Seminars

When not practicing law, Mr. Schmidt is frequently asked to speak and co-present business and estate planning seminars with financial advisors and insurance brokers.

• “Legal Ethics in Estate Administration and Medicaid Recovery”
  • National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar
  • Clayton, Missouri, November, 2015
• “Estate Planning Basics and Overview”
  • Lecture for Personal Financial Planning Course
  • Columbia College, St. Louis, Missouri, November, 2012
  • Columbia College, St. Louis, Missouri, February, 2014
• “Family Business Continuity and Estate Planning”
  • Private Seminar for Central Trust and Investment Company
  • St. Louis, November, 2012
• “The Probate Process from Start to Finish – Understanding the Role of the Personal Representative in Probate”
  • National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar
  • Clayton, Missouri, August, 2012
• “Estate Planning Overview and Basics”
  • Private Seminar for American Direct Marketing Resources employees
  • St. Louis, Missouri, June, 2012
• “Family Business Continuity and Estate Planning”
  • Private Seminar for Frontenac Bank
  • St. Louis, March, 2012
• “Business Contracts from A to Z”
  • National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar
  • Clayton, Missouri, December, 2011
• “Asset Protection Planning in Missouri”
  • Private Seminar for Central Trust & Investment Company
  • St. Louis, Missouri, November, 2011
• “Estate Planning Basics”
  • Private Seminar for The Principal Financial Group
  • St. Louis, Missouri, November, 2011
• “Estate Planning Basics”
  • Private Seminar for The Principal Financial Group
  • St. Louis, Missouri, August, 2011
• “Estate Planning Basics”
  • Private Seminar for The Principal Financial Group
  • St. Louis, Missouri, May, 2011
• “Administering the Estate on the Cusp of Exemption – Trust Administration and Termination Tips for the Borderline Estate”
  • National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar
  • Clayton, Missouri, December, 2010
• “Estate Planning Overview – Current Trends and Issues”
  • The America Group Financial Advisors Regional Education Conference
  • St. Louis, Missouri, March, 2010
• “Retirement Planning Today – Estate Planning”
  • Private Seminar for The Private Asset Group
  • St. Louis, Missouri, March, 2010
• “Business Killers – Practical Concerns and Uses of Buy-Sell Agreements”
  • Private Seminar with PNC Bank, N.A. and Hartford Life Insurance Companies
  • St. Louis, Missouri, March, 2010
• “Top Ten Estate Planning Mistakes”
  • Private Seminar for Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors
  • St. Louis, Missouri, July, 2009
• “Top Ten Estate Planning Mistakes”
  • Private Seminar for Merrill Lynch Financial Advisors
  • St. Louis, Missouri, November, 2008
• “Drafting Effective Wills & Trusts; Using Trusts as Estate Planning Tools”
  • National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar
  • Clayton, Missouri, November, 2008
• “Buy-Sell Agreements and Planning with Insurance”
  • State Farm Regional Advisors Meeting
  • St. Louis, Missouri, May, 2008
• “Advanced LLC Issues”
  • National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar
  • Clayton, Missouri, June, 2008
• “Limited Liability Companies”
  • National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar
  • Clayton, Missouri, April, 2008
• “Is an LLC Right for You? Compliance under Federal and State Law”
  • National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar
  • Clayton, Missouri, October, 2006
• “Like Kind Exchanges of Real Estate”
  • Published Summer, 2006
  • St. Louis Business Journal
  • Journal of The Missouri Bar
• “Estate Planning Basics for New Couples and Young Professionals”
  • Private Seminar
  • St. Louis, Missouri, January, 2006