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Online marketing is growing in importance for many businesses in Sioux Falls and around the country. However, your digital marketing may be putting your company at legal risk. Find out how, by reading Five Ways Your Digital Marketing Might Be Missing the Legal Mark, an article by Davenport Evans lawyer Ashley G. Blake, published by SiouxFalls.Business.

With the passage of the 2017 Tax Act on December 22, 2017, the lifetime estate and gift tax basic exclusion amount was changed. The gift tax annual exclusion was not changed by the new act but was adjusted for inflation in 2018. See tables here from Davenport Evans lawyers.

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Davenport Evans lawyer Ashley G. Blake spoke at the 2018 Trendigital Summit, a Marketing Technology Conference January 19 in Sioux Falls. Her presentation was entitled, “Don’t Get Sued: How to Minimize Your Business’s Legal Risk for Its Digital Presence.”

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After over three decades with Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, attorney Rick W. Orr and his legal assistant Colleen Emmons both logged their last hour at the close of 2017. A celebration of their work with the firm was held with attorneys and staff.

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In December 2017, Prairie Business Magazine interviewed Davenport Evans lawyer Eric Schulte on trends in lawyer recruitment and the job prospects facing law school students in South Dakota.

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Davenport Evans lawyer Eric C. Schulte was selected as the 2^nd Circuit Bar Association Lawyer of the Year on November 10, 2017. Although the 2^nd Circuit Bar Association has honored a lawyer for pro bono service in the past, this was the first time the 2^nd Circuit Bar Association has awarded an all-around lawyer of the year award.

On Monday, July 10, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) released its Arbitration Agreements Rule (the “Arbitration Rule”). The Arbitration Rule prohibits providers of covered products and services from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements that bar consumers from filing class action lawsuits.  By July 20, however, measures to repeal the Arbitration Rule were introduced by lawmakers in both the House and Senate.

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Davenport Evans Labor and Employment lawyer Jean H. Bender appeared on KELO NewsTalk Radio 1320 AM/107.9 FM June 21 to employee absences and the legal issues they cause for employers.

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Davenport Evans Business and Cyber Law attorney Ashley G. Blake appeared on KELO NewsTalk Radio 1320 AM/107.9 FM July 18 to discuss the importance of protecting your business from litigation and regulatory risk by ensuring your website includes an attorney-prepared privacy policy and terms and conditions.

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Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith made a new offering in 2017, supporting youth sports teams. The firm was pleased to sponsor the U9 Alligators girls fastpitch softball team from the Sioux Empire Fastpitch Softball Association.