Henry Elster

Henry Elster is the owner of The Elster Law Office, LLC in Clayton, Missouri, with a practice that includes estate planning and administration, probate, trust and fiduciary litigation, business and corporate matters, real estate, family law, and civil litigation. Elster represents individuals, families, professionals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations in both planning and contested matters. His work ranges from legal counseling and nonjudicial dispute resolution to trials and appeals involving significant financial or property interests.

Elster earned a Juris Doctorate from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2010 and a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Saint Louis University in 2007, with a major in English and a minor in History. His law school experience included the Dagen Public Interest Law Fellowship. This education supports a practice that relies on legal research, written advocacy, transaction planning, and detailed analysis of wills, trusts, contracts, fiduciary duties, and disputed property rights.

Elster has represented clients in probate and trust disputes, business litigation, contract matters, real estate cases, estate planning, and general counseling. His appellate experience includes cases involving wills, undue influence, powers of attorney, constructive trusts, fraud, contracts, real estate, and trust no-contest clauses. Earlier roles included corporate in-house work, criminal defense research, a congressional clerkship, and litigation work with the Missouri Attorney General’s office, giving him experience across public and private legal settings.

Henry Elster has taught and lectured on business law, legal ethics, and professional liability issues and has contributed to Missouri Bar practitioner materials on fraud and related civil claims. He has also participated in legislative and bar committee work and served on a state committee reviewing administrative law judges. His estate and fiduciary practice is strengthened by a broader litigation background, allowing him to address planning decisions with an understanding of how disputes can develop and be resolved.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, The Elster Law Office, LLC
• Member, The Missouri Bar
• Member, Dagen Public Interest Law Fellowship
• Member, Administrative Law Judge Review Committee
• Member, Federalist Society
• Member, The National Scholars Honor Society

Licensed State

• Missouri

Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Saint Louis University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Magna Cum Laude)

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