Blase & Associates LLC

Attorneys at Law

Established 1999

Blase & Associates LLC is a St. Louis area law firm practicing primarily in the estate and tax planning areas.  The firm was formed in 1999 by James G. Blase, after spending the first 17 years of his career with two large downtown law firms.  The firm's mission is to offer the finest quality estate and tax planning legal services available today, but at deeply discounted rates.  Complimentary initial consultations are available.

The law firm prepares wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, health care directives and buy-sell agreements, among other legal documents.  Free initial consultations are offered, and all fees are quoted up-front.

Mr. Blase is a 1981 graduate of Notre Dame Law School, where he served as Managing Editor on the Notre Dame Law Review, and a 1982 graduate of the New York University School of Law Graduate Program in Taxation, where he served as Graduate Editor on the Tax Law Review. Mr. Blase is also an adjunct professor of estate planning at St. Louis University School of Law.  Click here to view Mr. Blase's CV Click here to watch Mr. Blase's interview on It's Your Money regarding living wills, health care directives, wills, beneficiary deeds, and powers of attorney.  Click here to watch Mr. Blase's interview on It's Your Money regarding revocable and irrevocable trusts, the payment of IRAs to trusts, income taxation of trusts, and the effect of the new estate tax laws on estate planning.    Click here to view an article written by Mr. Blase for the January, 2009 issue of the Journal of Financial Planning, on estate planning in light of an uncertain estate tax exemption amount. Click here to view Mr. Blase's article published in the February, 2010 issue of Trusts & Estates, on the proper way to pay IRAs, 401ks, and annuities to trusts. Missouri public schools teachers, administrators and staff should click here to read our article entitled "Special Estate Planning Required for Missouri Public Educators," which was published in the Missouri Association of School Business Officials Journal. Associates: Mary ("Mimi") Sharamitaro is an associate with the firm.  She is a 2005 graduate of St. Louis University Law School, where she served as Managing Editor on the St. Louis University Law Journal.  Mimi joined the firm in March of 2006. Ryan Polley is an associate with the firm.  He is a 2008 graduate of St. Louis University Law School, where he concentrated in tax and estate planning related courses.  Ryan joined the firm in August of 2008. Abbi Kirchner is an associate with the firm.  She is a 2011 graduate of St. Louis University Law School, where she concentrated in tax and estate planning related courses.  Abbi joined the firm in August of 2011. Contact: Please call or email us to set up a free initial consultation.                              12429 Nicholas Lane                        Des Peres, Missouri  63131                   Email:  jimblase@blaselaw.com                                    314-909-6565