Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America^® | Trusts and Estates, St. Louis (2019 – Present)

Recognition

• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Heart of America Fellows Institute, Fellow

Current Leadership Positions

• Girls in the Know | Board of Directors
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis – Tax Section | Chair
• Mizzou Tax and Transactional Law Society | Board Member

Past Leadership Positions

• Shakespeare Festival St. Louis | Steering Committee for Party on Art Hill (2016)
• Immacolata School | Volunteer Coordinator (2014 – 2016)

Professional Organizations

• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis | Tax Section
• Mizzou Tax and Transactional Law Society

Civic & Community

• Girls in the Know
• Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
• Immacolata School

Educational Background

• LL.M., Taxation, Boston University (2000)
• J.D., University of Missouri School of Law (1999)
• B.A., English, University of Missouri (1996)

Speaking Engagements

• Drafting Effective Wills & Trust: Basic Tax Considerations – What You Need to Know in Order to Choose the Appropriate Plan. St. Louis, MO. (2014)
• Estate Planning Seminar. Women’s Financial Education Series. St. Louis, MO. (2013)
• The Fiduciary Exception to the Attorney Client Privilege. St. Louis, MO. (2012)

Firm Programs

• Taking the Sting out of Generosity: Navigating Federal Gift Tax Rules and Potential IRS Controversies. Capes Sokol Tax Controversy Symposium. St. Louis, MO. (2019)

Firm Insights

• Changes During COVID-19: Gift Tax Return and Payment of Tax Postponed but Additional Tax Postponements and Clarifications Requested

Bar & Court Admissions

• Missouri
• Kansas
• Massachusetts
• U.S. Tax Court