Serving Monroe County with nearly 75 years of combined legal experience
Our Practice Areas
Experienced General Practice Lawyers
At Stumpf & Gutknecht, P.C., we provide comprehensive legal services for families and their businesses. The law can be confusing or simply overwhelming. We can help. We provide knowledgeable counsel and personalized advocacy focused on achieving your objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Estate Planning, Real Estate And Business Law Counsel
As a general practice law firm, we have the ability to address our clients’ needs in wide range of legal areas. We assist clients in managing their businesses effectively so as to drive growth and new opportunities within our community. We also handle commercial, residential and agricultural real estate concerns.
Our lawyers also help clients establish and maintain their legacies for the next generation through smart succession planning and general estate planning. We can also settle matters of inheritance through probate and estate administration.

Our Firm’s Advantage
We offer clients the advantage of being able to address all of their legal needs. Our clients rely on our breadth of experience in multiple practice areas to help them meet their legal objectives effectively and affordably. Clients looking to minimize exposure to probate and estate administration fees can utilize our firm to draft a trust and execute the necessary documents to properly fund the trust. We can help business owners develop a comprehensive succession plan for their business while drafting an estate plan to manage their personal assets.
Speak With Our Attorneys Today
We are a professional office, and it is our goal to provide excellent legal services at a reasonable cost, to establish and maintain relationships with our clients, and to earn the respect of the community in which we practice.
In all matters, we work to represent clients in the way that we, ourselves, would like to be represented. Call our Columbia office at 618-241-0262 or use our convenient online contact form. We serve clients in Monroe County and throughout the surrounding counties in the Metro East area.
