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Rapid City, SD 57709

Phone: (605) 721-2800
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Larry M. Von Wald
Rapid City, South Dakota
phone (605) 721-2800
fax (605) 721-2801
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Larry Von Wald has been practicing law in South Dakota for more than 35 years. He has gathered a wide range of experience over his career. Before entering private practice, Von Wald served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State South Dakota, an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of South Dakota and General Counsel for a mining, oil & gas, construction materials, engineering, transportation and manufacturing conglomerate. He has extensive experience in condemnation, construction litigation, criminal law, mining and environmental matters, civil litigation including accident and injury law and business related subjects. His practice is largely devoted to matters involving litigation. He has been lead counsel in jury trials in numerous South Dakota counties both east and west of the Missouri River. In addition to the State and Federal Courts in South Dakota, Von Wald is admitted to practice before the Oglala Sioux and Rosebud Sioux Tribal Courts.

Areas of Practice:

Accident & Injury Law
Business & Commercial Law
Condemnation
Construction Law
Criminal Law
Civil Litigation
Environmental Law
Employment Law
Insurance Law
Litigation Percentage:

75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:

South Dakota, 1970
U.S. District Court District of South Dakota, 1970
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
Oglala Sioux Tribal Court
Rosebud Sioux Tribal Court
Education:

University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1970
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1966
B.S.
Major: Business

Published Works:

Failure to Remove Ignition Key: The Key to Liability, 14 South Dakota Law Review 115

Real Estate Contracts: Vendor's Failure to Furnish Abstract as Basis for Recission, 15 South Dakota Law Review 435

One Man, One Vote: The Mere Majority in Bond Elections, 15 South Dakota Law Review 80

Representative Cases:

Estate of Lien v. Pete Lien & Sons, Inc., 740 N.W.2d 115, 2007 SD 100
Glimcher SuperMall Venture, LLC v. Coleman Co., 739 N.W.2d 815, 2007 SD 98
Kappenman v. Stroh, 704 N.W.2d 36, 2005 SD 96
Elkjer v. Rapid City, 695 N.W.2d 235, 2005 SD 45
Lien v. Lien, 674 N.W.2d 816, 2004 SD 8 (S.D. 2004)
Fechner v. Case, 660 N.W. 2d 631, 2003 SD 37 (S.D. 2003)
State v. Gonzalez, 624 N.W.2d 836, 2001 SD 47 (S.D. 2001)
Sturgis Area of Chamber of Commerce v. Sturgis Rally & Race, Inc., 2000 SD 26 (D.S.D. 2000)
Zahn V. Musick, 605 N.W. 2d 823, 2000 SD 26 (S.D. 2000)
Zoss v. Schaefers, 1999 S.D. 105 (Sup.Ct. South Dakota 1999)
Chord v. Reynolds, 587 N.W.2d 729 (S.D. 1999)
Ray v. Downes, 576 N.W.2d 896 (S.D. 1998)
Mack v. Kranz Farms, Inc., 548 N.W.2d 812 (S.D. 1996)
Satterlee v. Johnson, 526 N.W.2d 256 (S.D. 1995)
Springer v. Black, 520 N.W.2d 77 (S.D. 1994)
U.S. v. Jagim, 978 F.2d 1032 (C.A.8 (S.D.) 1992)
State v. Stone, 467 N.W.2d 905 (S.D. 1991)
Jensen Ranch, Inc. v. Marsden, 440 N.W.2d 762 (S.D. 1989)
Olson v. U.S., 872 F.2d 820 (C.A.8 (S.D.) 1989)
U.S. v. Rederth, 872 F.2d 255 (C.A.8 (S.D.) 1989)
Jones v. American State Bank, 1987 WL 39926 (D.S.D. 1987)
Smith v. City of Rapid City, 307 N.W.2d 598 (S.D. 1981)
U.S. v. Kills Crow, 527 F.2d 158 (C.A.8 (S.D.) 1975)
U.S. v. Goings, 517 F.2d 891 (C.A.8 (S.D.) 1975)
U.S. v. Belt, 516 F.2d 873 (C.A.8 (S.D.) 1975)
U.S. v. Cummings, 507 F.2d 324 (C.A.8 (S.D.) 1974)
Lofton v. McLucas, 383 F.Supp. 1208 (D.S.D. 1974)
U.S. v. Bettelyoun, 503 F.2d 1333 (C.A.8 (S.D.) 1974)
Bunch v. Barnett, 376 F.Supp. 23 (D.S.D. 1974)
U.S. v. Thompson, 492 F.2d 359 (C.A.8 (S.D.) 1974)
Northern Imp. Co., Inc. v. South Dakota State Highway Commission, 202 N.W.2d 861 (S.D. 1972)
John A. Carlson, Inc. v. South Dakota State Highway Commission, 202 N.W.2d 867 (S.D. 1972)
McDonald v. State, 199 N.W.2d 583 (S.D. 1972)
Nolop v. Volpe, 333 F.Supp. 1364 (D.S.D. 1971)
Representative Clients:

Al Cornella Refrigeration Service, Inc.
American Cancer Society
Coleman Company
De Smet Insurance Company of South Dakota
De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Company of South Dakota
Firehouse Brewing Company
FMLC, Inc.
Grange Mutual Insurance Companies
Harleysville Insurance Company
Highlands Insurance Group
Motors Insurance Company
Pete Lien & Sons, Inc.
References:

US Bank of South Dakota
Professional Associations and Memberships:

State Bar of South Dakota
Member


Pennington County Bar Association
Member


South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association
Member


South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
Member


Black Hills Criminal Defense Bar
Past President


American Bar Association


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member


National Board of Trial Advocacy
Birth Information:

March 16, 1944, Tyler, Texas, United States of America


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