Matt is a highly skilled and accomplished legal and financial professional with extensive industry knowledge and experience. His background includes private practice as an attorney at an Am Law 200 law firm, where he specialized in advising high-net-worth clients, family businesses, and closely held entities. His areas of expertise include estate planning, tax management, business succession planning, charitable giving strategies, trust and estate administration, and fiduciary litigation.

Previously, Matt served as an Assistant Vice President & Trust Officer for a national bank holding company. In this role, Matt was part of a comprehensive wealth management team, and he focused on the administration of irrevocable and revocable trusts, estate settlement, agency accounts and charitable trusts. Matt’s primary role at Central Trust Company is to provide wealth advisory, tax and estate planning strategies, and fiduciary services to our clients in the St. Louis, Missouri, region.

Education and Certifications

• Juris Doctorate, St. Louis University – School of Law
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and Real Estate (cum laude), University of Missouri – Columbia

Interests and Activities

Matt actively engages with his community, notably contributing to the Western Golf Association – Evans Scholars Foundation, volunteering as a troop adult volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America and participating as an active member of the Estate Planning Council of St. Louis, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis – Probate and Trust Steering Committee and the Missouri Athletic Club.