Harvard W. Muhm

Shareholder

  • P: 314.505.5454
  • F: 314.505.5455
  • E: muhm@capessokol.com

Practice Groups

  • Private Client Services

Areas of Concentration

  • Asset Protection Strategies
  • Business Formation and Deal Structure
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Charitable Giving
  • Entity Formation and Governance
  • Estate and Trust Administration
  • Family Office Consulting
  • Fiduciary Advice
  • Probate Avoidance Strategies
  • Real Estate Entity Formation and Joint Venture Structures
  • Transfer Tax Planning
  • Wealth Counseling

Experience at Work

Harvard is known for being independent-minded and an advocate for his clients. His knowledge of the law and experience with a wide variety of investment strategies enables him to bring his clients’ advisors together to work as a team. This multi-disciplinary approach leverages opportunities and enhances the benefits to the clients.

In the Community

Harvard currently serves on the Board of Directors of Ozark Land Trust and the St. Louis Art Museum Foundation Advisory Committee. He is an active member of the alumni board of the Tax and Transactional Law Society at the University of Missouri School of Law.


Awards & Recognition

Awards

  • The Best Lawyers in America® | Trusts and Estates, St. Louis (2011 – Present)


Memberships & Associations

Professional Organizations

  • The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
  • Missouri Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Mizzou Tax and Transactional Law Society
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis


Education

Educational Background

  • LL.M., Taxation, Washington University Law School (1995)
  • J.D., University of Missouri School of Law (1994)
  • B.A., Political Science, Trinity University (1991)


Knowledge & Insights

Publications


Admissions & Qualifications

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Missouri
  • U.S. Tax Court


Leadership & Community Engagement

Current Leadership Positions

  • St. Louis Art Museum | Advisory Committee
  • Ozark Land Trust | Board Member
  • Mizzou Tax and Transactional Law Society | Alumni Board Member

Past Leadership Positions

  • St. Louis Public Radio | Board Member
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri | Board Member (2004-2012)
  • Craft Alliance | Board Member (1999-2007)