Jennifer L. Keating

Jennifer, who was raised on a farm near Willow Lake, South Dakota, joined the firm in 2009. Her developing practice focuses primarily on general business law, as well as banking and financial services law. Jennifer was a summer associate at the firm in 2007 and is a 2008 graduate of the University of South Dakota School of Law. During her final year of law school, Jennifer served as the Editor-in-Chief for the South Dakota Law Review. She is a three-time published author in the Law Review. Following graduation, Jennifer clerked for Hon. Richard W. Sabers and Hon. Glen A. Severson of the South Dakota Supreme Court.

Professional Experience

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP
Associate: 2009 – present
Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Richard W. Sabers, South Dakota Supreme Court, 2008-2009
Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Glen A. Severson, South Dakota Supreme Court, 2009

Admitted to Practice (State):

South Dakota, 2009

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association
State Bar of South Dakota

Education

University of South Dakota (B.A., Summa Cum Laude, 2005)
University of South Dakota School of Law (J.D., Sterling Honors Graduate, 2008)

Other

Editor-in-Chief, South Dakota Law Review (2007-2008)
Author: Has the South Dakota Supreme Court’s Interpretation of Burglary Gone Too Far?, 52 South Dakota Law Review 210 (2007).
Co-author: Community-Based Drug Courts: Empirical Success. Will South Dakota Follow Suit?, 52 South Dakota Law Review 288 (2007); Tribal Incorporation of First Amendment Norms: A Case Study of the Indian Tribes of South Dakota, 53 South Dakota Law Review 335 (2008).