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Suspicious Activity – Will You Know It When You See It?
The Federal Bank Secrecy Act is aimed at preventing money laundering and the financing of terrorism or other criminal activity, and suspicious activity reporting is a key component of the BSA framework. A bank’s failure to file suspicious activity reports or its...
Ashley Brost Awarded SDDLA Associate Lawyer Award (Rising Star)
The 2022 South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association (SDDLA) Awards were held November 3. The SDDLA Associate Lawyer Award (Rising Star) was awarded to Ashley Brost, of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in Sioux Falls. The SDDLA Associate Lawyer Award (Rising...
A Primer on Permissible Bank Investments
Banks are creatures of limited powers under both state and federal law and are tightly constrained when it comes to the types of investments they may hold. Those constraints apply to both debt securities a bank may hold for investment, and also equity securities,...
2023 Estate Gift Tax Exclusions
The lifetime estate exclusion amount (also sometimes called the estate tax exemption amount, the applicable exclusion amount, or the unified credit amount) has been increased for inflation beginning January 1, 2023. Applicable Exclusion Amount Under the 2010 Tax...
Kingler Admitted to South Dakota Federal Court
On October 3, Davenport Evans litigation attorney Kurt Wm. Kingler was admitted to practice in the United States District Court, District of South Dakota. Kingler was sworn in by The Honorable Karen E. Schreier, United States District Judge for the District of South...
Davenport Evans Alumna Ashley Blake Named Young Lawyer of the Year by State Bar of SD
On November 10, Davenport Evans alumna Ashley G. Blake will be presented the 2021 South Dakota Young Lawyer of the Year Award on behalf of the South Dakota State Bar Association. The award will be presented at the 2nd Circuit Young Lawyer Section Fall Mixer and...
Which Local Employment Laws Apply to Remote Work?
We are frequently asked, “Which local laws apply when workers temporarily relocate? Does the answer depend on whether the employer assigned the employee to work in that location or whether the employee is some sort of digital nomad who works remotely from locations...
Davenport Evans Alumna Kristina Schaefer Awarded ABA Emerging Leader Award
The following is shared courtesy of the South Dakota Bankers Association. Kristina Schaefer is an Alumna of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP. Schaefer Honored by American Bankers Association with Inaugural Emerging Leader Award PIERRE, SD –...
Brooke Schmidt Joins Chamber of Commerce Leadership Sioux Falls Class 37
Thirty-seven individuals, including Davenport Evans Employment lawyer Brooke Schmidt, have been selected to comprise the 37th class of the Evan C. Nolte Leadership Sioux Falls program. Class participants, who represent a variety of businesses, industries and...
Davenport Evans Emmy Winners Share Awards Night Picks
With the 74th Annual Emmy Awards airing tonight on NBC, Davenport Evans thought it might be fun to introduce you to our two Upper Midwest Regional Emmy® Award-winning lawyers, Dillon Kober and Joel Rische. We asked them about their award-winning projects and their...
Cramming Down Interest Rates in an Era of High Inflation
In 2004, the United States Supreme Court was faced with the question of whether a debtor could “cram down” the interest rate applicable to a secured creditor’s claim by using a “prime-plus” formula approach. In Till v. SCS Credit Corp., a Chapter 13 case, the debtors...
Davenport Evans Welcomes Kurt Wm. Kingler
Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of a new attorney, Kurt Wm. Kingler, to the firm. A native of Wheaton, Illinois, Kurt Kingler is a member of the Davenport Evans Litigation practice group. Kurt joined Davenport Evans in...
Best Lawyers® 2023 Recognizes 17 Davenport Evans Lawyers
Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in Sioux Falls, SD is pleased to announce that 17 Davenport Evans lawyers were listed in Best Lawyers® 2023 for South Dakota, in 24 different practice areas. In addition, four Davenport Evans lawyers were named 2023 Best...
Davenport Evans Welcomes Dillon D. Kober
Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of a new attorney, Dillon D. Kober, to the firm. A native of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, Dillon Kober is a member of the Davenport Evans Transactions and General Business practice group. Dillon...
Why Should Employers Review Their Website Accessibility?
Employers are often familiar with Title I of the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment. But many are not as familiar with Title III of the ADA, which prohibits discrimination in places of...
Succession Planning: Worth the Work
Every closely held business should have a succession plan in place. While many owners of small businesses may not find it pleasant to think about a time in which they are no longer able to work, employees and family members are depending on them to develop a careful...
About Cryptocurrency… It’s Not Going Away.
Fans of the Harry Potter books will recall the first book when young Harry was living with his muggle (non-wizard) family and he started receiving letters from Hogwarts, the wizard school, inviting him to attend during the next school session. At first his muggle...
Did We Learn Anything from the DOJ’s ADA Online Accessibility Guidelines?
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) generally provides that, as a place of public accommodation, a financial institution must ensure that its goods and services are available to people with disabilities by making reasonable modifications, offering...
Reece Almond Receives South Dakota Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award
The Annual Convention of the State Bar of South Dakota recently took place in Rapid City, SD. On its final day, June 24, Davenport Evans lawyer Reece Almond was presented with the South Dakota Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award for 2022. The award recognizes...
AI and Employment Decisions: Avoiding Discrimination
As new technologies continue to emerge, changes to the ways companies hire and work are a natural consequence. Artificial intelligence (AI), and the software applications that utilize it, are finding an increasingly larger role in the workplace. Employers can use...
Credit Terms and Loan Denials: Does Your ECOA Compliance Program Meet Regulatory Standards?
The federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and its implementing Regulation B are designed to prevent discrimination in credit decisions. While many of the requirements and prohibitions of the ECOA and Regulation B seem intuitive, the potential discriminatory...
Shohini Ghosh Voltereta, SculptureWalk 2022, Sponsored by Davenport Evans
UPDATE: "Voltereta" wins 2022 Best of Show 2nd Place award, August 15! Davenport Evans sends our congratulations to artist Shohini Ghosh on this well-deserved honor. Original Post, June 2, 2022: The 2022 SculptureWalk installations have arrived, and they are...
Discrimination Claims Arise Due to Unpaid Short-Term Military Leave
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) prohibits employment discrimination against an employee based on past military service, current militarily obligations, or the intent to serve. One form of discrimination arises when servicemember...
Davenport Evans Welcomes 2022 Summer Associates
Davenport Evans is pleased to welcome its 2022 summer associate class, (as shown, left to right:) Nicholas R. Walter, Carsten M. Archer, Preston J. Tetzlaff, and Pedro Negrão de Assis. Davenport Evans has a long history of hiring law students who participate in the...