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Why Minnesota Farm Families Can’t Rely on a $6 Million Estate Tax Exemption

August 6th, 2025

Why Minnesota Farm Families Can’t Rely on a $6 Million Estate Tax Exemption In Minnesota, the estate tax exemption for 2025 is $3 million per person. That means when someone passes away, the value of their estate—land, equipment, savings, crops,… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning, Farm

Do Not Leave Your Loved Ones with a Sticky Mess

July 30th, 2025

Do Not Leave Your Loved Ones with a Sticky Mess There is nothing quite like ice cream on a warm summer day served just the way you like it. You are outside, maybe on a shaded bench or strolling down the boardwalk, sun on your face with a light breeze… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning, Probate

Different Flavors of Transferring Your Money and Property Outside of Probate

July 30th, 2025

Different Flavors of Transferring Your Money and Property Outside of Probate It is summertime, and the living is easy. Maybe you spent the day out on the boat, at the beach, or at home relaxing in your most comfortable lounge chair. As the sun sets,… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning

Is an Income-Tax Time Bomb Lurking in Your Estate Plan?

July 29th, 2025

Is an Income-Tax Time Bomb Lurking in Your Estate Plan? As the federal estate tax exemption has ballooned from $5 million in 2011 to $13.99 million today, the need for estate tax planning has drastically decreased. However, with a top marginal income… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning

Estate Planning Strategies to Protect Your Spouse

July 23rd, 2025

Estate Planning Strategies to Protect Your Spouse You found the love of your life, and as you have built your life together, you have likely weathered your fair share of storms and grown stronger because of them. Now that you are married, you are uni… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning

Why Every Co-Owner of Farmland Needs a Buy-Sell Agreement

July 23rd, 2025

Why Every Co-Owner of Farmland Needs a Buy-Sell Agreement When two or more people co-own farmland—whether it’s a father and son, siblings, or long-time business partners—one critical question looms: What happens when one of us retires, pass… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning, Farm

The Lifetime QTIP Trust

July 17th, 2025

The Lifetime QTIP Trust Estate planning for couples in a second or subsequent marriage can be tricky, especially if their estates are disproportionate. One solution that allows the more affluent spouse to maintain control of their property and wealth… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning

Planning for Real Estate in a Foreign Country

July 16th, 2025

Planning for Real Estate in a Foreign Country The allure of a foreign land—perhaps where the weather is milder, the pace of life slower, and the cost of living lower—is a dream for many Americans who want to escape our country’s fast-paced, hig… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning, Real Estate

Partition Actions in Minnesota: The Hidden Threat to Family Farms

July 14th, 2025

Partition Actions in Minnesota: The Hidden Threat to Family Farms For many Minnesota families, the family farm is more than just land—it’s legacy, identity, and the result of generations of hard work. When it comes time to pass that farm on t… Read More

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Does Treating Your Children Fairly Mean Unequal Inheritances?

July 11th, 2025

Does Treating Your Children Fairly Mean Unequal Inheritances? When thinking through their estate plan and how they want their assets (money and property) managed after they pass away, most parents wish to treat their children equally, often out of a… Read More

Categories: Estate Planning

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We were referred to Jennifer Gumbel by our retired attorney. She provided excellent service in updating our estate plan. Highly recommend her to others.”

I was provided individualized attention and felt I was understood and the service provided in a timely fashion. Guidance to the right resources also was a big help. Of course Ms. Wilson took special interest in my situation, understanding it fully, c…”

We have complete confidence in Wagner Oehler … handling two separate trusts for our estate planning. Our attorney, Judi Wilson, has been with us for years, and we thank her for joining this firm to allow great backup if she is not available.”

They developed a very comprehensive estate plan for me. I have the highest confidence in the competence of these professionals coupled with their extensive real-world experience.”

We were extremely pleased with the process, communication, and completion of our family trust with Cole Tousignant and Wagner Oehler, Ltd.”

Attorney Judi Wilson and her team did fabulous work putting together my estate plan in the midst of a series of complicated life changes for me. They rolled with everything, adapted, dealt with my multiple postponements, did not charge me a penny mor…”

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We received excellent legal help with our family’s farm transition and estate planning. I was a partner at a law firm for decades and recognize highly skilled legal service, which is what we got from Jason Wagner and the firm.”

We were referred to Wagner Oehler, LTD by our financial advisor for estate planning. We met with Alyssa Jerde and Elijah Kane and had a wonderful experience. They were friendly, courteous, and highly professional. Elements of the Trust were fully exp…”

Very happy with Wagner Oehler service for our new Trust documents. Highly recommend.”

I worked with Jennifer Gumbel and Becky Henry as the trustee of my mom’s estate. Both were excellent to work with and they made the process of handling the trust and selling real estate very smooth. I appreciated the feeling of kindness in all…”

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Jason Wagner is an impressively intelligent, and experienced family lawyer with a heavy emphasis on farm business and real estate law. He has built up an incredible support staff and additional lawyers to cover a broader spectrum of the complex busin…”

Very happy with Wagner Oehler service for our new Trust documents. Highly recommend.”

We were pleased with the service we received. Jason Wagner answered questions the we had and Tamara Scroggins reached out to us to make sure everything was in order.”

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Excellent law firm… very friendly team to work with everything explained very well.. and done in a timely manner”

Jason did a fantastic job working on our trust and business entities. He and his firm get five stars!!”

Very happy with Wagner Oehler service for our new Trust documents. Highly recommend.”

Great people to work with. Highly recommended.”

Judi and Elijah were great to work with when my wife and I set up our living revocable trust. The online questionnaire was also extremely helpful in helping us organize our assets and make sure we had everything covered. I would highly recommend Wagn…”

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I am very pleased with the work Cole and his team did on my real estate transaction. Cole is extremely knowledgeable and was so easy to work with. Corresponding with Tamara was a breeze also. I will definitely continue to work with them in the future…”

Cole grew up on a family farm so he understands the concerns farmers have”

Very professional. Answered all of our questions. Everything was done in a timely matter. They made Estate planning very easy. We waited so long because we were worried it was going to be so much work and effort. But they did most of the work. They e…”

We started doing estate planning with Bill Oehler in the 1980’s and have continued to work with this firm. Now we work with Jason. He continues to meet our needs just as well as Bill did. We are very pleased.”

We were very pleased with our estate planning process. Our attorney was knowledgeable, and also helped us with the follow-up work needed for the plan to have any value.”

Excellent staff & attention to detail.”

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Knowledgeable, understanding and caring.”

Alyssa was very friendly and accommodating. She made it easy to understand what the trust was about.”

Jennifer helped me with my mother’s trust. She made sense of things when I was unsure what to do. Jennifer was always easy to reach and she always returned calls very quickly. I’d definitely use her services again, if a need arises. Thanks Jennif…”

Judy is caring and professional in all she does. Cindy and I would recommend her to all my acquaintance’s! Dave Martens.”

They assisted myself and two other family members with creating estate docs, setting up a trust and proccessing through a Probate. They took their time to explain the process in each instance and answered any questions we had. Very professional. Invo…”

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I am very pleased with the service received from Jason and all staff in creating my estate plan. The spectrum of tasks accomplished and information received far exceeded anything achieved in my previous estate plan. I feel very secure.”

The service provided by the Wagner Oehler attorney office was great. The security system utilized was trustful. The quick answers were submitted at the right time. Thank you.”

I discovered Wagner Oehler thanks to Ashley who referred me to who would best suit my legal needs and I am so thankful for all of Alyssa Jerde’s legal counsel to get as much work in order that is possible to prepare for the future.”

Jason was great in handling our real estate issues. He wrote a letter for us that was very detailed and professional and addressed the issue to the buyers, all while supporting us. We greatly appreciated his advice, to the extreme of using his off ho…”

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Wagner Oehler Ltd. have been very helpful and through I’m helping me prepare and estate plan and with performing title transfer roles for real estate sales after my wife died. The attorneys and staff were very helpful, pleasant, and patient answeri…”

We had a wonderful experience with Wagner Oehler, Ltd. Our attorney was able to translate complicated matters, into easily understandable language for us. I would recommend them to anyone who is considering setting up a will or trust.”

I have been very impressed and happy with the service and advice I’ve received. I will definitely be using the firm again as needed”

Becky Henry was great to work with. Her communication was awesome, even taking time for us on a Friday evening after hours. When we ran into a snag with the title company and home sale check, Becky took care of the details and again had great communi…”

We have worked with Jason for our will and health directive and my father also worked with him before his death. My dad was a hard sell and he really liked Jason and his care and concern. We have revised our will several times and Jason is always pro…”

Very satisfied with all of our business with Wagner law firm.”

The firm handled our complicated farmland sale successfully. It included a change in our partnership and a 1031 exchange as part of the process. It also involved multiple parties in 3 states working through the transactions together. Becky and Jennif…”

It was very nice to do business with the entire firm. Everyone was easy to work with and very professional.”

I just finished a real estate purchase. I honestly believe this whole transaction would not have been completed without the exceptional expertise, diligence and thoughtful consideration of Becky Henry. She is unflappable; probably because she is so k…”

My father and I worked with Alec and Becky and they were amazing! We quickly closed on our property and they helped us with the issues that arose while going thru the sale of the property. I will definitely use them again in the future.”

Jennifer went over my Will and other Directives to make sure everything was still in order and we took necessary steps to update other items. Very happy with the work she did.”

Becky Henry handled two farm real estate transactions for me during 2021. Becky was very professional, thorough, and always interested if I had any concerns or questions. I may purchase more land in 2022 and look forward to working with her again.”

We just worked with Becky Henry and Alec Osland on purchasing a property. Our experience was very positive. Our questions were answered immediately, and we were always kept in the loop. They were both very knowledgeable and reassuring, even with all…”

Our family worked with Jason Wagner and Tamara Scroggins on what turned out to be a very complicated sale of our family farm to a nonprofit conservation organization. They walked us through the process every step of the way, and personally committed…”

Becky Henry was great to work with. She was very thorough on her information and instructions and the closing process was very smooth. Everything was done in a timely manner. We would definitely work with her again in the future.”

Becky Henry did a good job handling the sale of our real estate. The sale was done very efficiently, and Becky always kept in contact as to the progress of the sale. We have worked with this law firm over the years and have been very satisfied with t…”

Alyssa Jerde was amazing helping us set up our trust and walking us thru it. She made it such an easy process. I would highly recommend her for all your estate needs.”

Our house sale was a delight to go through with Alec providing answers to our questions and concerns. The firm did an outstanding job with the details and maintained our timeline for the move. Thank you to the entire team from a satisfied customer.”

Working with Alec was so nice! He worked with us on the sale of our home and was always easy to contact…… even with a question on the weekend. It was seamless! He is personable and takes the time to explain options. We are so glad that we connect…”

We are very appreciative of the quick, professional help that we got from Becky and Cole in getting a closing done right at the end of the year. The process went smoothly even though there was just a short time to get it completed. Thanks for a good…”

Becky & Alec were extremely helpful throughout the process of selling my home. They were both patient with my questions and provided clear answers. I saved a good bit of money working with them and highly recommend them to anyone selling their home.”

Excellent legal advice. Reviewed all the legal options & consequences of our decisions. Helpful from start to finish.”

They turnaround their title work extremely quickly (faster than any attorney firm I've ever worked with in 40 plus years of banking), their fees are reasonable, and their people are absolutely "top notch" to work with.”

After moving to Minnesota from another state my husband and I needed someone to update our wills and trust and make any necessary changes to comply with both Minnesota regulations as well as our changing family situation. Jason is extremely capable a…”

The transaction went smoothly, and I felt welcome to ask questions.”

I hired Attorney Jason Wagner to assist me in resolving a claim related to an annuity I had received from a relative upon her death as well as resolving my claim as related to the validity of her will. Jason’s profile and that of his firm appea…”

I recommend Jennifer Gumbel to anyone that needs help with estate planning. Jennifer made the daunting process understandable and simple for me. Not only did she do this with kindness but it also was done in a very timely manner.”

Ward & Oehler are awesome!!”

We had them do our wills….great service!”

The best I know.”

Living overseas and selling farmland in MN was problematic, but Becky Henry made the process easy for me. Her work and advice led to a non-stressful close. Can’t thank her enough!!”

After my dad died my brother and I found out our dad had no will which left both of us clueless on where to start. We hired Jason right away and he made the whole process of going through the estate stress free. Without Jason’s knowledge of the…”

Bill is a great attorney! He’s served us/me well for many years!”

Very nice and quick service.”

Honest, professional, and down to earth.”

Becky Henry & Cole Tousignant were extremely helpful, knowledgeable, flexible and understanding throughout our entire process! We would recommend them for any of your needs!”

I recently purchased a condominium in Rochester, MN. As an out of state attorney, I knew that retaining competent counsel in Minnesota to represent me in the transaction was important. For that reason, I retained Jason Wagner and his firm. Jason did…”

They handled our Real Estate closing & did an awesome job. Becky Henry basically took care of everything for us – so smooth. Thanks!!”

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Why Minnesota Farm Families Can’t Rely on a $6 Million Estate Tax Exemption

Do Not Leave Your Loved Ones with a Sticky Mess

Different Flavors of Transferring Your Money and Property Outside of Probate

Is an Income-Tax Time Bomb Lurking in Your Estate Plan?

Estate Planning Strategies to Protect Your Spouse

Why Every Co-Owner of Farmland Needs a Buy-Sell Agreement

The Lifetime QTIP Trust

Planning for Real Estate in a Foreign Country

Partition Actions in Minnesota: The Hidden Threat to Family Farms

Does Treating Your Children Fairly Mean Unequal Inheritances?

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