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Education

• Bachelor of Arts Degree - Honors College South Dakota State University, magna cum laude
• Juris Doctor Degree - University of South Dakota School of Law

Awards

• Robert Warder Scholarship
• Dean's Award for highest grades in several subjects.
• Benchmark 40 and Under Hotlist for Appellate, Insurance, and Trust & Estate Law

Experience

• Intern - United States Attorneys' Office District of South Dakota
• Judicial Law Clerk - Second Judicial Circuit, Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties
• Associate Attorney at Johnson, Heidepriem & Abdallah, LLP working on medical malpractice, employment litigation, insurance bad faith litigation, and personal injury litigation.
• Deputy State's Attorney, Minnehaha County, Civil Division, working on appeals and acting as in-house counsel for several departments, including Planning and Zoning, with Minnehaha County.
• Associate Attorney then Partner at Johnson, Janklow, Abdallah, & Reiter, LLP working on trust and estate litigation as well as insurance bad faith litigation.
• Attorney at Legacy Law Firm, P.C. practicing estate planning, probate, elder law, trust administration and business planning.
• Owner at Prosperity Law Firm, PLLC

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my husband, two children, and dogs.  You can find me on the soccer field most weekends, at the Tae Kwon Do gym, or cheering on my favorite sports teams.