Bill’s practice focuses on counseling clients and assisting families in the areas of estate and gift taxation, estate planning, the drafting of wills and trusts, family partnerships, prenuptial agreements, charitable giving and charitable foundations, and the administration of trusts and estates.

• Bill was the principal draftsman of the Missouri Prudent Investors Act and an active participant in drafting the Missouri Uniform Trust Code.
• He is a frequent speaker on estate planning topics to various groups.

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar
          Trust Law Revision Subcommittee
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
          Past Chairman, Probate and Trust Section
• Estate Planning Council of St. Louis
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Community Involvement

• ARCHS Board of Directors
• Children’s Hospital of St. Louis, Children’s Legacy Advisor
• Boy Scouts, Former Scout Master
• St. Louis Woodworker’s Guild, Membership Chairman