Elizabeth S. Hertz

Sioux Falls lawyer Elizabeth Hertz joined Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP in the litigation section in 2010, and became a partner in 2016. She received her B.A. from Macalester College in 2004 where she studied classical history and biology. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and clerked for the Honorable James B. Loken of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Elizabeth practices in the areas of commercial and complex litigation, family law, tribal law, professional liability defense, appellate law, plaintiff’s litigation, construction litigation, and intellectual property litigation. Elizabeth currently serves as president of the South Dakota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

University of Michigan Law School

J.D. (2009)

2009

Honors: magna cum laude

Macalester College

B.A. (2004)

2004

Honors: magna cum laude

Partner

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP

2016 - Current

Associate

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP

2010 - 2015

Judicial Law Clerk to Honorable James B. Loken

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

2009 - 2010

State Bar of South Dakota  # 4194

Member

Current

Minnesota

Minnesota Supreme Court

Since 2009

South Dakota

State Bar of South Dakota

ID Number: 4194

Since 2011

8th Circuit

Since 2010

Tribal Court - Oglala Sioux Tribal Court

Since 2015

• Commercial and Complex Litigation
• Professional Liability Defense
• Construction Litigation
• Intellectual Property Litigation