MEMBERS OF THE FIRM
Michael W. Day (Member) born Winner, South Dakota, July 26, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, South Dakota; U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., 1980; J.D., 1983). Delta Theta Phi. Commissioner, Judicial Qualifications Commission, 1995-1999. Lecturer, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association 1994 Fall Seminar; The Rules of Professional Conduct and Trust Accounts: How to do it Right, June 18, 2003; Ethics CLE, State Bar, June 2004; Past President's Seminar, 1998 Practice With The Best Seminar; Institute for Paralegal Education, 1996. Featured: in "Best Lawyers in America," 1999-2008. Member, National Conference of Bar Presidents, 2000-2002. Member: Butte County Bar (President, 1996-1997), Pennington County and Jackrabbit Bar Associations; D.R.I.; The State Bar of South Dakota (Member, Board of Directors, South Dakota Young Lawyers Section, 1984-1985; Member, Judicial-Bar Liaison Committee, 1989-1990, 2001-2002; Bar Commissioner, 1990-1993; Multijurisdictional Practice Committee 1999-2002; Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee, 1999-2001; Ethics Committee, 2000-2002; President-Elect, for State Bar of South Dakota, 2000-2001; President, 2001-2002; Member, Disciplinary Board, 2002-2008; Co-Chair 2007-2008); American Bar Association; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1994; Chairman, Education Committee, 1988-1991; Chair, Health Care Costs Committee, 1993-1994; Budget Committee, 1991-1994; Secretary-Treasurer, 1990-1991; President-Elect, 1991-1992; President, 1992-1993; Past-President, 1993-1994; Trustee, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Political Action Committee, 1992-1995); South Dakota Bar Foundation (Board Member, 2002-2007); The American Association for Justice (Member, Council of Presidents, 1991-1994); South Dakota Bar Foundation (Board Member, 2002-2006; President 2006). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Business Litigation; Wrongful Death; Real Estate; Business Formation; Insurance Defense.Email: Michael W. Day
Robert L. Morris, II (Member) born Hendricks, Minnesota, December 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1988, South Dakota; U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: South Dakota State University (B.S., 1984); University of South Dakota School of Law (J.D., 1988). Sterling Honor Society Graduate. Lecturer, "Bad Faith in South Dakota - The Plaintiff's Perspective," National Business Institute, 1993. Featured in "Best Lawyers in America," 2005-2008. Charter Member, Belle Fourche Air Force Association, 1988-1992. President, Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1993. President, Belle Fourche Lions Club, 1993-1994. Member: Butte County Bar Association (President, 1998); The State Bar of South Dakota (Bar Commissioner, 2000-2003, 2006); South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-2000; Secretary-Treasurer, 1996-1997; President Elect, 1997-1998; President, 1998-1999; Immediate Past President, 1999-2000); The American Association for Justice; American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) (Member, 2005). [E/4Sgt. USAF, 1975-1979]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Construction Litigation; Insurance.Email: Robert L. Morris, II