Owen R. Wiese

Owen R. Wiese is an associate attorney at Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP in Rapid City, South Dakota. His practice includes business law, trust and estate planning, probate, municipal law, and real property matters. Wiese advises clients on legal issues involving businesses, estates, fiduciary responsibilities, local government, and property interests. His work includes planning, document preparation, legal analysis, and counseling designed to address current obligations while supporting long-term ownership and administration goals.

Wiese earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, magna cum laude, from Dakota State University and a J.D. with Sterling Honors from the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law. In law school, he served as a research assistant in estate planning and worked as an editor for the South Dakota Law Review. His accounting and legal training supports detailed work involving business, tax-sensitive planning, estates, and property.

Wiese works with clients on business matters, estate planning, trust administration, probate, municipal questions, and real property issues. His practice can involve preparing governing documents, structuring ownership arrangements, advising fiduciaries, reviewing property concerns, and helping clients understand statutory or local-government requirements. He is admitted to practice in South Dakota. His combined accounting and legal background is especially useful when matters involve financial records, asset ownership, valuation, or long-term planning considerations.

Owen R. Wiese participates in professional planning circles, including service with the West River Estate & Financial Planning Council. His practice reflects a detail-oriented approach to business and estate matters, grounded in accounting knowledge and legal research. He helps clients organize transactions, prepare estate plans, address probate and trust responsibilities, and navigate municipal or real-property issues with attention to legal requirements, financial consequences, and practical implementation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson and Ashmore, LLP
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Board Member, West River Estate & Financial Planning Council

Licensed State

• South Dakota

Education

• University of South Dakota
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Dakota State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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