Born in Deadwood, South Dakota but raised in Kansas, Jana received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Kansas in 2003. She received a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2006. Jana is a member of the State Bar of South Dakota and Wyoming.
Jana holds an AV Preeminent rating with Martindale Hubbell, was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2014 and 2015, received the Rising Star Award from the Lexington Young Professionals in 2012 and the Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award from the Fayette County Bar Association in 2012. Jana is also a Kentucky Colonel, having been commissioned by the Commonwealth in 2012.
Jana is currently the past president of the Performing Arts Center of Rapid City and the vice president of the Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association.
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Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D.
- University of Kansas, B.S.
- University of Kansas, B.A.
Admitted to the Bar
- South Dakota State Bar
- Wyoming State Bar
Professional Memberships
- South Dakota State Bar
- Wyoming State Bar
- Pennington County Bar