Estate Tax Changes May Be Short-Lived

January 8, 2010

A January 1 repeal of the federal estate tax and generation-skipping transfer tax may be short-lived, according to Sarah Richardson Larson, a trust and estate planning attorney at Davenport Evans.

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"Whistleblower" termination claim rejected

January 27, 2010

A circuit court judge has ruled the Sioux Falls School District and Southeast Technical Institute (STI) acted properly when it terminated the former registrar of STI.

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Appeal Produces New Trial and Test for Misconduct

January 28, 2010

Adopting standards for determining when misconduct of an adverse party is a basis for overturning a jury verdict, the South Dakota Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in an appeal handled by Davenport Evans.

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Property Assessments and Appeal Deadline Approach

February 9, 2010

Property owners will soon receive notice of the assessed values of their real property for property tax purposes but again will have only a small window of opportunity to challenge them.

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Hayes Elected to American College of Real Estate Lawyers

April 1, 2010

Robert E. Hayes of Davenport Evans has been elected a fellow in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, the premier organization of U.S. real estate lawyers.

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Davenport Evans Announces 2010 Scholarship Winners

April 12, 2010

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP has announced the recipients of the 2010 Davenport Scholarships, awarded annually to area high school students.

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Ford Elected to Brandon Community Foundation Board

April 15, 2010

Kathy Ford of Davenport Evans was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Brandon Community Foundation.

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Davenport Evans Welcomes Four Summer Associates

May 26, 2010

Davenport Evans is pleased to welcome four summer associates for 2010.

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Firm Litigators Elected to Leadership Positions

June 21, 2010

Three members of the Davenport Evans litigation section were elected to leadership positions of state organizations during the State Bar Convention.

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Reilly Discusses Commercial Leasing

June 22, 2010

Brendan Reilly, one of the real estate lawyers at Davenport Evans, recently discussed the status of commercial leasing in the Sioux Falls market with the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

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Hinton and Schulte Demonstrate Use of Courtroom Technology

June 23, 2010

Davenport Evans litigators Melissa Hinton and Eric Schulte recently conducted a demonstration of the effective use of courtroom technology during a mock mini-trial conducted by the Judge Karen E. Schreier, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

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Davenport Evans Receives Top Honors from Chambers USA

June 28, 2010

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP, again received the top ranking from Chambers USA for both its business and litigation practices with more than half its lawyers being individually recognized.

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Vanessa Rollins To Provide Patent Law Services

August 3, 2010

Vanessa Rollins, a registered patent attorney, recently joined Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP, to help expand and support the firm’s intellectual property and business law practices.

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Eighteen Davenport Evans Lawyers Earn Best Lawyers Honors

August 11, 2010

Eighteen lawyers from Davenport Evans were selected by their peers to appear in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers.

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Evans, Hinton Successfully Defend Malpractice Lawsuit

September 8, 2010

After a two-week trial, a federal court jury in a medical malpractice action ruled in favor of a Sioux Falls neurosurgeon represented by Ed Evans and Melissa Hinton of Davenport Evans.

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Justin Clarke Joins Law Firm

September 13, 2010

Justin Clarke has joined Davenport Evans as a new associate in the firm's litigation section.

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Matt Van Heuvelen Joins Law Firm

September 17, 2010

Matt Van Heuvelen has joined Davenport Evans as a new associate in the firm's business section.

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Bender and Miller Presenting Webinar on Wellness Programs

October 14, 2010

Jean Bender and Tiffany Miller of Davenport Evans will present an October 19 webinar on employer wellness programs under the Health Care Reform Act.

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Six DEHS Lawyers Earn “Lawyer of the Year” Honors

October 28, 2010

Six lawyers from Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP, were recently selected by their peers in the first annual "Lawyer of the Year" awards by The Best Lawyers in America.

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Can Employees Be Fired For Their Facebook Posts?

November 12, 2010

It depends. Recognizing the explosive growth of social media, like Facebook and Twitter, many employers have implemented social media policies. Now employers may want to take a second look at their policies.

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Davenport Evans Staff And Lawyers Sponsor Christmas Families

December 1, 2010

Staff and attorneys at Davenport Evans are this year sponsoring three families in a program designed to help Sioux Falls families have a Christmas they might not otherwise have.

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Davenport Evans Voted Best Area Law Firm

December 2, 2010

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP was named best area law firm in the Sioux Falls Business Journal's 2010-11 Readers Choice Awards.

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Employer Alert -- EEOC Issues Final Regulations for GINA

December 7, 2010

EEOC regulations implementing the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act take effect January 10, 2011.

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