​Areas of Practice​

• Fiduciary Litigation
• Estate, Probate, and Trust Administration 
• Adult Guardianships and Conservatorships 
• Estate Planning 

​Education
Undergraduate:
Millikin University,
B.A. , 2015

Law School:
Saint Louis University School of Law, 2018
                           
Bar Admissions

• MISSOURI
• ILLINOIS

Experience
Disputed trusts and estates present unique challenges: the law is complex; the financial stakes are high; and the issues are personal.  As a trust and estate specialist, Josh represents beneficiaries, trustees, and other fiduciaries in the administration of trusts and estates, in both routine and contested matters.  Josh is especially recognized for his counsel in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. Josh understands the delay and expense of a lawsuit, preferring a sensible, informed, and problem-solving attitude to unnecessary fights in court.  But when litigation is unavoidable, Josh is a committed advocate, from case analysis to trial.  Josh’s experience includes will and trust contests; contested probate estates; modifying irrevocable trusts; creditor claims; and disputes regarding power of attorney documents.

Outside the courtroom, Josh routinely assists the everyday family, from the young professional to the business owner, with establishing an estate plan to protect and preserve their assets as life unfolds.

Josh is a graduate of the American College of Trusts and Estates Council (ACTEC) Heart of America Fellows Institute.  Josh is a member of the Probate and Trust Steering Committee of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL), and regularly volunteers to present and publish on the modern issues of his practice area.

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Professional Affiliations

• Graduate, ACTEC Heart of America Institute
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL), Probate and Trust Steering Committee
• Estate Planning Council of St. Louis, Young Professionals Committee
  

Publications & Presentations

• “Avoiding Contested Estates and Trusts with Proper Planning” Financial Planners Association, St. Louis Chapter, 2023.
  
• “Role of Court-appointed Counsel in Guardianships and Conservatorships” St. Louis County Probate Court, 2023.
  
• “The Challenges of Guardianship Cases” St. Louis Bar Journal, 2022.
  
• “Guardianships 2022: Balancing Due Process and Best Interests” The Missouri Bar, 2022.
  
• “Expanded Remote Public Access & Redacting Confidential Information” Estate, Trust, and Elder Law Institute, 2022.
  
• Editor, “Guardians and Conservators under Missouri Law” The Missouri Bar, Probate Law Resource Guide, 2022.