2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Steven M. Johnson

Steven Johnson

Johnson, Heidepriem & Abdallah, L.L.P.
101 South Main Avenue, Suite 100, PO Box 2348
Sioux Falls, SD 57101

Sioux Falls

South Dakota (SD)

T: 605-338-4304
F: 605-338-4162

Practice Areas

Business Litigation

Franchise/Dealership

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products

Selected To

• Great Plains Super Lawyers 2011
• Great Plains Super Lawyers 2009
• Great Plains Super Lawyers 2007

Profile

Attorney Steve Johnson has been advising, representing and protecting the rights of individual and business clients in the Sioux Falls area and throughout the state of South Dakota since 1976. In his practice today, Steve's primary areas of focus are handling plaintiff's personal injury and wrongful death claims related to motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice and defective products, and representing either plaintiffs or defendants in business or franchise-related disputes.

Steve is a past president of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, a partner in the Sioux Falls firm of Johnson, Heidepriem & Abdallah, LLP, and an active member of several professional organizations including the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Trial Lawyers Association, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and the American Association for Justice. In 1990, Steve was recognized by his peers as the South Dakota Trial Lawyer of the Year. For 10 years, Steve has also been included in The Best Lawyers in America publication for the areas of products liability law and civil litigation.

Like all of the attorneys and staff at Johnson, Heidepriem & Abdallah, LLP, Steve focuses on obtaining exceptional results for his clients while treating every case as a high priority.

About Steven Johnson

Law School: The University of South Dakota School of Law

Admitted: 1976, South Dakota

Professional Webpage: www.jhajlaw.com/Attorneys.shtml/1080367_1

Honors and Awards:

  • The Best Lawyers in America for ten years in the areas of Products Liability and Civil Litigation
  • 1990 South Dakota Trial Lawyer of the Year

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Delegate, The American Association for Justice, 1985 - 1987
  • President, South Dakota Trial Lawyer
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • President, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, 1987 - 1988
  • Board of Governors, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, 1985 - 1988 Member
  • Member, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Member, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Member, American Bar Association,
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
  • U.S. District Court District of South Dakota, 1976
  • South Dakota, 1976

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Author: "South Dakota's Lakes: A Valuable Resource in Need of Land Use Protection,", Vol. 20 South Dakota Law Review, 1975

Educational Background:

  • Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, B.A., Honors: magna cum laude, 1973
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