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| | Address | | Falls Center, 431 N. Phillips Avenue, Suite 400, P.O. Box 2348 | | Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57101-1107 | | (Lincoln & Minnehaha Cos.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Johnson, Heidepriem, Janklow, Abdallah & Johnson, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Business and Commercial Litigation, Insurance, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Appellate Practice. | | Year Established: 1993 | Firm Profile:
The law firm of Johnson, Heidepriem, Janklow, Abdallah & Johnson, L.L.P., is one of the most experienced firms in the area of litigation in all of South Dakota. The law office of Johnson, Heidepriem, Janklow, Abdallah & Johnson, L.L.P., located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is one of the few law firms in the state of South Dakota that devotes nearly 100% of its practice to litigation, trials and appeals. The skilled and experienced attorneys at Johnson, Heidepriem, Janklow, Abdallah & Johnson, L.L.P., have successfully handled complex personal injury cases against large corporations and organizations, as well as straightforward cases such as motor vehicle accidents. Having handled some of the highest profile and complex cases in the region, the attorneys at Johnson, Heidepriem, Janklow, Abdallah & Johnson, L.L.P., in Sioux Falls, South Dakota have extensive experience in civil litigation, including personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, products liability, business and commercial litigation, criminal defense, civil rights and discrimination, and appeals. As a longtime leader in the legal community, the law firm of Johnson, Heidepriem, Janklow, Abdallah & Johnson, L.L.P. is committed to providing the highest standard of representation for its clients. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
State of South Dakota; Livestock Marketing Association; Crimson Fire, Inc.; Minnehaha County; Sioux Nation Ag Center; BNSF Railway, Inc.; Millennium Ethanol; South Dakota Coalition of Schools; Union Carbide; Safeco Insurance Company of America; EMS Insurance; American Family Insurance; Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; Creative Surfaces; First Dakota National Bank; Fremar Cooperative; Bell Incorporated. | 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
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| | PARTNERS | | Steven M. Johnson (Partner) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, March 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, South Dakota. Education: Augustana College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1976). Sterling Honor Society. Member, Board of Editors, South Dakota Law Review, 1975-1976. Author: "South Dakota's Lakes: A Valuable Resource in Need of Land Use Protection," Vol. 20 South Dakota Law Review, 1975. Member: American Bar Association; American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Delegate, 1985-1987); South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1988; President, 1987-1988; 1990 South Dakota Trial Lawyer of the Year); International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Phen v. Progressive Northern Ins. Co., 2003 SD 133, 672 N.W.2d 52; Tri County Landfill Ass'n, Inc. v. Brule County, 2002 SD 32, 641 N.W.2d 147; Tri County Landfill Ass'n, Inc. v. Brule County, 2000 SD 148, 619 N.W.2d 663; Jurgensen v. Smith, 2000 SD 73, 611 N.W.2d 439; Fjillestad v. Pizza Hut of America, Inc., Eighth Judicial Circuit, 188 F.3d 944 (S.D. 1999); Penny v. Praxair, Inc., Eighth Judicial Circuit, 116 F.3d 330 (S.D. 1997); Goepfert v. Filler, 1997 SD 56, 563 N.W.2d 140; U.S. v. First Dakota Nat. Bank, 963 F.Supp. 855 (D.S.D. 1997); Taylor Equipment, Inc. v. John Deere Co., Eighth Judicial Circuit, 98 F.3d 1028 (S.D. 1996); Zavadil v. U.S. by and Through Dept. of Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Eighth Judicial Circuit, 908 F.2d 334 (Neb. 1990); Groseth Intern., Inc. v. Tenneco Inc., 440 N.W.2d 276 (S.D. 1989); Groseth Intern., Inc. v. Tenneco Inc., 410 N.W.2d 159 (S.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Trials; Personal Injury Law; Products Liability; Business Litigation. Email: Steven M. Johnson | | Scott N. Heidepriem (Partner) born Miller, South Dakota, June 25, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, South Dakota; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1989, Minnesota; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Dakota (A.B., 1978; J.D., 1980; M.A., 1983); Harvard University (M.P.A., 1992). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Tort Reform in South Dakota: The Plaintiff's Perspective," Vol. 42, South Dakota Law Review, 1997. Member, South Dakota Board of Regents, 1978-1980. Elected State's Attorney, Jerauld County, 1980-1982. Elected South Dakota House of Representatives, 1982, 1984, 1988 (Speaker Pro-Tem, 1984-1987). Recipient, Bush Fellowship 1991-1992. Member, South Dakota Senate, 1989-1992, 2006— (Senate Minority Leader, 2006—). Past Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law, 1986-2001. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of South Dakota; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1996-1997); American Board of Trial Advocates; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Olson v Equitable Life Assur. Co., 681 N.W.2d 471 (S.D. 2004); Kwongyuen Hangkee Co., Ltd. v Starr Fireworks, Inc., 634 N.W.2d 95 (S.D. 2001); Sorrels v Queen of Peace Hosp., 575 N.W.2d 240 (S.D. 1998); Cramer v Smith, 572 N.W.2d 445 (S.D. 1997); Himrich v Carpenter, 569 N.W.2d 568 (S.D. 1997); Bruske v Hille, 567 N.W.2d 872 (S.D. 1997); Dakota Cheese, Inc. v Taylor, 525 N.W.2d 713 (S.D. 1995); Cournoyer v Montana, 512 N.W.2d 479 (S.D. 1994); U.S. v Hacker, 883 F.Supp.444, D.S.D., Dec. 23, 1994; Mueller v Zelmer, 525 N.W.2d 49 (S.D. 1994); State v Sondreal, 459 N.W.2d 435 (S.D. 1990); Prentice v Classen, 355 N.W.2d 352 (S.D. 1984); Olson v Cass, 349 N.W.2d 435 (S.D. 1984); Gross v Gross, 355 N.W.2d 4 (S.D. 1984); Northwest Realty Co. v Carter, 338 N.W.2d 669 (S.D. 1983); U.S. v Oakie, 709 F.2d 506 (8th Cir. 1983). Practice Areas: Civil Trials; Personal Injury and Appeals. Email: Scott N. Heidepriem | | A. Russell Janklow (Partner) born Vermillion, South Dakota, October 23, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, South Dakota; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Second and Eighth Circuits; 1990 U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., 1985); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1989). Law Clerk for the South Dakota First Judicial Circuit Court, Yankton, South Dakota, 1989-1990. Member: Second Judicial Circuit, Yankton County and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of South Dakota (Civil Pattern Jury Instruction Committee); South Dakota Trial Lawyer's Association; American Board of Trial Advocates. Reported Cases: Oglala Sioux Tribe v. C & W Enterprises, Inc., 487 F.3d 1129 (8th Cir. 2007); Jones v. Swanson, 341 F.3d 723 (8th Cir. 2003); Fjellestad v. Pizza Hut of America, Inc., 188 F.3d 944 (8th Cir. 1999); Calvello v. Yankton Sioux Tribe, 584 N.W.2d 108 (S.D. 1998); Dillon v. Yankton Sioux Tribe Housing Authority, 144 F.3d 581, (8th Cir, 1998); VanSteenwyk v. Baumgartner Trees and Landscaping, 731 N.W.2d 214 (S.D. 2007); Orth v. Stoebner & Permann Const., Inc., 724 N.W.2d 586 (S.D. 2006); Horn v. Dakota Pork, 709 N.W.2d 38 (S.D. 2006); Dan Nelson, Automotive, Inc. v. Viken, 706 N.W.2d 239 (S.D. 2005); Wells v. Howe Heating & Plumbing, Inc., 677 N.W.2d 586 (S.D. 2004); Estate of Heibult, 653 N.W.2d 101 (S.D. 2002); Tri County Landfill Ass'n., Inc. v. Brule County, 641 N.W.2d 147 (S.D. 2002); St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Engelmann, 639 N.W.2d 192 (S.D. 2002); Tri County Landfill Ass'n., Inc. v. Brule County, 619 N.W.2d 663 (S.D. 2000); Martinmaas v. Engelmann, 612 N.W.2d 600 (S.D. 2000); Goepfert v. Filler, 563 N.W.2d 140 (S.D. 1997); Jack Rabbit Lines, Inc. v. Neoplan Coach Sales, Inc., 551 N.W.2d 18 (S.D. 1996); American Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. Elliot, 523 N.W.2d 100 (S.D. 1994); Parsons v. Parsons, 490 N.W.2d 733 (S.D. 1992); Lindholm v. Hassan, 369 F.Supp.2d 1104 (S.D. 2005); Lau v. Behr Heat Transfer System, Inc., 150 F.Supp.2d 1017 (D.S.D. 2001); Abdo v. Fort Randall Casino, 957 F.Supp. 1111, (D.S.D. 1997); Calvello v. Yankton Sioux Tribe, 899 F.Supp. 431 (D.S.D. 1995); Jones v. Swanson, 241 F.R.D. 625 (D.S.D. 2007); Kooima v. Zacklift Intern., Inc., 209 F.R.D. 444 (D.S.D. 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Civil Jury Trials; Personal Injury Cases for Plaintiff & Insurance Carriers; Workers Compensation; Commercial and Business Litigation. Email: A. Russell Janklow | | Scott A. Abdallah (Managing Partner) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, May 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Minnesota; 1994, South Dakota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., 1990); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member, Silver Gavel Honor Society. Lincoln County States Attorney, 1995-2001. U.S. Attorney, District of South Dakota, 2001-2002. Formerly with, Moss & Barnett, P.A., 1993-1995. Member, South Dakota Board of Pardons and Paroles, 1999-2001. Member: State Bar of South Dakota. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Civil Jury Trials; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Scott A. Abdallah | | Brendan V. Johnson (Partner) born Vermillion, South Dakota, June 24, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., 1998); University of Virginia (J.D., 2001). Harry S. Truman National Scholar. Law Clerk to Honorable Karen Schreier, Federal District Court, 2001-2002. Minnehaha County State's Attorney, 2003-2005. Member: State Bar of South Dakota. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Brendan V. Johnson | | Ronald A. Parsons, Jr. (Partner) born Southfield, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1998, South Dakota, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit and U.S Supreme Court. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1994); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1997). Law Clerk to Hon. Roger L. Wollman, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1997-1998. Included in "The Best Lawyers in America" in Areas of Appellate Law and First Amendment Law. Sterling Honor Graduate. Law School Distinguished Scholar, 1995-1997. Recipient, Edward W. Hope Award for Highest Grade Point Average in Graduating Class. Vice President, Moot Court Board. Author: "Should The Eighth Circuit Recognize Procedural Misjoinder?" 53 South Dakota Law Review 2007-2008; "Pierre Pressure: Legislative Elections, the State Constitution, and the Supreme Court of South Dakota," 50 South Dakota Law Review, 2004-2005; "The Heart of the Matter: Substantive Due Process in the South Dakota Courts," 47 South Dakota Law Review, 2001-2002; "Dedication to the Honorable Roger L. Wollman," 46 South Dakota Law Review, 2000-2001; "The Wrongful Death of Common Sense," 45 South Dakota Law Review, 1999-2000; "That Which Governs: An Essay On The Nature Of Law And Its Relation To Justice," 43 South Dakota Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: State Bar of South Dakota; 8th Circuit Bar Association; American Bar Association; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Ass'n, 544 U.S. 550 (2005); Oglala Sioux Tribe v. C & W Enterprises, Inc., 487 F.3d 1129 (8th Cir. 2007); Pins v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 476 F.3d 581 (8th Cir. 2007); United States v. Totaro, 345 F.3d 989 (8th Cir. 2003); Livestock Marketing Ass'n v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 335 F.3d 711 (8th Cir. 2003); Culhane Communications v. Fuller, 489 F.Supp.2d 959 (D.S.D. 2007); Lindberg ex rel. Conservator for Backlund v. U.S., 368 F.Supp.2d 1028 (D.S.D. 2005); Kooima v. Zacklift Intern., Inc., 209 F.R.D. 444 (D.S.D. 2002); Patentwizard, Inc. v. Kinko's Inc., 163 F.Supp.2d 1069 (D.S.D. 2001); Papke v. Harbert, 738 N.W.2d 510(S.D. 2007); Veith v. O'Brien, 739 N.W.2d 15(S.D. 2007); Great Western Bank v. H & E Enterprises, LLP, 731 N.W.2d 207 (S.D. 2007); VanSteenwyk v. Baumgartner Trees and Landscaping, 731 N.W.2d 214 (S.D. 2007); FB & I Bldg. Products, Inc. v. Superior Truss & Components, 727 N.W.2d 474 (S.D. 2007); Orth v. Stoebner & Permann Const., Inc., 724 N.W.2d 586 (S.D. 2006); Kaiser v. University Physicians Clinic, 724 N.W.2d 186 (S.D. 2006); Horn v. Dakota Pork, 709 N.W.2d 38 (S.D. 2006); Dan Nelson Automotive, Inc. v. Nelson, 706 N.W.2d 239 (S.D. 2005); Frankenfeld v. Crompton Corp., 697 N.W.2d 378 (S.D. 2005); Stanga v. Husman, 694 N.W.2d 716 (S.D. 2005); Olson v. Equitable Life Assur. Co., 681 N.W.2d 471 (S.D. 2004); Wells v. Howe Heating & Plumbing, Inc., 677 N.W.2d 586 (S.D. 2004); Johnson v. Armfield, 672 N.W.2d 478 (S.D. 2003); Rindal v. Sohler, 658 N.W.2d 769 (S.D. 2002); In re Estate of Heibult, 653 N.W.2d 101 (S.D. 2002); Nature's 10 Jewelers, Inc. v. Gunderson, 648 N.W.2d 812 (S.D. 2002); St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Engelmann, 639 N.W.2d 192 (S.D. 2002); C & W Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Sioux Falls, 635 N.W.2d 752 (S.D. 2001); Kwongyuen Hangkee Co., Ltd. v. Starr Fireworks, Inc., 634 N.W.2d 95 (S.D. 2001); City of Marion v. Schoenwald, 631 N.W.2d 213 (S.D. 2001); Martinmaas v. Engelmann, 612 N.W.2d 600 (S.D. 2000). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Constitutional Law; Personal Injury. Email: Ronald A. Parsons, Jr. | | ASSOCIATES | | Shannon R. Falon (Associate) born Britton, South Dakota, September 25, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, South Dakota. Education: South Dakota State University (B.S., 1997); University of South Dakota (J.D., 2001). Member, Sterling Honor Society. Recipient, Gavel Award. Law Clerk to Honorable Lawrence L. Piersol, Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of South Dakota, 2001-2003. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Shannon R. Falon | | Kimberly J. Lanham (Associate) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota; admitted to bar, 2004, South Dakota, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., with honors, 2001); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., 2004). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa (Vice-President); Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Mortar Board National Honor Society; Nebraska Moot Court Board Member; The Order of the Barristers; Women's Law Caucus. Semi-finalist, Thomas Stinson Allen Moot Court Competition, 2003. Recipient, Kenneth L. Memorial Award for the Best Brief in the Allen Moot Court Competition. Graduate, Litigation Skills Program of Concentrated Study. Legal Research and Writing Problem Writer, 2003-2004. Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Employment Law; Products Liability. Email: Kimberly J. Lanham | | Pamela R. Bollweg (Associate) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, May 03, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, South Dakota; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota. Education: Northern State University (B.S., Accounting and Management, summa cum laude, 1991); University of South Dakota, School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Dean's List. Member, Sterling Honor Society. University of South Dakota Scholar, 1992-1993. Recipient, Gavel Award, University of South Dakota School of Law, 1994; Constitutional Law, Killian Community College, 2005-2006. Career Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, 1994-2008. Author: "Loss of Parental Consortium: An Argument in Favor of Recognition in South Dakota", 38 S.D.L.Rev.542, 1993. Cub Master, Cub Scouts, 2003-2007. Member: State Bar of South Dakota (Member, Young Lawyers Section; Vice President, President, 1999-2001). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Complex Litigation; Products Liability; Business Litigation; Class Actions; Litigation; Federal Litigation; Tax Litigation; Native American Law. Email: Pamela R. Bollweg |
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