Steven M. Laiderman is an attorney who limits his practice to estate planning and business planning. His practice includes trust and estate planning, general business and corporate planning, real estate transactions, probate administration and tax planning.

Steve is a frequent speaker. He presents 30 educational seminars or more each year to accounting, insurance, financial planning professionals as well as the general public

He has presented a monthly course to insurance professionals for nearly three years, which has been approved for continuing education credit.

Steve teaches an Estate Planning class as an adjunct professor to LL.M. students at Washington University School of Law.

Steve has contributed to the estate planning book, Protecting Your Estate, published by McGraw Hill, Inc. He is also a contributing author of the business planning book, Strictly Business, published by Quantum Press.

He drafts clients' estate plans in plain English, and each plan is reviewed with each client page by page and paragraph by paragraph to ensure it accomplishes the clients' goals. Clients' estate plans are completed promptly and timely.

Steve is married and has four children. He attended the University of Missouri where he received a BSBA Degree in General Business. He received a Juris Doctors Degree in 1981 from Washburn University and a Masters in tax law from Washington University in 1988.

Steve is the principal of The Laiderman Law Firm, P.C. He is also a Founding member of the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys. The Network has nearly 300 members located in 50 states. The purpose of the Network is to expand the estate planning knowledge and expertise of its members in order to serve the needs of clients and preserve the dignity of the legal profession.

Steve is licensed to practice law in Missouri, Illinois and Florida. He is also a member of the Missouri Bar, the Florida Bar, the Illinois Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and the Estate Planning Council of St. Louis.

Staff Profiles

Donald A. Walters, Attorney
Michael O’N. Barron, Attorney
Robynn D. Ragland, Attorney
Rhonda Shedron, Paralegal
Beverly E. Wolff, Secretary
Tammi Laiderman, Funding Coordinator
Karen L. Johnson, Administrative Assistant
Kathleen Schafer, Legal Secretary/Personal Assistant