Aberdeen Lawyers

Reece Almond
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Reece Almond
Sioux Falls, SD Lawyer with 12 years of experience
(605) 336-2880 206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
University of Minnesota Law School
Reece Almond is a partner and litigation attorney at Davenport Evans with a practice consisting primarily of commercial and complex litigation, land-use litigation, and insurance-defense litigation. Originally from Huron, South Dakota, Reece joined the firm in 2014 having received his bachelor of science degree from the University of South Dakota in mathematics and political science. He is a graduate from the University of Minnesota Law School and clerked for the Honorable Karen E. Schreier of the U.S. District Court of South Dakota before joining Davenport Evans.

Reece was selected to the Great Plains Rising Stars 2019 in the area of Business...
David Rezac
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David Rezac
Sioux Falls, SD Attorney with 19 years of experience
(605) 336-2880 206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Business, Environmental, Real Estate and Trademarks
University of South Dakota School of Law


South Dakota lawyer David Rezac is a member of the Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith Transactions and General Business practice group, and his practice covers all aspects of business transactions, as well as federal and state trademark registrations. David advises clients in both large and small business transactions, and his expertise covers entity formation, leasing and financing arrangements, real estate sales, mergers, acquisitions, and general contract preparation and negotiation. David also has extensive experience in obtaining federal and state trademark registrations and can assist clients in determining the advantages of registration, as well as completing the registration process.

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Ross Den Herder
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Ross Den Herder
Yankton, SD Attorney with 17 years of experience
(605) 665-0494 329 Broadway
Yankton, SD 57078
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of South Dakota School of Law
Ross grew up in Sioux Center, Iowa. He earned his undergraduate degree at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, graduating in 2003 with majors in psychology and government. As a law student at the University of South Dakota School of Law, Ross served as an editor for the Great Plains Natural Resources Journal. Ross graduated among the top 10 students in his law school class in May, 2006. Ross has a diverse and growing practice, including business and real estate transactions, business formations, estate planning, probate, general civil litigation, and municipal law. He is presently the City...
Theresa M. Maule
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Theresa M. Maule
Chamberlain, SD Attorney with 29 years of experience
(605) 234-0438 300 S. Courtland #201
Chamberlain, SD 57325
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Estate Planning
University of South Dakota School of Law
Elizabeth S. Hertz
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Elizabeth S. Hertz
Sioux Falls, SD Attorney with 13 years of experience
(605) 336-2880 206 W. 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
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...
Creighton Thurman
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Creighton Thurman
Yankton, SD Attorney with 25 years of experience
(605) 260-0623 409 Walnut
P.O. Box 897
Yankton, SD 57078
Bankruptcy, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
University of South Dakota School of Law
Matthew Skinner
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Matthew Skinner
Rapid City, SD Attorney with 28 years of experience
(605) 388-0242 508 Columbus Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Creighton University School of Law
Brendan Reilly
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Brendan Reilly
Sioux Falls, SD Attorney with 26 years of experience
(605) 336-2880 206 W. 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Creighton University School of Law
South Dakota lawyer Brendan Reilly joined Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in 1998. Brendan’s practice encompasses a wide area but he works most frequently in general corporate law, from the formation of new legal entities to the merger or purchase of existing companies. Brendan also focuses on a variety of real estate and land use matters, and assists clients with matters related to health care, intellectual property, and general contract preparation and negotiation.

Brendan enhanced his practice and gained invaluable business experience as COO and General Counsel for a large national executive search firm prior to rejoining Davenport Evans as...
David R Hansen
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David R Hansen
Rapid City, SD Lawyer with 6 years of experience
(605) 721-3958 1818 Fulton Street
Suite 101
Rapid City, SD 57702
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...
Kyle Claussen
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Kyle Claussen
Mitchell, SD Lawyer with 14 years of experience
1718 N. Sanborn Blvd
Mitchell, SD 57301
Business, Estate Planning and Health Care
Boston University School of Law and University of La Verne College of Law
Robin R. Gregory
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Robin R. Gregory
Rapid City, SD Lawyer with 12 years of experience
(808) 800-6500 PO Box 1243
Rapid City, SD 57709
Free ConsultationBusiness
University of Montana School of Law
Douglas Hajek
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Douglas Hajek
Sioux Falls, 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,...
Brett Waltner
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Brett Waltner
Sioux Falls, SD Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(605) 336-3700 230 S. Phillips Ave., Ste. 300
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Divorce and Personal Injury
University of South Dakota School of Law
I am an experienced trial lawyer helping clients with injury accidents, criminal allegations, divorce, custody, or guardianship issues. I enjoy helping clients get through difficult and stressful situations, and sticking up for the powerless when the individuals in power are attempting to take advantage of them.
Vince M. Roche
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Vince M. Roche
Sioux Falls, SD Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(605) 336-2880 206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
University of Virginia School of Law
Vince Roche is a Commercial Litigation attorney at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in Sioux Falls, SD. Vince focuses his practice on commercial litigation, including trusts and estates litigation, class action defense and defending financial institutions. He also has substantial experience representing clients in arbitration and mediation matters arising out of commercial disputes. Prior to joining the firm in 2008, Vince practiced for five years in Chicago with Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Novack & Macey LLP. Since joining the firm, he has obtained dismissal of several multimillion-dollar class action lawsuits against firm clients in both state and...
Bill Sims
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Bill Sims
Sioux Falls, SD Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(605) 306-4100 4301 W. 57th St.
Suite 121
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Drake University Law School
Bret Merkle
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Bret Merkle
Sioux Falls, SD Attorney with 32 years of experience
(605) 339-1420 5032 S Bur Oak Place, Ste 220
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
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.
Tyler Larsen
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Tyler Larsen
Yankton, SD Attorney with 4 years of experience
(605) 260-7889 505 Broadway Ave.
Yankton, SD 57078
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
University of South Dakota School of Law
Mark Krogstad
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Mark Krogstad
Sioux Falls, 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...
Matthew Van Heuvelen
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Matthew Van Heuvelen
Sioux Falls, 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,...
Kylie Riggins
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Kylie Riggins
Rapid City, SD Attorney with 15 years of experience
(605) 721-7230 2111 Jackson Boulevard
Set. 1
Rapid City, SD 57702
Divorce and Family
University of South Dakota School of Law
Kylie is a South Dakota native. She graduated from Drake University School of Business in 2002 and from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 2008. After serving as a Judicial Law Clerk for South Dakota's Fourth Judicial Circuit, Kylie began practicing as a divorce attorney at Viken Law Firm and then joined with Linda Lea M. Viken to form Viken & Riggins Law Firm. Kylie is now a family law attorney at Riggins Family Law, Prof. L.L.C.

She focuses her practice exclusively in the area of Domestic Relations Law and has established herself...
John R. Murphy
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John R. Murphy
Rapid City, SD Attorney with 30 years of experience
(605) 342-2909 328 E New York St
Suite 1
Rapid City, SD 57701
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.
Jamy Patterson
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Jamy Patterson
Rapid City, SD Attorney
(605) 348-2009 3423 West Main St., Suite B
Rapid City, SD 57702
Free ConsultationAppeals
Keith Gauer
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Keith Gauer
Sioux Falls, SD Attorney with 29 years of experience
(605) 336-2880 206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Business and Communications
Creighton University School of Law
Keith Gauer is a Financial Services lawyer at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in Sioux Falls, SD. His practice is focused on the representation of banks and companies involved in the development, marketing, and distribution of financial services. He regularly counsels banks with respect to the negotiation and drafting of agreements related to national financial products, including contracts relating to credit card products, prepaid cards, student loans, and other national products. While representing payment card issuers, Keith also regularly works on agreements to document the transfer of card portfolios between institutions. In connection with payment card programs, Keith has...
Mark Welter
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Mark Welter
Sioux Falls, SD Lawyer
(605) 338-9711 300 N. Dakota Avenue, Suite 510
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
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...
Rebecca Leigh Wilson
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Rebecca Leigh Wilson
Sioux Falls, SD Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(605) 215-1467 48528 E 57th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Minnesota Law School
Rebecca Wilson founded Wilson Legal Planning after practicing in the field of estate planning and elder law for 18 years. Rebecca’s practice throughout her career has been focused on estate planning, elder law, probate and trust administration. She enjoys working with her clients to help them understand their options and choose the best fit for their family. Rebecca received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Yale University with distinction. She graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School. Rebecca is a member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, the Sioux...
Russ Janklow
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Russ Janklow
Sioux Falls, SD Attorney
(605) 338-4304 101 South Main Avenue Suite 100
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
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...
Donald McCarty
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Donald McCarty
Brookings, SD Attorney
(605) 690-0871 1820 Overlook Ridge Rd
Brookings, SD 57006
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.
Robert E. Hayes
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Robert E. Hayes
Sioux Falls, 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...
Harry A Engberg
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Harry A Engberg
Sioux Falls, SD Lawyer with 39 years of experience
(605) 271-8848 300 N Dakota Ave., Ste:216
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Estate Planning
University of South Dakota School of Law
Kyle David  Krause
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Kyle David Krause
Rapid City, SD Attorney with 14 years of experience
(605) 342-2592 909 Saint Joseph St., Suite 800
Rapid City, SD 57701
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.
Stephen Daniel Demik
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Stephen Daniel Demik
Rapid City, SD Attorney with 22 years of experience
(605) 341-4400 1617 Sheridan Lake Road
Rapid City, SD 57702
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...
James Craig
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James Craig
SIOUX FALLS, SD Lawyer with 47 years of experience
(605) 373-0442 3500 S. Phillips Ave. Suite 108
SIOUX FALLS, SD 57105-6864
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Estate Planning
University of South Dakota
Jake Fischer
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Jake Fischer
Corsica, SD Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(605) 946-5096 240 E. Main St
Corsica, SD 57328
Agricultural, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of Minnesota Law School
David Ganje
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David Ganje
Rapid City, SD Lawyer
(605) 385-0330 1830 West Fulton Street
Rapid City, SD 57702
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...
Robert Moore
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Robert Moore
Rapid City, SD Attorney
(800) 888-1453 924 Quincy Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of South Dakota School of Law
Nolan Kern
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Nolan Kern
Harrisburg, SD Attorney
1109 Honeysuckle Dr.
Apt. 8
Harrisburg, SD 57032
Estate Planning
University of South Dakota School of Law
Mitchell Peterson
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Mitchell Peterson
Sioux Falls, SD Attorney
(605) 336-2880 206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Vanderbilt University Law School


South Dakota lawyer Mitch Peterson is a partner focused on commercial litigation. As such, he assists both large and small clients, as well as individuals, with claims arising out of commercial transactions. He also does a significant amount of general litigation work for both companies and individuals.

This work includes litigation, trials, arbitration, and appellate work in the following areas: conditional use permits and variances, confidential information, construction, contracts, copyright, corporate/ownership, estate/probate, land use, non-competition and non-solicitation, non-disclosure agreements, product liability, professional services/negligence (legal, architectural, engineering, accounting, software development, financial services), real estate, sales of businesses, sales of goods, technology/software,...
Justin T. Clarke
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Justin T. Clarke
Sioux Falls, 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...
Corey R Bruning
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Corey R Bruning
Flandreau, SD Attorney with 12 years of experience
(605) 573-4529 310 S Wind St
Flandreau, SD 57028
Business, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
University of South Dakota School of Law
Beau C Barrett
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Beau C Barrett
Yankton, SD Attorney with 9 years of experience
(605) 665-0494 329 Broadway Ave
Yankton, SD 57078
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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