Background
Schaffer, Michael J. was born on December 15, 1950 in Redfield, South Dakota, United States.
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Michael J. Schaffer
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Education
Maryknoll College; Northern State College (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). University of North Dakota (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1981).
Career
Worked at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, Limited liability partnership (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) specializing in Administrative Law, Appellate Practice, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business Law, Civil Trial Practice, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits Law, Health Care Law, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Personal Injury, Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Workers Compensation Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1981, North Dakota. 1982, South Dakota.
Order of the Coif.
Delta Theta Phi.
Member, The Order of Barristers. Recipient, Christine Yeager Award. Staff Member, North Dakota Law Review, 1980-1981.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Myron H. Bright, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1981-1982. Member: Minnehaha County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of South Dakota. State Bar Association of North Dakota.
South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1993-1994).
American Board of Trial Advocates. South Dakota"s largest law firm was founded in 1939. From its inception, Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, Limited liability partnership, has been prominent in the South Dakota trial Barometer
Today approximately half of the firm"s members are in the litigation section, with the other half attending to the business and commercial interests of individuals, small businesses and regional and national concerns.
Achievements
Membership
Member, The Order of Barristers. Recipient, Christine Yeager Award. Staff Member, North Dakota Law Review, 1980-1981.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Myron H. Bright, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1981-1982. Member: Minnehaha County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of South Dakota. State Bar Association of North Dakota.
South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1993-1994).
American Board of Trial Advocates.
