University City
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Estate Planning, Entertainment & Sports and IP
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John P. Fritz
St. Louis, MO Estate Planning Lawyer with 9 years experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Personal Injury and Probate
Saint Louis University School of Law
Fritz Law LLC is a boutique law firm that focuses on estate law and personal injury for clients of all ages. Our goal is to provide a highly personalized legal experience in a timely and cost-efficient manner. This approach allows our clients to focus on the people and things that really matter in life. Fritz Law LLC also helps clients navigate the confusing and time-consuming probate process after losing a loved one.
In addition to helping clients protect their assets and final wishes, Fritz Law LLC provides support after devastating accidents. We accept personal injury cases across the entire...
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Rachna Lien
Clayton, MO Estate Planning Attorney with 8 years experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Rachna is dedicated to helping people access the tools the legal system has to offer in settling disputes and overcoming challenging situations.
For the first 6 years of her career, Rachna founded and directed Jane Doe Advocacy Center, a non-profit legal service center for survivors of sexual violence. She helped survivors navigate the legal aftermath of sexual abuse, focusing her work in family court. She also coached individuals through the criminal justice system as they participated in the prosecution of their perpetrators. During her time at Jane Doe, Rachna helped more than 600 individuals who had legal questions relating to sexual...
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Arlene Zarembka
St. Louis, MO Estate Planning Attorney with 45 years experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
Saint Louis University School of Law
As an Estate Planning and Elder Law Attorney, I provide comprehensive legal counsel and practical advice regarding your estate planning, as well as the documents that are necessary to protect you and your loved ones. I advise clients as to Medicaid planning, where that is a concern.
Documents are customized to your needs and wishes.
My experiences helping to care for my mother during her 16 years of decline from Alzheimer's, and handling her financial and legal matters after my father died, provide me with insights that I bring to my Estate Planning and Elder Law practice.
I also...
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Free ConsultationClayton, MO Estate Planning Attorney with 7 years experience
Estate Planning, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Saint Louis University
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Estate Planning, Business, Real Estate and Tax
Washington University School of Law and Saint Louis University School of Law
My practice focuses on general business law, health care law, taxation, estate planning and real estate. I have experience in representing financial institutions in legal and compliance matters. I also advise clients on legal, tax and compliance issues on transactional matters such as mergers and acquisitions, licensing, restructurings, change of ownership issues and compliance with the Affordable Care Act, HIPAA and HITECH. In the area of real estate, I assist clients with the acquisition, sale, and leasing of residential and commercial real estate.
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Brian D. Klar
St. Louis, MO Estate Planning Lawyer with 34 years experience
Estate Planning, Business, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Washington University School of Law
All aspects of business representation, inclusive of business formation, intra-company agreements (including shareholder agreements, buy-sell agreements, etc), agreements with employees and independent contractors, vendor agreements, third party agreements, leases, purchases and sales of business assets and business termination.
All aspects of estate planning, including wills, trusts, family limited partnerships and powers of attorney.
All aspects of entertainment law, inclusive of television, music and other media forms involving artist representation, production, licensing and merchandising.
All aspects of spirit production, branding, distribution and marketing.
Representation of injured parties in all types of personal injury and work related actions.
All aspects of business litigation.
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Irene Costas
Clayton, MO Estate Planning Attorney with 11 years experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Family and Probate
Saint Louis University School of Law
Ms. Costas focuses her practice on matters concerning commercial, complex litigation and general civil trial matters. She provides focused legal services to clients facing civil matters including: family law, personal injury, probate, and landlord/tenant matters. Prior to entering law school, Ms. Costas worked at Washington University’s School of Medicine Clinical Outcomes Research Office where she devoted her time to studying the impact of co-morbidity on cancer survival.
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Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Family, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Washington University School of Law
I have been practicing law since 1996. I have owned and operated my own Firm since 1998. I have practiced primarily in the area of family law (divorce, child custody/support, contempt, adoptions, guardianships and juvenile). I have expanded my practice to include Social Security Disability, Workers Compensation and Veterans Benefits. For the past 16 years I have also been retained by the St. Louis County Juvenile Courts to represent children in cases involving abuse and neglect. While practicing law I have also worked in the Fire Service for 13 years. In doing so,...
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(314) 932-5573
7171 Delmar Boulevard
Suite 200
University City,
MO 63130
Estate Planning and Elder
Saint Louis University School of Law
Melissa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a member of the Missouri and Illinois Bar Associations. Melissa is a Certified Elder Law Attorney as designated through the National Elder Law Foundation. She is a Board Member of the Missouri Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, a member of Elder Counsel, and a member of the Greater St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Melissa is also a VA-accredited attorney.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Melissa served as the Uptown Coordinator...
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Gregory Kessler
Clayton, MO Estate Planning Lawyer with 47 years experience
Estate Planning, Business, Criminal and Divorce
Washington University School of Law
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Estate Planning, Business, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Iowa College of Law
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Estate Planning and Personal Injury
University of Kentucky College of Law
Before moving to the St. Louis area in in 2002, Vince lived in a small town in western Kentucky called Central City. There, he was ingrained with small town values: hard-work, responsibility, and community. Although his poor coal-mining community did not have much, the people there prided themselves in the way they treated others.
As a student at Chaminade beginning in middle school and through high school, Vince learned that every person deserved the same respect, dignity, and appreciation as himself. Upon graduating in 2011, his classmates and teachers awarded him with the "Esto Vir" Award (Latin for "Be a Man"),...
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Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Criminal and DWI
Casey Coats is an experienced lawyer with years of experienced and thousands of satisfied clients. Casey Coats has been a licensed Missouri attorney since 2002 with legal field experience since 1999 and a family background in law. St. Louis attorney Casey Coats is a native of St. Louis, Missouri, a graduate of Mizzou Law School, Mizzou Undergraduate with honors Cum Laude, and Nerinx Hall High School.
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Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Tax
Saint Louis University School of Law
David represents corporate and individual clients in a wide range of matters such as contracts, leases, employee disputes, business purchases and sales, corporate litigation, insurance, family law/divorce and related litigation. He has helped companies achieve benefits via appeals related to property and manufacturer taxes, sales/use and excise taxes along with consultation regarding registration and license matters. David can also defend against challenges initiated by State, Local and Federal tax departments in tax compliance controversies. He has served in corporate roles including those of Accounting Controller, Business Owner, Chief Financial Officer, and State and Local Tax Consultant. As...
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Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Probate
Washington University School of Law
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Estate Planning and Probate
University of Missouri - Columbia
Joseph R. Burcke is a St. Louis, Missouri based attorney whose practice focuses upon estate planning issues, including representation of disabled individuals and their families. He provides clients advice upon the appropriate use of Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Non-probate beneficiary designations and other legal techniques to maintain client control of assets, avoid needless costs of probate in the event of disability or death, prevent impoverishment as a result of nursing home costs, and minimize estate and gift taxes and related costs.
Joe is devoted entirely to helping families preserve and protect their future and the futures of their...
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Bob Linhares
St. Louis, MO Estate Planning Attorney with 31 years experience
Offers Video ChatEstate Planning, Business, Elder and Probate
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
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. 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 decisions. I also draft specialized estate planning documents that can help protect assets...
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Frank B. Curtis
Clayton, MO Estate Planning Lawyer with 22 years experience
Estate Planning, Business, Divorce and Tax
Saint Louis University School of Law
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Estate Planning and Immigration
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Gregory Brough
Olivette, MO Estate Planning Attorney with 43 years experience
Estate Planning, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Washington University School of Law
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Jay Burns
CLAYTON, MO Estate Planning Attorney with 45 years experience
130 S BEMISTON AVE STE 300
CLAYTON,
MO 63105-1913
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Collections and Criminal
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John Greider
Clayton, MO Estate Planning Lawyer with 48 years experience
Estate Planning, Business, Civil Rights and Divorce
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Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate and Tax
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Saint Louis University School of Law
Dave Schleiffarth is an estate planning attorney, specializing in: wills, trusts, financial power of attorney, health care power of attorney, advance health care directive, beneficiary deeds, and more. Serving St. Louis County and the greater St. Louis metro area.
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Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business and Employment
University of Missouri - Columbia
Member of a national trial team that defended one of our nation's largest financial institutions in a $253 million dollar class action. Received national publicity while representing the wife of the Mayor of Kansas City, Gloria Squitiro, in the famous "Mammy-gate" lawsuit. First chaired approximately 75 jury trials in federal and state courts (has only lost one jury trial where he was the first chair in over 20 years); Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Courts of Appeals for the 7th, 8th and 10th Circuits; U.S. District Court of Kansas;...
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Michael J. Denk
Saint Louis, MO Estate Planning Lawyer with 32 years experience
(636) 230-3100
600 Mason Ridge Center Drive, Suite LL
Saint Louis,
MO 63141
Estate Planning, Elder and Real Estate
Saint Louis University School of Law and Saint Louis University
Areas of practice include Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning (long term care benefits), Elder Law, Probate Law and Real Estate Law.
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11628 Old Ballas Rd.
By Appointment only
Creve Coeur,
MO 63141
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Elder and Probate
Saint Louis University School of Law
Using a unique three-step strategy, we create estate plans that work.
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Estate Planning and Elder
Wes Coulson is a certified elder law attorney and the principal of Coulson Elder Law. He earned his B.A., with honors, from Northwestern University and his J.D. from The University of Michigan. He is a member of the Illinois State and Missouri Bar, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the St. Louis Estate Planning Council and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Mr. Coulson lectures frequently and presents classes on his vast experience and knowledge. He has published many articles on Medicaid eligibility planning; The Purchase of or Exchange for a Life Estate Interest as a Medicaid Eligibility...
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Saint Louis University
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Robert Maurer
Kirkwood, MO Estate Planning Attorney with 33 years experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business and Real Estate
Saint Louis University
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Estate Planning and Probate
Saint Louis University School of Law
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Estate Planning, Business and Real Estate
Jim Schleiffarth practices in the areas of general business law, real estate law and estate planning. Jim serves clients including small to mid-sized business, as well as individuals and families to meet their legal needs at a reasonable cost. Prior to forming Schleiffarth Law Firm, LLC in 2009, Mr. Schleiffarth worked for one of the largest law firms in St. Louis, Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP. Jim uses his experience and skill in business transactions to reach exceptional outcomes for the firm’s clients. A native St. Louisan, Jim is active in his community and belongs to numerous service, professional and civic...
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M. Karl Hawkins
Webster Groves, MO Estate Planning Lawyer with 17 years experience
75 W. Lockwood
Suite 222
Webster Groves,
MO 63119
Free ConsultationOffers Video ChatEstate Planning, Bankruptcy, Elder and Probate
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(314) 961-5010
75 West Lockwood Avenue
Suite 222
SAINT LOUIS,
MO 63119
Estate Planning, Administrative, Business and Workers' Comp
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Sean C Paul
St. Louis, MO Estate Planning Attorney with 13 years experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Bankruptcy
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Lisa Krempasky
St. Louis, MO Estate Planning Attorney with 29 years experience
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Estate Planning, Elder and Tax
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Estate Planning and Stockbroker Fraud
Planning your estate?
Estate planning arranges for the transfer of an individual's estate at the time of death. An estate consists of all property owned at death before it is distributed by will, trust, or intestacy laws. An estate may contain both real property and personal property. Estate planning allows an individual to decide exactly who will benefit from his or her estate, and to what extent. It can also reduce the taxes imposed on the transfer of assets at death.
An experienced estate planning lawyer can help minimize the amount of the estate surrendered to taxes as well as ensure that the management and distribution of the estate is carried out according to your plans. Particularly when your plans are complex and/or you have substantial property or assets, it is important to have an attorney who can ensure that your plan functions the way you intend. Depending on the complexity of your individual situation, your estate planning team may include attorneys, financial planners, bankers and insurance professionals. Some states certify attorneys as estate planning specialists, which means they have met certain requirements for experience, education, and testing in that field.
Fiduciary:
A person or institution who manages money or property for another and who must exercise a standard care imposed by law, i.e., personal representative or executor of an estate, a trustee, etc.
Personal representative:
The person who administers an estate. If named in a will, that person's title is an executor. If there is no valid will, that person's title is an administrator.
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