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Dean Allen Fankhauser
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Dean Allen Fankhauser

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6 reviews

613 Pierce Street, Sioux City, IA 51101-1205

Business and Tax, Corporations, Nonprofit Corporations and 38 more

About Dean Allen Fankhauser

Attorney Dean Fankhauser was raised in Chadron, Nebraska and is the son of former business owners who still reside in Chadron today. After graduating from Chadron State College, Dean studied at The University of South Dakota School of Law and graduated in 2014 with a Juris Doctor.

While in law school, Dean had many great experiences, including advancing to the Elite 8 of the Sam Masten Appellate Advocacy Competition and completing an internship at the Federal Public Defender’s office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dean moved to the Siouxland Community after law school and shortly began working as an associate attorney. From there, Dean opened his own practice called Fankhauser, Farrens & Rachel, PLC, who merged with Vriezelaar, Tigges, Edgington, Bottaro, Boden & Lessmann Law Firm in 2021 – starting a business venture with endless opportunities. Dean is licensed to practice law in the United States Federal Court for the Northern District of Iowa, as well as Iowa and Nebraska state courts. Dean’s areas of practice include all types of business and tax matters (such as corporations, nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, acquisitions, sales, mergers, contracts, succession planning, dissolutions, financing, and licensing); real estate property matters (such as title opinions, title insurance, title guarantee, foreclosures, deeds, sales, acquisitions, condominium transactions, purchase agreements, contracts, leases, options, easements, restrictive covenants, construction liens, landlord-tenant, evictions, subdivision, and zoning and board of adjustment items); estate planning (such as wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, small estates, complex estates, estate tax, and inheritance tax); probate; and guardianships/conservatorships.

In Dean’s free time (when he has some), you will probably find him spending time with close friends or visiting family.

Civic Leadership

• Children’s Museum of Siouxland (now LaunchPad), Volunteer (2014-2015)

• Foodbank of Siouxland, Volunteer (2019)

• Sioux City Community School District Foundation, Sponsor

• Iowa Legal Aid Volunteer Lawyers Project

Awards & Recognitions

• Best Lawyers®: Best Law Firms (Metropolitan Tier 2 – Sioux City – Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs) (2023)

• Best Lawyers®: Best Law Firms (Metropolitan Tier 2 – Sioux City –Trusts & Estates Law) (2023)

• Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch in AmericaTM (Real Estate Law) (2023)

• Best Lawyers®: Top-Listed City Awards (Total Lawyers in Sioux City: 5 lawyers) (2023)

• Best Lawyers®: Best Law Firms (Metropolitan Tier 2 – Sioux City – Trusts & Estates Law) (2022)

• Best Lawyers®: Top-Listed City Awards (Total Lawyers in Sioux City: 4 lawyers) (2022)

Memberships

• Iowa State Bar Association (2014-present)

• Nebraska State Bar Association (2016-present)

• Woodbury County Bar Association

• Iowa Lawyer Trust Association

• Student Counseling Center Advisory Board (USD), Student Liaison (2013-2014)

 

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Guardianship and Conservatorship
Posted by Scott
June 30, 2022
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Dean is an excellent attorney. He has gone above and beyond to help us. He is very knowledgeable and his expertise is superior amongst his peers. If you have any questions he will return calls in a prompt manner and is very helpful with his advice. He is geniune and good person. Can't say enough good things about him!

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Posted by Alicia
July 19, 2021
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Dean Fankhauser was the best attorney I could have chosen to represent me at my hearing. He was extremely knowledgeable and very attentive to my fears concerning the other party. He made sure we were well-prepared and that I always felt safe. I would highly recommend him to anyone seeking a lawyer.

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Areas of Law

  • Contracts
  • Real Estate 2
    • Easements
    • Commercial Real Estate
  • Bankruptcy 1
    • Foreclosures
  • Trusts and Estates 2
    • Estate Planning
    • Powers of Attorney
  • Eminent Domain
  • Wills and Probate 1
    • Living Wills
  • Other 32
    • Business and Tax
    • Corporations
    • Nonprofit Corporations
    • Limited Liability Companies
    • Partnerships
    • Acquisitions
    • Sales
    • Mergers
    • Succession Planning
    • Dissolutions
    • Licensing
    • Title Opinions
    • Title Insurance
    • Title Guarantee
    • Deeds
    • Condominium Transactions
    • Purchase Agreements
    • Leases
    • Restrictive Covenants
    • Construction Liens
    • Landlord-Tenant
    • Evictions
    • Subdivision
    • Zoning and Board of Adjustment Items
    • Wills
    • Trusts
    • Small Estates
    • Complex Estates
    • Estate Tax
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Probate
    • Guardianship/Conservatorship

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2014, Iowa
    2016, Nebraska
    United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of South Dakota School of Law
    Class of 2014
    JD
    Other Education
    Chadron State College

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    Yes, Dean Allen Fankhauser is admitted to practice in Iowa and Nebraska.
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    Tigges, Bottaro & Lessmann, LLP has 8 attorneys at this location.
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    Dean Allen Fankhauser attended University of South Dakota School of Law.

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