Background
Sveen, Jeffrey T. was born on November 18, 1953 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.
Sveen, Jeffrey T. was born on November 18, 1953 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.
Northern State College and University of South Dakota (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). University of South Dakota (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Worked at Siegel, Barnett & Schutz, Limited liability partnership (Aberdeen, South Dakota) specializing in Personal Injury, Corporate Law, Criminal and Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1979, South Dakota, United States. District Court, District of South Dakota and United States.
Claims Court.
Member, Board of Editors for South Dakota Law Review, 1978-1979.
Intern with United States Attorney" General’ s Office in Rapid City, South Dakota, 1979. South Dakota Bar Commissioner, 1984-1987.
Member, Board of Directors, South Dakota Trial Lawyers, 1985-1986. Committee Chairman, South Dakota, 1992.
Member: Brown County and American Bar Associations.
The State Bar of South Dakota. South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association.
President Parks and Recreation Board, Aberdeen, 1981-1987. Board directors American Red Cross, Aberdeen, 1985-1987. Board chairman Dakota Turkeys, LLC.
Board directors St. Mark's Episcopalian Church, Aberdeen, since 1984. Member South Dakota Bar Association (commissioner 1984-1987, president 2000-2001, member disciplinary board since 2006), South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (various committees), Aberdeen Junior Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1983), Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce (various committees).
Son of; married Marcia Eilers, August 16, 1975. Children: Andrew John, Peter Joseph, Samuel David.