South Dakota, August 21, 2025
Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C. is pleased to announce that 11 lawyers have been included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.
Lawyers in The Best Lawyers in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing
In Belle Fouche, SD
- Kenneth E Barker
- Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
In Rapid City, SD
- Jeffery D. Collins
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Insurance
- Jennifer Frank
- Employment Law – Management
- Thomas G. Fritz
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Insurance
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Aaron T. Galloway
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Jerry D. Johnson
- Civil Rights Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Municipal
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Samuel D. Kerr
- Education Law
- McLean Thompson Kerver
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Michael F. Nadolski
- Real Estate Law
In Sioux Falls, SD
- Miles F. Schumacher
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Energy Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Municipal Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Real Estate Law
- Ross Wright
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
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About Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C.
For 75 years, Lynn Jackson has been providing excellent legal advice and services to residents of South Dakota and the surrounding region.
Lynn Jackson was founded in Rapid City, South Dakota, by Charles Whiting and John Wilson under the name of Whiting and Wilson. Kelton S. Lynn later joined that firm, and it was known as Whiting, Wilson and Lynn. Later, Donald R. Shultz, Horace Jackson, and Gene Lebrun would join the Firm and it became Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun or simply “Lynn Jackson” as it is commonly known.
In 1987, the Firm opened an office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and in 2016, it expanded to Spearfish, South Dakota. With our three locations, Lynn Jackson is uniquely situated to meet the legal needs of our clients throughout South Dakota and the Midwest region. Currently, the firm has 29 lawyers actively providing legal services to its clients in the region, including South Dakota, Wyoming, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa.