Mitchell A. (“Mitch”) Peterson will become a DEHS partner on January 1, 2008.

Staff and attorneys at DEHS are again participating in a program designed to help Sioux Falls families have a Christmas they might not otherwise have.

Saying it is going to revise the original proposal, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has obtained a stay of a lawsuit against it challenging regulations dealing with the Social Security “no-match” letter.

Members of the DEHS Financial Institutions Practice Group recently filed comments with the federal Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) on whether the agency should adopt additional rules or modify existing ones prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

Two recent decisions by federal courts of appeal could impact employers’ harassment policies and their approach to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), according to DEHS attorney Sue Brunick Simons.

DEHS attorney Tim Gebhart presented three sessions on immigration enforcement at the Central Plains Professional Dairy Business Conference in Sioux Falls November 16.

DEHS and two of its litigators, Ed Evans and Mike Luce, have been recognized by a new national publication as among the best in the field of civil litigation.

The South Dakota Supreme Court has unanimously affirmed a decision in favor of a national pharmacy obtained by two DEHS litigators.

A form all employers must fill out for new employees has been revised by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Known as the I-9, the form requires employers to verify that new hires are eligible to be employed in the United States.

David Rezac has joined Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith as its latest associate.

DEHS litigator Bob Lange is among several South Dakota litigators receiving attention from a national legal organization for the defense of class action lawsuits against South Dakota’s largest health systems.

Two members of the firm’s professional liability practice group, Mark Haigh and Melissa Hinton, obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice trial arising out of gastric bypass surgery.

Charles Gullickson was re-elected to the Board of Directors of the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations (NOLHGA).

Tiffany Miller has joined the Davenport Law Firm as its newest associate.

A federal court in California has issued a permanent injunction preventing the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) from implementing regulations dealing with the Social Security “no-match” letter.

Seven members of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP, were selected for inclusion in the 2007 edition of Great Plains Super Lawyers. The publication is a listing of outstanding lawyers in more than 60 practice areas.

The 2007 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business names Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith as a top-ranked firm in the fields of corporate/commercial law, labor and employment law, litigation and real estate law.

Sixteen members of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith were selected by their peers to appear in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than any other law firm in the state.

Four $2,500 scholarships and five $1,000 scholarships are awarded to area high school students.

DEHS is pleased to welcome Shane Eden, Jennifer Keating, Elizabeth Hertz and Andrew Knutson as the firm’s 2007 summer associates.

DEHS partner David Knudson is Senate majority leader as the 2007 session of the South Dakota Legislature opens.

Experience in trust law positions DEHS to assist clients nationwide as national journal ranks South Dakota

The 2007 Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith Scholarship Application is available online.