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Michael Bornitz

Firm: Cutler Law Firm, LLP

140 N. Phillips Ave., 4th Floor , Sioux Falls , South Dakota 57101 Zip code: 57101

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Mike has been selected as the South Dakota Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2020 by the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association. The annual honor is reserved exclusively for the most respected trial lawyers who demonstrate high ethical standards, a commitment to upholding and maintaining the jury trial system, and have achieved success in litigation. Mike was raised to work hard and stand up for people who need help. He represents people and small businesses who have been injured and mistreated, often by insurance companies. He focuses on litigation in the areas of personal injury, insurance bad faith, products liability, wrongful death, worker’s compensation, and in business and estate litigation. He has tried dozens of cases in state and federal courts and administrative agencies in South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska, and argued many cases before the South Dakota Supreme Court and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mike is an aggressive and tireless advocate for his clients. He has obtained substantial settlements and judgments, recovering millions of dollars for his clients by helping to enforce safety rules and holding those who break them accountable. The article discussing the 2020 Trial Lawyer of the Year award can be found at: ?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:9c15e50f-66cb-4845-a357-d8581e5ad4db. He has been named to the list of Great Plains Super Lawyers, which lists the top 5 percent of lawyers in South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska. Mike is a native of Yankton, South Dakota. He was interviewed by the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan and discussed how his Yankton roots helped lead to his success in the courtroom. The article can be found at: ?rct=j&sa=t&url=&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODEzNzYwODI5NjIzMTc3MDQ5NzIaZWM2OTAxMzc5NjRhODMzMDpjb&usg=AFQjCNGbKDJICQt-gDrAXsa40NTNo920Mg

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Michael Loos

Firm: The Law Offices of Clayborne, Loos & Sabers LLP

2834 Jackson Boulevard , Rapid City , South Dakota 57702 Zip code: 57702

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Mike’s practice is primarily focused on litigation with special emphasis in representing victims of serious personal injuries as well as complex business disputes.. He prides himself on getting to know all of his clients personally. He believes strongly that his principle job as an attorney is to tell his client’s story.. Mike is married to Heather and the couple have two children. Time away from the office is spent encouraging and coaching the kids’ sports and other activities. In his “free” time, Mike enjoys training for and racing in marathons and triathlons. In June 2011, he completed his first Ironman distance triathlon in Coure d Alene, Id. Mike serves on the board of directors for Wellspring, a local non-profit providing counseling and substance abuse treatment for at risk youth and their families.

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Michael Shubeck

Firm: Law Offices of Gregory A. Yates

550 North 5th Street , Rapid City , South Dakota 57701 Zip code: 57701

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Michael Shubeck is a graduate of the University of South Dakota School of Law. He is a farmer's son and learned the value of hard work helping his father with his cattle and farming operation. He is responsible for recovering more than a million dollars for his clients. From the beginning of his practice he has been at the heart of high profile South Dakota litigation. Michael helped defend a prominent South Dakota real estate developer against over one hundred claims of construction defects and fraud. He worked to convince insurance companies of their contractual duties, obtained a favorable settlement, and then pursued the insurance companies that did not honor their agreements. In the end, his client received a favorable outcome.. Michael has participated in ten appeals in South Dakota, California, and certiorari to the United States Supreme Court.. He represents people like business owners, real estate agents, physicians, and accident victims in cases such as car accidents, realtor defense, construction defense, business disputes, employment disputes, insurance contract disputes, and civil rights. Michael also has unique insight into drafting contracts, wills and trusts, as well as setting up corporations, that comes from experience in litigation.

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Michael Sabers

Firm: The Law Offices of Clayborne, Loos & Sabers LLP

2834 Jackson Boulevard , Rapid City , South Dakota 57702

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

A fierce competitor, Michael Sabers enjoys a fast-paced litigation practice that includes multiple types of civil litigation. This litigation includes but is not limited to complex divorce, commercial and business, shareholder dispute, real estate dispute, and personal injury.. Michael was born and raised in South Dakota. He and his wife Cathy, who is a corporate attorney at Black Hills Energy in Rapid City, are the proud parents of two beautiful girls. Following in the family footsteps of his father, a trial lawyer in Sioux Falls before being appointed a South Dakota Supreme Court Justice, Michael became a trial lawyer. His sister Susan was also a practicing trial lawyer in Sioux Falls before her appointment by the Governor to the South Dakota Circuit Court as a Judge in 2012.. Taught at an early age that there is no substitute for hard work and the will to win, Michael applied those principles throughout his education and now applies them to the practice of law. Such work ethic allowed him to excel in athletics and academics, obtaining state and college champion hurdle titles while also graduating Magna Cum Laude from Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. Michael subsequently attended the University of South Dakota Law School, obtaining dean’s list and high-grade honors. While at USD he was published in the South Dakota Law Review and became the Managing Editor in his third year. Upon graduation, Michael had the honor of clerking for the Honorable Judge Steven Zinter in Pierre, South Dakota, before moving with his wife to Rapid City, South Dakota, to begin private practice in 2001.. Believing that a balance in life is important, Michael enjoys spending time with his family. They enjoy long summer days boating on local lakes, skiing, riding bicycles and motorcycles, and traveling extensively for both pleasure and the girls’ numerous gymnastics and related events. Michael is his daughters’ biggest fan (next to their mother) and also volunteers as the president of the gymnastics booster club and organizes meets. When free time allows he can be found, engaging in the many activities the Black Hills has to offer; including road and mountain bicycling, adventure and trail motorcycling, trail running, and skiing or wakeboarding depending on the season.. In the last nineteen years, Michael has been the lead counsel on many types of divorce and other civil litigation cases. Although believing all of his client’s cases are important and deserving of equal attention, some examples of Michael’s reported cases, settlements, or recent issues are provided for below.. Michael has had the opportunity and continues to represent countless professionals, ranchers, farmers, business owners, and other persons in complex divorce litigation. Divorce litigation has involved substantial assets, valuation issues, and issues pertaining to alimony, child support, and division of marital property. Some recently litigated issues due to divorce that Michael is or has handled are listed.. Michael has also tried many court and jury trials throughout the State of South Dakota. These trials include, but are not limited to divorce, contract dispute, personal injury, and trials involving shareholder dispute and valuation claims. This broad range of litigation experience, whether initiating a lawsuit on behalf of his client, or defending his client in a lawsuit brought by another party, has given Michael the hard earned training necessary to be a steady hand on the rudder when litigation ultimately becomes contentious, difficult, or uncertain.. Michael is also a member of various professional organizations and holds the necessary licenses to practice in both State and Federal court in South Dakota. Michael is an eleven year Sustaining Member of the South Dakota Trial Lawyer’s Association and also is a member of the Pennington County Bar Association. Throughout his legal career, Michael has presented to local groups on a variety of legal topics including but not limited to valuation, expert testimony, and trial issues.

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Michael O'Leary

3500 S Phillips Ave , Sioux Falls , South Dakota 57105 Zip code: 57105

Practice Areas: Insurance

Mike grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and graduated from O’Gorman High School. Mike earned a B.A. in History from Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul, Minnesota and graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, now a part of Western Michigan University. Mike and his wife have four children.. In addition to practicing law, Mike works as a Captain and instructor for Endeavor Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines.. A member of the American Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute, Mike is licensed to practice law through the State Bar of South Dakota and the South Dakota Federal District Court.

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