Adam Randle's primary goal is to make what can seem like a difficult topic as easy as possible through clear communication and understanding client goals. He works diligently to protect client assets throughout their lives and to preserve those assets for children or other beneficiaries in the future.

He counsels individuals and families who are planning ahead or dealing with the loss of a loved one and advises those who wish to provide for young children, as well as those who are preparing to transition wealth or a family business to the next generation.

Adam regularly assists clients who intend to pass assets down to the next generation by developing trusts, which avoid probate and can be often used in conjunction with limited liability companies or an existing corporation, and that allow for the orderly transition of assets with optimal tax savings.

He prepares the following documents for his clients:

  • Wills
  • Revocable Trusts
  • Durable Powers of Attorney for Financial Matters
  • Health Care Declarations
  • Irrevocable Insurance Trusts
  • Gift Trusts

He also has experience implementing more sophisticated estate and gift tax planning techniques, such as family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, spousal lifetime access trusts (SLATs), grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), qualified personal residence trusts (QPRTs), sales to intentionally defective grantor trusts (IDGTs), charitable remainder trusts (CRTs), and private foundations.

In addition, Adam handles trust reformations, post-death trust and estate administration matters, and preparation of gift tax, estate tax, and fiduciary income tax returns.

With assistance from his colleagues in litigation, Adam counsels clients regarding estate and trust disputes. 

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Education

  • Saint Louis University (J.D., 2003)
    • Order of the Woolsack
  • Eastern Illinois University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2000)

    Bar Admission

    • Missouri, 2003
    • Illinois, 2004

    Court Admissions

    • U.S. Tax Court, 2004

    Professional Affiliations

    • The Missouri Bar
    • Illinois State Bar Association
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
    • American Bar Association
    • Estate Planning Council of St. Louis
    • Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club
      • Board of Directors, 2018-2020
    • Boys & Girls Club of St. Louis
      • Board of Directors

    Recognition

    • Ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Private Wealth Law - Missouri, 2021, 2023-2024
    • Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates, 2020-2026
    • Selected for Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in St. Louis for Trusts and Estates, 2021
    • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow
    Publications
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    Estate Planning During Periods of Inflation and Market Volatility
    Earlier this year the stock market entered bear market territory.  This happens when the market declines more than 20% or more from its most recent high.  The market decline has been attributed to several factors including inflation, interest rate increases, the looming coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and the tragic war in Ukraine.  This unsettling environment is changing the dynamic of estate planning and creates new opportunities for high-net worth individuals to take advantage of wealth transfer strategies such as the following: Qualified Personal Residence Trust.  As interest rates rise, a Qualified Personal Residence Trust (a “QPRT”) is a particularly beneficial estate planning tool.  A QPRT permits you to gift your personal residence (or secondary home) to a trust for the benefit of
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