Practice areas

Farming is a business, a way of life, and often a family legacy. We help farm families and agribusinesses navigate the legal side of agriculture with an understanding of how land, operations, and family relationships fit together.

• Farm succession and transition planning
• Farmland purchases, sales, and contracts
• Cash rent and crop-share farm leases
• Farm lease terminations
• Agricultural tax planning

Our attorney is a past President of the American Agricultural Law Association. For general agricultural law and tax resources, Iowa State University's Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation (CALT) is an excellent starting point.

A thoughtful estate plan gives you peace of mind and spares your family uncertainty later. When a loved one passes, we guide personal representatives and trustees through each step of administration.

• Wills and codicils
• Beneficiary and ownership planning
• Healthcare directives
• Financial powers of attorney
• Probate administration
• Trust administration
• Planning for farm and business assets

Our attorney is a member of the Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Whether you're buying your first home, selling farmland, or transferring property within the family, we make sure the details are right and your interests are protected.

• Residential and farmland transactions
• Purchase agreements and real estate contracts
• Deeds and property transfers
• Abstract review and title opinions
• Closings

Taxes touch nearly every legal decision, from selling land to settling an estate. We help clients plan ahead so the tax consequences of major decisions are understood before they happen.

• Individual tax planning
• Farm and agricultural tax issues
• Estate and gift tax planning
• Tax considerations in real estate sales
• Responding to tax notices

Our office prepares tax returns with the same care we bring to planning — and with the benefit of knowing the legal picture behind the numbers.

• Individual income tax returns
• Farm income tax returns
• Estate and trust (fiduciary) returns
• Gift tax returns