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Avoiding Lending Limit Violations in Loan Purchase Programs

Avoiding Lending Limit Violations in Loan Purchase Programs

Many South Dakota banks seek to diversify their loan portfolios to include commercial or real estate loans originated in other markets. Because South Dakota banks may lack the ability to originate loans themselves in areas outside of their normal geographic market,...

BSA Takeaways from Kingdom Trust Consent Order

BSA Takeaways from Kingdom Trust Consent Order

Earlier this year, FinCEN assessed a $1.5 million civil money penalty against South Dakota-chartered Kingdom Trust Company for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.  This was FinCEN’s first enforcement action against a trust company, and the South Dakota...

SiouxFalls.Business: From Brazil to Sioux Falls, Science to Law

SiouxFalls.Business: From Brazil to Sioux Falls, Science to Law

Davenport Evans associate attorney Pedro N. Assis was featured as this week’s Up-and-Comer on Jodi Schwan's website SiouxFalls.Business. Read on for the article, written in a Q&A format. This article shared courtesy of SiouxFalls.Business. Name: Pedro Assis, full...

Davenport Evans Welcomes Elliot J. Knuths

Davenport Evans Welcomes Elliot J. Knuths

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of a new attorney, Elliot J. Knuths, to the firm. Elliot Knuths is a member of the Davenport Evans Trusts and Estates Practice group. Elliot is a native of Madison, South Dakota and joined...

Department of Labor Intends to Raise Overtime Salary Requirements

Department of Labor Intends to Raise Overtime Salary Requirements

On September 8, 2023, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (the “Proposed Rule”). The Proposed...

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....

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...

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...