Lindsey R Buchheit
Buchheit & Ehrich Law, PLC
Lindsey obtained her Juris Doctorate from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2007. Prior to law school, Lindsey earned her bachelor’s degree in 2004 from the University of Nebraska Wesleyan, graduating with High Distinction on an accelerated three-year program, and played basketball and ran track. Lindsey worked in private practice in the Siouxland area before establishing Buchheit Law, PLC in 2013. After more than a decade as a solo practitioner, Lindsey joined forces with her law partner, John C. “Jack” Ehrich, and established Buchheit & Ehrich Law, PLC on January 1, 2025.
Lindsey is licensed to practice law in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Her practice focuses on estate planning, probate, trust administration, and family law. In 2017, Lindsey earned her certification as an Estate Planning Law Specialist (EPLS) by the Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc., an organization accredited by the American Bar Association and affiliated with the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils.* Lindsey is the only attorney in the State of Iowa with the EPLS designation. She also holds the Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) designation, has been named a Top 10 Attorney in the State of Iowa by the National Association of Family Law Attorneys, was inducted into the 2023 Great Plains Super Lawyers list (an honor reserved for lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice), and was awarded Top Ten under 40 in Siouxland Magazine in 2016.
She has served on several committees and boards for organizations throughout Siouxland, including past President of the Siouxland Estate Planning Council, past board member for the Center for Siouxland, past Secretary of Camp High Hopes, current board member for Siouxland Humane Society, and current member of the Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission.
* The Supreme Court of Iowa does not certify lawyers as specialists and the certification is not a requirement to practice law.
- Nebraska Wesleyan University
- B.A. | English/Political Science
- Accelerated coursework and graduated in 3 years
- Honors: Graduated with high distinction Boatwright Prize for English competition Cardinal Key National Honory Society Sigma Tau Delta English Honorary Society of Academic Scholars Three-year NWU Academic Honors member
- Activities: Cornerstone journalist Flintlock editorial board member and pubslished writer Member of the basketball and track team
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- University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- J.D.
- Activities: The Federalist Society, Secretary Republican Law Students Association, Member Women's Law Caucus, Member Continuing Legal Education Committee, Class Representative Student Bar Association, Member
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- Attorney/co-Owner/Partner
- Buchheit & Ehrich Law, PLC
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- Buchheit Law, PLC
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- Goosmann Law Firm, PLC
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- Corbett, Anderson, Corbett, Vellinga & Irvin, LLP
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- Corbett, Anderson, Corbett, Vellinga & Irvin, LLP
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- Law Clerk
- Rembolt Ludtke, LLP
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- BV rated attorney
- Martindel Hubbell
- BV Rated Attorney
- Martindel Hubbell
- Siouxland Humane Society
- Board of Directors
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- Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission
- 3B Dist. Rep.
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- Nebraska State Bar Association
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- South Dakota State Bar Association
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- Siouxland Estate Planning Council
- Past President / current Member
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- Iowa State Bar Association
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- American Bar Association
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- Sergeant Bluff Community Development Corporation
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- Iowa Small Busines Development Centers
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- Iowa State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
- Probate Committee
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- Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys (I.O.W.A.)
- 3rd Judicial District Representative
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- Iowa
- Supreme Court of Iowa
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- Nebraska
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- South Dakota
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- Estate Planning
- Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- English: Spoken, Written