Background

Daniel Dykstra’s general practice includes, but is not limited to, advising companies and individuals on transactional planning matters including business law, elder law, and commercial law.

Dan also focuses on estates, trusts, wills, business succession planning and probate law. He has extensive experience in the areas of estate planning, taxation, gift planning, and probate and trust administration including advanced planning and techniques. He is an Accredited Estate Planner as issued by the National Association of Estate Planners. He helps clients ​“finish with grace and dignity.”

He has lectured extensively on wills, estate planning, financial management, charitable gifts, probate procedure, real estate issues and Medicaid.

Professional Organizations

• American Bar Association – Business, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Sections
• Iowa State Bar Association
• South Dakota State Bar Association
• Woodbury County Bar Association, Probate Committee
• Estate Planning Council of Greater Siouxland
• Iowa State Bar Legal Forms Committee
• Planned Giving Council of Greater Siouxland

Special Recognition

• Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™

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Practice Areas

• Agricultural Law
• Business Formation & Startups
• General Counsel
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Non-Profits and Tax-Exempt Entities
• Real Estate
• Tax Law
• Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts
• Probate

Admissions

• Iowa
• South Dakota

Education

• University of Iowa, Juris Doctor 1980
• Dordt College, Bachelor of Arts 1977

Community Involvement

• Mitchell Hospice House
  
• Sunnybrook Community Church