Gary D. Jensen - Rapid City, SD
Attorney at Beardsley Jensen & Lee
Personal Injury Lawyers in Rapid City, SD
4200 Beach Dr. Suite #3 Rapid City, SD 57702
Rapid City Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/23/2018
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability Law
- Health & Health Care Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Construction Law
- Business & Commercial Law
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Native Peoples Law
- Debtor/Creditor Matters
- Banks & Banking
- Family Law
- Civil Litigation
Attorney Information
Overview
Gary Jensen has a broad range of civil litigation experience. A significant portion of his practice involves complex, higher risk matters in the business, insurance, construction, product liability, health care and professional negligence fields.
In 1993, Gary was named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association. He was President of that Association, and has served his profession in many other capacities during his twenty-eight years of practice. Mr. Jensen's work has earned him an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest ranking a lawyer may obtain.
LITIGATION EXPERIENCE
CONSTRUCTION
- Landslide of hillside neighborhood
- Water system design, housing subdivision
- Retaining wall failure
- HVAC Design
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE
- Failure to diagnose cancer, and death
- Childbirth, and cerebral palsy
- Glaucoma mis-diagnosis, and blindness
- Wrong Site surgery
- Unnecessary surgery
PRODUCTS LIABILITY
- Quadriplegia, machinery run-over
- Severe burns, high voltage explosion
- Multiple injuries, fall from work station
PREMISES LIABILITY
- Quadriplegia, construction site accident
- Electrocution deaths (child and adult)
- Patient fall/jump from hospital window
MOTOR VEHICLE
- Traumatic induced Alzheimers
- Permanent vertigo
- Brain injury
- Fractures
- Soft tissue damage
BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL
- Minority shareholder oppression
- Wrongful termination
- Non-compete agreement enforcement
INSURANCE
- Primary carrier failure to settle
- Underinsured bad faith
- Insurance Coverage for business torts
REAL ESTATE
- Right of First Refusal
- Prescriptive easement
- Access to landlocked parcel
CLASS ACTION/ANTI-TRUST
- Tobacco products, health care expense
- Tobacco products, indirect purchaser
- Rubber chemicals, indirect purchaser
- Carbon Black, indirect purchaser
ENVIRONMENTAL
- Forest fires (multiple) and resulting multi
million dollar claims for suppression costs,
rehabilitation, timber loss, business losses,
and the like
CORPORATE REPRESENTATION
- Software company
- Electrical contracting
- School District
- Multi-state janitorial service
- Gold Mining Company
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, South Dakota Trial Lawyer Association, 1993
Education
Legal Education
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University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1978
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Non Legal Education
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South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, 1975
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Honors: High Honors
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Representative Cases
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Johns vs. Black Hills Power, Inc,
- Citation: 2006 SD 85
- Court: S.D.
- Year: 2006
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Rancour vs. Golden Reward Mining Co.
- Citation: 2005 S.D. 28
- Court: S.D.
- Year: 2005
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Frankenfeld vs. Crompton et al
- Citation: 697 N.W.2d 378
- Court: S.D.
- Year: 2005
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Rothenberger v. Wharf, #22607
- Year: 2003
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Cleveland et al v. FMG, Inc. and others
- Court: S.D. 54
- Year: 2003
- Serial Number: 2003356062
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Fulmer v. State Farm Ins. co.
- Citation: 514 NW2d 861
- Court: S.D.
- Year: 1994
- Serial Number: 1994079028
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Fulmer v. State Farm Ins. Co.
- Citation: 498 NW2d 357
- Court: S.D.
- Year: 1993
- Serial Number: 1993078635
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Matter of Certification of Question of Law from U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of South Dakota, Western Div.
- Citation: 369 N.W.2d 658
- Court: S.D.
- Year: 1985
- Serial Number: 1985131820
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Zacher v. Budd Co.
- Citation: 396 N.W.2d 122
- Court: S.D.
- Year: 1986
- Serial Number: 1986153646
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Matter of Certification of a Question of Law from U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of South Dakota, Southern Division
- Citation: 387 N.W.2d 42
- Court: S.D.
- Year: 1986
- Serial Number: 1986124048
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National Bank of South Dakota v. Leir
- Citation: 325 N.W.2d 845
- Court: S.D.
- Year: 1982
- Serial Number: 1982147468
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Walter v. Fuks, 820 N. W.2d 761 (S.D. 2012)
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Perdue, Inc. v. Rounds, 782 N.W.2d 375 (S.D. 2010)
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Casey Ranch Limited Partnership v. Casey, 773 N.W.2d 816 (S.D. 2009)
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Hammonds v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 501 F.3d 991 (8th Cir. 2007)
Published Works
Articles
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The Search and Seizure Condition of Probation: Supervisory or Unconstitutional 22 South Dakota Law Review, 1977
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Legislative Larceny: The Legislature Acts Unconstitutionally When It Arbitrarily Abolishes or Limits Common Law Rights to Redress for Injury South Dakota Law Review, Vol. 31, 1985
Bar Admissions
- South Dakota, 1978
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1978
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1983
- Rosebud Sioux Tribal Court
- Cheyenne Sioux Tribal Court
Other Affiliations
- South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, 1979 - Present
- South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, 1988 - 1999 (Board Member)
- South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - 1991 (President)
- State Bar of South Dakota, Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee Chairman
- State Bar of South Dakota, Negligence and Tort Law Committee
- American Bar Association
- Professional Fellowship American Board of Trial Advocates
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Contact
4200 Beach Dr.
Suite #3
Rapid City, SD 57702
Phone Number: 605-939-3630
Fax Number: 605-721-2801
Email: Send a message
Website: http://www.blackhillslaw.com
Hours: Monday – Friday: 8am to 5pm
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