Your choice for estate and trust advice, trial services, and alternative dispute resolution.
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Legal Advice
Easy-to-understand advice concerning estates and trusts, including but not limited to probate and non-probate assets, wills and trusts, powers of attorney, and guardianships/conservatorships.
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Trial Services
Reputable and cost-effective advocacy through all phases of litigation from the filing of initial pleadings through trial.
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Direct negotiation, mediation, or arbitration to settle disputes without trial.
Estate and Trust Law Is Complex
It is natural to have questions about all of the rules that govern estates/probate and trusts. Such questions often arise after the loss of a loved one, or when a loved one has lost their ability to handle their own affairs. Disputes can occur and lead to expensive, time-consuming litigation. It can be overwhelming and confusing to navigate these situations without professional help. I provide my clients with compassionate and easy-to-understand advice. I explore early dispute resolution to preserve family harmony whenever possible. As a trial attorney with over twenty years of litigation experience, I am a respected advocate that you will want in your corner when it is necessary to go to court.
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Tim is an accomplished trial attorney with over twenty years of diverse litigation experience. His passion for trial work began during the early years of his career as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for St. Louis County, Missouri. As a prosecutor, Tim gained a great deal of experience trying cases to both judges and juries. In the years following his service for St. Louis County, Tim has tried numerous cases on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of civil matters. Tim has spent over a decade litigating estate and trust matters.
Tim earned undergraduate degrees in justice systems and psychology from Truman State University and a J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is admitted to practice in the state courts of Missouri and Illinois, as well as the U.S. District Courts in eastern Missouri and southern Illinois. Tim has also authored articles on Missouri estate and trust litigation for the St. Louis Bar Journal, and has presented at the Estate, Trust and Elder Law Institute hosted by The Missouri Bar.
Tim lives in University City, Missouri. He enjoys spending time with his family, most of which is spent at any number of practices or games/meets around the area. Tim has served as the Provisional Judge for the University City Municipal Court since 2018 and has been a volunteer with the Blues Track Club of Greater St. Louis since 2016. He has also served as the Chair of the Trial Section of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, as President of the University City Swim Club, and as an adjunct professor at Lindenwood University in its graduate criminal justice program.
Bar Admissions:
Missouri, 2001
Illinois, 2002
United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois
Professional Associations & Memberships:
Provisional Judge, University City, Missouri – 2018 to Present.
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Trial Section, Chair 2017-2018, Vice-Chair 2016-2017, Secretary 2015-2016
Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, Adjunct Professor – Graduate Criminal Justice Program, 2013
Community Service:
Blues Track Club of Greater St. Louis, Volunteer, 2016-Present
University City Swim Club, President and Chair of Board of Directors, 2009-2014
Education:
University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia, Missouri – Juris Doctor, 2001
Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri - B.S. Criminal Justice and Psychology, 1998
Publications and Speaking Engagements:
Missouri Bar Bankruptcy Institute, March 6, 2026: Expert Testimony - How Bankruptcy Attorneys Can Win (and Lose) With Expert Witnesses.
Estate, Trust and Elder Law Institute, October 20, 2022: Limitations Period for Breach of Trust Claims: What is Termination” for Purposes of 456.10-1005?
The St. Louis Bar Journal, Spring 2016: Burdens of Proof in Missouri Estate and Trust Litigation
The St. Louis Bar Journal, Fall 2015: Remedies in Missouri Trust Litigation
In-person and Virtual Consultations
I offer in-person consultations at my office, located in the Central West End. I also offer virtual consultations if more convenient.