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Richard A. Yawitz  - Attorney

(314) 615-6284 (Direct Dial)

(314) 615-6001 (Fax)

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Areas of Practice:

Mergers and Acquisitions
General Business
Estate and Tax Planning
Business Formation and Development
Tax
Commercial Transactions
Antitrust

Mr. Yawitz represents clients in numerous types of business transactions including acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations and corporate restructurings.  He negotiates and advises both purchasers and sellers regarding business and tax aspects.  Mr. Yawitz represents business entities and owners of closely held companies in various business and tax-related transactions including buy-sell agreements, securities and financing matters, employment and consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, and executive compensation.

Mr. Yawitz is experienced in a wide variety of estate planning matters including such issues as business succession and family wealth preservation planning, revocable and irrevocable trusts, use of life insurance in estate planning, tax-advantaged charitable giving techniques, and asset protection.  He represents businesses and individuals in tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and the State of Missouri.

Bar Admissions:

Missouri, 1982


Professional Associations and Memberships:

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Member

The Missouri Bar
Member

American Bar Association
Member, Sections on Taxation, Corporate

St. Louis County Bar Association
Member


Education:

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, 1982
Juris Doctor
Honors: Member, Order of Bench and Robe
Honors: With Distinction
Law Review: University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1980 - 1982

University of Michigan
B.B.A., Accounting

Certified Public Accountant Certificate