Joe D. Holt - a Fulton, Missouri (MO) Estate Planning Lawyer

Fulton Estate Planning Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Estate Planning
Estate Management
Real Estate
Mediation and Arbitration

Attorney Information

Overview

Joe D. Holt is retired as of January 1, 2026, but we still appreciate his guidance and strive to continue his legacy of service. Joe D. Holt, a descendent of the Holt family who were settlers of Callaway County in 1819, Joe is a graduate of rural Callaway schools, Fulton High School, Westminster College and the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law and has a Certificate from the center for Dispute Resolution at MU-C. Admitted to the Bar in 1967, he is a past president of the Callaway Co. Bar Association, and from 1967 to 1982 served as State Representative for Callaway County, being the Majority Floor Leader of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1977 to 1980. He was twice given the Outstanding Legislator award by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

He served as Associate Circuit Judge for Callaway County 1998 to 2006, during which time he heard all the Probate matters in Callaway and many in Boone Co. As a Judge in the 13th Circuit, he heard contested Dissolution matters in both counties and numerous other types of cases. He has lectured for the Missouri Judicial College on Dissolution and Probate matters.

Before taking the bench, as a private attorney, he tried cases across Mid-Missouri, and practiced estate planning, probate and real estate law. He was Counsel for Levee and Drainage Districts, water districts and fire districts, as well as for the cities of Mokane, New Bloomfield and Fulton.

Joe has served as President of Serve, Inc., The Kingdom Supper, The Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society, and the Missouri Collation for Alternatives to Incarceration. He is currently on the Board of the Historical Society and a member of the Callaway County Civil War Heritage Board. A 40 year member of the Fulton Breakfast Optimist Club, he has twice been President of the club.

Joe is married to Virginia A. Young, former professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism, and former City Editor of the Columbia Tribune, who is now the Bureau Chief for the St. Louis Post Dispatch in Jefferson City, MO. They live west of Fulton in the Central Community. He has five children, two of whom are officers in the U.S. Army.

Joe's practice is in the area of estate planning, estate management, real estate, domestic relations, and mediation and arbitration.

Awards and Honors

Honors

Outstanding Legislator Award, St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Education

Legal Education
- University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia), Columbia, Missouri, 1967
  J.D.
  Honors: Certificate from the center for Dispute Resolution at MU-C
Non Legal Education
- Westminster College, 1962
  B.A.
- Fulton High School

Current Employment Position(s)

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Retired
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Past Positions

Callaway County, Associate Circuit Judge, 1998 - 2006

Classes and Seminars

Lecturer, Dissolution and Probate matters, Missouri Judicial College

Pro Bono Activities

Serve, Inc., President
The Kingdom Supper, President
The Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society, President
Missouri Collation for Alternatives to Incarceration, President
Board of the Fulton High School Band Boosters
President and Member, Fulton Breakfast Optimist Club

Bar Admissions

Missouri, 1968

Other Affiliations

Callaway County Bar Association (Past President)
Callaway County, 1967 - 1982 (State Representative)
Missouri House of Representatives, 1977 - 1980 (Majority Floor Leader)
Board of the Historical Society
Callaway County Civil War Heritage Board (Member)

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Fulton, MO

13 E. 5th Street
Fulton, MO 65251

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Phone: 573-416-2612

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