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Comet H. Haraldson - Sioux Falls, SD
300 South Phillips AvenueSuite 300 Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith P.C.
Sioux Falls Employment Law Lawyer
Overview
Comet Haraldson has been a member of the Firm since 1980. He is a litigation attorney with emphasis on defense and worker's compensation.
In law school, Comet received numerous academic awards, served on the Moot Court Board (competed two consecutive years in national competition in New York City), and twice co-authored the Best Brief in the Regional Moot Court competition. He has been an instructor of legal writing at the University of South Dakota Law School and President of Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity. He served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Roger Wollman of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
Comet is a member of the State Bar of South Dakota and a member and former secretary of the Second Circuit Bar Association. He has served on the State Bar South Dakota Worker's Compensation Committee and has appeared as a featured speaker at numerous workers' compensation seminars throughout the Midwest. He has also published several workers' compensation outlines for the National Business Institute.
He has appeared in The Best Lawyers in America since 1995 for his work in Workers' Compensation Law, and is also listed in Chamber USA's Leading Lawyers for Business. In 2009 Comet was listed in Great Plains Super Lawyers in the area of Workers' Compensation.
About Comet H. Haraldson
Current Employment Position(s)
- Shareholder
Year Joined Firm
- 1980
Practice Areas
- Employment Law
- Workers Compensation
Litigation
- 100%
Representative Clients
- 3M
- Wal-Mart
- Hy-Vee
- Continental Western Insurance Company
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- South Dakota, 1979
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1979
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of South Dakota (Member)
- Second Circuit Bar Association (Member)
- Second Circuit Bar Association (Former Secretary)
- State Bar South Dakota, Past Workers' Compensation Committee (Member)
Classes and Seminars
- Instructor, University of South Dakota Law School, Ad Hoc
- Speaker, Numerous Workers' Compensation Seminars and Classes
Past Positions
- Chief Justice Roger Wollman, South Dakota Supreme Court, Law Clerk
Education
- University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979
J.D.
Honors: Numerous Academic Awards
Honors: Moot Court Board - University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1978
M.A. - University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1971
B.A.
Fraternities and Sororities
- Delta Theta Phi
References
References
- Roger Wollman, United States 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge
Articles
Published Works
- Best Brief in the Regional Moot Court Competition, (Co-Author)
- Workers' Compensation Outlines, National Business Institute
Office Information
Address
300 South Phillips AvenueSuite 300 Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone
Fax
- 605-339-3357
Websites
Achievements
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America (10 plus years)
- Chamber USA's Leading Lawyers for Business
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