Education

J.D., Washington University School of Law
LL.M. in Taxation, Washington University School of Law
B.A., Saint Louis University

People

Kathleen W. Bilderback

Counsel

Kathleen joined Sandberg Phoenix in 2024 as Counsel in the Business practice group. She specializes in estate, business and executive benefits planning, and estate and executive compensation planning with life insurance.

Formerly, she was a member of the Advanced Markets Group of MetLife, where she provided training and advanced underwriting support for the top producers of MetLife and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining GenAmerica Financial (a MetLife company) in 1996, she was in private practice.

Kathleen is a nationally recognized speaker and author.

She currently serves as National President of the Society of Financial Service Professionals and serves on the Board of Directors of St. Louis Children’s Hospital Legacy Advisors. She is a member of The Business Insurance & Estate Planning Committee of the Association of Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU)

Kathleen is a former adjunct professor in the LLM program at Washington University’s School of Law.  She was formerly on the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and was selected as a Registered Player Financial Advisor for the National Football League Players Association.

She has presented at AALU and the Top of the Table Meeting for the Million Dollar Roundtable, and she is an annual presenter at the Vistage Executive Summit.

Licensures and Admissions

Missouri
Illinois
Pennsylvania

Professional Affiliations

Accredited Estate Planner designation from the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils.

 

Civic Activities

Saint Louis Zoo Association, Board Member

Saint Louis Zoo Association’s Planned Giving Advisory Committee, Chair

Awards & Recognition

2012-2021, 2024
Super Lawyers
Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyer
Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyer, Estate & Probate

2020-2027
Best Lawyer in America
Best Lawyers
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Trusts and Estates