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Attorney Breandan Donahue represents individuals and families at various life-stages to implement their legacy planning goals. Breandan knowledgeably crafts an estate plan to protect client wealth, ensure effective business succession planning, avoid probate taxes and fees, and preserve life wishes. His practice includes simple and complex wills, advanced trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney, family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, family farm legacy trusts, dual spousal lifetime access trusts, supplemental needs trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, dynasty trusts, asset protection trusts, trust funding, trust administration, estate litigation and probate.

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Practice areas

Estate planning
  1. Estate planning: 100%

    7 years

Languages spoken

English

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Contact

Goosmann Law Firm, PLC

410 5th St
Sioux City, IA, 51101-1442

Goosmann Law FIrm, PLC

4300 S. Louise Ave.
Suite 102
Sioux Falls, SD, 57106

Goosmann Law Firm, PLC

600 Stevens Port Drive
Suite 114
Dakota Dunes, SD, 57049

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License
StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
SDActive201407/09/2014
NEActive201304/14/2021
IAActive201206/09/2021
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Awards
Award nameGrantorDate granted
Great Plains Rising StarSuper Lawyers2017
Great Plains Rising StarSuper Lawyers2016
Great Plains Rising StarSuper Lawyers2015
Great Plains Rising StarSuper Lawyers2014
Work Experience
TitleCompany nameDuration
Estate Planning AttorneyGoosmann Law Firm, PLC2013 - Present
Legal FellowshipNebraska Methodist Health System2012 - 2013
Summer AssociateCharles L. Weber Law Firm2011 - 2011
Summer Law ClerkFirst Court Of Appeals Houston, Texas2010 - 2010
Summer Law ClerkTenth Judicial District: Hastings, NE2010 - 2010
Associations
Association namePosition nameDuration
American Bar AssociationReal Property Trust & Estate Law Section2013 - Present
Iowa State Bar AssociationProbate, Trust & Estate Planning Section; Taxation Section2013 - Present
Nebraska State Bar AssociationMember2013 - Present
Prairie Family Business AssociationMember2013 - Present
Wealth CounselMember2013 - Present
Sculpt SiouxlandBoard Member2013 - Present
Siouxland Estate Planning CounselMemberN/A
Sioux Falls Estate Planning CouncilMemberN/A
National Association of Estate Planners and CouncilsMemberN/A
Publications
Publication nameTitleDate
Midwest Medical Edition (MED Magazine)5 Things You Should Know About Domestic Asset Protection Trusts2015
Center for Agricultural Law and TaxationUnderstanding More about Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts2014
Midwest Medical Edition (MED Magazine)Estate Plan: End of Year Checklist2014
Education
School nameDegreeGraduated
University of Virginia School of LawJD - Juris Doctor2012
Hillsdale CollegeBA - Bachelor of Arts2005
Speaking Engagements
Conference nameTitleDate
Tax Exempt Organizations From Start to FinishHandling Contributions and Tax Deductions2015
Tax Exempt Organizations from Start to FinishLiability of Officers and Directors2015
Business Succession PlanningBusiness Succession Planning Process2014
Take RootFamily Farm Succession Planning2014
The Probate Process From Start to FinishManaging the Inventory2014
AFP Monthly SeminarBasics of Charitable Estate Planning2014
Baby Boomer ExpoRevocable Living Trusts2013

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Marie Ruettgers, Estate planning Attorney on Mar 18, 2015
Relationship: Worked together on matter

I recommend Breandan for any estate planning matter, but especially trusts. His knowledge of trust law and how to help clients preserve their assets is the finest in the industry. I recently worked on a disputed trust matter with Breandan, and was impressed with his work ethic, his skill, and his integrity. I highly recommend his work.

Kinal Patel, Estate planning Attorney on Sep 29, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

I have known Breandan for a number of years. He has strong technical tax and legal skills. Equally important, he is friendly, hard working and extremely detail oriented.

Amy Klocke, Estate planning Attorney on Sep 26, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

I endorse this lawyer. Breandan is very professional and listens to the needs of his clients.

Bruce Smith, Estate planning Attorney on Sep 25, 2014
Relationship: Co-worker

Breandan assists our clients in planning their legacy, aiming to protect client wealth, support business succession, reduce taxes and fees, and, ultimately, ensure there is someone to listen to their wishes and implement them. He provides clients with peace of mind and continues to excel in his area of law.

Christopher Barondeau, Estate planning Attorney on Sep 5, 2014
Relationship: Co-worker

Breandan devotes his practice to estate planning matters. This allows him to be extremely proficient on any and all matters relevant to estate planning. Regardless of whether you are looking to draft a basic will, or looking to preserve a multi-million dollar estate, Breandan has the skills and resources necessary to achieve the best result possible. Breandan consistently addresses highly complex estate planning issues and develops a plan that is uniquely tailored to each and every situation that a client may be dealing with.

Emilee Gehling, Estate planning Attorney on Jul 3, 2014
Relationship: Co-worker

Breandan is detail-oriented. He stays up to date on the new and advanced tools of estate planning to provide his clients with the attention needed for comprehensive estate plans.

Jeana Goosmann, Estate planning Attorney on Jun 24, 2014
Relationship: Supervised lawyer

Breandan is truly passionate about estate and business succession planning. He's able to focus 100% on a practice area that he truly cares about which is very clear in his work product and interaction with his clients.

Anthony Osborn, Estate planning Attorney on Jun 24, 2014
Relationship: Supervised lawyer

I endorse this lawyer. Breandan is a sharp attorney with a wealth of estate planning knowledge.