Stephen B. Daiker
Partner, Member of Executive Committee
T 314.710.4361
F 314.802.4077
sdaiker@harrisonheld.com
St. Louis, MO
Stephen Daiker focuses his practice on estate, gift and income tax planning for high net-worth individuals, charitable planned giving, and succession planning for owners of privately-held businesses. He is a frequent speaker on these topics and has written articles for numerous publications, including Taxation for Accountants, taxation for Lawyers, The Florida Bar Journal, The Journal of the Missouri Bar, The Journal of Financial Planning, and the Tax Management Journal of Estates, Gifts and Trusts.
Missouri, 1992
Florida, 1990
Saint Louis University, J.D., 1990
Tulane University, B.A., 1987
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Member
American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Member
Endowment Council of the St. Louis Art Museum – Board Member, 1998 – present
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Legacy Advisor Council, 2013 – present
Board of Directors, St. Louis Community Foundation, 2019 – present
Chambers High Net Worth Guide, Private Wealth Law, 2016 – 2020
The Best Lawyers in America©, 2015 – 2020
Super Lawyers (Missouri), 2016 – 2019
The Best Lawyers in America© 2022-2023
Best Lawyers© Lawyer of the Year 2021 – August 20, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 – August 20, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 – August 20, 2020
Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2019 – July 12, 2019
Best Lawyers© ‘Lawyer of the Year’ 2019 – August 15, 2018
Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2018 – July 23, 2018
Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2017 – September 19, 2017
The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 – August 15, 2017
Best Lawyers© ‘Lawyer of the Year’ 2017 – August 15, 2016
The Best Lawyers in America© 2017 – August 15, 2016
Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2016 – June 24, 2016
The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 – August 17, 2015
The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 – August 19, 2014
Thomas Hamill & Sarah Barnes have recently published “Initial Steps in Advising the Family” in the 2023 edition IICLE’s Estate Administration Fundamentals.
Elizabeth Garlovsky, Sarah Barnes & Shawn McCullough authored the 2023 edition of IICLE’s Revocable Grantor Trusts.
Elizabeth Garlovsky & Sarah Barnes have recently published Chapter 2, “Opening the Probate Estate and Alternatives to Probate” in the 2023 edition IICLE’s Estate Administration
