2019 Super Lawyers Announcement

Ten Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore attorneys have been recognized by the 2019 Super Lawyers® in South Dakota. Seven of these attorneys have been named “Super Lawyers” and three were named “Rising Stars.”

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations (SuperLawyers.com).

Super Lawyers

1. Sara Frankenstein
   Top-rated Legislative & Governmental Affairs Attorney in Rapid City, SD
2. Patrick G. Goetzinger
   Top-rated Estate Planning & Probate Attorney in Rapid City, SD
3. James S. Nelson
   Top-rated Business Litigation Attorney in Rapid City, SD
4. Daniel E. Ashmore
   Top-rated Civil Litigation Attorney in Rapid City, SD
5. J. Crisman Palmer
   Top-rated Business Litigation Attorney in Rapid City, SD
6. Donald P. Knudsen
   Top-rated Employment Litigation Attorney in Rapid City, SD
7. David E. Lust
   Top-rated Business & Corporate Attorney in Rapid City, SD

Rising Stars

1. Rebecca L. Mann
   Top-rated General Litigation Attorney in Rapid City, SD
2. Quentin L. Riggins
   Top-rated Energy & Natural Resources Attorney in Rapid City, SD
3. Justin A. DiBona
   Top-rated Estate Planning & Probate Attorney in Rapid City, SD

Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore Super Lawyers Website Link

Contributors

Daniel E. Ashmore

Daniel E. Ashmore is a senior partner with Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson, & Ashmore, LLP, Rapid City office. He practices in the areas of Insurance Defense; Workers' Compensation; Civil Litigation; Product Liability Defense; and Personal Injury.

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J. Crisman Palmer

Cris is a founding attorney with Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson, & Ashmore, LLP, Rapid City office. Cris Palmer primarily practices law in the areas of Insurance, Insurance Defense, Products Liability, and Commercial Liability.

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Justin A. DiBona

Justin DiBona is a partner at Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP. Justin interned at GPNA while in law school, and then joined the firm as an associate attorney in 2016. His specialties include business and estate planning, probate and estate administration, business succession planning, and trusts.

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Quentin L. Riggins

Quentin, a partner at Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP., joined as an associate in August 2007 after a one-year clerkship with the First Judicial Circuit Court. While there, he clerked for the Honorable Arthur L. Rusch, Honorable Glen W. Eng, and the Honorable Steven R. Jensen.

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Rebecca L. Mann

Rebecca L. Mann is a partner at Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson, & Ashmore, LLP, licensed to practice in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana. She specializes in workers’ compensation, insurance defense, and civil rights/governmental tort liability. Rebecca routinely practices in state and federal courts as well as administrative tribunals.

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Sara Frankenstein

Sara earned her Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of South Dakota. She served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard H. Battey, U.S. District Court, South Dakota in 2001 and 2002.

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Patrick G. Goetzinger

Pat is a partner with Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson, & Ashmore, LLP, where he leads the firm's Business and Estate Planning Group and serves on the Executive Committee. He practices in the areas of Business and Estate Planning with a focus on family-run businesses, affluent individuals, business transactions, and real property law.

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