Lewayne M. Erickson
Since 1963, Lewayne M Erickson has engaged in a broad range of legal experiences focused primarily in the practice areas of Wills and Trusts, Probate and Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Real Estate and Tax Law. The intertwining of those practice areas has enabled Mr. Erickson to develop professional legal skills and experiences to provide informed and compassionate guidance through legal issues for clients to make informed decisions in their best interests. Mr. Erickson stays in the forefront of emerging legal developments by attending and participating in national, regional and local continuing legal education seminars that permit him to provide informative and personal professional services as well as aggressive representation in the best interests of his clients.
Areas of Practice
- Wills and Trusts
- Probate & Trust Administration
- Estate Planning
- Real Estate Law
- Taxation Law
- Trusts
- Conservatorship/Guardianship
- Asset Protection
- Probate & Trust Litigation
- Durable Powers of Attorney
- Estate Tax Planning
- Long Term Care Planning
- Title Issues
- Realtor Liability
- Buy Sell Agreements
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Visitation
- Child Support
- Adoption
Bar Admissions
- South Dakota, 1963
- U.S. District Court District of South Dakota, 1969
Education
- University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota
- J.D. - 1963
- Law Review: South Dakota Law Review, Editor in Chief, 1962 - 1963
- University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota
- B.S.B.A. - 1960
- Major: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Accounting)
Representative Clients
- Area Development Corporation
- Brookings Economic Development Corporation
- Century 21 Gustafson Krogman Realty Inc.
- Dakota Abstract & Title Company Inc.
- Daktronics Inc.
- Brookings Friends of the Arts
- Krogman Gustafson Land Holding Company Inc
- Milparc Development Company LLC
- South Dakota State University
- South Dakota State University Foundation
- Vision Brookings Foundation
References
- First Bank & Trust
Honors and Awards
- Best Lawyers in America in the Practice Area of Trusts and Estates, 2007 - 2012
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Committee, 1977 - Present
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1989 - Present
- State Bar of South Dakota, 1963 - Present
- State Bar Probate, Trust & Real Property Committee, 1983 - Present
Ancillary Businesses
- Prepares Individual, Corporate, Partnership and Fiduciary Income Tax Returns
- Prepares Federal Estate and Gift Tax Returns