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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Nancy Oviatt
Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Construction & Development, Probate, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills
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, ...
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, ...
Randolph F. Stiles
Legal Specialization: Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Child Support, Drug Crime, Probate, Sex Crimes, Violent Crime, White Collar Crime
Derek J Hills

Derek J Hills

  • Frieberg, Nelson & Ask, L.L.P.
Legal Specialization: Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family
Practice Areas: Assault & Battery, Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Federal Crime, Litigation
Gina Ruggieri
Legal Specialization: Business, Criminal Defense, Education, Estate Planning, Family, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Adoption, Banking & Finance, Business Litigation, Child Custody, Child Support, Commercial Real Estate, Condominium, ...
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
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, ...
Craig O. Ash
Legal Specialization: Business, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family, Insurance, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Agriculture, Commercial Real Estate, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Insurance Claims, Insurance Defense, Limited Liability Company (LLC), ...
Edward S. Hruska III
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Family, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Administrative, Construction & Development, Elder Law, Trusts
Dwight A. Gubbrud
Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Corporate & Incorporation, Elder Law, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant, Oil & Gas, Power of Attorney, Probate, ...
Sam Ferguson
Legal Specialization: Estate Planning
Practice Areas: Probate, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills
Brooklyn M. Mailey
Legal Specialization: Business, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Adoption, Agriculture, Appeals, Business Litigation, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Divorce & Separation, ...
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, ...
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, ...
Jackson Schwandt
Legal Specialization: Business, Criminal Defense, Employment, Estate Planning, Family, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Adoption, Assault & Battery, Business Litigation, Child Abuse & Neglect, Child Custody, Child Support, Commercial Real Estate, ...
Kimberly A. Dorsett
Legal Specialization: Employment, Estate Planning
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Child Support, Discrimination, Insurance Defense, Probate, Sexual Harassment, Trusts, ...
Ryan K. Crayne
Legal Specialization: Estate Planning, Family
Practice Areas: Adoption, Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation, Guardianship, Litigation, ...
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, ...
Candi Rawdon Thomson
Legal Specialization: Estate Planning
Practice Areas: 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
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
Kellen B. Willert
Legal Specialization: Business, Estate Planning, Family, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Child Custody, Child Support, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Divorce & Separation, Domestic Violence, Guardianship, ...
Cole J. Romey
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Agriculture, Business Litigation, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Equipment Finance & Leasing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant, ...
Jeff Burns

Jeff Burns

  • Churchill, Manolis, Freeman, Kludt, & Burns LLP
Legal Specialization: Business, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Corporate & Incorporation, Divorce & Separation, Limited Liability Company (LLC), Probate, Wills & Living Wills
Erin Melling
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Family, Lawsuits & Disputes, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant, Litigation, Oil & Gas, ...
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, ...
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, ...
William E. Coester
Legal Specialization: Business, Criminal Defense, Employment, Estate Planning, Family, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Adoption, Assault & Battery, Business Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Employee Benefits, ...
McLean Thompson Kerver
Legal Specialization: Estate Planning
Practice Areas: Guardianship, Probate, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills

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