William E. Coester

William E. Coester is an attorney at Coester Schwandt Law Office, a general practice firm in Milbank, South Dakota. He advises individuals, families, property owners, and businesses across a broad range of legal matters. His practice includes property law, estate planning, probate, family law, business organizations, contracts, and litigation. He helps clients understand their options, prepare important documents, resolve disputes, and move forward with practical legal guidance.

Mr. Coester earned an engineering degree from the South Dakota School of Mines before attending the University of South Dakota School of Law. He graduated from law school in 1977 and began practicing in Milbank. His engineering training supports a careful, analytical approach to legal problems, while his legal education provides the foundation for advising clients on transactions, planning matters, disputes, and other issues that require sound judgment and attention to detail.

Mr. Coester has served Milbank and the surrounding area throughout a long general practice career. His experience includes deeds, land ownership matters, easements, closings, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate, adoptions, guardianships, and conservatorships. He also assists with business formations, partnerships, limited liability companies, purchase agreements, leases, mergers, sales, employment contracts, and civil litigation involving property, personal, and commercial disputes.

William E. Coester brings decades of community-based legal experience to clients facing both routine and complex matters. His broad practice allows him to address legal needs that often overlap, particularly those involving property, families, estates, and closely held businesses. Clients benefit from his practical knowledge of South Dakota law, his familiarity with the Milbank community, and his ability to provide steady guidance through important decisions, transactions, and disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Coester Schwandt Law Office
• Member, South Dakota State Bar Association

Licensed State

• South Dakota

Education

• University of South Dakota School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• South Dakota School of Mines
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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