Costello Porter Hill Bushnell

Costello Porter Hill Heisterkamp Bushnell & Carpenter LLP is a law firm that has been providing legal services for 125 years, with a rich history of representing a diverse clientele, including individuals, corporations, and partnerships, including Fortune 500 companies, medical clinics, insurance and bonding companies, professionals, Indian Tribes, and major employers throughout the States of South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wyoming.

Our Services

At Costello Porter, we offer a wide range of services that cater to our clients' varying legal needs. Our experienced attorneys are equipped to handle matters across various practice areas.

Corporate Law

Our attorneys can handle all aspects of corporate law, from the initial incorporation of a business to managing the complexities of limited liability, shares, share buy-outs and transfers, corporation management, investor ownership, and repayment. We can help structure a corporation to meet your needs or provide direction to an existing corporation, regardless of its size.

Family Law

We understand that families may rely on the law to help them through difficult situations. At Costello Porter, we offer compassionate representation tailored to your unique circumstances, providing services based on experience and knowledge to help you navigate deep and personally difficult situations.

Civil Litigation

Civil litigation involves legal disputes between two or more parties that seek money damages, injunctions, or other remedies. If parties cannot resolve the matter themselves, proceeding to court may be necessary to resolve the disagreement. Our attorneys are experienced in representing both Plaintiffs and Defendants in all types of civil litigation, including car accidents, breaches of contract, property disputes, or contesting a will.

Employment Law

Our attorneys are experienced in handling employment law matters, which involve disputes between employers and employees. These disputes include but are not limited to discrimination claims, wrongful termination, and compensation discrepancies. At Costello Porter, we offer representation that is both tenacious and strategic, working toward a positive resolution regarding employment law matters.

Property Law

Our attorneys have extensive experience representing buyers, sellers, brokers, and lenders in a variety of areas related to property law. With this experience, we can guide you through a property transaction, property dispute, land acquisition, land development, or condemnation or eminent domain proceeding for both commercial and residential properties.

Trusts and Estates

Costello Porter Law Firm has extensive experience drafting wills and trusts under South Dakota's advantageous trust laws. We can help create living trusts, asset protection trusts, generation-skipping trusts, dynasty trusts, and many other types of trusts to suit your estate planning needs. Our firm can also draft your will to help ensure that your estate planning goals are accomplished and assist trustees, personal representatives, and beneficiaries with administration, as well as with contested trust and estate litigation.

Our People

At Costello Porter, our attorneys offer clients a range of integrated global capabilities, including some of the world's most active M&A, real estate, financial services, litigation and corporate risk practices. With a recognized leadership in applying legal service and technology innovation, we deliver commercial advantage to clients, with experienced attorneys who have broad knowledge and expertise in their respective practice areas.