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Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Guardians, Probate, Estate Litigation

In Tom was awarded the 2018 Robert W. Chubb Award from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. This is their highest honor. In 2005 Mr. Glick was presented with the B.A.M.S.L. President’s Outstanding Service Award and in 2002 he received an award for his pro bono work in the Volunteer Lawyer Program of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. He is rated “AV” by his colleges as reported in Martindale-Hubble and was selected for inclusion in the 2010 Super Lawyers-Rising Stars Edition.

Mr. Glick received his B.A. in government from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia where he was inducted into the Order of the Barristers.

Thomas G. Glick

Tom is a sole practitioner of the firm focusing on Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Guardians, Probate, Estate Litigation. In addition to owning his own practice, Tom has also practiced at the law firms of Danna McKitrick, PC and the Laiderman Law Firm. Prior to that Tom formed and operated his own boutique practice, first as a sole practitioner before being joined by a partner and later an associate. Before entering private practice he was a staff attorney to the St. Louis County Probate Court. Tom is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Illinois.

For the 2010-2011 bar year Tom served as President of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Prior to election, he served in many positions and on many B.A.M.S.L sections and committees, including Chair of the Probate and Trust Section. Mr. Glick also actively participates in The Missouri Bar where he serves as a member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee.

Tom has published scholastic articles in the St. Louis Bar Journal, the St. Louis Business Journal, the Journal of Dispute Resolution and is the recurring author for two separate chapters for the Missouri Bar Desk Book on Estate Administration. He is a frequent speaker for continuing legal education seminars. Mr. Glick previously served on the Missouri Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging.

Mr. Glick has served as President of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. Legal Services of Eastern Missouri advances justice through legal representation, education and supportive services. They partner with the community to improve lives, promote fairness and create opportunities for those in need. He continues to serve on the Board of Directors.

Publications

Scholarly:

Using Engagement Letters to Protect from Liability and Market to Clients, 58 St. Louis Bar J. 10 (Fall 2011).

Thomas G. Glick, Probate Shortcuts: Dispensing with or Terminating Administration (2011)

Thomas G. Glick, Guardianship and CONSERVATORSHIP (2012).

I Mo. Estate Administration Chapter 2 “Dispensing with or Terminating Administration” (MoBar 6^th ed. 2010), Republished as a separate treatise:.

Moderator or Panelist

Representing Children and Adults with Disabilities, Moderator, Missouri Bar Seminar: (October 27, 2005).

Cocktail Questions You Never Know How to Answer, Panelist, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Bench and Bar Conference (June 2, 2005).

Drafting Fundamental Estate Planning Documents, Moderator, Missouri Bar Seminar: (February 8, 2002).

Missouri Bar Annual Probate Institute, Moderator (October, 2001, October 6, 2000).

Public Presentations

The Importance of Planning Ahead: Wills, Trusts & Estates: St. Louis Community College (multiple presentations 2011-2018)

Guardianship & Conservatorship: Gateway Autism Society of America (March 8, 2008)

Guardianship & Conservatorship for Parents of Autistic People: Eastern Missouri Regional Workshop on Autism (September 29, 2007)

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Guardianship & Conservatorship for Parents of Autistic People:

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Publications and Presentations

Scholarly Articles

Using Engagement Letters to Protect from Liability and Market to Clients, 58 St. Louis Bar J. 10 (Fall 2011).

Thomas G. Glick, Probate Shortcuts: Dispensing with or Terminating Administration (2011)

Thomas G. Glick, Guardianship and CONSERVATORSHIP (2012).

I Mo. Estate Administration Chapter 2 “Dispensing with or Terminating Administration” (MoBar 6^th ed. 2010), Republished as a separate treatise:.

I Mo. Estate Administration Chapter 14 (with co-author, Bart Zuckerman)“Conservatorship of Disabled Persons” (MoBar 6^th ed. 2010)

A Brief History of BAMSL’s creation of the Non-Partisan Court Plan, St. Louis Lawyer, October 2007 at 13.

Involuntary Commitment in the Probate Court for Adults, (with Co-author Misty Watson) 54 St. Louis Bar J. 16 (Fall 2007).

The Small Estate Affidavit: a Short Cut Thorough Probate that Also Eliminates Creditors? 50 St. Louis Bar J. 14 (Fall 2003).

Michigan’s Summary Jury Trials: Reward or Punishment? Farleigh v. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1251, 1994 J. of Dispute Resol. 183

Published Commentaries

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis: 1874 through 2010, St. Louis Lawyer, May 2010.

Diversity and Elana Kagan, St. Louis Lawyer, June 2010.

The Justice Gap, St. Louis Lawyer, July 2010.

What Can Lawyers Learn About Their Profession From the Health Care Debate?, 57 St. Louis Bar J. 1 (Summer 2010).

Lawyers Impacting Politics Through Conflict Resolution, St. Louis Lawyer, August 2010.

The Arms Race of Legal Marketing, St. Louis Lawyer, September 2010.

Everybody is a Layperson, St. Louis Lawyer, October 2010.

When Doctors and Lawyers Work Together Communities Benefit, 57 St. Louis Bar J. 2 (Fall 2010)

(One) Mission Accomplished, St. Louis Lawyer, November 2010.

A Government of Laws, not of Men…or Corporations, St. Louis Lawyer, December 2010.

The Legal Profession Helping its Own: BAMSL Assist, 58 St. Louis Bar J. 3 (Winter 2011).

100 years of access to Justice, St. Louis Lawyer, January 2011.

Black History Month: BAMSL’s exclusion of Sidney R. Redmond, St. Louis Lawyer, February 2011.

How can I figure out how to practice Law in the 21st century?, St. Louis Lawyer, March 2011.

My Favorite Legal Movies, 58 St. Louis Bar J. 4 (Spring 2011).

Balancing Safety versus Liberty, St. Louis Lawyer, April 2011.

Agenda

Other Publications and Media Appearances

Nationally Televised Appearance: Law Day 2011: Justice Alito on Misconceptions about the Court.(CSPAN May 16, 2011.)

Source in: Byron Kerman, The Buzz: Go Cards: and Go Fans to Winter Warm-up, St. Louis Magazine, January 2012 at 28.

Source in: Jerri Stroud, Set up power of attorney long before it’s needed, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 25, 2008, Business Section at E2

Law Day: History of Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, St. Louis Business Journal, April 25, 2008

Law in Your Life: Law and Your Family, Access (Missouri Bar newsletter for the public.), January 2004

Today in St. Louis with Jennifer Blome. “Attorney answers vital questions on trusts and wills.” (KSDK TV. July 14, 2009)

Law Talk. “Elder Law – Medicare and other Important Legal Issues Affecting Older Americans” (KUMR August 1, 2003)

Published Decisions

In re Estate of Givens, 234 S.W.3d 519 (E.D. Mo.App. 2007)

Women’s Health Partners. Inc. v. River Landing, LLC, 414 S.W.3d 79 (E.D. Mo.App. 2013)

Substantive Law Continuing Legal Education Presentation

How To: Mental Health Solutions, Missouri Bar Teleconference. February 11, 2015

Marshalling and Inventorying Estate Assets, St. Louis County Law Library (August 4, 2010).

Drafting Wills (December 4, 2018) Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Similar Prior Presentations:

How To: Wills (July 20, 2011) Missouri Bar Teleconference. Previously presented on: July 15, 2009, July 12, 2007.

Drafting Estate Planning Documents, Missouri Bar Seminar (March 7, 2003).

Introduction to Drafting and Estate Administration, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Seminar: Practical Skills for New Lawyers (December 4, 2001).

A Decedent’s Probate Estate: From Death to Distribution St. Louis County Bar Seminar: (May 16, 2008). Previously presented on: February 25, 2005 and September 15, 2000

Similar Prior Presentations:

The Decedent’s Estate from Start to Finish, Missouri Bar Solo & Small Firm Practitioners Conference (June 8, 2006).

How Not to Avoid Probate Court, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Seminar: Practice Skills for New Lawyers Series (November 29, 2005). Previously presented on: May 11, 2000.

A Practical Guide to Estate Administration, National Business Institute Seminar: (May 18, 2004).

Nuts & Bolts of Decedent’s Probate Administration, Missouri Bar Solo & Small Firm Practitioners Conference (June 15, 2002).

Guardianship/Conservatorship for Adults, Missouri Bar Seminar: Essentials of Missouri Practice (November 16, 2007). Previously presented on: November 4, 2006, November 12, 2004, November 17, 2003, November 15, 2002

Similar Prior Presentations:

How to Represent Living Clients: Opening Guardianships and Conservatorship for Adults, Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference (June 14, 2003).

Opening the Estate, St. Louis County Bar Seminar: Probate for the Living: Guardian and Conservatorship (September 29, 2001).

Family Feuds: Quashing The Quarrel by Turning to Mediation and Arbitration in Estate and Trust Disputes Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference (June 7, 2007).

Small Estate Affidavits Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Division Judges: (April 5, 2006).

Similar Prior Presentations:

Probate for the General Practitioner: The Small Estate Affidavit, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Seminar: Potpourri for the General Practitioner (June 30, 2005).

Probate Shortcuts: The Small Estate Affidavit, Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference (June 10, 2005).

Essential Probate Practice for the General Practitioner: The Small Estate and Other Shortcut Procedures, Missouri Bar Annual Meeting (October 1, 2004).

How to Act as Court Appointed Attorney, Missouri Bar Seminar: What Every Lawyer Should Know About the Aging Process (March 22, 2006, March 23, 2006, April 13, 2006, May 11, 2006).

Guardianship/Conservatorship for Adults, Lorman Seminar: Medicaid and Elder Law Issues in Missouri (July 15, 2005). Previously presented on: June 19, 2003.

Similar Prior Presentations:

Setting Up a Guardianship or Conservatorship in Missouri National Business Institute Seminar: (November 1, 2002).

Practical Problems and Ethical Considerations in Managing the Client Fiduciary, Missouri Bar Seminar: Representing a Conservator or Personal Representative (January 14, 2005, January 28, 2005). Previously presented on: January 9, 2004, January 23, 2004

Avoiding and Defending Against Fiduciary Liabilities in Missouri, National Business Institute Seminar: (October 1, 2002).

Settlements, Probate For Minor’s Estates St. Louis County Bar Seminar (September 27, 2002).

Probate Law Annual Update, presentation at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Seminar: (June 22, 2001).

Inside the Probate Court, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Feb. 10, 2000).

Moderator or Panelist

Representing Children and Adults with Disabilities, Moderator, Missouri Bar Seminar: (October 27, 2005).

Cocktail Questions You Never Know How to Answer, Panelist, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Bench and Bar Conference (June 2, 2005).

Drafting Fundamental Estate Planning Documents, Moderator, Missouri Bar Seminar: (February 8, 2002).

Missouri Bar Annual Probate Institute, Moderator (October, 2001, October 6, 2000).

Practice Management Continuing Legal Education

Taking Pro Bono Case Without Starving., Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Seminar: Pro Bono Day Celebration (January 27, 2011).

Practice Management: Lessons I Learned the Hard Way so You Won’t Have to, Missouri Bar Seminar: Essentials of Missouri Practice (November 4, 2006). Previously presented on: November 13, 2005

Opening a Law Office, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (November 14, 2002).

Continuing Education for other Professionals

Guardianship and Conservatorship, St. Louis University, School of Medicine, Geriatric Grand Rounds (October 18, 2017).

Medico-legal Issues Pertaining to Capacity, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Psychiatric Services, (November 10, 2010). Continuing Professional Education Credit for Social Workers.

Guardianship, Conservatorship and Powers Of Attorney, Missouri Department of Social Services, (March 31, 2006, April 17, 2006). Continuing Professional Education Credit for Long Term Care providers.