S. Stacy Eastland

Of Counsel
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S. Stacy Eastland

Stacy joined Ytterberg Deery Knull (“YDK”) in February 2024, as Of Counsel, to expand the advisory team working with private wealth clients.  He currently works with private clients, combining a variety of income tax, estate planning and gifting techniques.  From October 2000 to January 2024, Stacy was a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs, in the Family Office Services Group.  Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in October 2000, Stacy was a Senior Partner with Baker Botts, L.L.P. in Houston, Texas, and practiced at that firm from June 1974 to October 2000.  

Stacy received his B.S. (with Honors) from Washington and Lee and his J.D. from the University of Texas (with Honors).  Stacy’s professional associations include Member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law; Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Regent for 1992/1998 term); Member of the American Bar Association (Supervisory Council Member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section from 1990-1998); Member of the Texas Bar Association (Texas Bar Foundation Fellow); Member of the Houston Bar Association (Houston Bar Foundation Fellow).  Stacy is listed in Who’s Who in America and was selected to receive the Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement award in 2017.  Stacy is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White).  He has been listed in Town & Country and in Bloomberg Personal Finance as one of the top trust and estate lawyers in the U.S.  Stacy was selected as one of ten initial recipients of the Accredited Estate Planner award of the Estate Planning Hall of Fame of the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils (2004).  He was chosen as the 2018 Hartman Axley Lifetime Service Award recipient of the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils.  He was named one of the “Top 100 Wealth Advisors” to ultra-high net work individual clients in the United States by Citywealth magazine.  Articles about Stacy’s estate planning ideas have also been featured in Forbes and Fortune magazines.  Stacy is a prominent lecturer throughout the country.

EDUCATION

  • University of Texas, J.D.
  • Washington and Lee, B.S.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

  • Ytterberg Deery Knull LLP, 2024-Present
  • Goldman Sachs, 2000 to 2024
  • Baker Botts, 1974 to 2000

ADMISSIONS

  • Admitted To Practice: Texas, 1974