Beardsley Jensen & Lee

Attorney Steven C. Beardsley

Bar Admissions:

• 1978, South Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota
• 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
• 2001, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
• 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Education:

• South Dakota State University, B.S., 1975
• University of South Dakota School of Law, J.D., Thomas Sterling Honor Society, 1978

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association, 1978- Present
• State Bar of South Dakota
• Worker’s Compensation Committee, State Bar of South Dakota
• Negligence & Tort Law Committee, State Bar of South Dakota
• South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, 1991
• American Association for Justice
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy Advocates Association, Member
• Black Hills Claims Association, Member
• Black Hills Criminal Defense Bar, Member

Attorney Brad J. Lee

Bar Admissions:

• 2004, South Dakota
• 2005, Minnesota, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota
• 2006, North Dakota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
• 2007, U.S. Supreme Court; 2011, Wyoming

Education:

• Jamestown College, B.A., Business Administration, 1999
• University of South Dakota School of Law, J.D., 2003

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of South Dakota
• State Bar of Minnesota
• State Bar of Nebraska
• State Bar of Wyoming
• State Bar of North Dakota
• American Association for Justice
• South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
• Pennington County Bar Association

Attorney Jessica L. Larson

Education:

• University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, SD, J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2008
• Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD, B.S., 2005, Major in Business Administration, Minor in Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee for the State Bar of South Dakota
• Active member, Pennington County Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Member, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Seventh Circuit Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

Attorney Brett A. Poppen

Education:

• University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota, 2009
• South Dakota State University, Bachelor of Science, 2005, Major in Political Science, Minor in Economics

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Attorney
• Former Law Clerk, Sixth Judicial Circuit of South Dakota

Attorney Michael S. Beardsley

Education:

• University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota, 2010
• Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 2006

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Attorney
• Pro Bono Activities: Pennington County Bar Association (PCBA)
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Member, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Pennington County Bar Association
• Member, Black Hills Criminal Defense Bar
• Member, American Association of Justice

Attorney Elliot John Bloom

Education:

• Augustana College, B.A. in Biochemistry, 2011
• University of South Dakota School of Law, Sterling Honors, 2017

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Vice-President of the USD Trial Team
• Member of the Moot Court Board
• Member of the Transactional Law Team
• Served as a law clerk for the South Dakota Supreme Court

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Conor P. Casey

Education:

• Chadron State College, degrees in English and Comparative Philosophy
• Chadron State College, Master’s in Business Administration, 2018
• University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law, 2021

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Michael F. Pieplow scholar
• Member of the Moot Court Board