Daniel E. Ashmore was one of the first attorneys hired at Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson, & Ashmore, LLP. Dan received his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of South Dakota School of Law and was licensed to practice law in South Dakota and North Dakota. Upon first joining the firm in 1983, Dan was tasked with handling all areas of the law and was a pivotal part of creating the litigation practice group at GPNA.
Dan is well known throughout the South Dakota bar for his leading role as a workers’ compensation and insurance defense attorney. Dan was an instrumental part in building these practice areas at GPNA and served as panel counsel for a litany of insurance companies in both North and South Dakota throughout his practice.
In addition to his extensive civil practice, Dan was selected for inclusion in Chambers USA- America’s Leading Lawyers, The 20th edition of Best Lawyers in the United States for “Bet-the-Company” Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Labor & Employment, and Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers, Great Plains Super Lawyers List. Dan was additionally named Best Lawyers' 2013 Rapid City Bet-the-Company Litigation "Lawyer of the Year," Super Lawyers’ 2018 Great Plains Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers in America as 2018 "Lawyer of the Year" in Practice Area of Insurance Law
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