Rick W. Orr

Background

Orr, Rick W. was born on July 15, 1957 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.

Education

University of South Dakota (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1980. Juris Doctor, Sterling Honor Graduate, 1983).

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, 1983, South Dakota. Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi.

Recipient, Joseph North. Spencer III Award.

Editor-in-Chief, South Dakota Law Review, 1982-1983. Author: Note: "Dietz v.

Solem: An Affirmance of the Sandstrom Mandate," 27 South Dakota Law Review 65, 1981. "State v. Neville: The Giving of a Meaningful Choice to the Accused," 27 South Dakota Law Review 300, 1982.

Law Clerk to the Honorary J. Smith Henley, United States.

Senior Judge, United States. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Harrison, Arkansas, 1983-1984. Member: Minnehaha County and American Bar Association.

State Bar of South Dakota.

South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association. Defense Research Institute.

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

• Rick W. Orr has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Minnehaha County and American Bar Association. State Bar of South Dakota. South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association.

Defense Research Institute.