Practice Areas

Estate Planning and Probate

South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska Estate Planning Lawyers

Serving clients in Sioux City and the surrounding counties in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota

A well-crafted estate plan is the greatest gift you can give your loved ones. Although it may be difficult to imagine now, your family will be affected by the steps you took to arrange your finances and record your final wishes. At the Klass Law Firm, our Sioux City estate planning lawyers can assist you with asset protection and help you ensure that your assets are handled properly and distributed correctly. Our firm tailors traditional estate planning tools to meet the needs of each individual client.

Our Sioux City law office serves individuals and families in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. We provide personalized legal services for clients seeking advice on existing documents and clients needing newly drafted estate tools. We want to put you at ease with your decisions. We explain the application and benefits of each estate planning tool including:

• Wills
• Trusts
• Advanced healthcare directives
• Durable power of attorney
• Living wills
• Guardianships/Conservatorships
• Premarital/Prenuptial Agreements

Many of our clients are business owners, who must consider business succession plans or buyouts at retirement. Our Iowa attorneys assist business owners in estate planning matters as well as business planning and transactions.

For more information see our Probate Law Information Center.

Asset Protection

We can assist you with the formation and structure of an asset protection plan that will be both affordable and effective. Setting up an asset protection plan is a complex and challenging task in today's environment. The plan not only needs to be properly designed but it needs to be properly implemented. Our asset protection attorneys can assist you in structuring your plan for maximum benefit.

Estate and Probate Administration

When a family member has died, we assist the executors with the complex estate administration duties and tax issues. Our Iowa probate laws attorneys also handle will and trust contests and other forms of estate litigation.

What can we do to help you?

For legal advice regarding wills, trusts, asset protection, or probate, contact the estate planning lawyers at the Klass Law Firm, L.L.P.