John H. Raforth

Probate, Mediation
818 St. Joseph Street, P.O. Box 2670
Rapid City, South Dakota 57709


Probate

Admitted

1985, South Dakota; 1988, Alaska

Law School

University of South Dakota, J.D., 1985; University of Denver, LL.M., Taxation, 1988

Law School Graduation Year

1988

College

Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, B.A., 1982; University of South Dakota, M.P.A., 1985

Memberships

State Bar of South Dakota (Member: UPC and Guardianship Review Committee; Business Law Committee); Alaska and American (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust; Business Law and Taxation Sections) Bar Associations; South Dakota Society of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Legislative Affairs Committee); American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants; West River Estate Planning Council (Past President and Director); American Health Lawyers Association

Biographical

University of Denver Tax Law Journal, 1987-1988. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Certified Public Accountant, Colorado, 1988. Author: Dickman v. Commissioner: Broadening the Scope of the Federal Gift Tax, 30 South Dakota Law Review 678, 1985. Co-Author: Alaska Chapter, State Limited Partnership Laws (Aspen), 1990-1995; Alaska Attorney's Desk Manual, Alaska Limited Partnership Law. Co-Author: Alaska Chapter, State Limited Liability Company Statutes (Aspen), 1993-1995. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

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