Timothy M. Gebhart

Although Tim’s practice focuses on insurance law, his experience is wide-ranging. He represents employers with immigration-related matters and has extensive experience representing employers and insurers in workers’ compensation cases. In addition to general trial and appellate work, he is among the firm’s lawyers who deal with legal issues related to technology, the Internet and e-commerce. Tim has been recognized for more than a decade in The Best Lawyers in America for First Amendment law, leading to also dealing with state and federal health and financial privacy regulations.

Tim's range of activities in the Sioux Falls community are equally diverse. He has served on the board and as an officer of East River Legal Services, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Dakota and the Sioux Falls Film Society. Tim was also elected by his peers to a three-year term on the Bar Commission, the governing body of the State Bar of South Dakota and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. An avid reader and book reviewer, Tim is also a member of the National Book Critics Circle.

Professional Experience

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP
Partner: 1990 – present
Associate: 1986 – 1989

Admitted to Practice (State)

South Dakota, 1986

Admitted to Practice (Federal)

United States District Court, District of South Dakota, 1986
United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1986
United States Supreme Court, 1991

Professional Memberships

State Bar of South Dakota (Bar Commissioner, 2001-2004)
Minnehaha County and American Bar Associations
Defense Research Institute
South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association
American Immigration Lawyers Association

Education

South Dakota State University (B.A., 1979)
University of South Dakota (J.D., Sterling Honor Graduate, 1986)

Other

Order of Barristers
First Place 1985 Region XIV National Moot Court Competition
Author: A ‘Timeless’ Interpretation of the ‘Sudden and Accidental’ Exception to the Pollution Exclusion?, 41 South Dakota Law Review 314 (1996); Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court: Is There a Juror Right of Privacy That Justifies Closing Voir Dire in Criminal Trials?, 30 South Dakota Law Review 134 (1984)