Mitchell A. Peterson
Mitchell A. Peterson
South Dakota Litigation Lawyer
My Story
South Dakota lawyer Mitch Peterson is a partner focused on commercial litigation. As such, he assists both large and small clients, as well as individuals, with claims arising out of commercial transactions. He also does a significant amount of general litigation work for both companies and individuals.
This work includes litigation, trials, arbitration, and appellate work in the following areas: conditional use permits and variances, confidential information, construction, contracts, copyright, corporate/ownership, estate/probate, land use, non-competition and non-solicitation, non-disclosure agreements, product liability, professional services/negligence (legal, architectural, engineering, accounting, software development, financial services), real estate, sales of businesses, sales of goods, technology/software, trade secrets, trademark, trust administration, wrongful death, and zoning.
Mitch Peterson has received a Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished Peer Rating, indicating the attorney is widely respected for high professional achievement and ethical standards. He was twice named Best Lawyers® Litigation – Insurance “Lawyer of the Year” for Sioux Falls, SD, in 2016 and 2019. Best Lawyers® also recognizes him for high caliber work in three practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Litigation – Insurance. Chambers and Partners also listed Mitch as an “Up and Coming” attorney in 2015 and 2016, and from 2018 forward identifies him as a top-ranked attorney in Litigation: General Commercial. In 2019, Mitch was accepted as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation-only association of jury trial advocates.
Position: Partner
Direct: (605) 357-1242
Email: mpeterson@dehs.com
Practice Areas
Highlights
- Lake County Blocks Gravel Mine Expansion Near Racing Stable
- Peterson Receives Patriot Award, Nominated by Paralegal and TSgt Angela TerMeer
- Peterson Discusses Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations on KELO Podcast
- Peterson in Business Journal: Protecting the Playbook Isn’t As Easy As It Sounds
- Where Are They Now? Davenport Evans Scholarship Turns 30.
- Peterson Credits Scholarship with SD Career
- Best Lawyers 2020 Recognizes 16 Davenport Evans Lawyers
- Chambers USA: Davenport Evans Lawyers Rank Tier One in 2019
Professional Experience
Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP
Partner: 2008 – present
Associate: 2002 – 2007
Education
University of South Dakota
(B.S., summa cum laude, 1999)
Vanderbilt University Law School
(J.D., 2002)
Professional Memberships
State Bar of South Dakota
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
South Dakota Defense Lawyers
Defense Research Institute
Licensure
Admitted to Practice (State):
South Dakota, 2002
Minnesota, 2004
Accomplishments
Protecting what you’ve built.
Phone Numbers
Direct: (605) 357-1242
Dehs: (605) 336-2880
Driving Directions
Davenport Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP
206 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101-1030