Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP

Overview

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP is a law firm in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, founded in 1939. From Sioux Falls, it routinely represents national clients on major transactions and in complex litigation matters. It handles estate planning and probate, family law, business and corporate law, environmental law, insurance law, real estate law, intellectual property, appeals, civil litigation, construction law, employment law, mediation and arbitration, personal injury, professional liability, banking and finance law, bankruptcy law, elder law, tax law, and workers' compensation.

You can talk to the firm about trust litigation, corporate and business law, insurance regulatory law, insurance litigation, and zoning and land use litigation.

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP has 36 attorneys, including Mary A. Akkerman, Reece M. Almond, and Jean H. Bender. Its attorneys are recognized by Martindale-Hubbell, Super Lawyers, U.S. News Best Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, and Benchmark Litigation.

Looking for an estate planning attorney in Sioux Falls? Get in touch with the firm when you are ready, or compare it with other firms nearby first.

Every case is different, so when you speak to the firm, explain what happened and where, and ask whether they have handled matters like yours. It is also worth asking about deadlines, the documents you will need, fees and what happens next.

What Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP handles

These are the kinds of cases the firm says it handles. Not sure if yours fits? Ask the firm when you get in touch.

Before you contact Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP

Before your first call about your estate planning and probate matter, jot down a short timeline of what happened, where it happened, any letters or notices you have received and your next deadline. If you already have an open case or claim, keep the case number handy, along with the name of the court, agency, insurer or other side. Write down what you want to achieve and the questions you want answered, so nothing gets missed. Hold on to your original documents until the firm tells you how to share them safely.

• Do you handle estate planning and probate cases like mine in South Dakota?
• Who would work on my case, and how will you keep me updated?
• Are there deadlines, notices or evidence I need to deal with right away?
• How do you charge, and will you explain consultation fees, retainers or hourly rates before any work starts?

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