Keven J. Kercher

Keven J. Kercher is a North Dakota lawyer at Ohnstad Twichell, P.C., focused on estate planning, estate administration, trust administration, real estate law, business law, and elder law. His services include wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, nursing home planning, and charitable planning. He handles guardianships, conservatorships, probate, and estate litigation. His real estate and business work covers property sales, deeds, business formation, operations, succession planning, and family farm succession.

Keven earned his J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law. He later earned an LL.M. in Military Law from The Judge Advocate General’s School U.S. Army. His education includes study in Environmental Science at the West Point United States Military Academy. He studied Engineering Management at the University of Missouri-Rolla as well. His legal and academic training supports a practice involving estate, property, business, and planning matters.

Keven previously served in the US Army and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His military career included service as a combat engineer and military attorney. He served as a military attorney with the 1st Infantry Division during a deployment to Iraq. He is admitted to practice in North Dakota and Minnesota. His professional memberships include the state bar associations of North Dakota and Minnesota and the Red River Valley Estate Planning Council.

Keven J. Kercher assists individuals, families, property owners, and business clients with legal matters involving planning, administration, ownership, and succession. His work addresses the legal documents and decisions involved in transferring assets, administering estates, operating businesses, and managing real property. His elder law services include planning connected with long-term care and related concerns. His background in military and private legal practice gives him experience across several areas that can intersect during estate and business planning.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Ohnstad Twichell, P.C.
• Member, State Bar Association of North Dakota
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association

Licensed State

• North Dakota
• Minnesota

Education

• The Judge Advocate General’s School U.S. Army
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• University of North Dakota School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)