Kyle A. Barlow

Kyle A. Barlow is a shareholder at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. in Fargo, North Dakota whose practice focuses on trusts and estates, estate planning, business succession, wealth transfer, and asset protection. Barlow works with individuals, families, farmers, ranchers, business owners, and professionals on estate tax minimization, wealth transfer, charitable planning, asset protection, and succession planning. The practice is grounded in the specific legal and business issues reflected in those matters, with attention to the governing law, the client’s objectives, and the practical steps required to move a matter forward.

Barlow’s education includes a J.D. from Creighton University School of Law in 2012, cum laude, a Masters Business Administration from Creighton University in 2012, and a B.A. from Luther College in 2009. His combined legal and business education supports planning that connects family, tax, ownership, and succession concerns. This background supports careful legal analysis, research, writing, and problem solving in the matters handled in practice. It also provides context for evaluating legal risk, explaining available options, and connecting technical rules to the real-world decisions clients need to make.

Barlow’s experience includes advising family farming operations, ranchers, construction companies, beverage distributors, medical professionals, dental professionals, and manufacturing companies on estate and wealth-transfer planning. Barlow also works with clients on business succession, estate planning, charitable giving, and asset-protection strategies designed around family and ownership objectives. These matters have involved estate plans, family business succession, wealth transfers, charitable arrangements, and tax-sensitive planning.

Kyle A. Barlow was recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Trusts and Estates in 2024 and 2025 and as a North Star Lawyer by the Minnesota State Bar Association in 2019. Barlow also has provided pro bono service through the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans. His practice centers on estate and business-succession planning that connects tax efficiency, wealth transfer, family objectives, and the long-term continuity of closely held and family-owned assets.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar Association of North Dakota
• Member, State Bar of Arizona
• Member, Iowa State Bar Association
• Pro Bono Attorney, Minnesota Assistance Council – Veterans (2015-Present)

Licensed State

• Minnesota
• North Dakota
• Arizona
• Iowa

Education

• Creighton University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• Creighton University
  Masters Business Administration
• Luther College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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