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Tom Corbett

Tom Corbett

Partner

St. Louis
314 552 6022 314 552 6022 direct
314 552 7022 fax


  • OVERVIEW
  • NEWS & EVENTS

INDUSTRIES

PRACTICES

  • Education

    • University of Missouri-Columbia,

      J.D., 1971

    • University of Notre Dame,

      B.A., 1968

  • Admissions

    • Missouri

  • Affiliations

    • American Bar Association

    • American College of Trust & Estate Counsel

    • The Missouri Bar

    • Estate Planning Council of St. Louis

      President, 1994-95

    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

  • Recognitions

    • Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America (by BL Rankings) 1993-2025

      Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law

      Litigation - Trusts and Estates

      Trusts and Estates

    • Named Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America (by BL Rankings)

      Litigation - Trusts and Estates, 2015

      Trusts and Estates, 2019

    • Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers (by Thomson Reuters), 2005-2020

      Closely-Held Business, Trusts and Estates

    • Listed in Chambers' High Net Worth Guide for Missouri (by Chambers and Partners), 2016-2022

  • Employment

    • Thompson Coburn LLP

      Partner, 1981-Present

      Associate, 1978-1980

    • Internal Revenue Service

      Attorney, 1971-1978

  • Community

    • Family Resource Center

    • H. T. And Phenie R. Pott Foundation

Tom's practice focuses on the areas of estate planning and administration, federal estate and gift tax compliance and controversy, organizational, tax and succession planning for privately held businesses, and estate and trust law and litigation.

Within those areas of practice Tom counsels clients on the preservation and transfer of wealth in a tax-efficient manner and counsels business owners in the transition of ownership, management and control of private businesses. In addition, he represents individuals and estates in tax controversies before the Internal Revenue Service and represents beneficiaries and fiduciaries in litigation related to estate and trust administration.