South Dakota Intellectual Property Law
<h2> <center> State of South Dakota v. Kelly D. Warfield </h2> </center>
Tyndall, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of simple assault against a Department of Corrections employee and one count of intentional damage to property. Count 1 for simple assault was charged under SDCL 22-18-1(1) and 22-18-1.05, and Count 2 for simple assault was charged under SDCL 22-18-1(5) and SDCL 22-18-1.05. Count 3 for intentional dama... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - SD)State of South Dakota v. Kray Bluebird
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> Murder (First Degree)- Premeditated<br> Murder (First Degree)- Commission of a crime<br> Murder (First Degree)- Commission of a crime<br> Attempted Murder (First Degree)- Premeditated<br> Attempted Murder (First Degree)- Commission of a crime<br> Attempted Murder (First Degree)- Commission of a crim... More...
$0 (11-04-2025 - SD)Rodney Alexander v. Estate of Steve Hobart and Nick Hobart
Rapid City, South Dakota civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute.<br> <br> Rodney Alexander and Steve Hobart entered into an agreement giving Alexander a right of first refusal to purchase Steve's cattle and to have Steve's national forest livestock grazing permit transferred to him. They, along with Steve's son Nick, later signed an addendum clarifying th... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - SD)United States of America v. J.T. Myore
Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represnted the Defendant charged with carjacking amd bramdosjomg a foredar, during a crime of violence.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Federal robbery and aiding and abetting laws, as defined under 18 U.S.C. § 2, hold individuals liable for the crimes of others if they assist in or encourage the commission of a federal offense. Essentially, anyone who a... More...
$0 (06-27-2025 - SD)United States of America v. Salvado Magana Madrigal, Jr.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute meth.<br> <br> In early 2020, the Sioux Falls Police Department initiated an investigation into<br> Robin Vensand (Robin) and Lanny Vensand (Lanny) based on information that they<br> were engaged in methamphetamine distribution. Surveillance of the Vensands'<br> residence revealed sh... More...
$0 (05-07-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Larry White Lance </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pierre, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Larceny in the Rosebud Indian Reservation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> St. Francis Man Sentenced to 7 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Larceny in the Rosebud Indian Reservation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. District... More...
$0 (04-25-2025 - SD)Mary A. Johnson v. Gregory M. Johnson
<h2><br> Rapid City, South Dakota real property law lawyers represented the parties in a real estate dispute.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Mary Johnson entered into an oral agreement with her parents under which they conveyed a parcel of real property to her so that she could obtain financing to construct a small home for them on the property. In exchange, Mary and her family were able to live in a lar... More...
$0 (11-20-2024 - SD)United States of America v. Ambre Star McLaughlin
<h2><br> Pierre, South Dakota aiding and abetting kidnapping criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> <h2><br> <br> 18 U.S.C. 1142 provides: <br> <br> (a) Any Indian who commits against the person or property of another Indian or other person any of the following offenses, namely, murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, maiming, a felony under chapter 109A, incest, a felony assault under s... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - SD)Fawna Goff v. Terry Goff
<h2><br> Sturgis, South Dakota divorce lawyers represented the husband and wife in a marriage dissolution.<br> </h2><br> <br> Fawna and Terry Goff were married in 2015 and had one child together, M.G. However, in late 2021, Terry left the marital home for work in Texas. After a time, it became clear that he did not intend to return to South Dakota and was pursuing a relationship with a new romanti... More...
$0 (09-11-2024 - sd)Kevin Jucht v. Nathan Schulz
<h2><br> Salem, South Dakota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> [¶2.] The following facts are as set out in Jucht's complaint. Schulz farms land next to Jucht. Schulz "sprayed fields adjacent to Jucht's property with a chemical mixture in such a manner as to cause severe drift on Jucht's property." "That day at around 11:07 a.... More...
$0 (08-18-2024 - SD)Julie Anne Liebel v. Gary Lee Liebel
<h2><br> Watertown, South Dakota family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> ] Julie and Gary Liebel married in 2010 and divorced in 2022. The circuit court granted Gary a divorce from Julie on the grounds of adultery and applied a premarital agreement (Agreement) signed by the parties to divide their assets. Julie appeals, arguing the court erred in applying t... More...
$0 (06-26-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Christina Gonzalez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b>Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person </h2></center><br> <br> A Sioux Falls, South D... More...
$0 (04-29-2024 - SD)Jeron Winter and Richael Winter v. J. H., aminor
Sioux Falls, South Dakota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on an auto negligence theory claimed to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a car wreck caused by J.H., a minor.<br> <br> Key Elements of South Dakota Auto Negligence Law:<br> <br> Duty of care: Every driver in South Dakota has a duty to operate their ... More...
$1 (12-08-2023 - SD)Brandon Bash and Kate Bash v. Nicholas Alleman and Specialty Trucks
Rapid City, South Dakota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a car truck accident caused by Nicholas Alleman while driving a vehicle owned by Specialty Trucks.<br> <br> Key Elements of South Dakota Auto Negligence Law:<br> <br> Duty of c... More...
$1 (12-19-2023 - SD)Alexander Levene and David Husman v. Staples Oil Co., Inc., et al.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $2 million in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a car truck wreck caused by Albertus Schelhaas while driving a vehicle owned by Staples Oil Co., Inc.<br> <br> "Key Elements of South Dakota Auto Negligence Law:<br> <br> Du... More...
$1 (12-12-2023 - SD)Zvitaliy Strizheus v. The City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants taking of property without just compensation.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiffs Vitaliy and Nataliya Strizheus (collectively "Plaintiffsâ€) seek a preliminary injunction to prevent Defendant the City of Sioux Falls ("the Cityâ€) from enforcing a final state court judgment permitting the razing of Plaintiffs' ... More...
$0 (07-27-2023 - SD)TERESA BURGI, INDIVIDUALLY AND TERESA BURGI, AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR K.B. v. EAST WINDS COURT, INC. v. RONALD PASMAN, Third-Party Defendant
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, South Dakota - Personal Injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs and Appellants with alleging two negligence theories and a breach of contract claim. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> East Winds Court is a mobile home community in Yankton owned by <br> the similarly named corporation, East Winds Court, Inc. Teresa Burgi rent... More...
$0 (07-05-2022 - SD)FIRST NATIONAL BANK v. SHARMIN R. INGHRAM, JUSTIN GLEN INGHRAM a.k.a. JUSTIN G. INGHRAM
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, South Dakota - Real Estate lawyer represented defendants and <br> appellants with appealing foreclosure of their real estate and replevin of their business. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> For summary judgment purposes, we must view the facts most <br> favorably to the Inghrams. These facts show that FNB has a local br... More...
$0 (07-05-2022 - SD)POWERS v. POWERS and PREVAILING WINDS, LLC
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Pierre, SD - Real Estate lawyer represented Defendants and Appellees with interpretation of a right of first refusal. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> In 2003, Jerome and Dennis jointly purchased roughly 630 acres of <br> land in Bon Homme and Charles Mix counties for less than fair market value on a <br> contract for deed from J... More...
$0 (06-11-2022 - SD)McLAEN v. WHITE TOWNSHIP
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Pierre, SD - Appellate lawyer represented Appellants with appealing<br> denial of their requested drainage project. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> Steven McLaen owns agricultural property in White Township within <br> Marshall County, South Dakota. He farms the property with his son Matthew <br> McLaen. In 2014, the McLaens req... More...
$0 (06-10-2022 - SD)Russell P. Conti v. Kibee Conti
Rapid City, South Dakota family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce case involving spousal support.<br> <br> In this divorce action, Kibbe Conti challenges the circuit court's valuation of the marital estate, inclusion of certain property in the marital estate, and determination that she owes Russell Conti an $11, 435.96 cash equalization payment. We reverse and remand.<br> <br> Conti... More...
$0 (11-03-2021 - SD)JULIE NIEMITALO v. RICHARD SEIDEL
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Defendant and Appellee with whether their divorce agreement released Julie's right to bring a civil suit against Richard. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> <br> [¶2.] Julie and Richard had been married for 23 years when, in September <br> 2017, she filed for divorce based on Richard's adulter... More...
$0 (04-10-2022 - SD)TIMOTHY JOHN EVENS v. RACHEL JOANNA EVENS
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented appellant appealing decree of divorce.</h3></font></b></i></center></font><h2><br> <br> <br> Rachel Evens and Tim Evens were married in 2005 and have four <br> minor children. At the time of their marriage, the couple lived in Havre, Montana, <br> where Tim owned and operated a carpet cleaning business, kn... More...
$0 (01-28-2022 - SD)JAMES W. FARMER v. LORI A. FARMER, N/K/A LORI A. LIEBERMAN
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented defendant seeking a contempt order against plaintiff. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><h2><br> <br> [¶2.] James and Lori married in 1984 and divorced in January 2014. <br> During their marriage, the couple had purchased a significant amount of <br> undeveloped land in the Black Hills and formed multip... More...
$0 (01-28-2022 - SD)AREN FIELD v. MATTHEW FIELD
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff with challenging the circuit court for excluding farmland purchased from the marital estate. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><h2><br> <br> <br> [¶2.] Aren and Matt Field were married in 2001. The two began dating <br> when they were both students at South Dakota State University. Matt later ... More...
$0 (01-28-2022 - SD)JUSTIN D. METZGER v. HOPE M. METZGER
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff ordered to show cause for contempt of court. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><h2><br> <br> In April 2018, Justin filed a divorce action against Hope. The divorce <br> trial was held in January 2019. During trial, the parties informed the circuit court <br> that they had reached a settlement a... More...
$0 (12-31-2021 - SD)RUSSELL P. CONTI v. KIBBE CONTI
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented defendant challenging the court's valuation of the marital estate. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> In April 2017, Russell Conti brought suit against Kibbe Conti for <br> divorce based on extreme cruelty and adultery or, alternatively, irreconcilable <br> differences. The parties had been marr... More...
$0 (01-27-2022 - SD)MARTY K. SYRSTAD v. MICHAEL J. SYRSTAD
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff accused of alienation of affection and child sex abuse. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> In 1993, when Marty was 14 years old, she began dating Michael's son, <br> Jeremy Syrstad, and while the two were dating, she would spend a significant <br> amount of time at the Syrstad home. Ma... More...
$0 (01-27-2022 - SD)United States of America v. Holli Lundahl, a/k/a Holli Telford
Rapid City, SD: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with theft of government property and supplemental security income benefits by fraud.<br> <br> Holli Lundahl, a/k/a Holli Telford, age 65, was convicted by a jury of both charges and was sentenced to a total of 18 months in federal prison. Lundahl was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a tota... More...
$0 (10-21-2021 - SD)Sheryl Semmler v. United States of America
Rapid City, SD: Personal injury car wreck lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence and respondeat superior theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident caused by federal government employee. <br> <br> 28 U.S.C. 1346 provides:<br> <br> (a) The district courts shall have o... More...
$1 (07-22-2021 - SD)United States of America v. Kevin Michael Trio
Aberdeen, South Dakota bribery charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Kevin Michael Trio, age 58, of Maple Plain, Minnesota, was charged with Making a Materially False Statement to two federal agents with the Department of Justice. <br> <br> In a separate hearing, another former owner made his appearance in federal court for his role in the same bribery scheme. Michael Nathan Ceb... More...
$0 (05-29-2021 - SD)United States of America v. Dawn Block
Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with federal program theft.<br> <br> Dawn Block, age 53, was charged with federal program theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(A).<br> <br> Between October 2018 and May 2019, while she was employed as an agent of USTDC, Block did embezzle, steal, obtain by fraud, and intentionally misapply property of USTDC, an or... More...
$0 (05-08-2021 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JONATHON W. KLINETOBE
<center><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Criminal defense attorney represented Jonathon Klinetobe with an aiding and abetting first-degree manslaughter charge</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> [¶2.] Jonathon Klinetobe (Klinetobe) was in an on-again, off-again <br> relationship with Jessica Rehfeld (Rehfeld) throughout 2014 and 2015. Both lived <br> in Rapid City. Their relationship ultimat... More...
$0 (04-26-2021 - SD)United States of America v. Kent Duane Anderson
Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and monetary transactions in criminally derived property.<br> <br> Kent Duane Anderson, age 50, was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Money Laundering.<br> <br> Anderson was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 4, 2020. He pled guilty on November 5, 2020.<br>... More...
$0 (02-25-2021 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. ROBERT SUCHOR
<center><h2><font color="red"> Pierre, SD - Criminal defense attorney represented Robert Suchor with <i> appealing the jury's verdict finding him guilty of three counts of grand theft by misappropriation of funds by a contractor.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> [¶1.] Robert Suchor appeals the jury's verdict finding him guilty of three<br> counts of grand theft by misappropriation of... More...
$0 (01-12-2021 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. CARLOS C. QUEVEDO
<center><h2><font color="red"> Rapid City, SD - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Rodney Dain Doster with <i> claiming his sentence is unconstitutional because it violates categorical limitations placed upon sentences for juveniles and because it is disproportionately harsh.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Carlos Quevedo spent the evening of January 17, 2017, ingesting cold<br... More...
$0 (11-30-2020 - SD)United States of America v. Brian Hinman
Rapid City, SD - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.<br> <br> Brian Hinman, age 38, was charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.<br> <br> From approximately November 2018 to December 2018, Hinman obtained methamphetamine, which he then distributed in South Dakota. A traffic stop of Hinman by Nebraska State Patrol, in Decem... More...
$0 (11-08-2020 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. CARRIE LYNN OSTBY STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. DANA OLMSTED
<center><h2><font color="red">Sturgis, SD. - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants Carrie Lynn Ostby and Dana Olmsted charged with <i>felony-controlled substance charges.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On March 20, 2019, at around 5:45 p.m., Deadwood police officers<br> responded to a report of possible illegal drug activity associated with Apartment 15<br> located at 53 Dunlap Av... More...
$0 (11-07-2020 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. MASON J. BRYANT
Sioux Falls, South Dakota - Criminal Defense Attorney, two counts of aggravated assault and three counts of simple assault.<br> <br> <center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://ujs.sd.gov/Images/BonHomme.jpg"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h1> <font color="red"> </font> </h1><br> </center><br> <br> <br> [¶2.] On the morning of June 9, 2017, Mason Bryant was trying to find... More...
$0 (09-30-2020 - SD)STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. ROGER L. JACKSON
Rapid City, SD - Criminal Defense Attorney, third-degree rape <br> <br> <center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/south-dakota-supreme-court-building.jpg "> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h1> <font color="red"> </font> </h1><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> [¶2.] In 2012, K.S. was diagnosed with Benson’s Syndrome, a r... More...
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