Matt specializes in sophisticated estate and gift tax planning and assists clients in the formation, compliance and administration of tax-exempt organizations. His expertise includes estate and succession planning for family businesses; probate and trust administration; charitable planning; and income taxation of trusts and estates.
He has significant experience advising public entities, including the Saint Louis Art Museum and several public school districts, regarding supporting foundations and related charitable activities. Matt represents and provides advice to charitable organizations on planned charitable giving activities.
Awards & Recognitions
· American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow
· The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates, 2003-2012
· Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, Estate Planning & Probate Law, 2005, 2007-2010
Professional Associations & Memberships
· American Bar Association
· The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Non-Profit Committee Co-chair
· Estate Planning Council of St. Louis
· The Missouri Bar
Civic Involvement
· Downtown Children's Center, Past President
· International Institute of Metropolitan St. Louis, Past Vice Chair
· Saint Joseph Institute for the Deaf, Secretary
· Saint Louis Art Museum Endowment Council
· St. Louis Planned Giving Council
· Special Education Foundation, Board of Directors, President
News & Publications
News
10.19.11, Super Lawyers 2011 Names 71 Husch Blackwell Attorneys from Missouri and Nebraska; an Additional 15 Listed as Rising Stars
9.6.11, More Than 100 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012
10.13.10, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2010 Names 64 Husch Blackwell Attorneys; An Additional 20 Listed as Rising Stars
10.22.09, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2009 Names 73 Husch Blackwell Sanders Attorneys
Publications
10.14.11, Unprecedented Gift Planning Opportunities in 2011 and 2012, St. Louis Business Journal
12.1.97, "Spouses' and Creditors' Rights in an Estate in Missouri, The St. Louis Bar Journal
9.1.88, Disposition of Qualified Assets to a Surviving Spouse: The QTIP/IRA, The St. Louis Bar Journal
Events
5.20.10, Charitable Legislative Update, Red Cross Planned Giving Advisory Council Seminar
St. Louis, MO
Speaking Engagement
5.13.10, Working with an Aging Population, Saint Louis Planned Giving Council Meeting
St. Louis, MO
Speaking Engagement
2.17.10, The Charity's Role as a Beneficiary in Trust Litigation, BAMSL's "Fifth Annual Fiduciary Litigation Seminar"
St. Louis, MO
Speaking Engagement
9.17.09, Income Tax Nuts & Bolts for the Estate Planner, Annual Estate Planning & Trust Institute
Columbia, MO
Speaking Engagement
1.1.00, Ethical Issues in Probate, Missouri Bar Probate Institute
Speaking Engagement