Professional Activities
State Bar of South Dakota
Sioux Falls Estate Planning Council
Awards and Recognitions
The Best Lawyers in America "Ones to Watch," – Trusts and Estates (Sioux Falls), 2021
Named an Associate to Watch by Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2018 and 2019
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Dennis I. Belcher Young Leaders Program, 2019-2021
ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, Fellow, 2017-2019
Named a Great Plains Rising Star, 2014-2020
State Bar of South Dakota, Young Lawyer of the Year, 2018
Publications
"Recent Resident Trust Rulings: Can Your Clients' Trusts Avoid State Income Tax?" Probate & Property, January/February 2019
Co-editor, South Dakota Trust Law Deskbook
"Incorporating and Capitalizing S Corporations," Lexis Practice Advisor, 2018
"Shareholder Agreements for S Corporations," Lexis Practice Advisor, 2018
§ 1135, South Dakota Qualified Disposition in Trusts Act, The Law of Trusts and Trustees, G. Bogert, et al, December, 2017
"Benefits Blown Away: Farmers and Ranchers, Wind Energy Leases, and the Estate Tax," Texas Wesleyan Journal of Real Property Law, Vol. 1, No. 1, January, 2012
Speaking Engagements
"Introducing the Series LLC," State Bar of South Dakota CLE, December 9, 2020
"Trusts Used for Tax Reduction" and "Grantor Trusts," National Business Institute's Trusts 101 Seminar, Sioux Falls, SD, November 18, 2019
"Where Are We Now? The Current State of DINGs, NINGs, SDINGs and other thINGs," ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law CLE, August 7, 2018
"Trusts & Estates 101: Identifying Appropriate Documents for Your Client’s Needs," Young Lawyers Bootcamp, State Bar of South Dakota CLE, March 2, 2018
"Tax Implications of South Dakota Special Spousal Trusts," Tax Update 2017, State Bar of South Dakota CLE, December 8, 2017
"Estate & Succession Planning 101," Crossroads Summit, Sioux Falls, SD, August, 2017
"Directed Trusts," Trusts and Estates Lunch and Learn Series, Seminar, August, 2017
"Foreign Trusts," Trusts and Estates Lunch and Learn Series, Seminar, May, 2017
"Trustee’s Role in Litigation," Trust and Estates Lunch & Learn Series, Seminar, October, 2016
"Keeping Litigation in South Dakota," Trusts and Estates Lunch & Learn Series, Seminar, April, 2016
"Record-Keeping and Providing Information to Beneficiaries," Trusts and Estates Lunch & Learn Series, Seminar, March, 2016
"Selecting Trustees and Structuring Trustee Powers: Guidance for Estate Planners on Tax and Non-Tax Consequences," Webinar Presenter, Strafford Publications, December, 2015
"Trusts Used For Tax Reduction," Presenter, National Business Institute, May, 2015
"Leveraging Lifetime Gifts for Income Tax Planning/Post Gift Asset Exchanges," Webinar Presenter, Strafford Publications, March, 2015
Community Activities
The Salvation Army Sioux Falls, Advisory Board