Bentley, Jason R.

Born and raised in the small town of Odin, Minnesota and with deep roots in the area, Mr. Berg places an emphasis on serving the legal needs of the families, farms and businesses in and around New Ulm and the region. Since joining the firm in 2006, Mr. Berg has developed a growing law practice with  emphasis in the areas of estate planning, elderlaw, real estate, business, probate, and agricultural law. He takes particular pride in the confidence placed in his counsel by non-profit organizations, from small church congregations to nationwide organizations. In a legal climate that seems to place an increasing emphasis on selling a "legal product," Mr. Berg believes in providing solid legal counsel and advice to his clients. He is a licensed title insurance agent for First American Title Insurance Company and is an assistant Brown County Attorney and an assistant Hanska City Attorney. He is a member of the Ninth District Bar Association and the Minnesota State Bar Association.

Mr. Berg graduated from South Dakota State University, with Honors, and from the University of South Dakota School of Law as a Thomas Sterling Honor Society graduate (top 10% of his graduating class). While in Law School, Mr. Berg served as an Editor and Staff Writer for the South Dakota Law Review and as a Legal Writing Graduate Assistant. Mr. Berg was a member of the Dean's List and the recipient of the Everett Bogue and George Mickelson Scholarships, the Roger and Claudia Baron Effort Award, and High Grade Awards for his course performance in Legal Research, Torts, Federal Income Tax, Legal Profession and Elderlaw.

Mr. Berg and his wife, Tracy, are the proud parents of two daughters. He serves on the Board of Missions of Our Saviors Lutheran Church, New Ulm, the Resolutions Committee of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is also a member of the ELCA Attorneys Association. In the community, Mr. Berg serves as vice-president and secretary of the Brown County Chapter of Pheasants Forever, is a commissioner of the New Ulm Economic Development Association (EDA), is a member of the Jaycees, Lind House Association and Sioux Valley Gun Club and is also a graduate of the Network New Ulm community leadership program. He has been invited to make estate planning presentations to various community groups and business clientele. In his free time, Mr. Berg particularly enjoys spending time with his family and dogs, hunting, fishing and various outdoor pursuits.

In addition to his New Ulm office, Mr. Berg holds office hours at the Hanska office on Tuesday mornings and by appointment.