Harvard Law School,
J.D., 1972
Washington University in St. Louis,
A.B., 1969
Missouri
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
Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005-2019 (by Thomson Reuters)
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1989-2023 (by BL Rankings)
Listed in Chambers USA for Wealth Management, 2009-2022 (by Chambers & Partners)
Named Lawyer of the Year for Non-Profit/Charities Law in St. Louis by Best Lawyers, 2011, 2015 (by BL Rankings)
Named Lawyer of the Year for Trusts and Estates in St. Louis by Best Lawyers, 2010, 2013 (by BL Rankings)
Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner, 1999-Present
Stolar Partnership
Partner, 1988-1999
Husch Eppenberger
Partner, 1979-1988
Associate, 1972-1979
Citizens for Modern Transit
General Counsel, Past Board Member
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Trustee, General Counsel, and Member of Executive Committee
Saint Louis Zoo Association
Board of Trustees, and Member of Executive Committee
American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri
Former President and Board Member
Radio Arch Foundation
Board Member and Member of Executive Committee
American Council on Gift Annuities
Board Member
Larry practices in the Firm's private client services area and is a frequent speaker around the country to professional groups.
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 has served as an adjunct professor at the Washington University School of Law where he has taught both estate and gift taxation and fiduciary income taxation. He additionally serves on the American Council on Gift Annuities board of directors.
A former chair of the American Bar Association Tax Section Fiduciary Income Tax Committee, he is the 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 was named the St. Louis Non-Profit/Charities Lawyer of the Year in 2011 and 2015 and the St. Louis Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year in 2010 and 2013 by Best Lawyers® (by BL Rankings). He was nationally ranked in the 2009-2017 editions of Chambers USA for Wealth Management (by Chambers & Partners).
Larry is also the creator of Tiger Tables actuarial software, which is widely used by tax lawyers and accountants nationwide.
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2013 Skills Training for Estate Planners;
New York Law School, July 18-19, 2013
ALI-CLE Program Estate Planning in Depth;
Madison, WI, June 23-28, 2013
ACTEC 2013 Summer Meeting;
Philadelphia, PA, June 20-23, 2013
Presentation to Springfield Community Foundation;
Springfield, MO, May 30, 2013
Presentation to the Archdiocese of Chicago/Catholic Charities Annual Seminar;
Chicago, IL, June 5, 2013
Presentation to Springfield Community Foundation
Springfield, MO May 30, 2013
ALI-ABA Planning Techniques for Large Estates;
Scottsdale, AZ, May 17, 2013
ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques;
Washington D.C., May 2-3, 2013
ALI-ABA Advanced Estate Planning Techniques Program;
San Francisco, CA, February 14, 2013
Presentation to Las Vegas Estate Planning Counsel;
Las Vegas, NV, February 1, 2013
Presentation at Tenth Annual Sophisticated Trusts and Estates Law Institute;
New York City, October 26, 2012
Presentation at New York University National Center on Philanthropy and the Law;
October 26, 2012
Presentation on Charitable Planning Techniques for Salvation Army;
Minneapolis, MN, September 19, 2012
ALI-ABA-- Estate Planning Update Broadcase;
September 27, 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, 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 Advanced Estate Planning Techniques;
San Francisco, CA, April 19, 2012
ALI-ABA Charitable Giving Techniques;
Chicago, IL, April 12-13, 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
Larry Katzenstein talks proposed mortality assumptions on ACTEC Trust & Estate Talk podcast
The Practical Lawyer features Larry Katzenstein in 'Conversation with an expert'
Thompson Coburn attorneys included in Chambers’ 2021 High Net Worth guide
Thompson Coburn attorneys included in Chambers’ 2019 High Net Worth guide
Thompson Coburn attorneys receive high marks in Chambers’ 2018 High Net Worth guide
Larry Katzenstein, Tom Corbett retain high rankings in Chambers’ High Net Worth guide
Tom Corbett, Larry Katzenstein featured in Chambers’ inaugural High Net Worth guide
23 Thompson Coburn attorneys recognized in 2016 Chambers USA
25 Thompson Coburn attorneys recognized in 2015 Chambers USA
Congratulations to our 15 St. Louis ‘Lawyers of the Year’
Saint Louis Legacy Awards honor Dale Knight, Larry Katzenstein, Covenant Place
27 Thompson Coburn attorneys recognized in 2014 Chambers USA
More than 50 attorneys named to 2012 Missouri Bar Pro Bono Hall of Fame
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Leading philanthropy company names Larry Katzenstein to advisory board
19 Thompson Coburn partners named 2013 St. Louis Lawyers of the Year
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