Lindsay M. Harris
Founder of Harris Law & Co., Focusing on Trusts, Wills, and LLCs
Lindsay M. Harris is the owner and managing member of Harris Law & Co. She leads our succession planners in protecting every family and business we serve using forward-thinking solutions derived from exceptional experience. Whether it is creating wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, charitable trusts, or advanced business plans such as family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, or corporations, Lindsay’s passion is to ensure that every family and business is protected when life changing events occur.
Lindsay has seen first-hand the legal challenges businesses face. From family farms, professional practices, to small and large companies, Lindsay is a resource and partner that helps guide you through every step of your journey to ensure that every action helps promote the overall health of the business. Whether it is setting up a new business, selling a business, or daily business tasks, corporate work requires a common-sense perspective led by an experienced attorney. Lindsay wants to work on your business so you can work in your business.
Lindsay maintains over 61 hours of continued legal education in the areas of estate and business planning each year. She graduated summa cum laude with her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Spanish from the University of South Dakota and with High Honors from the University of South Dakota School of Law. Outside of the office, Lindsay can be found on the tee box, ski hill, or in front of her art easel. She enjoys spending Saturday mornings having coffee with her grandparents and playing with her nieces and nephews. Lindsay also enjoys giving back to her community. She currently serves on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Fund Development Committee for Habitat for Humanity (& yes, they even let her swing a hammer every now and again!).
- University of South Dakota
- B.A. | Political Science
- Honors: Summa Cum Laude
- University of South Dakota School of Law
- J.D.
- Honors: High Honors
- Activities: Lindsay was an active member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board and took 2nd place at the American Bar Association’s Mediation Competition in Texas. Lindsay was also an active member of the Trial Team, Women in Law, and the Innocence Project.
- Expert Legal Advice
- Prairie Business Magazine
- Who Owns Your Farm?
- Dakota Farmer Magazine
- Are Santa's Elves Working for the IRS? A Look at Federal Estate & Gift Taxes for 2017
- South Dakota Legal Notes
- Estate Planning: Not One and Done
- Dakota Farmer Magazine
- Complex Issues in Estate Administration
- National Business Institute
- Succession Planning 101, Prairie Family Business Association, Fargo, ND
- Family Business Succession, Paul Nelson Farms Conference, South Dakota
- Prarie Family Business Association
- Estate Planning Refresher Course, Sioux Falls, SD
- Ethics in Estate Administration, Estate Administration from Start to Finish, Sioux Falls, SD
- National Business Institute
- Organ Donation Declarations, Sioux Falls Convention Center
- Superb Estate Planning Attorney
- Avvo
- Superb Business & Corporate Law Attorney
- Avvo
- Superb Trust Attorney
- Avvo
- Superb Probate Attorney
- Avvo
- Mediation Finalist
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of South Dakota  # 4318
- Member
- Current
- American Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Second Circuit Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Wealth Counsel
- Member
- Current
- Sioux Falls Estate Planning Council
- Member
- Current
- South Dakota
- 8th Circuit
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Elder Law
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- English: Spoken, Written