It is pretty common to hear people complain about there being too many lawyers. For whatever reason, many folks seem to think there are too many of us. What most of those folks seem to forget is that lawyers are subject to the same economic forces...

This morning the United States Supreme Court reversed a defendant’s conviction and vacated his 20 years sentence in a federal felony drug case. The case is Burrage v. United States and it should be considered a substantial victory for defendants in...

It has been several months since I have posted. Frankly, I have been so busy practicing law that I haven’t had time to write about it. However, I wanted to just pass along a couple matters that have been in my “blog bin” for some time. The economics...

Every attorney in South Dakota has heard the tragic news about Patrick Duffy’s untimely death. Last week, at the age of 58, he died of an apparent heart attack or aortic aneurism. In the days since his death, much has been written about him in the...

Over a year after the United States Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Missouri v. McNeely, the South Dakota Supreme Court has issued its first major decision on the matter of forced blood draws in DUI cases. The case is State v. Fierro,...