Planning for the future can be complex, but it doesn’t have to be stressful. Serving St. Louis with a combined experience of almost 100 years of practice in estate planning, trusts, tax and nonprofit areas of law, the attorneys at MGD Law are expertly positioned to set up our clients for success — for generations to come.
First, we listen. Then we’ll lead you through a customized process for your specific needs. Contact us to schedule a consultation.
While our education & experience allows us to go toe to toe with “big firm” estate planning lawyers, MGD Law attorneys prefer practicing in the “small firm” environment – where we can help you implement the customized estate, trust and wealth planning that is right for you, your goals, and your loved ones, rather than forcing our clients into “cookie cutter” or incomprehensible plans. We not only aim to do the right thing, but to do what’s right for you.
MGD Law was formed when Lisa D. McLaughlin and Beverley J. Greenley joined practices in 2018. They are accompanied by Adrienne J. Davis, whose experience includes both private practice estate and wealth planning as well as in-house senior Counsel at a local trust company. The partners are supported by an expert team of attorneys, paralegals and staff, who are all committed to providing smart, practical, personalized service.
We offer expert guidance in wills, trusts, and powers of attorney to guide you in designating responsible parties for financial and health affairs during incapacity, emergency and post-death.
If you have been named as a legal representative in a trust or will, we offer legal advice to ensure compliance with your duties and responsibilities.
We are experienced St. Louis estate planning attorneys, well equipped to advise you on a variety of tax issues related to estates, gifts, and families.
We can help families and businesses ensure a smooth transition of wealth and business roles to the next generation, minimizing taxes and conflict.
We consult with organizations to help them design and establish nonprofit and charitable entities along with continuing tax and compliance advice.
If you are a beneficiary or family member of a recently deceased individual, we can help with that individual’s post death administration of assets held in the estate or trust.
We are located in downtown Clayton – and proud to be part of the St. Louis legal and non-profit community. Here, we serve a wide range of clients, both local and nationwide.
MGD Law is open, operating, and committed to providing legal services to our clients with careful attention to the St. Louis County Business Reopening Procedures. The health and safety of our clients, attorneys and staff is of paramount importance to us. Our office complies with the St. Louis County Business Reopening Protocols. Many of us are working remotely but we continue to have a core presence of attorneys and staff in the office each business day. We remain available to assist you with your regular estate planning, estate and trust administration needs, and emergency estate planning needs. We are assisting clients by “low tech” methods like phone calls, faxes, e-mail, U.S. Mail, Federal Express, masked and distanced in-person meetings in our large conference room, and socially-distanced outdoor signings for estate planning documents, as well as “high tech” methods like video-conferenced meetings through Zoom, Facetime, Teams or Skype, document sharing through our secure client portal, and video-conferenced document signings in compliance with applicable Illinois and Missouri emergency orders allowing video-signings. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you need our help. Contact information for all of our attorneys and staff can be found on the Our Team page of our website. You can also call us on our main number, 314.721.7778 or email us at info@mgdlawfirm.com.
