Lacey Searfoss is experienced in all aspects of estate planning, estate and trust administration, and charitable giving.

Individuals and multigenerational families seeking to maximize wealth preservation and minimize estate taxes rely on Lacey for strategies that will help them to accomplish their goals. As a trusted family advisor, Lacey provides practical advice for a range of legal and non-legal matters for long-term clients — including serving as a point person for issues that arise in other legal practice areas.

Lacey also works with closely held businesses for tax planning, business succession planning, and general business needs for which she can serve as a resource and partner.

In addition to her estate and trust practice, Lacey has advised and represented a number of nonprofit organizations with respect to the process of organizing and obtaining tax exempt status as well as ongoing operational matters.

  • Washington University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2007
  • Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., 2004
    • Supervising Notes and Comments Editor, St. Louis
    • University School of Law Public Law Review
    • Member, Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society
  • University of Colorado Boulder, B.S., Journalism, with honors, 2000

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • Missouri

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Missouri
  • U.S. District Court, Western District, Missouri
  • U.S. Tax Court

  • Missouri Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Estate Planning Council of St. Louis

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (by BL Rankings), 2021-2025
  • Included in “Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers” Rising Stars list, 2009; 2011-2014 (by Thomson Reuters)

  • “Countdown to 2013 Year-End Gifts”
    St. Louis Business Journal

My husband and I have two young children, so we enjoy going to all of their activities. As a family, we also love to travel, hike and, if we can get to the water, swim or snorkel.