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John William Burke
Thomas Braun Bernard & Burke, LLP
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Biography
I grew up in Isabel, South Dakota. My dad is truck driver; my mom is a school nurse. After completing law school, I completed a one-year clerkship with the Sixth Judicial Circuit of South Dakota in Pierre. Since then, I have engaged in private practice, focusing almost exclusively on civil litigation. I enjoy helping people that have been injured in car accidents or tractor-trailer accidents. Because my dad is a truck driver, and because I drove a truck while working my way through college, I believe that I have a unique insight into the operation of tractor-trailers and that this insight makes me well suited to work on accidents involving tractor-trailers.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Additional Practice Areas
- Car Accidents
- Tractor-Trailer Accidents
- Insurance Bad Faith
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Minnesota
- South Dakota
- Wyoming
- U.S. District Court - South Dakota
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Law Clerk
- Sixth Judicial Circuit of South Dakota
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Education
- University of South Dakota School of Law
- J.D.
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- Honors: Member: Thomas Sterling Honor Society
- Activities: South Dakota Law Review - Copy Editor
- Northern State University
- B.A. | Business Finance
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Awards
- AV Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Associations
- South Dakota State Bar
- Member
- Current
- South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- Current
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Minnesota Association for Justice
- Member
- Current
- American Association for Justice
- Member
- Current
Speaking Engagements
- Understanding The Litigation Process And How To Help -- And Get The Most Out Of -- Your Attorney, SDREA Managers Meeting, Rapid City, SD
- South Dakota Rural Electric Association
- E-Discovery, SDREA Legal Seminar, Chamberlain, SD
- South Dakota Rural Electric Association
- Insurance: Bad Faith When They Don't Pay; Subrogation When They Do, Rapid City, SD
- Black Hills Legal Professionals Association
- 10 Legal Tips For Your Business, Belle Fourche, SD
- Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce
- Pretrial Submissions, Rapid City, SD
- Black Hills Legal Professionals Association
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