Attorney / Partner / Department Chair, Estate Planning

Daniel T. Julius

Estate Planning

As head of the firm's Estate Planning department, Dan counsels families through complex personal and legal estate planning matters, and small business owners in the best formational structure and governance for minimizing tax liability. He has advised clients with net estates in the tens of millions and the tens of thousands, and takes personal pride on giving the same level of care and professionalism to millionaires and middle-class clients alike. Before joining Stock Legal, Dan worked at a boutique estate planning firm in St. Louis County, completed an externship in the Trusts and Estates Practice Group of a large law firm in downtown St. Louis, and ran his own law firm.

Stock Legal uses a unique process that involves much more than just designing estate plans and sending clients on their way. One of the most important parts of the estate planning process is transferring ownership of a client’s assets. This is as essential to the success of an estate plan as the plan itself. As such, the Stock Legal process is highly unique in that it also undertakes retitling and changing ownership of assets to be sure that your property and beneficiaries are consistent with your estate plan. Our estate plans are written in plain English and completed with the funding of your assets at an incredibly competitive rate.

Dan received his J.D. and L.L.M. in Taxation from the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. He received his B.A. with double majors in English and History from Loyola University Chicago and attended St. Louis University High School prior to that. Before law school, Dan was a Teach for America corps member and taught in the City of St. Louis. He lives with his creative and fun wife and daughter, and a big friendly dog, Bentley. He enjoys softball in Tower Grove Park, reading, and horribly playing the drums.

Education

  • Washington University School of Law, St. Louis MO – J.D. (2013), L.L.M. in Taxation (2014)
  • Loyola University – (2006) magna cum laude

Legal Background

  • The Laiderman Law Firm, P.C. , Associate, Trust and Estates, Small Business, Private Client (2014-2018)
  • Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., Extern Trusts & Estate Planning Practice Group (spring 2014)
  • The Gunn Law Firm, Summer Associate, Estate Planning and Probate (summer 2012 – spring 2013)
  • Law & Schriener LLC, Summer Associate (summer 2011)
  • Circuit Attorney’s Office St. Louis MO, Courtroom Technician (2007-2008)

Professional Affiliations and Community Involvement

  • Missouri Bar Association
  • National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys (2014-2018)

Selected Publications and Press

Admissions and Distinctions

  • Missouri (2013)

Podcasts

Authored Articles

December 5, 2025
Take Control of Your Future: Fixed-Fee Estate Planning with Stock Legal

"Estate Planning” is legal terminology for preparing for your disability and death.

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October 29, 2025
Protecting Your Agricultural Legacy: The Power of an LLC for Inherited Family Farms

Stock Legal highlights the essential need for formal legal planning when a family farm is inherited by multiple heirs. The critical challenge arises when heirs hold the property as tenants in common, leading to three main points of instability: Liability Exposure, Management Gridlock and a Difficult Exit Strategy. The key benefits of using an LLC include: Asset and Liability Protection, which shields both the farm's assets from an heir's personal debts and the heirs' personal assets from farm-related liabilities; Clear Management and Governance, established through a mandatory Operating Agreement that defines decision-making, profit distribution, and formal buy-sell provisions; and Simplified Estate Transfer, as LLC membership interests are easier to transfer than fractional real estate ownership.

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October 14, 2025
Did the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" Make Your Estate Plan Obsolete? (Hint: No)

The OBBBA changed one facet of estate planning. Now is the perfect time to review your existing plan.

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