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2025 State Bar Convention | June 18 - 20, 2025 Sessions

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Honor Roll: State Bar Awards Luncheon

Wednesday 11:30 AM

Summary
Join us on Wednesday at 11:30 AM, to honor our award winners! Lunch will be provided.

#1: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

Wednesday 1:00 PM

Speakers
  • Lisa Marso
Summary
Attendance at this training will satisfy the mandatory training requirements of SDCL 16-18-1.1 Speaker: Lisa Marso, Boyce Law Firm, L.L.P.

#2A: Jurisdictional Issues Across Forums: From Small Claims to the Supreme Court

Wednesday 2:00 PM

Speakers
  • Jason Sutton
    Boyce Law Firm, L.L.P. (Sioux Falls)
  • N. Bob Pesall
    Third Judicial Circuit
  • Judge Cullen McNeece
    Fifth Judicial Circuit
Summary
Jurisdictional Defects on Appeal ○ Speaker: Jason Sutton, Boyce Law Firm, L.L.P. Law Enforcement Jurisdiction in Indian Country ○ Speaker: Judge Bob Pesall, Third Judicial Circuit Small Claims & Civil Litigation in Magistrate Court ○ Speaker: Judge Cullen McNeece, Fifth Judicial Circuit

#2B: Practicing Smart: Navigating AI and Ethics, Remote Work, and Well-Being in a Digital Age

Wednesday 2:00 PM

Speakers
  • Carolyn Elefant
    ALPS (MT)
  • Mark Bassingthwaighte
    ALPS (MT)
  • Lauren Skattum
    ALPS (MT)
  • Lisa Brouwer
    ALPS (MT)
Summary
Leveraging AI Ethically ○ Speakers: Carolyn Elefant, Attorney and founder of MyShingle.com (MD) The Ethics of Law Firm Cybersecurity in a Remote-Work Era (ALPS) ○ Speaker: Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq., Risk Manager with ALPS Insurance Healthy Law Practice: Tips for Personal & Professional Wellness at Every Stage of Practice ○ Speakers: Dr. Lauren Skattum (Britt Haus; Sioux Falls) and Lisa Brouwer, Facilitator and Life Coach

Study Hall: YLS Speed Networking

Wednesday 4:30

#3: Early Bird

Thursday 6:30 AM

Speakers
  • Meghann Joyce
  • Pamela Reiter
  • Tom Frieberg
  • Dean Neil Fulton
  • Diana Ryan
Summary
South Dakota Supreme Court Update: What do the Numbers Show? - Speakers: Meghann Joyce, Lynn Jackson Shultz & Lebrun Trust Account Issues from the Disciplinary Board - Speakers: Pamela Reiter, Reiter Law (Sioux Falls) and Tom Frieberg, Frieberg, Nelson & Ask, LLP Alternative Pathway to Licensure - Speaker: Dean Neil Fulton, USD Knudson School of Law Administrative Law Issues in the US Supreme Court - Speaker: Diana Ryan, United States Attorney’s Office

#4B: Navigating Modern Electronic Discovery: A Lawyer's Overview of the Digital Landscape

Thursday 8:30 AM

Speakers
  • Laura Rose
  • Alex Hagen
  • Colleen Zea
  • James Moore
  • Sander Morehead
  • Lara Roetzel
  • Eric DeNure
  • Matt Murphy
  • Terra Larson
Summary
Overview and Lookback of Changes and Updates - Speakers: Professor Laura Rose, USD Knudson School of Law and Alex Hagen Modern Discovery - Speakers: Colleen Zea, Computer Forensic Resources, James Moore and Sander Morehead, Woods Fuller Panel: Trends, Tips, and Tricks - Speakers: Colleen Zea, Computer Forensic Resources, Lara Roetzel, Pennington County State’s Attorney, Eric DeNure, Head of Litigation at Sanford, Matt Murphy, Boyce Law Firm, Terra Larson, May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson and Tia Vlasman (USD Law; 3L)

#4A: Legal Potpourri: Navigating Employment Law, Navigating Changing Times, and Building the Next Generation

Thursday 8:30 AM

Speakers
  • Sarah Baron Houy
  • Jennifer Frank
  • Jason Unger
  • Hannah Haksgaard
  • Amy Janssen
Summary
Labor & Employment Law Update - Speakers: Sarah Baron Houy, Bangs McCullen Law Firm and Jennifer Frank, Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun Navigating Changing Times - Speakers: Emily Schmitt, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel at Sukup Manufacturing Co., and Jason Unger, Unger Law Office; Chair of In-House Section Mentorship: Advice for Mentors and Mentees - Speaker: Professor Hannah Haksgaard, USD Knudson School of Law and Amy Jo Janssen, Janssen Law, Prof. LLC

#5: Legal Year in Review: Key Updates

Thursday 1:00 PM

Speakers
  • Lea Wroblewski
  • Thomas Mortland
  • Denise Langley
  • Caroline Srstka
  • Judge Jon Sogn
  • Chelsea Wenzel
  • Julie Johnson
  • Steven Siegel
Summary
Access to Justice Updates and Panel - Speakers: Lea Wroblewski, Executive Director at East River Legal Services, Thomas Mortland, Executive Director at Dakota Plains Legal Services, Denise Langley, A2J Coordinator, Carrie Srstka, South Dakota Unified Judicial System, and Judge Jon Sogn, Second Judicial Circuit Key South Dakota Supreme Court Updates - Speaker: Chelsea Wenzel, SD Attorney General’s Office; President of SD Young Lawyers Section Legislative Updates - Speakers: Julie Johnson, Lobbyist, and Steve Siegel, Heidepriem, Purtell, Siegel, and Hinrichs

United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians Revisited: Justice, Repair, and Land Return

Thursday 4:00 pm

Speakers
  • Frank Pommersheim
  • Tracey Zephier
  • Dani McQuillen
  • Tim Billion
Summary
Presented by the Indian Law Committee and USD Law NLSA Speakers: Professor Frank Pommershiem, USD Knudson School of Law, Tracey Zephier, attorney, Dani McQuillen, Attorney, Tim Billion, Robins Kaplan, and Sydney Schad (USD Law; 2L)

Field Trip: Arts Beverages, and camaraderie at the Dahl Arts Center

Thursday 6:00 PM

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