Tom Frankman and Mark Haigh, both members of the Davenport Evans litigation section, were elected to board positions for the South Dakota Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) at the chapter's 2011 annual meeting. Frankman, a past member of the Board of Governors of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, was elected President, and Haigh was elected Vice President/President Elect. Frankman and Haigh served as Vice President/President Elect and Secretary-Treasurer, respectively, during the past year. Membership in ABOTA, which is dedicated to preservation of the jury system, is by invitation only and requires a specified amount of jury trial experience. The chapter’s annual meeting was held in conjunction with the State Bar Convention in Sioux Falls.