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Davenport Evans Welcomes Pedro N. Assis

Davenport Evans Welcomes Pedro N. Assis

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of a new attorney, Pedro N. Assis, to the firm. Pedro Assis is a member of the Davenport Evans Trust & Trust Companies practice group. He is a native of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil....

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Davenport Evans Welcomes Alex J. Hoffman

Davenport Evans Welcomes Alex J. Hoffman

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of a new attorney, Alex J. Hoffman, to the firm. Alex Hoffman is a member of the Davenport Evans Trusts and Estates Practice group. He is a native of Elk Point, South Dakota and joined the...

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Best Lawyers® 2024 Recognizes 18 Davenport Evans Lawyers

Best Lawyers® 2024 Recognizes 18 Davenport Evans Lawyers

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in Sioux Falls, SD is pleased to announce that 18 Davenport Evans lawyers were listed in Best Lawyers® 2024 for South Dakota, in 22 different practice areas. In addition, two Davenport Evans lawyers were named 2024 Best...

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Reece Almond Nominated for 4 Under 40 Award

Reece Almond Nominated for 4 Under 40 Award

The Young Professionals Network (YPN) of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce has announced the nominees for its 4 under 40 Awards, which honors young professionals who are changemakers in their business, industry and community. Davenport Evans litigation...

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Employment Non-Compete Agreements Under Attack

Employment Non-Compete Agreements Under Attack

Employment non-compete agreements, long considered a common tool for protecting employers’ interests, are facing increased scrutiny from both federal and state authorities. Recent actions by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the National Labor Relations Board...

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Davenport Evans Lawyers Ranked Tier One by Chambers 2023

Davenport Evans Lawyers Ranked Tier One by Chambers 2023

Lawyers from Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith LLP in Sioux Falls, SD have again been ranked Tier One by Chambers USA. In South Dakota, rankings are given in five categories: Corporate/Commercial Law, Corporate/Commercial: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Labor &...

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New Laws Protect Pregnant Workers & Nursing Mothers

New Laws Protect Pregnant Workers & Nursing Mothers

When President Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 in December 2022, pregnant workers and nursing mothers gained expanded protections, explains Davenport Evans Employment Lawyer, Brooke Schmidt. Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)  Employers...

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Chamber News Features Employment Lawyer Brooke Schmidt

Chamber News Features Employment Lawyer Brooke Schmidt

Davenport Evans Employment Lawyer Brooke N. Schmidt was recently featured in the Chamber News Magazine, published by the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce. The article is part of the "Five Questions" series, but online, it's expanded to a full 10 questions! The...

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Davenport Evans Welcomes 2023 Summer Associates

Davenport Evans Welcomes 2023 Summer Associates

Davenport Evans is pleased to welcome its 2023 summer associate class, (as shown, left to right:) Preston J. Tetzlaff, Tony O. Metzgar, Trevor D. Case, and Nicholas R. Walter. Davenport Evans has a long history of hiring law students who participate in the firm’s...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Fraud Exception to Debt Discharge

Supreme Court Clarifies Fraud Exception to Debt Discharge

Federal appellate courts have long been split on the scope of the fraud exception to the dischargeability of debts in bankruptcy proceedings. The U.S. Supreme Court recently provided clarity on that issue, holding that debt based on fraud committed by a debtor’s...

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Brooke Schmidt Graduates from Leadership Sioux Falls

Brooke Schmidt Graduates from Leadership Sioux Falls

Members of the 37th class of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce’s Evan C. Nolte Leadership Sioux Falls (LSF) program, including Davenport Evans lawyer Brooke N. Schmidt (shown second row center), graduated on Wednesday, May 3. Michael L. Wyland addressed the...

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Announcing 2023 Davenport Evans Scholarship Recipients

Announcing 2023 Davenport Evans Scholarship Recipients

Davenport Evans has announced its 2023 scholarship recipients. For over 35 years, the firm has awarded eight annual scholarships totaling $20,000 to be used at institutions of higher learning in the state of South Dakota. Scholarships are awarded through the Sioux...

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Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Spotlight: Tiffany Miller

Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Spotlight: Tiffany Miller

Article by Jill Callison, shared courtesy of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce. Click here to view the April 2023 Chamber News, Vol. 58, No. 6 In 2013, Tiffany Miller joined the Community Appeals Committee, which researches applicants for capital fund...

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FTC v. Employers: Do Banks Have a Dog in the Fight?

FTC v. Employers: Do Banks Have a Dog in the Fight?

On January 5, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Proposed Rule”) that would effectively prohibit noncompete clauses in contracts between employers and workers. The FTC’s authority to issue regulations prohibiting...

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