Summary
Jessica advises clients on complex estate planning and wealth planning, as well as estate and trust administration, and business succession planning. She works closely with individuals, families, and business owners to craft customized wealth transfer and business success solutions, including revocable and irrevocable trusts, Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts, Beneficiary Defective Grantor Trusts, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, and Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts. Jessica regularly works with clients to modify existing trusts to address unintended tax consequences, changes in family situations, and other life events that may arise.
Recognizing that each client is unique and each circumstance is different, Jessica combines her legal acumen with practical solutions to create tailored strategies that meet each client’s needs and goals.
Additionally, Jessica drafts marital agreements to ensure transparency to protect assets. She guides clients through the process with compassion and sensitivity, ensuring her clients are informed and comfortable with their decisions. Jessica also has significant experience helping clients craft charitable planning strategies, including private foundations, private operating foundations, charitable lead trusts, and charitable remainder trusts.
Jessica is licensed to practice law in Missouri only.
Awards
Honoree, Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates “Ones to Watch” (2024-2025)
Missouri Bar Pro Bono Wall of Fame (2020-2021)
Education
- Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
Order of the Barristers and Washington University Journal of Law and Policy
- University of California, Los Angeles
B.A., cum laude
Admissions
- State - Missouri
Professional Affiliations
- Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
Pro bono volunteer (2020-2024)
- Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis
Pro bono volunteer (2021-2022)
- Sappington House Foundation
Pro bono volunteer (2021-2022)
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Pro bono volunteer (2019-2022)