Ray counsels clients on sophisticated income and estate planning techniques, family business and succession planning, and creative methods for the formation, acquisition, management and disposition of businesses. He also advises on estate and trust administration. Ray is a Missouri CPA. Awards & Recognitions ˇ The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law, Trust & Estates, 2007-2012 ˇ Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, Closely Held Business Law, 2005, 2007-2009 Professional Associations & Memberships ˇ American Bar Association ˇ The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis ˇ The Missouri Bar ˇ Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants Civic Involvement ˇ American Red Cross Planned Giving Advisory Council ˇ Archdiocese of St. Louis Planned Giving and Endowment Council ˇ Boy Scout Troop 624, Assistant Scoutmaster ˇ St. Clement Athletic Association, Treasurer News & Publications News 9.6.11, More Than 100 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012 10.22.09, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2009 Names 73 Husch Blackwell Sanders Attorneys Publications 9.1.06, Succession Planning for Closely Held Businesses, The St. Louis Bar Journal Events 4.1.10 Mastering Mergers and Acquisitions, National Business Institute Speaking Engagements 10.1.08 Family Business Succession Planning, The Missouri Bar Speaking Engagements 6.1.08 Estate Planning Basics, McQuillan Education Speaking Engagements 4.1.08 Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts, National Business Institute Speaking Engagements 4.1.08 Limited Liability Companies, National Business Institute Speaking Engagements 5.1.05 Helping Your Client Buy or Sell a Business in Missouri, National Business Institute Speaking Engagements 2.1.05 Overview of Issues Related to Succession Planning for Family-Owned Businesses, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Speaking Engagements 5.1.04 Planning for the Future, St. Louis University Office of Planned Giving Speaking Engagements 12.1.03 Asset Protection Techniques in Missouri, National Business Institute Speaking Engagements |