Bennett Keller

Handled tax court controversy – preferred stock recapitalization and family estate freezes;

Worked with many family businesses nationwide regarding business succession and generational planning;

Handled numerous shareholder disputes.

American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust and Taxation Sections

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Probate and Trust Law Steering Committee, Past Chairman

Colorado Bar Association

Estate Planning Council of St. Louis

Illinois State Bar Association

Missouri Bar Association

Missouri Bar Association, Advisory Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri, Former Panel Member

Missouri Bar Association, Former Durable Power of Attorney Subcommittee Member

Missouri Region X Disciplinary Committee, Former Chair

Colorado

Illinois

Missouri

United States Tax Court

Jonny G Foundation, Founder and Board Member

The Kaufman Fund, Volunteer

Alzheimer Association, Former Board Member

AMC Cancer Research, Former Board Member

Make-A-Wish Foundation, Former Board Member

Missouri Tourism Commission, Board Member, Appointed by Gov. Jay Nixon, 2014 – 2017

The Lupus Foundation, Former Board Member

“Protecting the Next Generation: Succession and Estate Planning for Small/Family-owned Businesses,” Missouri Lawyers Media (September 15, 2020)

Panelist, “Turning Liquidity into Purpose: Developing your plan for the liquidity event and the next chapter of your life,” Smart Business Dealmakers Conference (February 13, 2020)

“Lending to the Family-Owned Business,” Risk Management Association Monthly Meeting (June 2017)

“Obeying the Cardinal Rules: A Practical Guide to Common Ethical Issues,” Transportation Law Institute, St. Louis (November 2014)

2012 Annual Update and Open House, St. Louis, MO (November 2012)

“Right to Die After Cruzan,” The Missouri Bar Fall Probate Institute (1990)

“The Probate Tool Box – Federal and Missouri Estate and Income Taxes,” Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (1988)

Co-Author, “Sales, Mortgages, Leases and Exchanges,” Chapter 6 of The Missouri Bar CLE Handbook, Estate Administration

Co-Author, “S Corporations in Missouri,” Professional Education Systems, Inc.

Co-Author, “Planning for the Allocation of Administration Expenses to Income Under Hubert,” Journal of Taxation, Vol. 84, No. 4, (April 1996)

Co-Author, “Hard to Handle Assets in Probate,” The St. Louis Bar Journal, Vol. 1 (Winter 1992)

Co-Author, “IRS Makes It Harder to Use GRITS, But Provides a Safe Harbor to Avoid Gift and Estate Taxes,” Estate Planning, Vol. 17, No. 1 (1990)

Co-Author, “Valuation of Closely Held Business Interests, Current Application of Minority Discount and the Control Premium,” The Journal of Taxation of Estates and Trusts, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Spring 1990)

Co-Author, “Treatment of Estate Freezes Revised by TAMRA, But Many Questions Remain,” Estate Planning, Vol. 16, No. 2 (March/April 1989)

Co-Author, “Deferral Can Still be Combined with Corporate Redemptions to Provide Liquidity, Tax Benefits,” Estate Planning, Vol. 14, No. 5 (1987)