Lawrence P. Katzenstein

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Larry practices in the firm’s private client services area with a concentration on estate planning and charitable giving, and representation of exempt organizations. He is a nationally known authority on estate planning and planned giving, and a frequent speaker around the country to professional groups. He has been retained by the Internal Revenue Service to provide continuing legal education programs to Internal Revenue Service estate and gift tax attorneys.

He appears annually on several American Bar Association-American Law Institute estate planning programs and has spoken at many other national tax institutes, including the Notre Dame Tax Institute, the University of Miami Heckerling Estate Planning Institute and the Southern Federal Tax Institute. Larry is an adjunct professor at the Washington University School of Law where he has taught both estate and gift taxation and fiduciary income taxation.

A former chair of the American Bar Association Tax Section Fiduciary Income Tax Committee, he is current chair of several Tax Section charitable planning subcommittees. He is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a member of its Charitable Planning Committee and a member of the advisory board of the New York University National Center on Philanthropy and the Law. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) in the field of Trusts and Estates. Larry was named the St. Louis Non-Profit/Charities Lawyer of the Year in 2011 and the St. Louis Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year in 2010 and 2013 by Best Lawyers in America®. He was nationally ranked in the 2012, 2010 and 2009 editions of Chambers USA for Wealth Management. Larry is also the creator of Tiger Tables actuarial software, which is widely used by tax lawyers and accountants as well as the Internal Revenue Service.

Missouri Bar
American Bar Association: Section of Taxation
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
New York University School of Law, National Center on Philanthropy and the Law: Board of Advisors

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra: Trustee, General Counsel, and Member of Executive Committee
American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri: Former President and Board Member
Citizens for Modern Transit: General Counsel, Past Board Member
St. Louis Beacon: Trustee
Saint Louis Zoo Association: Board of Trustees
Arts & Education Council of St. Louis: Board Member

Presentation at Tenth Annual Sophisticated Trusts and Estates Law Institute New York City (November 8-9, 2012)

Presentation at New York University National Center on Philanthropy and the Law (October 26, 2012)

ALI-ABA – Estate Planning Update Broadcast (September 27, 2012)

Presentation on Charitable Planning Techniques for Salvation Army Minneapolis, MN (September 19, 2012)

Tax Aspects of Gifts of Art to Museums and Other Charities, El Paso Texas Art Museum (August 10, 2012)

Skills Training Program - New York Law School New York, NY (July 12, 2012)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning in Depth Madison, WI (June 17 - 22, 2012)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Update Broadcast (May 31, 2012)

St. Louis Planned Giving Council Presentation St. Louis, MO (May 17, 2012)

ALI-ABA Planning Techniques for Large Estates Boston, MA (April 23 - 27, 2012)

Presentation at American Council on Gift Annuities Annual Conference San Francisco, CA (April 19, 2012)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques Chicago, IL (April 12 - 13, 2012)

ALI-ABA Advanced Estate Planning Techniques San Francisco, CA (March 22 - 23, 2012)

American College for Trust and Estate Council Presentation Miami, FL (March 10, 2012)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Update Broadcast (February 9, 2012)

New York State Bar Association Program, New York, NY (November 18, 2011)

New York Planned Giving Council, New York, NY (November 16, 2011)

NYU Philanthropy Program, New York, NY (October 27 - 28, 2011)

ALI-ABA Planning Large Estates, San Francisco, CA (October 24 - 25, 2011)

American Association of Zoos and Aquariums Program, St. Louis, MO (October 21, 2011)

ALI-ABA Video Update, St. Louis, MO (September 22, 2011)

Notre Dame Tax Conference, Notre Dame, IN (September 16, 2011)

New York School of Law Skills Training Program, New York, NY (July 13, 2011)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning in Depth, Madison, WI (June 14, 2011)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques, Boston, MA (June 2 - 3, 2011)

ABA Planning Large Estates Program, Chicago, IL (May 19, 2011)

ABA Tax Section, Washington, DC (May 7, 2011)

Museum of Science and Industry - Planned Giving, Chicago, IL (April 27, 2011)

ALI-ABA Advanced Estate Planning Techniques, San Francisco, CA (March 24 - 25, 2011)

ALI-ABA Video Update, Philadelphia, PA (February 10, 2011)

Atlanta Jewish Federation, Atlanta, GA (February 4, 2011)

St. Louis Planned Giving Council, St. Louis, MO (January 13, 2011)

Josh Rubenstein Program, New York, NY (November 19, 2010)

NYU Philanthropy Conference, New York, NY (October 28 - 29, 2010)

ALI-ABA Video Update, Philadelphia, PA (September 23, 2010)

New York Law School STEP Program, New York, NY (July 13, 2010)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques, New York, NY (June 10 - 11, 2010)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Philadelphia, PA (June 9, 2010)

Indiana Estate Planning Conference, Indianapolis, IN (June 4, 2010)

Depaul University Charitable Giving Program, Chicago, IL (May 27, 2010)

Baltimore Estate Planning Council, Baltimore, MD (May 6, 2010)

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Las Vegas, NV (May 3, 2010)

Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium, Kansas City, MO (April 30, 2010)

ALI-ABA Planning Large Estates, New York, NY (April 26, 2010)

ALI-ABA Advanced Estate Planning Techniques, Maui, HI (February 18 - 20, 2010)

Birmingham Planned Giving Council, Birmingham, AL (January 21, 2010)

New York State Bar Association Sophisticated Trusts & Estates Law Institute, New York, NY (November 20, 2009)

ALI-ABA Planning Large Estates, San Francisco, CA (November 18, 2009)

Chicago Planned Giving Council Chicago, IL (November 17, 2009)

Gulf Coast Estate Planning Conference, Mobile, AL (November 5-6, 2009)

Notre Dame Estate Planning Program, Notre Dame, IN (October 2, 2009)

ABA Tax Section Meeting, Chicago, IL (September 25, 2009)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Philadelphia, PA (September 24, 2009)

ALI-ABA Sophisticated Estate Planning Techniques, Boston, MA (September 10, 2009)

Skills Training for Estate Planners, New York Law School, New York, NY (July 13, 2009)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques, Seattle, WA (July 9 - 10, 2009)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning In Depth, Madison, WI (June 17, 2009)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Philadelphia, PA (June 11, 2009)

ALI-ABA Planning Large Estates, New York, NY (April 22 - 24, 2009)

ALI-ABA Advanced Estate Planning Techniques, Maui, HI (February 18 - 22, 2009)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Philadelphia, PA (February 5, 2009)

ALI-ABA Planning Techniques for Large Estates, San Francisco, CA (November 20 - 22, 2008)

National Association of Estate Planners, Phoenix, AZ (November 13, 2008)

Jewish Community Foundation of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, (November 12, 2008)

San Francisco Jewish Community Foundation, San Francisco, CA (November 3 - 4, 2008)

Florida Bar Association, Orlando, FL (October 17, 2008)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Philadelphia, PA (September 11, 2008)

Jewish Federation of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (September 11, 2008)

ALI-ABA Skills Training for Estate Planners, New York, NY (July 23, 2008)

NBI 20th Annual Advanced Estate Planning Techniques, St. Louis, MO (June 27, 2008)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Philadelphia, PA (June 25 - 26, 2008)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning in Depth, Madison, WI (June 19, 2008)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques, Boston, MA (June 4 - 7, 2008)

Horry Georgetown Technical College, Myrtle Beach, SC (May 15, 2008)

ALI-ABA Planning Large Estates, New York, NY (May 1 - 3, 2008)

Jewish Federation of Detroit, Detroit, MI (February 26, 2008)

ALI-ABA Advanced Estate Planning Techniques, Maui, HI (February 21 - 24, 2008)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Philadelphia, PA (February 7, 2008)

ALI-ABA Planning Large Estates, San Francisco, CA (November 16, 2007)

Palm Beach Community Foundation, Palm Beach, FL (November 8, 2007)

Columbus Community Foundation, Columbus, OH (October 11, 2007)

ABA Real Property, Probate & Trust/Tax Section Joint Meeting Presentation, Vancouver, BC (September 28 - 30, 2007)

ALI-ABA Skills Training for Estate Planners, New York, NY (July 26, 2007)

34th Annual Midwest Estate Tax & Business Planning Institute, Indianapolis, IN (June 14-15, 2007)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning In Depth, Madison, WI (June 7, 2007)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (June 7, 2007)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques, Chicago, IL (May 31-June 1, 2007)

Toledo Community Foundation, Toledo, OH (May 3, 2007)

ALI-ABA Planning Large Estates, New York, NY (April 24, 2007)

ALI-ABA Advanced Estate Planning Techniques, Maui, HI (February 21-25, 2007)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (February 15, 2007)

ALI-ABA Planning Large Estates, San Francisco, CA (November 14-15, 2006)

Montana Tax Institute, Missoula, MT (October 28, 2006)

Notre Dame Tax Conference, South Bend, IN (October 6, 2006)

University of Kentucky College of Law Annual Midwest/Midsouth Estate Planning Institute, Lexington, KY (July 15, 2006)

National Business Institute 18th Annual Advanced Estate Planning Techniques Program, St. Louis, MO (June 30, 2006)

ALI-ABA Skills Training for Estate Planners, Atlanta, GA (June 28 - 29, 2006)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning in Depth, Madison, WI (June 20, 2006)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques, Boston, MA (June 8 - 9, 2006)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (June 1, 2006)

CPA Tax Clinic, Seattle, WA (May 12, 2006)

New York Estate Planning Council, New York, NY (April 27, 2006)

Baltimore Estate Planning Council, Baltimore, MD (April 26, 2006)

ALI-ABA Planning Techniques for Large Estates, New York, NY (April 25, 2006)

ALI-ABA Advanced Estate Planning Techniques, Maui, HI (February 23, 2006)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (February 9, 2006)

NY State Bar Assn. 3rd Annual Sophisticated Trusts and Estates Law Institute, New York, NY (November 18, 2005)

ALI-ABA Planning Techniques for Large Estates, San Francisco, CA (November 16, 2005)

Estate Planning Council of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (October 17, 2005)

Dallas Jewish Community Foundation, Dallas, TX (September 29, 2005)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (September 22, 2005)

ABA Section of Taxation Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA (September 16, 2005)

UMKC 12th Annual Estate Planning Internship Program, St. Louis, MO (September 9, 2005)

Louisville Estate Planning Council, Louisville, KY (September 8, 2005)

ALI-ABA Skills Training for Estate Planners, Atlanta, GA (July 18-19, 2005)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques, Seattle, WA (June 9-10, 2005)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (June 2, 2005)

ALI-ABA Planning Techniques for Large Estates, New York, NY (April 18-22, 2005)

ALI-ABA Advanced Estate Planning Techniques, Maui, HI (March 9-11, 2005)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (February 17, 2005)

ALI-ABA Planning Techniques for Large Estates, San Francisco, CA (November 15-19, 2004)

University of Montana Tax Institute, Missoula, MT (November 5 - 6, 2004)

NYU Philanthropy Conference, New York, NY (October 28 - 29, 2004)

Southern California Tax & Estate Planning Forum, San Diego, CA (October 21, 2004)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (September 23, 2004)

Washington University Estate Planning Internship, St. Louis, MO (September 10, 2004)

American Bible Society, New York, NY (July 20, 2004)

ALI-ABA Skills Training for Estate Planners, Atlanta, GA (June 29 - 30, 2004)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques, Boston, MA (June 10 - 11, 2004)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (June 3, 2004)

ABA Tax Section, Washington, DC (May 7 - 8, 2004)

Bar Assn. of Metropolitan St. Louis Estate Planning Institute, St. Louis, MO (May 6, 2004)

ALI-ABA Planning Techniques for Large Estates, New York, NY (April 26, 2004)

"Creative Uses of the Actuarial Tables in Estate Planning," Philadelphia Estate Planning Council Philadelphia, PA (March 16, 2004)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (February 12, 2004)

USC Law School, 2004 Tax Institute, Los Angeles, CA (January 26 - 28, 2004)

Philadelphia Bar Assn. 2003 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (December 10, 2003)

Seattle Estate Planning Council, Seattle, WA (December 3, 2003)

NY State Bar Assn., Trusts & Estates Law Institute, New York, NY (November 21, 2003)

ALI-ABA Planning Techniques for Large Estates, San Francisco, CA (November 19, 2003)

Community Foundation of S.E. Michigan, Detroit, MI (October 23, 2003)

Delaware Community Foundation, Wilmington, DE (October 21, 2003)

Washington University Estate Planning Internship Program, St. Louis, MO (September 26, 2003)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (September 25, 2003)

ALI-ABA Sophisticated Estate Planning Techniques, Boston, MA (September 4 - 5, 2003)

ALI-ABA Skills Training for Estate Planners, Atlanta, GA (July 28 - 29, 2003)

ACTEC Charitable Giving Presentation, St. Paul, MN (June 25 - 29, 2003)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning in Depth, Madison, WI (June 15 - 20, 2003)

"Cultivating the Charitable Garden," St. Louis Planned Giving Council, St. Louis, MO (June, 2003)

TIAA-CREF Charitable Giving CLE, St. Louis, MO (June 6, 2003)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (June 5, 2003)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques Program, Chicago, IL (May 29 - 30, 2003)

Internal Revenue Service Estate and Gift Tax CLE, Washington, DC (May 21, 2003)

Sophisticated Planning Techniques, University of Iowa 49th Annual Tax Institute, Iowa City, IA (May 2 - 3, 2003)

ALI-ABA Planning Techniques for Large Estates, New York, NY (April 28 - May 2, 2003)

ALI-ABA Advanced Estate Planning Techniques, Maui, HI (February 20 - 23, 2003)

Central Arizona Estate Planning Council, Phoenix, AZ (February 3, 2003)

The Dallas Foundation 6th Annual Charitable Planning Seminar, Dallas, TX (January 22, 2003)

37th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Miami, FL (January 6 - 10, 2003)

ALI-ABA Planning For Large Estates, San Francisco, CA (November 21-22, 2002)

Washington State Bar Assn. 47th Annual Estate Planning Seminar, Seattle, WA (Nov. 14-15, 2002)

Columbus Community Foundation, Columbus, GA (November 11-12, 2002)

Interest Sensitive Estate Planning, Massachusetts CLE, Boston, MA (October 25, 2002)

Pennell-Katzenstein Seminar for Estate Planning Professionals, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO (October 18, 2002)

Sophisticated Charitable Planning, Chicago Planned Giving Council, Chicago, IL (October 8, 2002)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, D.C. (September 24, 2002)

UMKC Estate Planning Program, St. Louis, MO (September 13, 2002)

Pennsylvania Bar Institute Charitable Planning, Philadelphia, PA (August 16, 2002)

ALI-ABA Skills Training for Estate Planners, Atlanta, GA (July 29 - August 1, 2002)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning In Depth, Madison, WI (June 23 - 28, 2002)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (June 6, 2002)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques, Boston, MA (May 30 - 31, 2001)

ALI-ABA New Issues In Estate Planning 2002, Telephone Seminar Series, (May 1, 2002)

ABA Tax Section Meeting, (May 2002)

ALI-ABA Planning For Large Estates, New York, NY (April 22 - 26, 2002)

State Bar of Texas Advanced Strategies Course, Santa Fe, NM (April 18 - 19, 2002)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, D.C. (February, 2002)

ALI-ABA Section of Taxation 2002 Midyear Meeting (January 17 - 19, 2002)

Mutual of Omaha Sophisticated Planning Program, Atlanta, GA (January 7, 2002)

Children’s Hospital of San Diego Planned Giving Seminar, San Diego, CA (November 27, 2001)

ALI-ABA Planning Large Estates, San Francisco, CA (November 15, 2001)

AAA-CPA Mid-Year Meeting, St. Louis, MO (November 9, 2001)

21st Annual Advanced Tax Institute, Baltimore, MD (November 7, 2001)

National Center on Philanthropy Annual Conference, New York, NY (October 25 – 26, 2001)

College of American Pathologists Estate Planning Seminar, Philadelphia, PA (October 20 - 23, 2001)

Muncie Indiana Community Foundation Planned Giving Seminar, Muncie, IN (October 10, 2001)

M Financial Group’s 2001 National Advisors Conference, Palm Beach, FL (October 3 - 5, 2001)

Capital Regional Medical Center Planned Giving Seminar, Jefferson City, MO (October 2, 2001)

Mutual of Omaha Advanced Sales Roundtable 2001, Atlanta, GA (September 23 - 25, 2001)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (September 20, 2001)

38th Annual National Assn. of Estate Planners and Councils, St. Louis, MO (September 15, 2001)

UMKC Annual Estate Planning Internship Program, St. Louis, MO (September 14, 2001)

3rd Annual Chicago Council on Planned Giving Program, Glencoe, IL (September 11, 2001)

"Advanced Estate Planning Lecture Series," Minnesota CLE St. Paul, MN (August 10, 2001)

ABA Tax Section Meeting, Chicago, IL (August 3, 2001)

Emory University Skills Training for Estate Planners, Atlanta, GA (July 16 - 17, 2001)

Fratcher Estate Planning Seminar, University of Missouri - Columbia (June 8, 2001)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, D.C. (June 2001)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques, San Francisco, CA (May 31 - June 1, 2001)

Mutual of Omaha Program, Omaha, NE (May 16, 2001)

Arthritis Foundation Planned Giving Program, Iselin, NJ (May 10, 2001)

BAMSL Junior League, St. Louis, MO (May 3, 2001)

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC (April 27, 2001)

ALI-ABA Planning Large Estates, New York, NY (April 23-27, 2001)

Orange County Estate Planning Council, Orange County, CA (March 27, 2001)

Greene County Estate Planning Council, Greene County, MO (March 21, 2001)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, D.C. (February 15, 2001)

Estate Planning With The Masters program, Illinois CLE, Chicago, IL (November 20, 2000)

Planning Large Estates Program, San Francisco, CA (November 16, 2000)

ABA Charitable Planning Program & Tax Section Meeting, Los Angeles, CA (October 14, 2000)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, DC (September 26, 2000)

Nashville Community Foundation, Nashville, TN (September 14, 2000)

Emory University Estate Planning Skills Program, Atlanta, GA (July 13, 2000)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning In Depth Program, Madison, WI (June 15, 2000)

Indiana CLE Forum, Estate Planning Program, Indianapolis, IN (June 9, 2000)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, D.C. (June 8, 2000)

University of Richmond, Estate Planning Program, Richmond, VA (May 2, 2000)

ALI-ABA Planning Large Estates, New York, NY (April 26, 2000)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, D.C. (February 17, 2000)

ABA Section of Taxation, San Diego, CA (January 22, 2000)

University of Miami - Heckerling Estate Planning Institute, Miami, FL (January 13, 2000)

1999 Advanced Tax Institute, Baltimore, MD (November 10-11, 1999)

Michigan Experts in Estate Planning, Ann Arbor, MI (October 1, 1999)

Eleventh Annual William F. Fratcher Trusts & Estates, Columbia, MO (June 11, 1999)

Suburban Chicago Planned Giving Council, Chicago, IL (June 9, 1999)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques, Chicago, IL (June 3-4, 1999)

Jewish Federation Planned Giving Strategies, Detroit, MI (May 26, 1999)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, D.C. (May 13, 1999)

Washington, D.C. Planned Giving Day, Arlington, VA (May 5, 1999)

Tax Day Lecture, New Brunswick, N.J. (May 3, 1999)

Massachusetts State Bar CLE, Boston, MA (April 9, 1999)

Portland Estate Planning Council, Portland, OR (March 23, 1999)

St. Louis Estate Planning Council, St. Louis, MO (February 8, 1999)

M Insurance Group, Phoenix, AZ (January 27-29, 1999)

Tennessee Tax Institute, Nashville, TN (December 4, 1998)

"Charitable Giving Techniques," Missouri Society of CPA’s Missouri, St. Louis, MO (December 3, 1998)

Baltimore Estate Planning Council, Baltimore, MD (November 11, 1998)

McGladney and Pullen Tax Institute, Chicago, IL (November 6, 1998)

Washington State Bar Estate Planning Program, Seattle, WA (November 3, 1998)

Notre Dame Tax Institute, South Bend, IN (October 29, 1998)

Southern California Tax & Estate Planning Forum, San Diego, CA (October 23, 1998)

Presentation to ACTEC, Cleveland, OH (October 17, 1998)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning Video Update, Washington, D.C. (October 1, 1998)

IRS, National Estate and Gift Tax Attorney’s Conference, Kansas City, MO (August 13, 1998)

ABA New Estate Planners, Atlanta, GA (July 10, 27 & 28, 1998)

ALI-ABA Estate Planning in Depth, Madison, WI (June 18, 1998)

ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques, San Francisco, CA (May 7-8, 1998)

ALI-ABA Planning Techniques for Large Estates, New York, NY (April 27 - May 1, 1998)

College of American Pathologists Spring Meeting, Los Angeles, CA (April 4-8, 1998)

"Planning & Drafting for Charitable Gifts," Southern California Tax and Estate Planning Forum, (March 27, 1998) and San Francisco, CA (March 28, 1998))