Joseph M Wiltse
Ballard Spahr LLP (formerly Lindquist & Vennum LLP)Joseph M. Wiltse is one of 650+ attorneys at Ballard Spahr LLP, where he focuses his law practice in the areas of corporate law, real estate law, commercial law, securities law, and mergers and acquisitions. He represents clients in activities such as acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, mergers, entity formation, private securities offerings, financing transactions, and real estate acquisitions and dispositions. Joseph was born and raised in Lisbon, North Dakota. Joseph received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Communication Studies from the University of Sioux Falls in 2010 and his Juris Doctorate, with honors, from the University of South Dakota in 2014.
- University of South Dakota School of Law
- J.D. (2014)
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- Honors: High Honors
- University of Sioux Falls
- B.A. (2010) | Political Science and Communication Studies & Theatre
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- Associate Attorney
- Ballard Spahr LLP (formerly Lindquist & Vennum LLP)
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- I practice in the areas of corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and employment law. I have represented clients in activities such as acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, mergers, entity formation, private securities offerings, financing transactions, real estate acquisitions and dispositions, employment matter, and issues related to corporate governance. I am a small part of Ballard Spahr's 650+ attorneys that provide a full array of corporate finance, transactional, and litigation services for clients from 15 offices across the United States. From October 2016 to December 31, 2017, I was employed by Lindquist & Vennum LLP. Effective January 1, 2018, Lindquist & Vennum LLP merged with Ballard Spahr LLP.
- Associate Attorney
- Swier Law Firm, Prof. LLC
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- I led Swier Law Firm’s Corporate and Business Law Practice Group. My practice focused on general business and corporate law, real estate law, and mergers and acquisitions.
- Associate Attorney
- Hagen, Wilka & Archer, LLP
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- My practice focused in the areas of securities law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, real estate law, and commercial law.
- Law Clerk
- Hagen, Wilka & Archer, LLP
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- While in law school and until I was licensed in October 2014, I worked as a law clerk for the firm.
- Starting a Business – The Legal Perspective, Sioux Falls, SD
- Raising Small Business Capital Through a Securities Offering, Sioux Falls, SD
- Best Practices for Employee Handbooks, 2017 Employment Law Seminar, Sioux Falls, SD
- Great Plains Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- The list recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. No more than 2.5% of the lawyers in the Great Plains Region (SD, ND, IA, and NE) are named to the Rising Stars list.
- Great Plains Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- The list recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. No more than 2.5% of the lawyers in the Great Plains Region (SD, ND, IA, and NE) are named to the Rising Stars list.
- The State Bar of South Dakota  # 4575
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- South Dakota
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- Credit Cards Accepted
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Securities Law
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
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