Learn how the new tax laws apply to you and discover the latest options in trust planning.
Session presented by Thompson Law.
Speaker: Andrew Knutson, Managing Attorney
Andrew J. Knutson has focused his practice for the last 15 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 recently presented “Trusts Used for Asset Protection” to the Estate Planning Council of North Texas in Dallas.
Andrew has advised hundreds of business owners and farmers, is a business owner, and 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, 2014-2024. 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.
