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Toni is the owner and founder of Sandin Law and is licensed to practice law in both North Dakota and Minnesota. She graduated with distinction in 2005 from the University of North Dakota School of Law and is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), having received her CPA designation in 2002. Toni received her undergraduate degree from the University of Saint Thomas where she majored in Accounting. With her unique blend of legal, tax and accounting knowledge, Toni provides a strategic advantage for her clients because of her ability to intricately understand multiple facets of estate and gift tax planning. Having grown up in an entrepreneurial family, Toni understands all aspects of being involved in a family business and the challenges that can come with it. Toni specializes in estate planning matters, including business succession planning, charitable planning, special needs planning, and estate and gift tax planning, probate and trust administration, and real estate.While attending law school at UND, Toni was a member of the North Dakota Law Review, an Extern with the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, and worked as a law clerk in the Grand Forks State's Attorney's Office. She spent five years as an Associate Attorney with Dorsey & Whitney in Fargo, North Dakota in their corporate and estate planning practice groups prior to opening Sandin Law in September of 2009, and from 2015-2018, she joined Gray Plant Mooty managing the Fargo's Trust, Estate and Charitable Planning group. Toni remains highly connected to both the legal and accounting industries through numerous areas of involvement, including being a member of Wealth Counsel, a member of Red River Valley Estate Planning Council, a member of the State Bar Association of North Dakota, a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, a member of the American Institutes of Certified Public Accountants, and a member of the North Dakota Society of Certified Public Accountants.Toni has been invited to speak at a number of events in the region on topics such as business succession planning, real estate, charitable giving, advanced estate planning techniques, as well as special needs planning. In 2011, Toni was featured in the Bismarck Tribune's Business Watch Magazine as a recipient of the "40 under 40" Award, which is published across the State of North Dakota, and in 2014, Toni was selected by Prairie Business Magazine as one of the "Top 25 Women in Business".Toni is a native of Fargo, North Dakota and loves working in, living in, and giving back to her local community. Toni currently serves as a board member for the Red River Valley Estate Planning Council, the Sanford Foundation, and the Village Family Services Foundation. She also serves on the finance council to her parish, Sts. Anne & Joachim Catholic Church. In the past, Toni has served on the board of directors for the North Dakota Autism Center, co-chaired the Signature Chef event for the March of Dimes, and supports many different charities in her community, including the Jeremiah Program, the United Way, Habitat for Humanity, and Churches United for the Homeless.When she is not serving her clients and her community, Toni enjoys yoga, water skiing, playing tennis, traveling, and spending time at the lake. Most of all she enjoys spending time with her husband, four children and their miniature poodle.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Roger Klaffka practices in the areas of Estate Planning and Elder Law attorney, and is an Air Force veteran with over 25 years of military service. The youngest of seven children, Roger has a wealth of practical life experience working complex issues related to large families, aging, and estate planning. Roger’s experience, coupled with his law school concentration in Elder Law, equip him with the valuable skills needed to fulfill all your estate planning needs: wills, trusts, advance directives, guardianship, probate administration, trust administration, special needs planning, asset protection from long term care costs, use of VA Aid and Attendance, and available Medicaid benefit options.. Inspired by his father’s WWII military service and internment as a Prisoner of War in Nazi occupied Germany, Roger followed his father’s footsteps and joined the Air Force upon graduating from high school. After completing his enlistment as an aircraft electrician, Roger attended Syracuse University on an Air Force ROTC engineering scholarship and returned to active duty as an aircraft maintenance officer. Roger’s military career took him from his hometown of Buffalo NY to assignments throughout the United States, Japan, Germany, England, Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East.. As a Squadron Commander, Roger gained a vast working knowledge of military law and the military justice system while his assignments as a staff officer at both Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command and the Pentagon expanded his skills in strategic planning. Roger retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from his last assignment at the Pentagon, Washington DC. Roger’s military honors include: Distinguished Graduate, military technical training and ROTC; recipient of the Harvey S. Smith Award for collegiate academic and military excellence; one of fifty Air Force officers selected for the prestigious Air Force Intern Program at the Pentagon; and recipient of General Lew Allen, Jr. Trophy for being the top aircraft maintenance officer in the Air Force.. Roger’s academic credentials include Juris Doctor cum laude, with a concentration in Elder Law, Stetson University College of Law; Master of Arts in Administrative Science from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.; and a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University. During law school, Roger completed significant legal work at the Gulfcoast Legal Services Elder Law Clinic; the Sixth Judicial Circuit Prosecution Clinic; the Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Florida, and the U.S. Department of Justice Elder Justice Initiative.. Roger is a member of the Brevard County Bar Association, the Military Officers Association of America, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Air Commando Association, Sigma Gamma Tau National Aerospace Engineering Honor Society, and Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

After obaining a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentuky, I continued my education by completing my LL.M. at the University of Florida. This background allows me to focus my practice on the everchaning Trust and Estate Planning world.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.