Edwin E. Evans

Both peers and clients consider Ed one of the leading professional liability defense attorneys in the region. Ed has successfully handled dozens of professional malpractice claims. In addition, Ed has worked on both sides of large personal injury cases and has extensive experience in virtually all types of civil litigation. He is also the Managing Secretary of the South Dakota Insurance Guaranty Association.

Professional Experience

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP
Partner: 1980 – present
Associate: 1977 – 1979
Law Clerk to Honorable Albert G. Schatz, U.S. District Judge, Nebraska

Admitted to Practice (State):

South Dakota, 1975
Nebraska, 1976

Admitted to Practice (Federal):

United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States Supreme Court

Professional Memberships

State Bar of South Dakota (Chairman, Practice Rules Revision Committee, 1982-1984; Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1993-1995)
Minnehaha County, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations
American Board of Trial Advocates
International Academy of Trial Lawyers
International Society of Barristers
American College of Trial Lawyers
Lawyer Pilots Association

Education

Westminster College (B.A., 1972)
University of South Dakota (J.D., Sterling Honor Graduate, 1975)

Other

Recipient, Gavel Award
Editor-in-Chief, South Dakota Law Review, 1974-1975