Guiding families through strategic estate planning, family law, and business succession planning.
Buchheit Law improves lives through strategic planning and a straightforward approach to solving significant legal issues. Attorney Buchheit creates understandable estate plans which are results-driven depending upon the client’s situation and values (e.g. asset protection; maintaining control of affairs; distribution of wealth; probate avoidance, etc). Attorney Buchheit assists individuals start businesses and dives deep into guiding business owners through their succession plans. Buchheit Law also provides vast family law services including but not limited to premarital agreements, divorce, child custody, child support, and modification, guardianships and comservatorships.
Visit www.buchheitlaw.net for detailed information about Attorney Buchheit.
Serving: Iowa, Nebraska & South Dakota - Sergeant Bluff; Sioux City; Salix; Sloan; Onawa; Denison; LeMars; Moville; Cherokee; South Sioux City; Dakota City; Ponca; Dakota Dunes; Elk Point; Jefferson; North Sioux City; and surrounding areas. Our Sergeant Bluff location is just minutes from Sioux City, Iowa, South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Dakota Dunes, South Dakota.
Licensed in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dhakota.
Practice areas
Wills; trusts; powers of attorney; probate; trust administration; irrevocable / asset protection trusts; irrevocable life insurance trusts; Medicaid planning; business succession planning; guardianships and conservatorships.
14 years
14 years
14 years
Prenuptial agreements; divorce; guardianships and conservatorships; child custody; child support; termination of parental rights.
14 years
Languages spoken
English
Buchheit Law, PLC
633 1st Street,
PO Box 533
Sergeant Bluff, IA, 51054
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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SD | Authorized to practice law | 2008 | 05/27/2009 |
NE | Active | 2008 | 10/19/2020 |
IA | Active | 2007 | 12/10/2020 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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Top 10 Best Attorney in Iowa | American Family Law Institute | 2018 |
Estate Planning Law Specialist | Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc. | 2017 |
Top 10 Under 40 | National Association of Family Law Attorneys | 2015 |
Rising Stars | Great Plains Super Lawyers | 2015 |
Business of the Month | Iowa Small Business Development Center | 2015 |
BV Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2013 |
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Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney | Buchheit Law, PLC | 2013 - Present |
Attorney | Goosmann Law Firm, PLC | 2009 - 2013 |
Attorney | Corbett, Anderson, Corbett, Vellinga & Irvin | 2007 - 2009 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Camp High Hopes | Secretary | 2017 - Present |
Sergeant Bluff Community Development Corporation | Secretary | 2014 - Present |
Iowa Trust Association | Member | 2014 - Present |
Small Business Development Center | Board Member | 2014 - Present |
Center For Siouxland | Past-President | 2013 - Present |
South Dakota State Bar | Member | 2008 - Present |
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Iowa State Bar Associaton | Family Law Committee and Probate Forms Committee | 2007 - Present |
Woodbury County Bar Association | Member | 2007 - Present |
Nebraska State Bar Association | Member | 2007 - Present |
Siouxland Estate Planning Council | Past-President | 2007 - Present |
Iowa State Bar Association, Elder Law Section | Board Member | 2011 - 2012 |
Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys | Third Judicial District Representative | 2007 - 2014 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Siouxland Woman magazine | Legal Tips for Traveling With - Or Without - Children | 2018 |
Company website / blog | 5 Stages of Grief in Divorce | 2018 |
Company website / blog | It Is So Ordered: Pay Your Child's College Tuition | 2017 |
Company website / blog | Special Needs Require Special Planning | 2017 |
Siouxland Woman magazine | IPOST - a New Law Affecting You and Your Family | 2017 |
Company website / blog | Spousal Support: Standard of Living | 2017 |
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National Business Institute Seminar | Probate - Taking the First Step | 2014 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of Nebraska College of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2007 |
University of Nebraska Wesleyan | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 2004 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Will v. Trust - National Teleconference | Will v. Trust | 2018 |
Estate Planning For Farmers and Ranchers | Income and Gift Tax Planning / Medicaid Planning | 2018 |
The Probate Process From Start to Finish | Initial Filing in Probate Court and Estate Timeline; and Probate Property vs. Non-Probate Assets | 2017 |
Protecting Assets While Qualifying for Medicaid | Pre-Need Asset Planning and Crisis Planning & Assistance | 2017 |
Grantor Trusts | Revocable Living Trusts; Ethical Considerations | 2017 |
Optimal Basis Increase Trusts - National Teleconference | Optimal Basis Increase Trusts | 2016 |
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Medicaid Planning | Income Eligibility | 2016 |
Ethical Considerations in Estate Planning | Ethical Considerations in Estate Planning | 2016 |
Elements of Effective Wills and Ethics | Elements of Effective Wills and Ethics | 2016 |
Grantor Trusts and Ethical Considerations | Grantor Trusts and Ethical Considerations | 2015 |
WITCC Small Business Development Center | The Art of Buying and Selling a Business | 2014 |
Probate From Start to Finish | Understanding the Role of the Personal Representative | 2014 |
Probate From Start to Finish | Taking The First Step - Filing a Claim in Probate Court | 2014 |
Northwest Iowa Chapter of Credit Unions | Estate (Game) Plan | 2014 |
Merrill Lynch | Wills and Trusts | 2014 |
Estate Planning For Farmers and Ranchers | Income and Gift Tax Planning | 2013 |
Siouxland Estate Planning Council | Bankruptcy for Estate Planning | 2012 |
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Seminar | Bankruptcy For the Non-Bankruptcy Attorney | 2010 |
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Rachel Laborde, Family Attorney on Jun 28, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Attorney Buchheit has an expansive knowledge of the law and an impressive enthusiasm for her cases. Anyone would be lucky to have her as their counsel. I highly endorse this attorney.
Rachel Laborde, Family Attorney on Jun 28, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Attorney Buchheit has an expansive knowledge of the law and an impressive enthusiasm for her cases. Anyone would be lucky to have her as their counsel. I highly endorse this attorney.
Amanda Van Wyhe, Divorce and separation Attorney on Oct 2, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer.
Ryan Ross, Estate planning Attorney on Apr 21, 2014
Relationship: Worked together on matter
Lindsey cares about her clients and provides them the personal attention required in order for clients to make informed decisions regarding their estate planning.
I endorse this lawyer. Her Avvo answers demonstrate her character, caring, and capability.