Wade D. Druin, J.D

Wade holds a Certified General Appraisal license in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting along with a law degree from the University of South Dakota (USD) and is a licensed attorney in the State of South Dakota. He has completed post-doctoral studies in Management at the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business.

Early on in his career, he worked as a Tax Consultant with Deloitte Touche along with practicing law with Zimmer Duncan and Deidrick. He spent 30 years as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard, where he served as the Staff Judge Advocate and retired as a lieutenant colonel. He has served as the state director for the South Dakota Small Business Development Center and the director of the Business Research Bureau at the University of South Dakota. Also, he was an assistant and associate professor for Northwestern College, Dakota Wesleyan University, and the Freeman Endowed Entrepreneurship Chair for the University of South Dakota Beacom School of Business.

Prior to coming to Shaykett Appraisal, Wade worked for CBRE as a valuation associate. His property appraisal experience includes commercial, retail, office, industrial, multifamily, new construction, and agricultural properties. Wade is a member of both the Appraisal Institute and the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.

He and his wife Chris have been married for 32 years and have five sons.