Departments

Business

Practice Areas

Wealth Planning/Administration

Education

J.D., cum laude, Saint Louis University, 1972
B.S., Creighton University, 1969

Admissions

Missouri, 1972

Court Admissions

U.S. Tax Court, 1992
United States Supreme Court, 1978

St. Louis

Phone: 314.889.7004

Fax: 314.231.1776

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T. Jack Challis

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Planning for wealth is T. Jack Challis’ forté. Clients feel secure with Mr. Challis in charge of their estate and trust planning, probate administration, trust administration, and estate, gift, and income tax planning. Should events require litigation, Mr. Challis can rely on his experience with trust and estate litigation.

Memberships and Affiliations

American Bar Association
The Missouri Bar
- Probate & Trust Committee Chair, 1989-92
Estate Planning Council of St. Louis
- Board of Directors 1995-2000
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Probate and Trust Section and Executive Committee Chair, 1982-83
- Board of Governors 2004
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow
- Missouri State Chair 1997-2002
- Fiduciary Litigation Committee 1994-present
American Heart Association, Missouri Affiliate
- Chairman of the Board
American Heart Association, St. Louis Chapter
- Chairman of the Board
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
- Board of Directors, Executive Committee
Saint Louis University Bequest and Gift Council
Alzheimer’s Association of St. Louis, Finance Committee
- Board of Directors
Children’s Hospital Planned Giving Council
Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
- Gift Planning Committee
Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Estate Planning Board

Distinctions

Adjunct Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law, Estate Planning Seminar
Named Five Star Wealth Manager by St. Louis Magazine; 2011, 2012
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^®2008-2012, Trusts and Estates
Selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005-2011
AV Rated Martindale Hubbell

Publications & Presentations

June 2011	In Terrorem Clauses: Avoiding Will Contests and Disinheritance ALI-ABA Estate Planning Court Materials Journal \| Volume 17 \| Number 3 (With sample provisions)
September 13-14, 2010	Not So Fast: Drafting, Planning and Litigating No Contest Clauses Sponsored by Ali-ABA and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. Sophisticated Estate Planning Techniques CLE, Boston Massachusetts
08/18/2009	Lectures Lectures on estate planning, estate and trust administration, fiduciary liability and pre-retirement issues for U.S Bank, Bank of America, Commerce Trust Company, South Side National Bank, A.G. Edwards & Sons, The Arthritis Foundation, IBM, Shelter Insurance Co., Alexian Brothers Health Center, Saint Louis University, Federal Executive Board and St. Louis Planned Giving Council
08/18/2009	Probate Law and Procedure Presented to Missouri Judicial College
08/17/2009	Trusts and Estates Deskbook Series Missouri Bar Association
2006	Fiduciary Liability: New Rules and Old Problems Presented to A.G. Edwards Trust Company Trusts and Estate Forum
2005	Fiduciary Liability From Bank Trust Perspective—A World of Exposure Presented to MOKAN Trust and Financial Services Conference
2005	Missouri Trust Code Presented at William Frather Estate and Trust Symposium
2004	Malpractice and Fiduciary Liability Presented at William Frather Estate and Trust Symposium
2002, 2004	Estate Planning Internship – UMKC Program at St. Louis
2000	Contesting Inter Vivos Trusts ACTEC Notes