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Sam Krystosek is a native of the small central Minnesota town of Royalton (pop. 1,242). He learned the value of hard work growing up, working at the family farm and his father's construction subcontracting business. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from Saint John’s University (Minn.) in 2007. While at SJU, Sam competed as a member of the track and field team, and lived abroad for a semester in Galway, Ireland studying at University of Galway.. Sam continued his education at Xavier University in Cincinnati and earned a master’s degree in athletic administration in 2009. Upon graduating from Xavier, Sam followed in the footsteps of many of his family members and served in the U.S. Army as an Infantry Officer for three years, primarily at Fort Benning, Georgia, where he worked as a company executive officer for the U.S. Army Airborne School and the 1-19 Infantry Battalion.. After leaving the military, Sam attended law school at the University of South Dakota. Upon graduation, Sam served as a law clerk for the judges of South Dakota’s Third Judicial Circuit, and has been in private practice since 2017.. Sam resides in Sioux Falls with his wife, Katie, and their three daughters.

My practice at Legacy Law Firm focuses exclusively on estate and business planning. I am dedicated to helping my clients protect their loved ones, preserve their assets, and leave behind a lasting legacy. I have worked with hundreds of individuals, families, and businesses to plan for their futures. Whether I am preparing a client’s Last Will and Testament, helping a family create or administer a trust, or guiding a business owner through a corporate merger, I like to bring a common-sense approach to even the most sophisticated legal issues. At Legacy Law Firm, P.C., I enjoy being able to concentrate on the specific practice areas that I love, surrounded by a team that is devoted to providing first-rate legal representation and great client service. When I am not in the office, I spend most of my time with my wife, Heather, trying to keep up with our daughter, Joanna.. Areas of Practice. Bar Admissions. Education. Community Service. Memberships

My passion is estate and business planning. I enjoy educating clients about the estate planning process and get satisfaction from seeing a plan implemented and working as intended. I strive to help families leave a legacy that will provide for their loved ones and give them peace of mind.. I work with individuals and business owners to help coordinate their estate and succession plans. I grew up on a farm in central South Dakota and enjoy working with farmers and ranchers in developing long-term succession plans for their families. Planning for the successful transition of a business is a challenging process, and I enjoy helping clients sort through the intricacies of the succession plan process.. South Dakota is one of the best states in the nation for dynasty trusts, asset protection trusts, and trust administration and I have worked with attorneys from across the nation on moving trusts to South Dakota to transfer wealth and minimize taxes.. Estate planning can be a difficult practice area but can also be very rewarding. This is one area of law that truly affects everyone, and I am honored to assist my clients with their estate planning journey.

My name is Doug Thesenvitz.  Practicing law has been privilege and blessing since 1988.  I have been a prosecutor, defense lawyer; practiced family law and other litigation until about 4 or five years ago.  You have probably heard all the lawyer jokes about evil and greedy lawyers.  The problem with those jokes is that most of them are true to some degree or another.  I used to do a lot of divorces where my clients would just as soon litigate for the sake of litigation and making the other side pay.  Sometimes in family law cases (a lot of litigation is like this) it would be the other lawyer making things worse than necessary.  Sometimes litigation involves serving motions late on a Friday to ruin the other attorney’s weekend.  I had to quit living the life of a litigator; there was too much animosity, disharmony and discord.. There had to be a more peaceful and enjoyable way to practice law.  The privilege of helping families prepare wills and trusts, counseling them on vitally important issues in their most personal lives is the highest best honor and blessing I have found.  I am thankful every day that I get to help people with these decisions.  Practicing law to help protect children, loved ones, values and assets is not work but honor.  The honor of helping people with their estate plans is why I focus my practice in the field of estate planning.

Lindsay M. Harris is the succession planner for your life and business. Lindsay is the managing attorney and CEO of Harris Law & Co. Lindsay protects what is most important to you by using forward-thinking and creative solutions derived from exceptional expertise. She is a big believer that culture drives quality and the values-based law firm she has established instills that culture into every plan put into place.. Lindsay’s insight and experience allow her to uniquely address her clients’ goals and concerns. Family is everything to Lindsay. She finds joy and fulfillment in working to help protect what is most important to people - their family and their business. Whether it is creating wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, charitable trusts, or advanced business plans such as family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, or corporations, Lindsay’s passion is to ensure that every family and business is protected when life-changing events occur.. From representing large companies to small family farms, Lindsay has seen first hand the legal challenges businesses face and is prepared and equipped to help you every step of the way. She strives to become a trusted resource for all of the businesses she represents to ensure that every transaction helps promote the overall health of the business. Whether it is setting up a new business, selling a business, or daily business tasks, corporate work requires a common-sense perspective led by a focused attorney. Lindsay wants to work on your business so you can work in your business.. Outside of the office, Lindsay can be found on the tee box, ski hill, or in front of her art easel. She enjoys spending Saturday mornings having coffee with her grandparents and playing with her nieces and nephews. As community involvement is important to Lindsay, you may also find her volunteering for various organizations in the Harrisburg and Sioux Falls communities. Currently, she sits as the president of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Fund Development Committee for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls. Although the best use of her talents may be her mind, Habitat lets her swing a hammer every now and again.. Practice Areas. Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Irrevocable Trusts, Charitable Planning, Financial Planning, Taxable Planning, Asset Protection, Special Needs Planning, Asset Protection Planning, Physician Planning, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, Guardianships, Conservatorships, Probate, Trust Administration, Business and Corporate Law, Transactional Law, Entity Selection, Business Dissolutions, Business Succession Planning, and Corporate Matters.. Associations. Lindsay is licensed in South Dakota. She is a member of the South Dakota Bar Association, American Bar Association, Second Circuit Bar Association, Wealth Counsel, South Dakota Young Lawyer’s Association, Sioux Falls Estate Planning Council, Young Professionals Network and, Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce.. Education. Lindsay graduated summa cum laude with her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Spanish from the University of South Dakota and graduated with High Honors from the University of South Dakota School of Law. While in law school, Lindsay was an active member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board and took 2nd place at the American Bar Association’s Mediation Competition in Texas. Lindsay was also an active member of the Trial Team, Women in Law, and the Innocence Project. Lindsay maintains over 60 hours of continuing education every year in her field.

Jordan assists clients in all aspects of tax and estate planning, by developing estate and business succession plans that minimize estate tax liability, and drafting trusts, wills, and business succession documents to implement such plans. Additionally, he also represents individuals in trust administration, probate, and guardianship and conservatorship matters.. Families of wealth from across the country seek Jordan’s help to take advantage of South Dakota's favorable trust environment. He counsels clients regarding estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax, and drafts South Dakota-sitused trusts, including asset protection trusts, intentionally defective grantor trusts, and beneficiary defective trusts. He also helps clients amend, reform, and decant existing trusts.

I pratice in the area of Trusts and Estates.  My practice includes dynasty trust planning, domestic asset protection trusts, trust reformation, decanting and modification, and contested trust and estate mattters.  I was elected as an ACTEC Fellow and have earned the TEP designation at STEP.  I also represent clients and family offices in setting up public or private trust companies in South Dakota.  Many of my clients are international families or their advisors.  I regularly serve as local counsel for attorneys seeking South Dakota trust situs for their ultra high net worth clients.  Many of my clients are fiduciaries or beneficiaries seeking assistance in court supervised matters or in litigation.

I cannot imagine anything better than helping clients protect themselves and their families in case of disability or death, achieving their dreams of starting a business or turning its keys over to the next generation, or solidifying a lasting legacy. Proper planning not only provides financial benefits for clients, but also strengthens families and businesses for generations to come.. After graduating from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Sciences, I continued my education and graduated from the University of South Dakota Beacom School of Business with a Master of Business Administration. In 2007, I graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law. While I was in law school I was a member of the South Dakota Law Review, serving as the Managing Editor from 2006 to 2007. Following law school, I clerked for the South Dakota Second Judicial Circuit. Before founding Legacy Law Firm, P.C. I was a Partner at Cutler Law Firm, LLP.. I am a board-certified Estate Planning Law Specialist by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils as well as an Accredited Estate Planner®, which is awarded only to estate planning professionals who meet special requirements of education, experience, knowledge, professional reputation, and character.. I am also the only board-Certified Elder Law Attorney certified by the National Elder Law Foundation in South Dakota; I am accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and I am a member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. I have gone through the educational process of the certified value growth advisors and certified exit planner advisors for family or privately held businesses, and along with my Juris Doctor, I also have a Master in Business Administration and am a member of the State Bar of South Dakota’s Business Law Committee. I was the State Bar of South Dakota Young Lawyer of the Year, Super Lawyers® Great Plains Rising Star and Great Plains Super Lawyer, and Martindale-Hubbell® BV Distinguished.. My husband, Chad, and I have been blessed with four children who keep us on our toes. In our spare time, we go back “home” to Parkston, South Dakota, and enjoy helping with the family cattle business and being outdoors.

Brian Kirby practices in the areas of corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, and trusts and estates. For more than two decades, he has focused his legal efforts on representing corporations and business entities from start up, to ongoing operations, to mergers and acquisitions. He counsels family run, closely-held businesses and companies of all types on matters that mean the most to them.. Whether the legal issues involve friendly business ventures, transactions and opportunities or contentious litigation, Brian’s clients are well-represented. Strategically dovetailed with his business practice, Brian has assisted hundreds of individuals from young entrepreneurs to the affluent in business succession planning, estate and trust planning, guardianships and conservatorships.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.