GET TO KNOW MEGHANN
Background
Meghann grew up in Rock Rapids, Iowa, and attended the University of South Dakota for her undergraduate studies and law school, graduating from both programs with high honors. Following law school, and before entering private practice, Meghann worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Glen A. Severson of the Supreme Court of South Dakota. As a law clerk, she reviewed hundreds of briefs, heard dozens of oral arguments, and assisted the Court in preparing for oral arguments and researching and writing decision.
Meghann has worked in private practice in Sioux Falls for twelve years. In that time, she has handled a wide variety of commercial litigation matters, including trusts and estates litigation, labor and employment law disputes, construction and design litigation, insurance bad faith litigation, and professional liability. Her work touches many prominent industries in South Dakota, including banking, agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and transportation. Meghann has appeared in both federal and state courts in South Dakota and handled numerous appeals to both the South Dakota Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Meghann has worked in private practice in Sioux Falls for twelve years. In that time, she has handled a wide variety of commercial litigation matters, including trusts and estates litigation, labor and employment law disputes, construction and design litigation, insurance bad faith litigation, and professional liability. Her work touches many prominent industries in South Dakota, including banking, agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and transportation. Meghann has appeared in both federal and state courts in South Dakota and handled numerous appeals to both the South Dakota Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Meghann has also completed Mitchell Hamline School of Law’s mediation training course. While Meghann has litigated numerous cases through trial and appeal, she also has found mediation to be a powerful tool to facilitate meaningful, respectful, solution-focused discussions.
Meghann serves her community as the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of the Sioux Empire, because she is passionate about nurturing and educating children and youth in our community to prepare them for life-long success.
When not in the office or working to leave our community better than she found it, Meghann enjoys spending time with her husband, who is also an attorney, her three children, and her dog, Pippa. Meghann also enjoys running (with her dog), camping, gardening, cooking, and baking pies.
Meghann serves her community as the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of the Sioux Empire, because she is passionate about nurturing and educating children and youth in our community to prepare them for life-long success.
When not in the office or working to leave our community better than she found it, Meghann enjoys spending time with her husband, who is also an attorney, her three children, and her dog, Pippa. Meghann also enjoys running (with her dog), camping, gardening, cooking, and baking pies.
FIELD OF FOCUS
Practice
Areas
Areas
- Trusts & Estates Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law
- Civil Rights
- Construction Law
- Appeals
- Personal Injury
- Insurance Law
- Constitutional Law
- Professional Liability
Educational
Background
Background
01 | University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota (Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 2006)
Summa Cum Laude
Coyote Women's Track Team (All-American and Academic All-American)
Phi Beta Kappa
Coyote Women's Track Team (All-American and Academic All-American)
Phi Beta Kappa
02 | University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota (Juris Doctorate, 2009)
Sterling Honors Graduate
Order of Barristers
NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship (Awarded August 2006)
Order of Barristers
NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship (Awarded August 2006)
Professional
Associations
Associations
- State Bar of South Dakota
- State Bar of Minnesota
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court of South Dakota
- Second Circuit Bar Association (Former President)
- Second Circuit Women in Law (Former President)
- South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (Former Editor of Newsletter)
- Boys and Girls Club of the Sioux Empire (Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors)
- City of Sioux Falls Human Relations Commission (Citizen Board Member)
OTHER WORKS
Publications &
Presentations
Presentations
- "Human Resources Basics," South Dakota Municipal League, City Finance Officers' School, Chamberlain, South Dakota (June 2014)
- "Interviewing Prospective Employees: What to Say and What Not to Say," South Dakota Municipal League, Elected Officials' Workshop, Pierre, South Dakota (July 2015)
- "Think Like A Lawyer: The Importance of Documentation in the Construction Industry," National Association of Women in Construction, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Chapter, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (January 2016)
- "How Appealing: How To Do An Appeal to the South Dakota Supreme Court," South Dakota State Bar, Statewide Swearing-In Nuts & Bolts CLE, Pierre, South Dakota (October 2017)
- "South Dakota Supreme Court Update: Opinions, Rule Changes & Analysis," South Dakota Defense Lawyers' Association, Annual Meeting & Seminar, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (November 2017)
- "South Dakota Appellate Practice: Statistics, Insight & Practice Tips for Appeals to the South Dakota Supreme Court," South Dakota State Bar, Law for Lunch Webinar (December 2017)
- South Dakota Supreme Court Update: Statistics & Insight for Appeals to the South Dakota Supreme Court," South Dakota State Bar, Annual Meeting, Early Bird CLE, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (June 2018)
- "Contracts 101: What Construction Professionals Need to Know," National Association of Women in Construction, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Chapter, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (September 2018)
- "South Dakota Supreme Court Update: Opinions, Rule Changes, and Analysis," South Dakota Defense Lawyers' Association, Annual Meeting & Seminar, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (November 2018)
- "Is There a Bad Apple in Your Bunch: What To Do with Problem Employees & Owners," Prairie Family Business Association Annual Conference, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (April 2019)
- "South Dakota Supreme Court Update: Statistics & Insights for Appeals to the South Dakota Supreme Court," South Dakota State Bar, Annual Meeting, Early Bird CLE, Rapid City, South Dakota (June 2019)
- "Navigating Common FMLA Mistakes," South Dakota State Bar, Law for Lunch Webinar (July 2019)
- "Is There a Bad Apple in Your Bunch," Seven Types of Problem Employees," Be Worth It Conference, Omaha, Nebraska (August 2019)
- "South Dakota Supreme Court Update: Statistics & Insight for Appeals to the South Dakota Supreme Court," South Dakota State Bar, Annual Meeting, Early Bird CLE, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (June 2021)
- "South Dakota Supreme Court Update: Statistics & Insight for Appeals to the South Dakota Supreme Court," South Dakota State Bar, Annual Meeting, Early Bird CLE, Rapid City, South Dakota (June 2022)
- "Change My Name," South Dakota State Bar, Law for Lunch Webinar (September 2022)
- "South Dakota Supreme Court Update: Statistics & Insight for Appeals to the South Dakota Supreme Court," South Dakota State Bar, Annual Meeting, Early Bird CLE, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (June 2023)
