Thomas J. Johnson    tj@siouxfallslaw.com

I concentrate my law practice in the areas of real estate, wills and trusts, small businesses and trials. I was raised in Rapid City, SD, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Montana in 1975. I attended University of South Dakota Law School and graduated in December 1977. I am admitted to practice in all South Dakota courts, the South Dakota Federal District Court, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

I am a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of South Dakota, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, the National Association of Elder Care Attorneys and the Academy of Special Needs Planners.

I have worked with hundreds of clients for more than 30 years. I represent families and small businesses regarding most of their legal issues, including civil litigation.

I provide the following services:

• Incorporation, organization of LLCs, LLPs and partnerships
• Wills and trusts including Special Needs Trusts
• Contracts
• Real estate
• Probate, trust and conservatorship
• Guardianships and Conservatorship

I handle civil litigation including:

• Personal injuries
• Insurance disputes
• Partnership wind down
• Guardianship and probate disputes
• Real estate disputes

Renee H. Christensen    renee@siouxfallslaw.com

I was born in 1968 in Arlington Heights, Illinois. I graduated with honors from Eastern Illinois University with a degree in political science. I went to law school at the University of South Dakota, graduating in 1993. I have focused almost exclusively on representing people who have been injured or killed because of a variety of accidents. I have successfully litigated cases that settled for in excess of $2 million. I am also an experienced trial lawyer having won jury trials in excess of $1 million.

I am a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of South Dakota, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association.

I am admitted to practice in South Dakota and Minnesota.

I handle the following types of cases:

• Airbag/seatbelt injuries
• Aviation accidents
• Business and commercial litigation
• Complex litigation
• Federal tort claims
• Insurance bad faith
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Nursing home neglect
• Personal injury
• Products liability
• Social Security disability
• Workers compensation
• Wrongful death