Protect everything you own in one plan — estate, business, and everything between.
Practicing law
In wealth management
Certified Financial Planner
Accredited Estate Planner
Find where you fit
Every situation below gets the same plan — mapped, connected, and funded by one attorney.
Wills, powers of attorney, trusts, asset protection. A plan connected enough to work the day it's needed — not a binder on a shelf.
Probate, trust administration. You inherited a loss, not a project. One person walks you through it and gets it done.
Formation, contracts, succession, buy-sell. The lawyer running your deal already knows your estate — nothing re-explained, nothing siloed.
Not sure which fits?
Free 30-minute consultation — no obligation.
Risks most firms don't check for
Estate plans tend to fail in the same three predictable ways. We built a process that checks for every one of them, on every plan.
Funded. Not just filed.
We make sure your trust is actually funded — not just signed.
One plan. Not two.
One attorney handles your estate and your business, so both plans actually match.
We don't vanish after signing.
You keep a direct line to your attorney, even after signing.
Where other firms stop — and where we keep going
We map your whole situation
We draft the plan
Documents signed
Most firms stop hereWe fund it — retitled, recorded, verified
We stay — reviewed every year, for life
Deborah J. Smiley
JD · Accredited Estate Planner® · Certified Financial Planner™For 30 years, Deborah has handled estate and business planning, and estate and trust administration — trusts, business and corporate planning, real estate transactions, probate, and tax planning, all under one roof.
Throughout her law career, she spent eleven years in wealth management at trust companies, handling clients' financial planning directly. That's why the plan gets checked against your actual numbers, not a template.
She holds the Accredited Estate Planner® designation, awarded by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils to professionals who meet its standards for experience, knowledge, and character.
Probate & Trust Committee, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Deb has been a great partner over the years and takes great care of my referrals/clients for their planning needs.
I met Deb and I thought I had all my estate and business planning affairs in order; then she asked me questions that made me realize I had a lot more planning to do.
Deb and I have been collaborative partners for almost 20 years. She has taken great care of my clients.
I have known Deb for years and she has given me peace of mind with my estate planning needs.
Deb has been instrumental in helping my family with their estate planning needs. We are grateful for her.
Deb has been very helpful with my and my family's estate and business planning.
When we first moved here, I didn't realize how many legal revisions and details were needed. I heard Deb speak at a luncheon and was so impressed with her legal knowledge. Deb has been very helpful with my family's estate planning. She gave us peace of mind.
Deb, thank you so much, we really appreciate all of your work and concern.
Deb was very responsive and helpful.
Deb was so helpful and even came to our house.
Deb was very responsive, helpful and intelligent.
What people ask before they call
Call and we'll schedule a free 30-minute consultation. We'll map what you own, how it's titled, and what you're trying to protect. No obligation, no upsell — you leave knowing what you need.
A template is a document. This is a plan — drafted, funded, and checked before the file closes.
A trust only avoids probate for what's actually moved into it. We retitle the accounts and record the deed before we call it done.
Yes. The same attorney drafts both, so nothing is re-explained and nothing gets siloed between desks.
We reopen the file. The same lawyer reviews the plan against your numbers each year.
It depends on what you need. You'll get a clear number after the first meeting — before you commit to anything.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us what's going on and we'll tell you exactly what it takes to fix it — no obligation, no upsell.
Call and we'll schedule your free 30-minute consultation. No obligation.
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