MEMBERS OF FIRM
Jesse W. Boyce (1860-1915).
Gary J. Pashby (Member) born Mitchell, South Dakota, February 8, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 1963; J.D., magna cum laude, 1967). Member: State Bar of South Dakota (President, 1989-1990); American Bar Association; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute; International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense Law.Email: Gary J. Pashby
Thomas J. Welk (Member) born Hoven, South Dakota, August 12, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota School of Business (B.S., Economics with honors, 1972; M.B.A., 1975); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1975). Formerly with South Dakota Attorney General's Office, 1975-1979. Member: State Bar of South Dakota (President, 2004-2005); American Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Health Law.Email: Thomas J. Welk
Michael S. McKnight (Member) born Duluth, Minnesota, April 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, South Dakota. Education: South Dakota State University (B.S., 1981); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1986). Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; South Dakota Defense Lawyers; National Worker's Compensation Defense Network. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Workers Compensation Law.Email: Michael S. McKnight
Gregg S. Greenfield (Member) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, South Dakota. Education: The George Washington University (B.A., with distinction, 1985); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1989). Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; Sioux Falls Estate Planning Council; National Association of Dealer Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Environmental Law.Email: Gregg S. Greenfield
Roger A. Sudbeck (Member) born Yankton, South Dakota, January 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, South Dakota. Education: South Dakota State University (B.S., 1990); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., 1993). Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Roger A. Sudbeck
Lisa Hansen Marso (Member) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, May 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, South Dakota. Education: Southwest State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); University of South Dakota (J.D., with honors, 1994). Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Lisa Hansen Marso
Christopher W. Madsen (Member) born Sioux City, Iowa, January 5, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Pierre, South Dakota, 1993-1994. Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; South Dakota Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Christopher W. Madsen
Sherri L. Rotert (Member) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, April 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado; 2004, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., 1992); University of Denver (J.D., 2000). Order of St. Ives. Author: "Tenth Circuit Survey of Bankruptcy Law," 75 Denver University Law Review 751, 1998. Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; South Dakota Bankers Association; Association of Bond Lawyers; Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Banking; Bankruptcy; Real Estate.Email: Sherri L. Rotert
Heather R. Springer (Member) born Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 18, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Kansas; 2001, South Dakota. Education: Calvin College (B.A., 1996); University of Iowa (J.D., with highest distinction, 1999). Order of the Coif. National Moot Court Team. Member, Iowa Law Review. Recipient, John F. Murray Award. Member, Von Oosterhout Trial Advocacy. Member: American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; State Bar of South Dakota; Kansas State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Health Care Law.Email: Heather R. Springer
Michael F. Tobin (Member) born Grand Forks, North Dakota, March 12, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, South Dakota. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1998); University of South Dakota (J.D., 2001). Law Clerk to the U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, 2001-2003. Member: The State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; South Dakota Defense Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Michael F. Tobin
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Charles A. Larson (Associate) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, May 14, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, South Dakota. Education: Southwest Minnesota State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); University of Nebraska School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation.Email: Charles A. Larson
Jennifer E. Bunkers (Associate) born Dell Rapids, South Dakota, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, South Dakota. Education: University of Sioux Falls (B.A., 1998); University of South Dakota School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; Sioux Falls Estate Planning Council; Minnesota State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Wills; Probate; Trusts and Estates.Email: Jennifer E. Bunkers
Jason R. Sutton (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, South Dakota. Education: South Dakota State University (B.S., 2002); University of Nebraska at Lincoln College of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: The State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; South Dakota Defense Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Employment Law.Email: Jason R. Sutton
Paul W. Tschetter (Associate) born Pierre, South Dakota, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, South Dakota. Education: Bethel College (B.A., 2004); University of South Dakota (M.B.A., 2007); University of South Dakota School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Public Finance; Contracts; Business Formation.Email: Paul W. Tschetter
William Gassen, III (Associate) born Little Rock, Arkansas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, South Dakota, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 2004; J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of South Dakota; Second Circuit Bar Association; American Bar Association;. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: William Gassen, III
OF COUNSEL
Russell R. Greenfield (Of Counsel) born Hurley, South Dakota, October 3, 1932; admitted to bar, 1961, South Dakota. Education: Augustana College (B.A., cum laude, 1957); George Washington University and University of South Dakota (LL.B., 1960). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Bonds; Corporation Law; Estate Planning Law.Email: Russell R. Greenfield