Jennifer E. Bunkers

Jennifer E. Bunkers is a partner at Redstone Law Firm LLP in Sioux Falls whose practice focuses on business law, estate planning, and trust and estate administration. She advises individuals, family farmers, and closely held business owners on estate plans, business operations, real estate matters, succession planning, and intergenerational transfers. She also represents trustees and beneficiaries in trust administration matters, including reformation, decanting, and modification under South Dakota law.

Jennifer earned a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Sioux Falls in 1998 and a J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 2006. She later became a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy through the American College of Financial Services in 2018. Her education supports a practice that combines legal planning, business succession, trust administration, and charitable considerations for families and business owners.

Jennifer helps clients move from entity formation and day-to-day business issues through succession and transfer to the next generation. Her trust practice includes advising fiduciaries and beneficiaries on administration and using South Dakota trust law tools to modify or reform structures when appropriate. Since 2011, she has served on the governor’s Task Force on Trust Administration Review and Reform, contributing practical experience to the continuing development of South Dakota trust law.

Jennifer E. Bunkers serves in professional and community leadership roles, including board service with Avera McKennan Hospital and involvement with the South Dakota Trust Association and agricultural and philanthropic organizations. Her practice is grounded in personal planning and practical implementation. She helps clients coordinate estate documents, business interests, real estate, trusts, and charitable goals so plans can support families, communities, and business transitions over time.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Redstone Law Firm LLP
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Member, South Dakota Bar Association 6 Ethics Committee
• Vice Chair, Board Member, Avera McKennan Hospital
• Member, Avera Health Regional Philanthropy Council
• Member, South Dakota Trust Association
• Member, South Dakota Ag Foundation
• Member, Brandon Valley Booster Club
• Member, Brandon Valley Band Boosters
• Past Member, Eide Bailly Advisors Board
• Member, Volunteers of America – Dakotas Foundation
• Key Club member, South Dakota Community Foundation
• Volunteer Presenter, South Dakota State University Foundation

Licensed State

• South Dakota

Education

• University of South Dakota School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) in Law
• University of Sioux Falls
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business Administration
• American College of Financial Services
  Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy

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