Background
Bennett, Donn was born on July 19, 1922 in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. Son of Wynn Millard and Anne Jane (Sparks) Bennett.
Bennett, Donn was born on July 19, 1922 in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. Son of Wynn Millard and Anne Jane (Sparks) Bennett.
University of New Mexico and University of Colorado (Bachelor of Arts, 1946). University of Colorado (Juris Doctor, 1949).
Worked at Bennett, Main & Bailey, A Professional Corporation (Belle Fourche, South Dakota) specializing in Natural Resources Law, Probate Law, Real Estate Law, Estate Planning, Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1949, South Dakota. 1950, United States. District Court, District of South Dakota.
1953, United States.
Court of Military Appeals. 1958, United States. Tax Court. 1960, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Phi Delta Phi.
Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1989-1998. Author: "Damages to Landowner Following the Oil and Gas Lease," South Dakota Law Review, 1968. Lecturer, Military Law, United States.
Naval School, Naval Justice, 1951-1953.
States Attorney, Harding County, 1955-1959. 1960-1975. President, South Dakota Association of Mental Health Centers, 1966-1967.
Special Assistant South Dakota Attorney General, 1989-1991. Member: The State Bar of South Dakota.
American Bar Association.
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (Trustee, 1964-1968. 1970; Secretary, 1975. President, 1979-1980).
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Military: Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve, active duty, 1943-1946. 1950-1953.
Member: The State Bar of South Dakota. American Bar Association. Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (Trustee, 1964-1968.
1970.
Secretary, 1975. President, 1979-1980). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Military: Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve, active duty, 1943-1946. 1950-1953; Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Military: Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve, active duty, 1943-1946.
1950-1953.
Married Anita Jane Crockett. Children: Michael, Kim, Robert, Kirstin, Megan.