MEMBERS OF FIRM
Paul I. Hinderaker (Partner) born Vermillion, South Dakota, August 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, South Dakota. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1970); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1973). Member: Codington County and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of South Dakota. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Probate and Trust Law.Email: Paul I. Hinderaker
Arthur M. Hopper (Partner) born Gregory, South Dakota, January 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., with honors, 1977); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1981). Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Senior Editor, Journal of Corporation Law, 1980-1981. Member: Coddington County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota. Practice Areas: General Negligence Trials and Appeals; Commercial Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Arthur M. Hopper
David R. Strait (Partner) born Watertown, South Dakota, May 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., 1983; J.D., 1986). Delta Theta Phi. Law Clerk for Third Judicial Circuit of South Dakota. Member: Codington County and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of South Dakota; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Family Law; Personal Injury.Email: David R. Strait
Kate M. Benson (Partner) born Yankton, South Dakota, November 10, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, South Dakota. Education: University of Southern Indiana (B.S., cum laude, 1999); University of South Dakota (J.D., 2002). Member: Codington County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Family Law; Personal Injury.Email: Kate M. Benson
ASSOCIATE
Matthew S. Theophilus (Associate) born Madison, Wisconsin, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 1992); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1996). Prosecutor, Minnehaha County States Attorney's Office, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, 1996-2003. Executive Director, Rape and Domestic Violence Abuse Center, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, 2003-2004. Private Practice, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, 2004-2008. Member: State Bar of South Dakota. Special Agencies: Domestic Violence Training Specialist for: National Sheriffs Association; Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; Department of Justice; South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Academy. Practice Areas: Criminal Law(75%); Family Law(20%); Personal Injury(5%).Email: Matthew S. Theophilus
OF COUNSEL
J. Douglas Austin (Of Counsel) born Watertown, South Dakota, July 4, 1935; admitted to bar, 1959, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S. in B.A., 1957); University of South Dakota School of Law (J.D., 1959). Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, South Dakota Law Review, 1959. Member: Codington County and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of South Dakota. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Estate Planning; Probate Law; Business Law; Personal Injury Law.Email: J. Douglas Austin