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Corey R Bruning
Moody County, SD Attorney with 12 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
University of South Dakota School of Law
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Elizabeth S. Hertz
Minnehaha County, SD Attorney with 13 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University of Michigan Law School
Sioux Falls lawyer Elizabeth Hertz joined Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in the litigation section in 2010, and became a partner in 2016. She received her B.A. from Macalester College in 2004 where she studied classical history and biology. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and clerked for the Honorable James B. Loken of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Elizabeth practices in the areas of commercial and complex litigation, family law, tribal law, professional liability defense, appellate law, plaintiff’s litigation, construction litigation, and intellectual property litigation. Elizabeth currently serves as president...
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Scott Abdallah
Minnehaha County, SD Lawyer
Business, Civil Rights, Legal Malpractice and Personal Injury
Hamline University School of Law
Scott Abdallah is the managing partner of Johnson Janklow Abdallah, LLP. His practice is focused almost exclusively in the area of trial work and civil litigation, including business litigation, personal injury, wrongful death and products liability. Scott has been recognized extensively for his litigation skills. He is one of only five South Dakota attorneys who are members of the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, which recognizes only the top 1% of practicing attorneys in the United States. He has been continuously selected for inclusion in the national publication, The Best Lawyers in America, and is one of only fifteen...
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Donald McCarty
Brookings County, SD Attorney
Business, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Don McCarty is a native of Wakonda, SD and received his juris doctor from the University of South Dakota (USD) in 1996. He joined the firm shortly after graduation and became a partner in 2001.
Don’s general practice includes criminal law, family law and divorce, personal injury, worker’s compensation, business law and Social Security Disability.
Don serves as a member of the South Dakota Army National Guard. He and his wife, Ann, have a daughter and son.
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David J King
Minnehaha County, SD Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
University of South Dakota School of Law
David was born into humble circumstances. His parents, who have been married for over 65 years, had 6 children. David put himself through college and law school. He never forgot about where he came from or the hard work it has taken to get where he is today. He cares deeply about the people that he has been honored to represent thoughout his nearly 30 years in the legal practice. Following graduation he was honored to serve as the Law Clerk to the Cheif Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court. While clerking David...
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Henry Evans
Minnehaha County, SD Attorney with 29 years of experience
Immigration
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
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Bret Merkle
Minnehaha County, SD Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of South Dakota
Bret Merkle has been representing injured people since 1991. Bret is a trial attorney specializing in the area of bodily injury and insurance claims. He graduated with a law degree and an MBA degree, and is a staff instructor with the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College. Bret has obtained justice for his clients through negotiated settlements, mediation, arbitration, court trials and jury trials for hundreds of people over the years. Bret and his staff are personable and easy to work relieving the stress from tragic accidents and losses.
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John R. Murphy
Pennington County, SD Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Georgetown University Law Center
John R. Murphy has been practicing criminal defense in the state and federal courts of South Dakota for over 20 years. His practice is limited to criminal defense, and he practices at the investigatory, trial, appellate and habeas corpus stages. His firm is committed to proving high quality and aggressive representation to those accused of crimes.
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Robin R. Gregory
Pennington County, SD Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
University of Montana School of Law
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Michael Snyder
Minnehaha County, SD Attorney with 8 years of experience
(605) 336-2880
206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
University of South Dakota School of Law
Mike Snyder is a litigation attorney at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in Sioux Falls, SD. Originally from Pierre, SD, Mike joined the firm in 2016 as a member of the firm’s litigation section. His practice focuses primarily on commercial and complex litigation and insurance litigation.
Mike interned with the firm in the summer of 2013 and is a 2014 graduate of the University of South Dakota School of Law, where he graduated first in his class and served as editor-in-chief of the South Dakota Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Christine Hutton. Following graduation, Mike served...
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Janet C. Olson
Minnehaha County, SD Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Juvenile
University of South Dakota School of Law
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Michael Paul Shubeck
Pennington County, SD Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
University of South Dakota School of Law
Michael Shubeck is a graduate of the University of South Dakota School of Law. He is a farmer's son and learned the value of hard work helping his father with his cattle and farming operation. He is responsible for recovering millions of dollars for his clients. From the beginning of his practice he has been at the heart of high profile South Dakota litigation. Michael helped defend a prominent South Dakota real estate developer against over one hundred claims of construction defects and fraud. He worked to convince insurance companies of their contractual duties, obtained a favorable settlement, and then...
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James Even
Minnehaha County, SD Attorney with 37 years of experience
Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
There are quite a few people that find themselves struggling through the heartbreak of a personal injury. If you have recently found yourself to be one of them, then you need to make sure that you bring your situation the attentive understanding and care that is so necessary. With more than 25 years of experience, the team at the Even Law Firm will be able to bring your case the attentive understanding and care that is desired. Here, your case will be expounded by the intensive understanding of a legal professional, one who works hard to bring your situation a...
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Daniel Brendtro
Minnehaha County, SD Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Insurance Claims and Landlord Tenant
University of South Dakota School of Law
Daniel Brendtro grew up in rural South Dakota on his family's farm that produced purebred hogs. During his law education Daniel received many honors and was at the top of his class. Since his education he has focused his legal career on commercial and general civil cases.
Dan resides in Sioux Falls with his wife Jennifer, where they have three children and an assortment of animal life including the loving family dog. Dan is a committed fan to Hoyas Basketball and participates in many activities including carpentry, running, hiking, reading, managing his fantasy football team, coaching, and playing cards.
Dan also...
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Justin T. Clarke
Minnehaha County, SD Attorney with 14 years of experience
(605) 336-2880
206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Insurance Defense and Workers' Comp
University of Kansas School of Law
Justin Clarke is a litigation attorney at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in Sioux Falls, SD. An Estelline, SD native, Justin joined the firm in 2010 and is a partner in the firm’s litigation section. Justin’s practice focuses on insurance defense, commercial and complex litigation, and trust litigation. Justin graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2010. While in law school, he served as a staff editor for the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy and participated in KU Law’s Moot Court competition. When Justin isn’t working, he enjoys spending time with his family and...
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Jeff Cole
Minnehaha County, SD Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Agricultural, Business, Criminal Defense and Estate Planning
University of South Dakota School of Law
Growing up on a farm Jeff Cole understood how hard it was to be a farmer so he decided he wanted to fight for farmers to get their fair share in our legal system and became a lawyer. Since he decided to become a lawyer he has a diverse career but now mainly focuses on trials and litigation. He has tried 7 cases to the South Dakota Supreme Court and one case to the US Court of Appeals. He has even won a US Supreme Court Case where he was trial counsel.
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Douglas Hajek
Minnehaha County, SD Lawyer with 39 years of experience
(605) 336-2880
206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Business, Municipal and Real Estate
University of South Dakota School of Law
Doug Hajek is a business and financial institutions attorney at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in Sioux Falls, SD. A Tyndall, SD native, Doug didn’t enter the practice of law on the usual path. After graduating from college in 1972, Doug began a 10-year career in banking — first, as a commercial lender with US Bank in Rapid City, then in Minneapolis managing the company’s system-wide commercial loan participation pool, and finally, managing Western Bank’s mortgage banking operation in Sioux Falls. Doug entered law school in 1982 and graduated in 1985, with a practice in corporate law, public finance,...
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David R Hansen
Pennington County, SD Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
David R. Hansen grew up in a family of nine children. He grew up in the outdoors of New Mexico and Colorado. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Utah earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Physics. After working for a five years as a detention officer in Wyoming, he continued his formal education. He completed law school at the University of Wyoming College of Law. He focused his studies on estate planning, business transactions and intellectual property. At school David was the appointed student director of the Estate Planning Practicum; he was elected President of...
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Daniel Pahlke
Pennington County, SD Lawyer
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and Personal Injury
I have over 30 years experience helping people with difficult problems. I am a former public defender and later a prosecutor. I have had numerous jury trials. My experience enables me to help you in cases from personal injury/automobile accidents to criminal and DUI defense as well as family law. My family law practice includes divorce, custody, child support, adoption, guardianship and conservatorship matters.
I also handle bankruptcy cases for people looking for a new start financially.
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Robert E. Hayes
Minnehaha County, SD Attorney with 48 years of experience
(605) 336-2880
206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Business and Real Estate
University of South Dakota School of Law
Robert E. Hayes is a Financial Services lawyer at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in Sioux Falls, SD. Bob has long been recognized for his expertise in the field of creditors rights law, a fact reflected not only by his having served for years on the State Bar’s Debtor Creditor Committee but accumulating nearly a decade as chair of that committee. Bob has received an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®, for the highest level of professional excellence for their legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards. He was also selected by Best Lawyers® in the areas of...
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Tiffany Miller
Minnehaha County, SD Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(605) 336-2880
206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Business and Communications
University of South Dakota School of Law and University of South Dakota School of Law
A native of Burke, South Dakota, Tiffany joined the firm in 2007. Her practice focuses primarily on banking and financial services law with an emphasis on bank regulatory compliance. Tiffany advises clients with regard to matters involving various state and federal banking laws, including the Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), UDAAP, E-SIGN, and their implementing regulations. Tiffany also regularly assists financial institution clients in the drafting of consumer disclosures...
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Mark Krogstad
Minnehaha County, SD Attorney with 14 years of experience
(605) 336-2880
206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
University of Florida Levin College of Law and University of North Dakota School of Law
Mark Krogstad is a Trusts and Estates attorney practicing in South Dakota and Minnesota with Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in Sioux Falls, SD. A Willmar, Minnesota native and Augustana University graduate, Mark joined the firm after practicing in Minnesota and receiving his Master’s Degree in Taxation from the University of Florida. He practices in the areas of estate planning, business succession planning, tax planning, charitable gift planning, and estate and trust administration. As a part of his practice, Mark assists clients in: *Drafting wills, durable powers of attorneys, and trusts, such as revocable...
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Mark Koehn
Pennington County, SD Attorney
Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
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Stephen Daniel Demik
Pennington County, SD Attorney with 22 years of experience
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Immigration
UC Hastings COL
Stephen Demik specializes in complex civil and criminal litigation, and trials of all types. He is an experienced trial attorney, practicing in state and federal courts for nearly 15 years. He speaks Spanish proficiently.
A graduate of University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a faculty teacher at the Trial Lawyers College, Stephen Demik has a wide background in many areas– from civil plaintiffs work to criminal defense, from tribal court to immigration law, from juvenile court to Guantanamo Bay. For over 14 years, he has tried cases in both state and federal court, in both South Dakota and...
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Matthew Skinner
Pennington County, SD Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Creighton University School of Law
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Joel Rische
Minnehaha County, SD Attorney with 9 years of experience
(605) 336-2880
206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Collections, Employment and Insurance Defense
University of Nebraska College of Law
Joel Rische is a litigation attorney at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in Sioux Falls, SD. Joel joined the firm in 2015 and is originally from Wessington Springs, South Dakota. He earned a bachelor of science degree in Contemporary Media and Journalism from the University of South Dakota and spent several years working in broadcast television before attending law school. After graduation from the University of Nebraska College of Law, Joel clerked for the Honorable Roberto A. Lange in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota in Pierre.Outside of work, Joel enjoys traveling with his wife,...
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Tyler Larsen
Yankton County, SD Attorney with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
University of South Dakota School of Law
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Jamy Patterson
Pennington County, SD Attorney
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Charles Gullickson
Minnehaha County, SD Lawyer with 44 years of experience
(605) 336-2880
206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Business
New York University School of Law
Charles Gullickson is a Financial Services lawyer at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in Sioux Falls, SD. Financial and insurance regulatory matters make up a substantial portion of Chuck’s practice. He devotes a significant amount of time to such banking law matters as lending transactions, loan documentation, bank acquisitions and branching, and Chuck advises banking clients regularly on regulatory matters and oversight of third party vendors and servicers, and credit card lending and securitizations. Chuck also handles various insurance regulatory matters and serves as Executive Director and General Counsel for the South Dakota Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association....
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David Ganje
Pennington County, SD Lawyer
Business, Energy and Environmental
David L. Ganje is a commercial law and commercial litigation attorney and also maintains a natural resources practice.
He has grounded his legal experience as a practicing attorney, a former commodity arbitrator, a member of the board of directors of an S&L and an adjunct professor to hone his skills in these areas of practice.
Born and raised in Aberdeen, South Dakota, David handles matters related to mineral law, oil and gas law, energy law and water law in his natural resources practice. The practice includes representation before local and federal regulatory bodies.
In his commercial law and commercial litigation practice, David...
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Dennis Duncan
Minnehaha County, SD Attorney
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Mark Welter
Minnehaha County, SD Lawyer
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Mark J. Welter was born and raised in Yankton, South Dakota; and Mark has lived in South Dakota his whole life. Mark earned a business degree at the University of South Dakota, and his law degree at the University of South Dakota School of Law.
Mark then worked two years as a law clerk for John B. Jones, U.S. District Judge, District South Dakota, Southern Division. Mark then worked for 15 years as an insurance defense personal injury trial lawyer and worker’s compensation lawyer for Woods, Fuller, Schultz & Smith P.C. in Sioux Falls, defending clients against...
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Harry A Engberg
Minnehaha County, SD Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Estate Planning
University of South Dakota School of Law
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Russ Janklow
Minnehaha County, SD Attorney
Civil Rights, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Notre Dame
Russ Janklow specializes in personal injury and civil litigation, wherein he has tried over 100 jury trials in South Dakota, including several appearances before the South Dakota Supreme Court. Russ has been distinguished as one of the top personal injury trial attorneys in South Dakota and has repeatedly been acknowledged by his peers for his personal approach, diverse skills and his outstanding accomplishments. A tenacious litigator, Russ is recognized annually by Best Lawyers in America, a recognition he’s received since 2010. He was also awarded the “2014 Lawyer of the Year” in Sioux Falls for plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation, an...
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Matthew Van Heuvelen
Minnehaha County, SD Attorney with 14 years of experience
(605) 336-2880
206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Business, Estate Planning and Tax
University of Iowa College of Law
South Dakota lawyer Matt Van Heuvelen is a partner in the business law section at Davenport Evans. Matt, who is licensed to practice in South Dakota and Iowa, focuses his practice on dynasty trusts and trust administration, business transactions, estate planning, probate, tax planning and fiduciary litigation. Clients he represents include individuals, families, trustees, bank trust departments, trust companies, financial advisors, businesses and charitable organizations. Matt is a member of American Bar Association, the State Bar of South Dakota, the Iowa State Bar Association and the Sioux Falls Estate Planning Council. While in law school at the University of Iowa,...
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Beau C Barrett
Yankton County, SD Attorney with 9 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Consumer, Employment and Landlord Tenant
Beau joined the Den Herder Law Firm in 2019 with several years of experience practicing in a variety of civil litigation matters, real estate transactions, and debtor-creditor negotiations. Beau serves as the municipal attorney for the town of Mission Hill, South Dakota. Beau graduated from the University of South Dakota Law School in 2014. During law school Beau served as Lead Articles Editor for the South Dakota Law Review and was a member of the Trial Team.
Beau has been a member of the South Dakota Bar Association since 2014 and is also admitted to practice before the United States District...
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Scott Armstrong
Pennington County, SD Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Divorce and Personal Injury
Scott Armstrong is an experienced trial attorney, who has been practicing law for nearly thirty years in multiple jurisdictions.
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Joseph Ashley Parr
Pennington County, SD Attorney with 23 years of experience
(605) 388-2050
2525 West Main Street, Suite 307
PO Box 3991
Rapid City, SD 57709-3991
Free ConsultationInsurance Defense
University of South Dakota School of Law
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Kyle David Krause
Pennington County, SD Attorney with 14 years of experience
Divorce, Family and Juvenile
Drake University
I practice primarily in the areas of family law and family mediation. Family law includes such fields as divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, paternity, and adoption.
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Garrett Horn
Yankton County, SD Attorney with 23 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family and White Collar Crime
University of South Dakota School of Law
Horn Law Office is owned and operated by Garrett Horn, J.D. Mr. Horn has been practicing law since 2001 in Yankton South Dakota where he started his own firm, Horn Law Office, in 2006. Horn Law Office, fighting for you.