Top Estate Planning Lawyers From South Dakota

South Dakota is known for its trust-friendly laws and strong asset protection statutes. Estate planning here often includes wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, healthcare powers, and financial directives. There’s no estate or inheritance tax, and privacy is highly valued. The state also supports dynasty trusts and advanced planning for high-net-worth families. South Dakotans benefit from legally sophisticated strategies that protect assets, reduce outside involvement, and pass on wealth with discretion and long-term clarity.

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Justin Bell

Justin Bell

  • May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson LLP
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning
Practice Areas: Administrative, Business Litigation, Homicide, Litigation, Tax, Trusts, Violent Crime, ...
Trudy Morgan
Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Contracts & Agreements, Probate, Trusts
Aaron Pilcher

Aaron Pilcher

  • Pilcher Law Firm, Prof. L.L.C.
Legal Specialization: Business, Consumer, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Assault & Battery, Business Litigation, Child Custody, Child Support, Commercial Real Estate, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, ...
Ross K. Den Herder
Legal Specialization: Business, Consumer, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Condominium, Contracts & Agreements, Elder Law, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, Land Use & Zoning, ...
Dillon Karras
Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Condominium, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Equipment Finance & Leasing, Guardianship, Probate, ...
Stacia Jackson

Stacia Jackson

  • Helsper, McCarty, and Rasmussen, P.C.
Legal Specialization: Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family
Practice Areas: Adoption, Alimony, Annulment, Child Custody, Child Support, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation, ...
Lee Schoenbeck
Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Insurance, Lawsuits & Disputes, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Car Accidents, Litigation, Motorcycle Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills
Dylan A. Wilde
Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Animal & Dog Bites, Business Litigation, Car Accidents, Commercial Real Estate, Construction & Development, Construction Accidents, Contracts & Agreements, ...
Kimberly A. Dorsett
Legal Specialization: Employment, Estate Planning
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Child Support, Discrimination, Insurance Defense, Probate, Sexual Harassment, Trusts, ...
Doug Fosheim
Legal Specialization: Business, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Agriculture, Business Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Elder Law, Guardianship, ...
Gary D. Blue
Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Corporate & Incorporation, Limited Liability Company (LLC), Power of Attorney, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills
Robert M. Ronayne
Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Corporate & Incorporation, Probate, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills
Richard J. Helsper
Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Construction & Development, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Foreclosure, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, ...
Reed Mahlke

Reed Mahlke

  • Helsper, McCarty, and Rasmussen, P.C.
Legal Specialization: Business, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Adoption, Alimony, Annulment, Business Litigation, Child Custody, Child Support, Commercial Real Estate, ...
Nancy Oviatt
Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Construction & Development, Probate, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills
Mark T. Stilwell
Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Contracts & Agreements, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills
Lisa K. Cagle
Legal Specialization: Business, Employment, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Contracts & Agreements, Discrimination, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant, Limited Liability Company (LLC), Litigation, ...
Amanda J. Bahena
Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Immigration
Practice Areas: Litigation, Trusts, Visa & Permits
Eric N. Rasmussen

Eric N. Rasmussen

  • Helsper, McCarty, and Rasmussen, P.C.
Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Construction & Development, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Foreclosure, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, Land Use & Zoning, ...
Christi M. Weideman
Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Family
Practice Areas: Adoption, Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Guardianship, Landlord & Tenant, Probate
William D. Gerdes
Legal Specialization: Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family
Practice Areas: Adoption, Alimony, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Assault & Battery, Child Custody, Child Support, DUI & DWI, ...
Eric John Nies
Legal Specialization: Business, Education, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Commercial Real Estate, Condominium, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Equipment Finance & Leasing, Probate, ...
Mitchell L. Koehn
Legal Specialization: Business, Criminal Defense, Employment, Estate Planning, Family, Lawsuits & Disputes, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Adoption, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appeals, Construction & Development, Contracts & Agreements, Divorce & Separation, Guardianship, ...
Ryan D. Cwach

Ryan D. Cwach

  • Birmingham & Cwach Law Offices, PLLC
Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Corporate & Incorporation, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant, Limited Liability Company (LLC), Probate, Trusts, ...
Stan H. Anker
Legal Specialization: Bankruptcy, Business, Estate Planning, Insurance, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Administrative, Appeals, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Commercial Real Estate, Construction & Development, ...

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