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| | Address | | 221 East Third Avenue, P.O. Box 1025 | | Mitchell, South Dakota 57301-7025 | | (Davison Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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(Main Office)
| MorganTheeler LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Banking, Commercial, Corporate and Real Estate Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, Business Planning, Education Law, Employment Law. General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice State and Federal Courts. Insurance and Personal Injury Litigation including Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Litigation and Arbitration, Commercial Law. | | Year Established: 1893 | Firm Profile:
Founded in Mitchell in 1893. Previously Morgan and Fuller, and more recently as Morgan, Theeler, Wheeler, Cogley & Petersen. In 1999, the firm expanded to Huron, South Dakota with the acquisition of Fingerson & Erickson. In January 2001, the Huron office merged with Ronald J. Wheeler who has been practicing law in the Huron area since 1971. The Mitchell and Huron offices are centrally located in southeastern South Dakota. The firm is a general practice firm practicing extensively in the fields of bank, corporate and business law, litigation, municipal law and real estate. In addition, the firm members practice in the areas of civil litigation, insurance, personal injury, property damage and products liability litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, probate, guardianship and family law, school law, wills, trusts and estate planning, and worker's compensation. | | Firm Size: 11 | Law Firm Affiliations:
MERITAS: Firm is a Member of Meritas, an affiliation of Independent Business and Commercial Litigation Law Firms. | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: Muth Electric, Inc.; Puetz Corporation, Inc.; Tessier's, Inc.; First Dakota National Bank (Parkston and Mitchell Branches); Palace Motors, Inc.; Dakota Wesleyan University; Huron Clinic. |
INSURANCE COMPANIES: State Farm Auto and State Farm Fire Insurance Co.; American Family Insurance Group; South Dakota Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co.; Western World Insurance Co. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Chester L. Morgan (1891-1963). | | Harry T. Fuller (1914-1970). | | Glenn A. Fingerson (1934-2001). | | John L. Morgan (Member) (Retired). | | Jack Theeler (Partner) born Mobridge, South Dakota, August 13, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, South Dakota. Education: University of Minnesota and University of South Dakota (B.S., 1968); University of South Dakota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1971). Delta Theta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, South Dakota Law Review, 1970-1971. Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; Association of Insurance Attorneys; American Board of Trial Advocates; South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of College and University Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Personal Injury Litigation; Construction Litigation; Estate Planning and Probate. Email: Jack Theeler | | Ronald J. Wheeler (Partner) born Joplin, Missouri, March 7, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 1968); University of South Dakota School of Law (J.D., 1971). Phi Delta Phi. Author, South Dakota Law Review. Member: American Bar Association; The State Bar of South Dakota; South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense Litigation; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Probate. Email: Ronald J. Wheeler | | John F. Cogley (Partner) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 20, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, South Dakota. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., 1965; J.D., 1968). Alpha Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. Associate Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1967-1968. Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Banking Law; Corporate Law. Email: John F. Cogley | | Don E. Petersen (Partner) born O'Neil, Nebraska, January 12, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., 1979; J.D., 1986). Member: American Bar Association; The State Bar of South Dakota; Electric Cooperative Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate Law. Email: Don E. Petersen | | Trudy A. Morgan (Managing Partner) born Hoven, South Dakota, May 29, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., 1988); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1994). Member: Davison County Bar Association; State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Probate; Trust Administration; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Business Law. Email: Trudy A. Morgan | | Douglas M. Dailey (Partner) born Mitchell, South Dakota, July 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, South Dakota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., 1992); University of South Dakota School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of South Dakota; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Real Estate. Email: Douglas M. Dailey | | Timothy G. Bottum (Partner) born Huron, South Dakota, October 24, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, South Dakota. Education: South Dakota State University (B.A., 2001); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Estate Planning; Criminal Law; Family Law. Email: Timothy G. Bottum | | ASSOCIATES | | Patricia Blackford Erickson (Associate) born Brookings, South Dakota, February 23, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, South Dakota. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., 1981); University of Iowa (J.D., 1984). Member: Beadle County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota (Commissioner, 1997-2000; Chairman of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Trust Committee, 2002—). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Probate; General Practice. Email: Patricia Blackford Erickson | | David K. Wheeler (Associate) born Huron, South Dakota; admitted to bar, 2006, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 2002; J.D., M. Pub. Admin, 2005). Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Domestic Relations. Email: David K. Wheeler | | Jody Odegaard Smith (Associate) born Mitchell, South Dakota, May 18, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., 2000; J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Family Law; Personal Injury; Criminal Law. Email: Jody Odegaard Smith |
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