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Scott Swier
Biography
Scott Swier is the Founder and Managing Member of Swier Law Firm. He also leads the law firm's Business Litigation Practice Group and Education Law Practice Group. Scott is a recognized authority in state and federal legal matters. While serving in private legal practice and as Assistant Attorney General for the State of South Dakota, he has represented individuals, businesses, and government entities before state and federal trial courts, state and federal appellate courts, and state and federal regulatory agencies. As Assistant Attorney General, Scott served as counsel for the State of South Dakota in many high-profile cases and his clients included Governor Michael Rounds, the Attorney General's Office, the Secretary of State's Office, and the Department of Education, Department of Revenue and Regulation, Department of the Environment and Natural Resources, and South Dakota Commission on Gaming. Scott is also well-versed in the South Dakota legislative process, having coordinated legislative initiatives on behalf of the Attorney General's Office.
Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Education Law
Native American Law
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Law Clerk South Dakota Unified Judicial System
Year: 1997 - 1998
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Attorney Private Practice
Year: 1998 - 2008
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Assistant Attorney General State of South Dakota
Year: 2008 - 2010
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Founder and Managing Member Swier Law Firm, Prof. LLC
Year: 2010 - Current
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Professional Associations
South Dakota Law Review Lead Articles Editor (1996 - 1997)
Mount Marty College Adjunct Professor - Criminal Law (2003 - 2004)
South Dakota Voices for Children Chairperson (2005 - 2007)
South Dakota Trial Academy Graduate (2005 - Current)
South Dakota Attorney General's Office Member - South Dakota Attorney General's Open Government Task Force (2007 - 2008)
Mount Marty College Board of Trustees (2011 - Current)
South Dakota Municipal League Council of Municipal Attorneys (2010 - Current)
Associated School Boards of South Dakota Member - Council of School Attorneys (2015 - Current)
The State Bar of South Dakota  # 2769 Member (1998 - Current)
School Administrators of South Dakota Legal Counsel (2013 - Current)
The State Bar of South Dakota Member - Law School Committee (2014 - Current)
University of South Dakota School of Law Adjunct Professor - "Education and the Law" (2011 - Current)
Publications
The Tenuous Tale of the Terrible Termites: The Federal Arbitration Act and the Court's Decision to Interpret Section Two in the Broadest Possible Manner: Allied-Bruce Terminix Companies, Inc. v. Dobson South Dakota Law Review (1996)
Editor in Chief - South Dakota School Law Notes Swier Law Firm, Prof. LLC
Estate Planning in South Dakota Swier Law Firm, Prof. LLC (2014)
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: "Gatekeeping" or Industry "Safekeeping"? (with Honorable Janine M. Kern) South Dakota Law Review (1998)
The South Dakota Public Dispute Resolution Procedure and Public Records Act: A Fundamental Change in South Dakota Law South Dakota Law Review (2010)
Daubert, Kumho and the South Dakota Supreme Court's Most Recent Rulings Regarding "Reliability" and "Relevancy" North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association - Pleader (2004)
Daubert, Kumho, and Its Impact on South Dakota Jurisprudence (with Honorable Janine M. Kern) South Dakota Law Review (2004)
The Admissibility of Expert Testimony in South Dakota After Daubert, Kumho, Hofer, and Guthrie South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association - Barrister (2004)
The Employee/Independent Contractor Dichotomy in South Dakota for Unemployment and Workers' Compensation Purposes: An Examination and Suggested Analytical Framework South Dakota Law Review (1998)
Awards
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Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Mount Marty College
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Ten Outstanding Young South Dakotans
South Dakota Jaycees
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Young Lawyer of the Year
South Dakota Bar Association
Education
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University of South Dakota School of Law J.D. (1997)
Honors: South Dakota Law Review - Lead Articles Editor
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Mount Marty College
Speaking Engagements 9 Fundamentals of Search & Seizure Law for South Dakota School Administrators, School Administrators of South Dakota - Spring Conference, April 7, 2015, School Administrators of South Dakota
9 Fundamentals of Search & Seizure Law for South Dakota School Administrators, School Administrators of South Dakota - Spring Conference, April 7, 2015, School Administrators of South Dakota
Websites
http://www.swierlaw.com/
Swier Law Firm, Prof. LLC
Swier Law Firm, Prof. LLC
142 E. 3rd Street, Winner, SD 57580
(605) 842-3375
Swier Law Firm, Prof. LLC
202 N. Main Street, Avon, SD 57315
(605) 286-3219
Swier Law Firm, Prof. LLC
240 E. Main Street, Corsica, SD 57328
(605) 286-3219
Swier Law Firm, Prof. LLC
2121 W. 63rd Place, Suite 200, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605) 286-3219