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| | Address | | Security Building, 704 St. Joseph Street, P.O. Box 290 | | Rapid City, South Dakota 57709 | | (Pennington Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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(Main Office)
| Costello, Porter, Hill, Heisterkamp, Bushnell & Carpenter, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice in all State and Federal Courts and most Tribal Courts. Insurance Coverage and Defense, Aviation, Professional Liability, Construction-Surety, Probate, Estate Planning, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Product Liability, Tax, Water Law, Employment Law, Workers Compensation, Fire Loss Litigation, Antitrust, Civil Rights and Discrimination, Health Care Law, Corporate and Business Law, Indian Law, Appeals. | | Year Established: 1889 | | Firm Size: 15 | Languages:
Spanish. | Representative Clients:
Acuity Ins. Cos.; Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.; American International Group; CIGNA; CNA Cos.; Chubb Group; Cimaron Ins. Co.; Cincinnati Ins. Co.; Comercial Union Ins. Cos.; Continental Ins. Cos.; Continental Loss Adjusting Services; CUNA Group; Design Professional Ins. Cos. (DPIC); Excavating Specialists, Inc.; Farmers Ins. Group; Fireman's Fund Cos.; Ford Motor Co.; General Accident Ins. Group; Great American Ins. Co.; Insurance Corporation of America; Jefferson Ins. Group; John Hancock Group; Met Life Auto & Home; Milwaukee Mutual Ins. Co.; MONY Reinsurance Corp.; National Indemnity Co.; Ohio Casualty Ins. Co.; Progressive Ins. Cos.; Prudential Ins. Co.; Ranger Ins. Co.; St. Paul Cos.; Travelers Cos.; Unitrin; Utica Ins. Co.; Zurich American Ins. Group; Zurich Canada Ins. Group |
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Bear Country USA, Inc.; Black Hills Ammunition, Inc., Black Hills Medical Center; Black Hills Surgery Center, LLP; Clinical Laboratory of the Black Hills; Fall River Health Services, Inc.; Heavy Constructors, Inc.; Pioneer Bank & Trust Co. (Rapid City, SD, Branch); Rapid City Medical Center LLP |
COUNSEL FOR: Big D Oil Co.; Hills Materials Co.; Zandstra Construction 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
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | William G. Porter (1926-2004). | | John M. Costello (1923-2007). | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Gene R. Bushnell (Senior Partner) born Brookings, South Dakota, December 27, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 1960); George Washington University (J.D., 1964). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Assistant United States Attorney, District of South Dakota, 1965-1969. Member: Pennington County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association; International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Products Liability. Email: Gene R. Bushnell | | Edward C. Carpenter (Managing Partner) born Wagner, South Dakota, September 1, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, South Dakota. Education: South Dakota State University (B.S., 1967); University of South Dakota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1970). Managing Editor, South Dakota Law Review, 1969-1970. Law Clerk, Federal Judge, 1970-1971. Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of South Dakota, 1971-1974. Member: Pennington County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow); South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; The Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation); Chambers USA (Commercial Litigation). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Government Contracts; Insurance Defense; Aviation Accidents; Commercial Litigation; Professional Negligence; Insurance Bad Faith. Email: Edward C. Carpenter | | Thomas H. Barnes (Managing Partner) born Mitchell, South Dakota, March 9, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, South Dakota. Education: St. John's University and University of South Dakota (B.A., 1969); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Staff Member, 1971-1972 and Symposium Editor, 1972-1973, South Dakota Law Review. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, 1973-1974. Member, South Dakota Bar Commissioners, 1980-1983. Member: Pennington County (President, 1982) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1982). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Civil Litigation; Accident and Personal Injury; Insurance Defense Law; Products Liability Law. Email: Thomas H. Barnes | | Donald A. Porter (Senior Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, South Dakota; 1977 U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; 1980 U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; 1995 U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1972); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1975). Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of South Dakota, 1977-1978. President, Black Hills Claims Association, 1995-1996. Member: Pennington County (President, 1996-1997) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota; South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute, Inc. (Member, Technology Committee). Practice Areas: Internet Law; Insurance Defense; Defense Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Power Line Contact Injury; Gas Explosions; Products Liability Defense; Technical Litigation. Email: Donald A. Porter | | Patricia A. Meyers (Senior Partner) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, May 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, South Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., 1977; J.D., 1983); University of Iowa. Member, Board of Editors, South Dakota Law Review, 1983. Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Board of Trial Advocates; South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1997-1999); International Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Civil Litigation; Worker's Compensation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability Law; Divorce. Email: Patricia A. Meyers | | Joseph R. Lux (Senior Partner) born West Point, Nebraska, August 23, 1953; admitted to bar, 1992, South Dakota; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota and U.S. Tax Court; Tribal Courts of South Dakota. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., 1975); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1992). Editor, South Dakota Law Review, 1991-1992. Law Clerk to Robert A. Miller, Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court, 1992-1993. Mayor of Hot Springs, South Dakota, 1982-1984. Councilman of Hot Springs, South Dakota, 1980-1982 & 2002-2006. Member: Pennington County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota; Sicangu Oyate Bar Association of the Rosebud Sioux Nation. Practice Areas: Indian Law; Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Construction Litigation; Intellectual Property; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Contracts; Appellate Practice. Email: Joseph R. Lux | | Heather Lammers Bogard (Senior Partner) born Madison, South Dakota, July 23, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, South Dakota. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., 1993); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1996). Editor-in-Chief, South Dakota Law Review, 1995-1996. Law Clerk, South Dakota Supreme Court, Justice Robert A. Amundson. Author, Article, "Murphy v. Basile: Successful Abandonment by the Judicial System of a Mother Asserting In Personam Jurisdiction Against a Nonresident Putative Father," 40 SD Law Review 546. Member: Pennington County Bar Association; State Bar of South Dakota. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice; Labor and Employment; Insurance Defense. Email: Heather Lammers Bogard | | Jess M. Pekarski (Junior Partner) born Oakes, North Dakota, December 10, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, South Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota. Education: Jamestown College (B.A., Criminal Justice, cum laude, 1999); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Pennington County Bar Association; State Bar of South Dakota. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Partnership Law; Probate; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Contracts. Email: Jess M. Pekarski | | ASSOCIATES | | Stephen C. Hoffman (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 1979, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Assistant Editor, South Dakota Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: Article, "Homosexual Public Employment Cases," 23 South Dakota Law Review 338; Article, "The FmHA Security Interest," 24 South Dakota Law Review 753; Article, "State v. Glendon Johnson," 24 South Dakota Law Review 510; Article, "Death Among Shifting Standards," 26 South Dakota Law Review 243. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Donald Porter, Pierre, South Dakota, 1979-1980, 1981-1982 and 1984-1985. Member: State Bar of South Dakota; U.S. Naval Institute. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice. Email: Stephen C. Hoffman | | Phillip R. Stiles (Associate) born Kingsville, Texas, October 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 2004, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota, (B.S., Biology, 1997); University of South Dakota, (J.D., 2003). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Pennington County Bar Association; State Bar of South Dakota. [Sergeant, U.S. Army, 1986-1991; Sergeant, Arkansas National Guard, 1991-1992; Sergeant, Nebraska National Guard, 1992-1993; Captain, South Dakota National Guard, 1993—; Finished Second Tour, Iraq, Fall 2006]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Civil Practice; Contracts; General Practice; Probate; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Insurance Defense. Email: Phillip R. Stiles | | Becky A. Vogt (Associate) born Burke, South Dakota, February 19, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, South Dakota; 2003, Wisconsin; 2006, Wyoming. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002). Member: Pennington County Bar Association; State Bar of South Dakota; State Bar of Wisconsin; Wyoming State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Construction Law; Contracts; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Probate; Property Law; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Becky A. Vogt | | Michaele S. Hofmann (Associate) born Rapid City, South Dakota, July 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1998, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., Education, 1984); Marquette University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Lead Articles Editor, Marquette Law Review, 1986-1987. Law Clerk to the Honorable Michael Sullivan, Wisconsin 1st District Court of Appeals, 1987-1988. Deputy District Attorney for Sacramento County, California, 1991-1997. Board Member of Women Escaping a Violent Environment, Inc. (WEAVE), 1995-1997. Member: Pennington County Bar Association; State Bar of California; State Bar of South Dakota. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; General Practice. Email: Michaele S. Hofmann | | OF COUNSEL | | Kenneth L. Heisterkamp (Of Counsel) born Carroll, Iowa, September 1, 1940; admitted to bar, 1964, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., 1962; LL.B., 1964). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, South Dakota Law Review, 1963-1964. Law Clerk, Federal District Judge, 1964-1965. Member, South Dakota Board of Bar Commissioners, 1972-1974. Member, South Dakota Code Commission, 1974-1982. Member: Pennington County Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of South Dakota. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Real Estate; Leases and Leasing. Email: Kenneth L. Heisterkamp | | Dennis H. Hill (Of Counsel) born Huron, South Dakota, November 17, 1935; admitted to bar, 1959, North Dakota and South Dakota. Education: Huron College (B.A., 1956); University of North Dakota (J.D., 1959). Phi Alpha Delta. Board Member, Law School Foundation, University of South Dakota Law School, 1991—; President, 1996-1997. Member: U.S. Court of International Trade, 1995—; Oglala Sioux Tribal Court. Member: Pennington County and American Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota; State Bar of South Dakota (Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1990-1991); South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association; International Bar Association; National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representative; Council of School Board Attorneys; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association (Chairman, South Dakota Chapter, 1990—). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Professional Liability; Worker's Compensation; Civil Rights Law; Probate Law. Email: Dennis H. Hill | | Melvin D. Wedmore (Of Counsel) born Rapid City, South Dakota, October 28, 1930; admitted to bar, 1956, South Dakota; 1957, District of Columbia; 1959, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1975, U.S. Tax Court. Education: South Dakota State University (B.S., 1952); Syracuse University (M.P.A., 1953); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1956); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1959). Member: Pennington County Bar Association; State Bar of South Dakota. [U.S. Army, JAGC, Tort Section, Litigation Division, 1956-1959; Asst. U.S. Attorney, South Dakota, 1959-1960]. Practice Areas: Probate; Real Estate; Estate Planning. Email: Melvin D. Wedmore |
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