Alexander C. Ellman

Alexander C. Ellman is a partner at Redstone Law Firm LLP in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. His practice focuses on Business Law, Estate Planning, and Trust and Estate Administration. He advises clients on estate and business succession planning, dynasty trusts, special needs trusts, business succession documents, probate, and trust administration. His work helps individuals, families, and business owners organize legal structures for ownership, succession, and fiduciary administration.

Alexander earned a J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School in 2015, where he served as Notes Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review. He received a B.S. in History and Criminal Justice, magna cum laude, from the University of South Dakota in 2010. His academic training in research, writing, and legal analysis supports a practice that depends on precise drafting, careful interpretation of planning documents, and attention to complex family and business circumstances.

Alexander previously practiced in a private-client group and later founded a law firm focused on trust, estate, and fiduciary matters before joining Redstone. His experience includes preparing estate plans, designing business succession arrangements, advising on special needs and dynasty trusts, and guiding probate and trust administration. He also brings prior leadership and operational experience from military service and business ownership to planning and client counseling.

Alexander C. Ellman is admitted in South Dakota and Minnesota and is involved with professional organizations including the Sioux Falls Estate Planning Council. His practice combines estate and business planning with practical experience in administration and succession. He helps clients create durable legal structures, define fiduciary responsibilities, address complex ownership issues, and carry out probate or trust administration with an emphasis on clarity, continuity, and long-term objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Redstone Law Firm LLP
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, Sioux Falls Estate Planning Council

Licensed State

• South Dakota
• Minnesota

Education

• Vanderbilt University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of South Dakota
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in History and Criminal Justice Magna Cum Laude

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