Tyler C. Wetering

Tyler C. Wetering is a partner at Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP in Rapid City. His practice includes real estate property, complex trust matters, estate planning and probate, and business formation and transactions. He advises clients on legal issues involving property ownership, trusts, estates, and business structures, helping them organize transactions and planning decisions with attention to long-term consequences. His work connects real estate law with estate, trust, and business concerns that can overlap for families, owners, and companies.

Tyler graduated with honors from Widener University School of Law and earned a B.S. from the University of South Dakota in Biology, Chemistry, and Psychology. During law school, he served as a staff member for The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. His education developed strong research, writing, and analytical skills that support his work in real property, estate planning, trust matters, and business transactions. The corporate-law journal experience added practical exposure to legal issues involving organizations, transactions, and commercial decision-making.

Tyler works with clients on real estate matters, complex trusts, estate planning and probate, and business formation and transactions. His practice requires careful coordination of property interests, ownership structures, estate documents, and business agreements. He is admitted in South Dakota and Pennsylvania. By handling these related practice areas, he helps clients address legal questions that cross traditional boundaries, such as business succession involving real estate or estate plans that include closely held companies and significant property interests.

Tyler C. Wetering has served as chair of the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Section of the South Dakota Bar and has served on the board of the West River Estate & Financial Planning Council. These roles reflect sustained involvement in the areas central to his practice. He brings a planning-oriented approach to real estate, trust, probate, and business matters, helping clients structure transactions, understand legal obligations, and coordinate decisions involving property, estates, and business interests.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson and Ashmore, LLP
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Past Chair, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, State Bar of South Dakota
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Past Board Member, West River Estate & Financial Planning Council

Licensed State

• South Dakota
• Pennsylvania

Education

• University of South Dakota
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology, Chemistry and Psychology

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