Profile
Since 1980, Scott Heidepriem has been representing individual and business clients throughout the state of South Dakota in litigation and appeals involving various areas of the law including personal injury, medical malpractice, property owner negligence, defective products, employment discrimination, sexual harassment and civil rights.
Scott Heidepriem is a past president of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association and a partner in the Sioux Falls firm of Johnson, Heidepriem & Abdallah, LLP. Scott Heidepriem spent time in the South Dakota Legislature between 1982 and 1992. Scott's practice is confined to litigation, and he has been board certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a civil trial advocate. Scott has also been listed in The Best Lawyers in America publication for the area of civil litigation.
Like all of the attorneys and staff at Johnson, Heidepriem & Abdallah, LLP, Scott focuses on obtaining exceptional results for his clients while treating every case as a high priority.
About Scott Heidepriem
Law School: The University of South Dakota School of Law
Admitted: 1980, South Dakota
Professional Webpage: www.jhajlaw.com/Attorneys.shtml/1194092_1
Honors and Awards:
- Board Certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Civil Trial Advocate, 1990 - Present
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America - Civil Litigation Section, 2000 - Present
- Recipient, Bush Fellowship, 1991 - 1992
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, The American Association for Justice, 1980 - Present
- Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law, 1986 - 2002
- South Dakota Senate, 1989 - 1992
- Speaker Pro Tem, South Dakota House of Representatives, 1984 - 1987
- Member, South Dakota Board of Regents, 1978 - 1980
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2000 - Present
- President, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, 1996 - 1997
- Member, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, 1980 - Present
- Member, Minnesota State Bar Association, 1989 - Present
- Member, South Dakota Bar Association, 1980 - Present
- Member, American Bar Association, 1980 - Present
- South Dakota, 1980
- U.S. District Court District of South Dakota, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1982
- Minnesota, 1990
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2004
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- "Tort Reform in South Dakota - The Plaintiffs Perspective" (Co-authored with Nancy Turbak), Volume 42, Issue 2, 1999
- Adjunct Professor, Settlement & Negotiation, University of South Dakota Law School, 1997 - 1998
- Adjunct Professor, Pretrial Process, University of South Dakota Law School, 1998 - Present
- "Overcoming Juror Bias: How it Affects Your Case", South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, April 10, 2003 - April 11, 2003
- "Excellence in Advocacy: Successful Trial Strategies", South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, April 13, 2000 - April 14, 2000
- "Excellence in Advocacy: Trial Strategies & Techniques", South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, April 13, 2000 - April 14, 2000
Representative Clients:
- U.S. v. Oakie, 709 F.2d 506 (8th Cir. 1983)
- Northwest Realty Co. v. Carter, 338 N.W.2d 669 (S.D. 1983)
- Gross v. Gross, 355 N.W.2d 4 (S.D. 1984)
- Olson v. Cass, 349 N.W.2d 435 (S.D. 1984)
- Prentice v. Classen, 355 N.W.2d 352 (S.D. 1984)
- State v. Sondreal, 459 N.W.2d 435 (S.D. 1990)
- Mueller v. Zelmer, 525 N.W.2d 49 (S.D. 1994)
- U.S. v. Hacker, 883 F.Supp. 444 (D.S.D. 1994)
- Dakota Cheese, Inc. v. Taylor, 525 N.W.2d 713 (S.D. 1995)
- Bruske v. Hille, 567 N.W.2d 872 (S.D. 1997)
- Himrich v. Carpenter, 569 N.W.2d 568 (S.D. 1997)
- Cramer v. Smith, 572 N.W.2d 445 (S.D. 1997)
- Kwongyuen Hangkee Co., Ltd. v. Starr Fireworks, Inc., 634 N.W.2d 95 (S.D. 2001)
- In re Arendt, 684 N.W.2d 79 (S.D. 2004)
- Olson v. Equitable Life Assur. Co., 681 N.W.2d 471 (S.D. 2004)
- Jackson v. Motel 6 Multipurposes, Inc., 1998 WL 154451, 11 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 660 (M.D. Fla. 1998)
- Sorrels v. Queen of Peace Hosp., 575 N.W.2d 240 (S.D. 1998)
Educational Background:
- University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, A.B. Major: Political Science Major: History, 1978
- University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, M.A. Major: History, 1983
- Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, M.P.A., 1992
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