Alayna A. Holmstrom

Alayna A. Holmstrom

South Dakota Litigation Attorney

My Story

Alayna Holmstrom is a South Dakota commercial litigation attorney at Davenport Evans. Originally from Rapid City, South Dakota, Alayna joined the firm in 2020. She practices in the areas of Commercial and Complex Litigation, Plaintiff’s Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Employment Litigation, Trust Litigation, Labor and Employment, and Family Law.

Alayna graduated from the honors program at the University of South Dakota in 2015. She received her J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 2018, graduating with Sterling Honors, summa cum laude. During law school, Alayna was the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, including the graduation award given to the graduate who has been determined to best represent a combination of scholarship and leadership. Alayna also served as a staff writer of the South Dakota Law Review, co-president of Trial Team, and research assistant to Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Tiffany Graham. Following graduation, Alayna served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Karen E. Schreier of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota.

Outside of work, Alayna volunteers as a mentor through the Bartlett Foundation and enjoys traveling, hiking, sports, and spending time with her family, friends, husband, and dog.

Position: Associate
Direct: (605) 357-1253
Email: aholmstrom@dehs.com

Practice Areas

Commercial and Complex Litigation

Trust Litigation

Labor and Employment

Employment Litigation

Plaintiff’s Litigation

Insurance Litigation

Family Law

Highlights

Professional Experience

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP 
Associate: 2020 – present

Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Karen E. Schreier, U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota: 2018-2020 

Education

University of South Dakota 
(B.S., Honors Program, magna cum laude, 2015) 

University of South Dakota School of Law
(J.D., Sterling Honors Graduate, summa cum laude, 2018)

Professional Memberships

State Bar of South Dakota

Licensure

Admitted to Practice (State):
South Dakota, 2019

Admitted to Practice (Federal):
United States District Court, District of South Dakota, 2020

Accomplishments

Award Recipient: ALI-CLE Graduation Award given to the graduate who has been determined to best represent a combination of scholarship and leadership (2018);

Lawrence & Catherine Piersol Award for 1st place in the South Dakota Law Review Write-On Competition (2017); South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association Award for demonstrating consistent excellence in trial advocacy at the University of South Dakota School of Law (2018).

Dean’s Certificate for Outstanding Performance/CALI Awards: Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Trial Techniques, Discovery Practice, Indian Law, Modern Real Estate, Antitrust Law, Advanced Criminal Procedure, Tribal Courts and Tribal Law, Nonprofit Organizations, and Bar Exam Preparation.

Author: Big Brother Isn’t Watching: How State v. Jones Transformed What One Can See with a Naked Eye Into a Fourth Amendment Search, 63 South Dakota Law Review 450 (2018).

Scholarship Recipient: Dave Curington Criminal Procedure Award; Donald R. Shultz Award; Fred & Luzella Cozad Award; Gayla Gull Worthington Award for integrity and outstanding service to USD School of Law. 

Staff Writer, South Dakota Law Review, Volume 63 (2017-2018)

Co-President, USD School of Law Trial Team (2017-2018)

Research Assistant to Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Tiffany Graham, (2016-2018)

Protecting what you’ve built.

Phone Numbers

Direct: (605) 357-1253
DEHS: (605) 336-2880

Driving Directions

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Davenport Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP

206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101-1030