I am excited to be back in my hometown of Springfield to practice law, and am looking forward to working closely with families and nonprofit organizations to assist them with estate planning matters and various tax issues.

Your Full Service Firm for Business and Life

Areas of Practice:

Trusts and Estate Planning
Probate  & Trust Litigation

Nonprofit Organizations

Intellectual Property

Business & Commercial Litigation

Admissions:

Missouri, 2003
California, 2005

Colorado, 2007

Education:

University of Tulsa, B.S., Biochemisty,

magna cum laude, 1999

NCAA Division I All American Scholar Athlete
St. Louis University School of Law, J.D., Top 5%, Ranked 8th in Class, magna cum laude, 2003

Memorial Law School Scholarship

St. Louis University Public Law Review

Notes & Comments Editor

Professional & Community Activities:

       American Bar Association

       Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association

       Springfield Chamber of Commerce Network for

       Young Professionals

       Springfield Boys & Girls Club, Planned Giving Committee

Background:

      Teresa C. Baird focuses her practice on estate planning and       administration.  She is well versed in simple and complex 

      estate matters such as wills, trusts, and associated estate  

      and gift tax matters.  She also advises foundations and not-

      for-profits on general tax issues. Her practice also centers on 

      probate and trust litigation. Other areas Teresa C. 

      Baird practices include corporate technology, intellectual 

      property, trademark and copyright law, domain name 

      acquisition and advertisement review.

      Prior to joining Baird, Lightner, Millsap & Harpool PC, Ms.   

      Baird worked for Fairfield and Woods PC in Denver, 

      Colorado.  Previous to that she practiced law in San Diego,  

      California and St. Louis, Missouri.

      Ms. Baird is a Springfield, Missouri native and in her free time  

      enjoys running, skiing and traveling. 

Publications & Presentations

      Panel Member for ABA Section of Real Property,

      Trust &  Estate Law Spring Symposia of 2011

      Planning for Posthumously Conceived Children, Denver

      Estate Planning Council, January 2010; West River Estate &

      Financial Council September 2010

      Frozen In TIme: Planning for the Posthumously Conceived 

      Child, The Colorado Lawyer, June 2008

       Who Is Actually Calling the Shots?...Irvin vs. Smith,

      The St. Louis Public Law Review, 2003