Davenport Evans Lawyers “Most Recognized in South Dakota” by Best Lawyers® 2027

Davenport Evans Lawyers Awarded “Most Recognized in South Dakota” by The Best Lawyers in America® (2027 Edition).

The lawyers at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP have been named the “Most Recognized Lawyers in South Dakota, with 18 lawyers selected to The Best Lawyers in America® (2027 Edition). Lawyers were named across 22 different practice areas.

This year’s Top-Listed Awards include the following for both the Sioux Falls Metro-Area and the state of South Dakota.

• Most Recognized Lawyers in South Dakota: 18 Lawyers
• Top-Listed in South Dakota in Commercial Litigation: 4 Lawyers
• Top-Listed in South Dakota in Trusts and Estates: 5 Lawyers

Two Davenport Evans lawyers were named Lawyers of the Year in The Best Lawyers in America® (2027 Edition):

• Jonathan P. Brown – Corporate Law
• Dixie K. Hieb – Banking and Finance Law

The following Davenport Evans lawyers are listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2027 Edition) for South Dakota by practice area:

Banking and Finance Law

• Charles D. Gullickson
• Dixie K. Hieb – Lawyer of the Year, 2027

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Keith A. Gauer

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

• Dixie K. Hieb

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

• Jonathan P. Brown
• P. Daniel Donohue
• Dixie K. Hieb

Commercial Litigation

• Reece M. Almond
• Shane E. Eden
• Thomas M. Frankman
• Mitchell A. Peterson

Corporate Law

• Jonathan P. Brown – Lawyer of the Year, 2027
• Keith A. Gauer
• Dixie K. Hieb
• Terry N. Prendergast

Elder Law

• Sarah Richardson Larson

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

• Jean H. Bender
• Sarah Richardson Larson

Employment Law – Management

• Jean H. Bender 

Financial Services Regulation Law

• Charles D. Gullickson
• Dixie K. Hieb 

Insurance Law

• Justin T. Clarke

Litigation – Banking and Finance

• Keith A. Gauer

Litigation – Construction

• Mitchell A. Peterson
• Vince M. Roche

Litigation – Insurance

• Mitchell A. Peterson

Litigation – Labor and Employment

• Anthony M. Hohn

Litigation – Trusts and Estates

• Vince M. Roche

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• Jonathan P. Brown

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

• Thomas M. Frankman

Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

• Mitchell A. Peterson

Real Estate Law

• Jonathan P. Brown
• P. Daniel Donohue
• Terry N. Prendergast

Tax Law

• Mark R. Krogstad
• Matthew W. Van Heuvelen

Trusts and Estates

• Mary A. Akkerman
• P. Daniel Donohue
• Mark R. Krogstad
• Sarah Richardson Larson
• Terry N. Prendergast

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP, located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is one of the State’s largest law firms. The firm’s attorneys provide business and litigation counsel to individuals and corporate clients in a variety of practice areas. For more information about Davenport Evans, visit www.dehs.com.