Background
Knudson, David L. was born on April 30, 1950 in Yankton, South Dakot. Son of Donald L. and Laurel June (Lund) Knudson.
Knudson, David L. was born on April 30, 1950 in Yankton, South Dakot. Son of Donald L. and Laurel June (Lund) Knudson.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1972). New York University (Juris Doctor, 1975). University of South Dakota (Master of Business Administration, 1981).
Worked at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, L.L.P. (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, 1975, South Dakota. Root-Tilden Scholar, 1972-1975.
Chief of Staff, South Dakota Governor's Office, 1995. Member: Minnehaha County and American Bar Associations. The State Bar of South Dakota.
South Dakota's largest law firm was founded in 1939. From its inception, Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, L.L.P., has been prominent in the South Dakota trial bar. 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.
Member: Minnehaha County and American Bar Associations. The State Bar of South Dakota.
Married Deanna Lee Welch, June 12,1976. Children: Michael D., Mark D.