Notice: Office Buildings Closed to Non-Employees

Notice:  Office Buildings Closed to Non-Employees Thursday, 19 March 2020

The health and safety of our clients and staff members is a top priority at Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun. Due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak and the need to practice social distancing, our office buildings will be closed to all visitors, beginning Friday, March 20, 2020. At this point in time, we are unsure how long we need to keep the buildings closed. We will provide an update of when we can re-open when we have more information, on our website, www.lynnjackson.com, and on our Facebook page.

During this time, we will offer alternative ways to communicate and conduct business. Our attorneys and staff are available via phone, e-mail, and Skype for any matters you need to discuss, and we have teleconferencing capabilities, as well. If you do need to personally meet with one of our attorneys, please call him/her to discuss and to make arrangements. Your business is much appreciated and we hope you all remain healthy.

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Lynn Jackson COVID-19 Update

We are all in this together.

Lynn Jackson is taking preventative actions to help protect our staff and valued clients against the COVID-19 virus. We want to provide you with the most up to date information on our response with our Lynn Jackson facilities. Our offices are open for regular business as long as the COVID-19 situation remains stable.

If you have an appointment at any one of our locations but would rather not meet in person, we’re happy to offer meetings by phone or web conferencing.

We continue to take precautionary cleaning measures. We encourage thorough handwashing with soap and water for at 20-second duration and provide hand sanitizer. 

We are doing everything we can to ensure that we are actively slowing the pace and impact of this virus.

We will send out new information through email and social media channels if the need arises. If you have additional questions or we can be of further service, please contact us, as we are here to help.

We will continue to monitor this outbreak. Please call with any questions you may have. We can be reached by email or phone at 605-342-2592.

Thank you for your business and continued support. Stay safe and healthy!

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OPEN POSITION: Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C. law firm is seeking a Paralegal/Legal Assistant to work in the Litigation Area in our Sioux Falls office. We offer a competitive salary and benefit package as well as a professional work environment.

Job Duties
• Under minimal supervision, prepares, processes, and types legal documents such as motions, briefs, summonses, complaints, medical summaries, and deposition summaries
• Proofreads materials to ensure high-quality products; files information promptly and accurately; meets deadlines and takes appropriate actions
• Enters, updates and retrieves information using multiple systems and databases
• Maintains and coordinates calendars
• Works for additional assignments when team coverage is necessary and assists with special projects
• Billing processes for assigned attorneys

Qualifications
• Must have intermediate computer proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Must be self-motivated with strong time management skills
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously
• Accuracy and attention to detail; takes initiative
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional attitude and demeanor
• Able to work well independently, along with being a team player
• Be comfortable working in a deadline-driven environment

Requirements
• Minimum of 2-3 years law firm or equivalent experience
• Paralegal or college degree preferred but is not required

Job Type: Full-time

Please send a resume to Pam Asbridge, Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C., 909 Saint Joseph Street, Suite 800, Rapid City, SD 57709, email pam.asbridge@lynnjackson.com, FAX (605) 342-2592. EOE/M/F. No phone calls please.

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OPEN POSITION: Legal Assistant

Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C. law firm seeks an enthusiastic, diligent and motivated individual for a full-time Legal Assistant position to work in the Litigation Area in our Rapid City office. We offer a completive salary and benefit package and a professional work environment.
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Job Duties
• Complete administrative duties to include copying, scanning, and directing phone calls
• Manage, organize and maintain documents in paper of electronic filing. Maintains and coordinates calendars and scheduling
• Duties include billing processes for assigned attorneys
• Work for additional assignments when team coverage is necessary, and assist with special projects

Qualifications
• Must have intermediate computer proficiency, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Must be self-motivated; with strong time management skills
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously
• Accuracy and attention to detail; takes initiative
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional attitude and demeanor
• Able to work well independently; along with being a team player
• Be comfortable working in a deadline driven environment

Requirements
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. Prior experience in an administrative position a plus.

Job Type: Full-time
Please send resume to: Pam Asbridge Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C., 909 Saint Joseph Street, Suite 800, Rapid City, SD 57701, email pam.asbridge@lynnjackson.com, or fax (605) 342-5185. EOE/M/F. No phone calls please.

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Lynn Jackson Opens New Spearfish Office

An early autumn snowstorm did not put a damper on the celebration of Lynn Jackson’s new Spearfish office earlier this month. Clients, members of the community, staff, and attorneys from the Firm’s three South Dakota offices gathered for an open house on Thursday, October 10, despite a blizzard that dropped more than a foot of snow on the northern Black Hills.

The Firm’s new office is located on the fast-growing northeast side of Spearfish, just a block north of Interstate 90. The office is on the upper floor of the First Interstate Bank building.

The Spearfish Chamber of Commerce honored the move with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, October 15.

You’re invited to visit the firm’s new space at 311 North 27th Avenue, Suite 4.

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Unlimited PTO: Avera joins national trend by removing cap on vacation days for senior employees

Patrick Anderson, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Published 12:22 p.m. CT Sept. 6, 2019

Vacation days aren’t as precious as they once were for some Avera Health employees, who no longer are hoarding their paid time off.

There is no need when there is no cap on vacation days – at least for director-level and above positions.

Avera Health is part of a growing number of employers across the United States that have stopped tracking vacation time for certain employees and replaced old policies with what’s typically referred to as unlimited paid time off (PTO).

“What inspired us to be able to offer it at that executive level was not only seeing others were looking at doing it,” said Kim Enebo, vice president of talent and rewards for Avera’s human resources department. “But also, technology has really blurred time off from really being time off. When I’m on vacation I’m still connected by a laptop I took with me, by my cell phone people are calling me on.”

Unlimited PTO has been rolled out by a number of larger employers across the United States, who forego the standard accrual-based time-off approach for a vacation policy that is more open-ended and relies on employees to complete their duties and then rewards them by not clocking their vacation.

Leaders in Avera’s human resources and finance offices started rethinking the health care system’s time-off policies after learning that other health care groups and companies were finding success by taking away accrued PTO hours.

The Sioux Falls-based health care group took the leap in 2016 and then spent months in transition as Avera workers cashed out the last of their last accrued PTO balances, some of it held and rolled over from years of saving.

Then, in July of 2017, the new policy went live.

Not everyone was affected. Because Avera is a care provider, there are different time-off strategies that need to be used depending on the worker, Enebo said. Doctors, for example, have their own time-off rules. Hourly workers also don’t qualify and still accrue PTO.

But for directors and above, across departments – in HR, marketing, nursing, lab, radiology, long-term care, clinic staff – vacation days were no longer finite.

In place of those precious hours, so often saved and used sparingly, was an understanding: You get 100 percent of your pay and we’re not going to nitpick how many days or weeks off you take, Enebo said.

Avera does set a rough guideline of six or seven weeks per year, she said. And employees who qualify for limitless PTO still must work with their supervisor to plan ahead and take time off when it doesn’t interfere with others.

Why are employers making the switch?
A number of major firms have adopted a similar approach to paid time off, including tech companies such as Netflix, LinkedIn and Hubspot.

General Electric rolled out unlimited PTO in 2015 in a move that affected tens of thousands of the company’s senior-level staff.

Sanford Health is also aware of the practice, but a representative for Sioux Falls’ other growing health care system declined to say if it was considering implementing such a plan.

“It is something that has been getting more and more attention and is being considered more across both the health care industry and outside the health care industry,” said Darren Walker, Sanford’s vice president of human resources.

In addition to adding a perk that is potentially appealing to workers or potential new hires, there are some real organizational benefits to replacing accrued time off with unlimited PTO, said Jennifer Frank, a South Dakota employment attorney for Lynn, Jackson, Shultz and Lebrun.

“The company no longer has to accrue PTO and track PTO usage, which is a big administrative headache,” she said.

There’s also a real financial benefit for employers who do away with PTO balances among their more highly paid staff, Frank said.

“It becomes a very large account balance that just sits there as a liability on the employer’s books,” Frank said.

Workers meanwhile get the added flexibility of untracked vacation.

But it doesn’t come without a couple of potential pitfalls. Employees are now responsible for handling their time off and trouble can result from those who either abuse that flexibility or ignore it.

“Does it cause employees to go take too much PTO so that they don’t get their work done?” Frank said. “(Some) employees actually won’t take time off, so they get burned out.”

Avera has found the unlimited time off approach to be more fitting given how technology has changed how people communicate, both at work and on vacation.

Cell phones are always there. A laptop is never far away.

If an employee winds up spending four hours answering emails on a day off, they don’t have to worry about whether they really should burn a PTO day, Enebo said.

The result is a vacation schedule that provides more balance, both for Avera and its employees, Enebo said.

“What we find we need to do more is encourage people on these plans to really take time away,” she said.

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OPEN POSITION: Experienced Paralegal

Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C. is seeking an experienced paralegal to support its Estate Planning and Probate group in the Rapid City Office. The ideal candidate has a paralegal certificate or degree and has a minimum of 5 years of experience as a Probate Paralegal.

Candidate will primarily provide support to attorneys in the firm’s estate planning and probate group including preparation of pleadings, probate forms, estate planning documents and correspondence; communication with clients; assistance with administration of estates and trusts including review of documents and records provided by clients, CPAs, banks and corporate fiduciaries. Case and calendar management.

Must be able to learn and use firm practice management and time and billing software. Proficiency in the Microsoft suite of products including Word and Excel is required.

Candidate should be organized, able to exercise independent judgment, problem solve and prioritize workload. This position requires a strong work ethic and the ability to work independently and in a team environment. Solid writing and proofreading skills are required. The candidate will be expected to exercise discretion in handling sensitive and confidential client information.

The firm offers: competitive compensation, 401(k)/profit sharing plan, paid holidays, PTO, a generous benefits package including health insurance, life insurance, and disability.

Job Type: Full-time

Interested applicants must submit a cover letter and resume to Pam Asbridge: pam.asbridge@lynnjackson.com or Attn: Pam Asbridge, Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C., 909 St. Joseph Street, Ste. 800, Rapid City, SD 57701:

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OPEN POSITION – Legal Secretary: Full time position as a front office/legal secretary in our Spearfish Office.

Under minimal supervision, provides legal secretarial assistance to assigned attorneys and/or legal staff. Prepares, processes, and types legal documents such as contracts, briefs, summonses, complaints and motions. Proofreads material to ensure high quality products, file information promptly and accurately, meet deadlines and take appropriate action. Enters, updates and retrieves information using multiple systems and databases. Maintains and coordinates calendars. Front office responsibilities include greeting clients, vendors and outside visitors; process incoming and out going mail; orders supplies and maintains office equipment. Work for additional assignments when team coverage is necessary, and assist with special projects and cooperate with other support staff in performing any duty essential to the achievement of efficient operations. Duties include billing processes for assigned attorneys.

Must have: high school diploma, accurate typing skills of 65 wpm, excellent communication skills both oral and written, between 3-5 years secretarial experience, ability to manage multiple tasks at one time and perform well in stressful situations.

If interested please send resume to:
Attn: Pam Asbridge
Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C.
909 St. Joseph Street, Suite 800
Rapid City, SD 57701 or
Email: pam.asbridge@lynnjackson.com

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Lynn Jackson Lawyers Named as 2020 Best Lawyers in America®

Thirteen of the Firm’s lawyers have been named to the 2020 Best Lawyers in America® list. In addition, two lawyers earned recognition as “Lawyer of the Year,” a prestigious distinction, since only one attorney is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each practice area and location.

Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The peer review methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.

The following two Lynn Jackson lawyers were named as 2020 Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year”:


2020 “Lawyer of the Year”:

Rapid City

Haven L. Stuck

Administrative/Regulatory Law

Sioux Falls

Steven J. Oberg

Litigation – Insurance

The following 13 Lynn Jackson lawyers are listed as 2020 Best Lawyers in America® in the following practice areas:

Rapid City, SD

Jeffery D. Collins

-Commercial Litigation
-Litigation Insurance

Thomas G. Fritz

-Administrative / Regulatory Law
-Bet-the-Company Litigation
-Commercial Litigation
-Litigation – Insurance
-Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
-Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Aaron T. Galloway

-Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships)

Samuel D. Kerr

-Education Law

Mclean Thompson Kerver

-Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships)
-Commercial Transactions/ UCC Law

Gene N. Lebrun

-Commercial Litigation
-Copyright Law
-Corporate Law
-Energy Law
-Litigation – Intellectual Property

Haven L. Stuck

-Administrative/Regulatory Law
-Banking and Finance Law
-Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
-Corporate Law
-Land Use and Zoning Law
-Litigation – Banking and Finance
-Litigation – Real Estate
-Litigations and Controversy – Tax
-Natural Resources Law
-Real Estate Law
-Tax Law

Sioux Falls, SD

Michael L. Luce

-Appellate Practice
-Bet-the-Company Litigation
-Commercial Litigation
-Litigation – Construction
-Litigation – Insurance
-Mediation
-Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
-Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
-Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Steven J. Oberg

-Commercial Litigation
-Litigation – Insurance
-Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
-Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
-Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Dana Van Beek Palmer

-Employment Law – Management
-Litigation – Insurance
-Litigation – Labor and Employment

R. Alan Peterson

-Administrative/Regulatory Law
-Arbitration
-Employment Law – Individuals
-Employment Law – Management
-Litigation – Insurance
-Litigation – Labor and Employment
-Mediation
-Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
-Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants
-Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Miles F. Schumacher

-Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
-Corporate Law
-Energy Law
-Mergers and Acquisitions Law
-Municipal Law
-Nonprofit/Charities Law
-Real Estate Law

Spearfish, SD

Thomas E. Brady

-Litigation – Construction
-Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
-Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. The lists of attorneys are compiled by conducting peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

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Estate Planning Seminar

Join Lynn Jackson attorney, Drew Skjoldal, along with Melissa Hampton with Edward Jones for a free seminar on estate planning on Thursday, July 18th, 2019 at 6:00 PM at The Local at 1064 Main Street in Sturgis.

There is no charge to attend.

Attendees are invited to ask questions as there will be an open discussion on wills and trusts, Medicaid planning, long-term care insurance and tax consequences of estate planning.

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