Vetted for one thing: real experience with agricultural operations.

Elevate Financial

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Fargo, ND (Midwest)

Alex grew up around his family's John Deere dealership and now leads farm succession and estate planning work at Elevate Financial. He holds an Agricultural Focused Financial Planner Certificate (University of Illinois) and a Farm Succession Coordinator certificate (IFTN).

Indiana Estate & Elder Law

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Indiana

Justin co-owns Indiana Estate & Elder Law with his wife, Jennifer Rozelle, and personally handles the firm's agricultural and farm files, helping farm families protect the farm from long-term care costs and plan for succession to the next generation.

Thompson Law

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Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota

Andrew J. Knutson has focused his practice for the last 17 years in the areas of Trusts, Estate and Elder Planning, Asset Protection, and Business law. Andrew devotes time to writing and speaking on important issues in these areas. Notably, he has written and presented several legal education seminars for the State Bar of South Dakota, including “Federal Income Taxation of Estates and Nongrantor Trusts,” “Formation of Limited Liability Companies and Corporations,” and “From Start to Finish – A Basic Estate Planning Guide.” He also presented “Trusts Used for Asset Protection” and other various topics to many organizations, such as the Estate Planning Council of North Texas in Dallas and the Prairie Family Business Association. Andrew has advised hundreds of business owners and farmers, is a business owner, and was a Certified Farm Succession Coordinator. Andrew has served as chair of the Business Law Committee for the State Bar, where he coordinated with other attorneys to draft legislation and educate lawyers on developments in business law. He has been selected to Rising Stars by Super Lawyers for eleven years. On the practical business side, he and his wife, Diane, owned and operated a successful small business for eight years. Andrew graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law where he was a Law Merit Scholar. During law school, he was a research assistant to Professor Sheldon Kurtz, helping research and edit a book on Wills, Trusts, and Estates. Andrew earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Andrew is licensed to practice law in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota.