Overview
Clients turn to our Trusts & Estates attorneys for sophisticated and personal lifetime, estate planning and tax planning services. We help families, business owners and executives plan for and protect their financial future and the family’s wealth for generations to come.
We are focused on your success and work to ensure that your plans are flexible and dynamic, enforceable and enduring. Once your plans are in place, we can assist with updates as your family grows or guidance should a dispute arise. Our attorneys are experienced in handling matters important to multi-generational families, business succession planning, probate and other estate planning matters.
Regardless of the situation, our holistic approach takes into account all of your unique requirements and delivers a plan that leverages our industry experience and the expertise available throughout our firm.
For updates on recent developments and tips about specific topics, subscribe to our blog, Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning.
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News & Insights
News
- July 20, 2023
- Greensfelder Welcomes Trusts & Estates Attorney and Former Probate Commissioner Patrick J. ConnaghanMay 22, 2023
- April 21, 2023
- St. Louis Small Business Monthly, March 2023
- November 3, 2022
- October 3, 2022
- July 14, 2022
- June 27, 2022
- March 21, 2022
- St. Louis Business Journal, February 24, 2022
- Financial Advisor, February 14, 2022
- November 5, 2021
- Tax Notes, November 1, 2021
- ThinkAdvisor, November 1, 2021
- Accounting Today, October 28, 2021
- July 29, 2021
- July 22, 2021
- November 5, 2020
- August 6, 2020
- February 2020
- November 1, 2019
- August 15, 2019
- February 2019
- November 2018
- October 2018
- Financial Advisor, August 21, 2018
- Illinois Business Journal, August 2016
- April 5, 2016
- St. Louis Business Journal, February 8, 2013
- St. Louis Business Journal, November 4, 2011
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- “Look Out for Gen Z: Planning Ideas for These Beneficiaries”Missouri Bar Estate, Trust & Elder Law Institute, October 20, 2022
- Greensfelder's Annual Estate Planning Symposium, October 12, 2022
- Greensfelder's Annual Estate Planning Symposium, October 12, 2022
- "Advanced Income Tax Basis Planning"Missouri Bar Annual Estate, Trust and Elder Law Institute, November 2020
- The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis' 31st Annual Trust & Estates Planning Institute, September 10, 2020
- June 24, 2020
- Swedish American Museum, Chicago, Illinois, May 12, 2020
- "Return to Work: Critical Information for Employers as Employees Come Back to the Workplace" webinarMay 5, 2020
- Illinois Chamber of Commerce, May 5, 2020
- NAIFA, Des Peres Lodge, November 19, 2019
- Greensfelder's Annual Estate Planning Symposium, St. Louis, MO, November 7, 2019
- Greensfelder's Annual Estate Planning Symposium, St. Louis, MO, November 7, 2019
- Greensfelder's Annual Estate Planning Symposium, St. Louis, MO, November 6, 2019
- Annual Greater St. Louis Financial Symposium, St. Louis, Missouri, April 25, 2019
- The Missouri Bar Annual Estate, Trust & Elder Law Institute, St. Louis, September 6, 2018
- Greensfelder Estate Planning Seminar, Missouri Athletic Club West, St. Louis, Missouri, May 9, 2018
- BAMSL 29th Annual Trust & Estate Planning Institute, May 3, 2018
- ACTEC 2017 Heart of America Meeting, Bentonville, Arkansas, April 21-23, 2017
- 2015 Greensfelder Estate Planning Seminar, November 19, 2015
- November 13, 2014
- Greensfelder Estate Planning Symposium, October 16, 2013
Publications
- Wealth Management, July 10, 2023
- Rethinking65, May 2023
- Private Wealth, May 4, 2023
- Financial Advisor, May 4, 2023
- St. Louis Business Journal, February 1, 2023
- Rethinking65, January 2023
- St. Louis Business Journal, January 4, 2021
- St. Louis Business Journal, December 17, 2020
- October 2020
- April 9, 2020
- March 2020
- Journal of the Missouri Bar, July/August 2019
- June 2019
- Thomson Reuter’s Estate Planning Magazine, February 2019
- August 2018
- July 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- April 2018
- Bogert’s The Law of Trusts and Trustees, Thomson Reuters, 2017
- “Counseling Clients for #DigitalDeath”Journal of The Missouri Bar, May/June 2015
- March 2, 2015
- Greensfelder Trusts & Estates Newsletter, February 2015
- Greensfelder Trusts & Estates Newsletter, November 5, 2014
- Greensfelder Trusts & Estates Newsletter, November 2014
- September 29, 2014
- The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Law Journal, Winter 2014
- Greensfelder Trusts & Estates Newsletter, Fall 2013
- St. Louis Business Journal, October 2012
- March 5, 2012
- Journal of the Missouri Bar, January/February 2012
Blog Posts
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, June 8, 2023
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, May 18, 2023
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, March 31, 2023
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, February 27, 2023
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, February 16, 2023
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, January 26, 2023
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, January 25, 2023
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, January 6, 2023
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, January 2, 2023
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, November 29, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, November 3, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, October 28, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, October 17, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, October 3, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, September 28, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, September 23, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, September 22, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, August 23, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, July 19, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, July 5, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, June 16, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, May 20, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, April 19, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, March 22, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, February 22, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, February 14, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, February 7, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, January 24, 2022
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, December 29, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, November 29, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, October 29, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, October 28, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, October 15, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, September 30, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, September 29, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, September 15, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, August 30, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, July 29, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, June 23, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, June 4, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, May 11, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, April 26, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, March 26, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, February 22, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, January 26, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, January 22, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, January 21, 2021
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, December 18, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, December 1, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, December 1, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, November 2, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, October 27, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, October 20, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, September 22, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, August 26, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, August 19, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, August 18, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, August 12, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, August 4, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, July 27, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, July 23, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, July 20, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, July 15, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, July 13, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, July 2, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, May 28, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, April 1, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, March 31, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, March 31, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, March 27, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, March 18, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, March 9, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, March 2, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, February 4, 2020
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, December 19, 2019
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, December 11, 2019
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, September 19, 2019
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, August 27, 2019
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, July 31, 2019
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, July 24, 2019
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, July 8, 2019
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, June 28, 2019
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, February 21, 2019
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, November 26, 2018
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, November 20, 2018
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, October 16, 2018
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, August 29, 2018
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, June 15, 2018
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, April 6, 2018
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, March 1, 2018
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, February 16, 2018
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, January 31, 2018
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, January 4, 2018
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, December 20, 2017
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, December 7, 2017
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, July 20, 2017
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, June 20, 2017
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, June 1, 2017