May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson LLP

May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson LLP offers superior legal representation from the foremost South Dakota attorneys. Our clients can be assured their legal matters will be handled with expertise and the utmost professionalism. Our South Dakota law firm and all of our senior attorneys, have consistently received an AV designation for our skills and integrity in the legal profession. In a recent publication, five members of our South Dakota law firm were recognized as among the best lawyers in America. In addition, May Adam is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and is recommended by Best’s Directory and Hines Insurance Counsel.

Before South Dakota was even a state, and before Pierre became the capital, Wakefield and Horner became partners in the practice of law, serving what would one day become South Dakota. More than 135 years later, our South Dakota lawyers remain committed to resolving our client’s matters through practical legal advice and representation. That commitment to principle is the cornerstone of May Adam’s place in South Dakota history, and its relevance today in South Dakota’s legal, business, government, and political communities. From that inauspicious start, the May Adam Law Firm has grown into a team of committed lawyers and staff who serve businesses of all sizes and clients from all walks of life.

Diverse Law Practice

Our clients include families, farmers and ranchers, small businesses, banks and lenders, government agencies and Fortune 100 industrial corporations. Owing to our location in the seat of South Dakota government and in the central part of the state, May Adam lawyers have a very diverse practice. We litigate statewide, in state and federal courts, and in tribal courts as well. We also practice South Dakota Administrative Law before state agencies, and we are a strong participant in government relations.

Because of our central location and easy accessibility to the entire state, our lawyers in Pierre, SD routinely advise clients and appear in courts all across the state including the other major cities of the state, Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Aberdeen. But May Adam lawyers keep fingers on the pulse in Washington as well. Our many state and national professional and trade association clients require us to maintain access to, and communication with, our state’s delegation to the US Congress.

May Adam is a member of the State Capital Law Firm Group. The State Capital Law Firm Group is a highly selective international organization of leading law firms with offices in their state and national capitals. The State Capital Law Firm Group provides our South Dakota lawyers and clients with access to a point of reference and a contact in every state in the United States and dozens of nations around the globe. Member firms of the group practice independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law.

May Adam has continually earned AV ratings, the highest possible designation from Martindale-Hubbell for its legal ability and integrity in the legal profession. Five of our lawyers hold that rating. In addition, five members of our South Dakota law firm were recently recognized among the best lawyers in America. The firm is also listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and is recommended by Best’s Directory and Hines Insurance Counsel.

May Adam has an active appellate practice in South Dakota. We have represented clients in hundreds of reported cases over the years. It would be impossible to list them all but some of the most recent include:

Voorhees Cattle Co., LLP v. Dakota Feeding Co., LLC, 2015 SD 68
Repp v. Van Someren, 2015 SD 53
Berkley Reg’l Specialty Ins. Co. v. Dowling Spray Serv., 2015 SD 35
In re Luff Exploration Co., 2015 SD 61
Oglala Sioux Tribe & Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Van Hunnik, 100 F. Supp. 3d 749
Terveen v. S.D. DOT, 2015 SD 10
Dollar Gen. Corp v. Miss Band of Choctaw Indians, 2015 US LEXIS 7121
Hutterville Hutterian Brethren, Inc. v. Sveen, No. CIV 12-1010, 776 F 3d. 547 (8th Cir. 2015)
Rosenbrahn v. Daugaard, 61 F. Supp. 3d 862
Paul Nelson Farm v. S.D. Dep’t of Revenue, 2014 SD 31
Pfuhl v. Pfuhl, 2014 SD 25
In re Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration Mktg., Sales Practices & Prods. Liab. Litig., 978 F. Supp. 2d 1053
Aegis Food Testing Labs. v. Aegis Scis. Corp., 913 F. Supp. 2d 742
Ass Kickin Ranch, LLC v. N. Star Mut. Ins. Co., 2012 SD 73
Manuel v. Toner Plus, Inc., 2012 SD 47
In re Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration Mktg., 284 F.R.D. 485
In re Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration Mktg., 838 F. Supp. 2d 967
Adrian v. Vonk, 2011 SD 84
Rodriquez v. Miles, 2011 SD 29
Heartland State Bank v. Am. Bank & Trust, 2010 SD 83
In re S.M.N., 2010 SD 31
Charge of Sandra M. Williams v. S.D. Dep’t of Agric., 2010 SD 19
Tracfone Wireless, Inc. v. S.D. Dep’t of Revenue & Regulation, 2010 SD 6
Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co., 554 U.S. 316, 320, 128 S. Ct. 2709, 2714 (2008)
Nancy J. Weatherill v. John McHugh, Secretary of the Army et al. 616 F 3d. 789, Cert. Denied in US Supreme Court 10-638.
Gerlach v. State, 2008 SD 25