, Commercial

Firm: Ron Mullennix

2 So. Main Street , Liberty , Missouri 64068

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Real Estate

Firm: Lexstop Law Firm LLC

7711 Bonhomme Road, Suite 740 , Saint Louis , Missouri 63105

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Speeding Ticket, Estate Planning

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.

Firm: Lehnardt & Lehnardt LLC

20 Westwoods Dr , Liberty , Missouri 64068

Practice Areas: Business Organizations, Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Estate Planning

Stephen is one of the founding partners of Lehnardt & Lehnardt, LLC.  His focus with clients is as a professional legal counselor, although he likes to refer to himself as "an enabler" who first listens to discover what his clients need and want, and then counsels with his clients to help them get what they want... legally.. Whether estate planning, asset protection planning, business counsel, tax avoidance, or government benefits, Stephen acknowledges and quantifies the complexities that challenge even the simplest goals.  He simplifies matters so clients can focus clearly and efficiently on what they want.  Stephen helps families with special needs, farmers and businessmen, investors and entrepreneurs, heirs and beneficiaries, Veterans and seniors.. Stephen received his undergraduate degree in Public Relations from Brigham Young University (1992) and obtained both his Doctorate of Jurisprudence and Master of Laws in Taxation degrees in 1996 from the University of Missouri—Kansas City School of Law.  Following law school, Stephen entered private practice and formed Lehnardt & Lehnardt, LLC with his father.  Stephen’s clients are from all walks of life and business and located locally, nationally and internationally.  Client matters range from the simple to the most complex—probate and guardianship assistance, business exit and succession planning, estate and retirement planning, planning for . citizens, major commercial real estate investment and development, and multi-national planning for investments and corporate finance, and more.. Stephen is an active member of the American Bar Association (Section on Taxation; Section on Real Property, Probate and Trusts); Missouri Bar Association (Probate & Estate Planning and Tax Law Committees); the Kansas Bar Association; the J. Reuben Clark Law Society; and the National College of Probate Judges.  Stephen is one of the founding members of Wealthcounsel—a national organization of top estate and tax planning attorneys, and is the founder the Midwest Estate and Financial Planning Institute, a 501(c)(3) educational organization whose mission is to provide the community of consumers and professionals with timely and meaningful information an education on estate, tax and financial planning matters.  Stephen has served on the Board of Directors for the National Advisors Trust Company, an independent federally-chartered trust company.. Stephen is an Accredited Attorney with the VA, and is admitted to practice before numerous courts, including the United States Tax Court.  Stephen frequently speaks and conducts public seminars and workshops and professional continuing education instruction on a wide range of estate, tax, elder law and government benefit planning topics, as well as business planning topics.