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FORD LAW OFFICE
P.O. Box 370
Watertown, SD 57201
Telephone: 605.886.3725
Telecopier: 605.886.4973
Toll Free: 888.318.7425
www.fordlawoffice.com
info@fordlawoffice.com
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Bruce M. Ford
Lawyer
Admitted: 1984, South Dakota, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2000, Minnesota
Law School: University of South Dakota, J.D., highest honors, 1984.
College: University of South Dakota, B.S. Business Administration, 1971.
Member: The State Bar of South Dakota (Board of Bar Commissioners, 2000-2002; Member, Board of Governors, 1987-1996; Member, Workers' Compensation Committee, 1986-1988; Chairman, Specialization/Advertising Committee, 1991-1999 ); Minnesota State Bar Association; National Board of Trial Advocacy (State Coordinator, 1992—; Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist, 1991); South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1994-1995); Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; University of South Dakota Law School Foundation Board of Directors, 1999-2002; Codington County Bar Association.
Awards & Certifications: Recipient, Gavel Award. Member, Sterling Honor Society. Author: "Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress: Cognizable Under The Federal Tort Claims Act," 28 South Dakota Law Review 376, 1983. Law Clerk to Hon. Fred J. Nichol, U.S. Senior Judge, 1984-1985. Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Legal Experience:
Sole Practitioner: Ford Law Office; Watertown, South Dakota; March 1997 to present
Partner: Burns & Ford Trial Lawyers; Sioux Falls and Watertown, South Dakota; February 1990 to February, 1997
Partner: Green, Schulz, Roby & Ford; Watertown, South Dakota; January 1987 through January 1990
Associate: Green, Schulz & Roby; Watertown, South Dakota; August 1985 through December 1986
Law Clerk: Hon. Fred J. Nichol, Senior Judge, United States District Court; May 1984 through August 1985
Legal Intern: Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; summer of 1983
Military: Bruce Ford was an honors graduate of the Leadership Prep Course at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. He served in the United States Army for two years, during which time he was decorated with the Vietnam Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Air Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
Business and Civic Activities: South Dakota Symphony Board of Directors, 2001-present; Watertown Regional Library Board of Trustees, 2000-2003
Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 1986-87, 1998-2001;
Rotary Club of Watertown: President, 1998-99;
Rotary Paul Harris Fellow;
Watertown Community Foundation Resource Board;
Watertown Area United Way: Board of Directors, 1987-1990; President, 1989;
Loaned Executive Trainer, 1986-1994;
Lutheran Social Services Advisory Council, 1986-90;
Watertown Salvation Army Corps/Community Center: Chairman, Advanced Gifts
Division, 1987;
Watertown School District Strategic Planning Task Force: Chair, Staff Committee;
Watertown Municipal Band;
Sioux Empire United Way: Loaned Executive, 1978; Major Firms Chair, 1979;
General Campaign Vice-Chair, 1980;
Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce: Marketing Task Force; Speaker's Bureau; Chair, Marketing Committee, 1979-81;
Alternative School Parent Advisory Group: President, 1980-81
Bruce Ford is licensed to practice law in South Dakota and Minnesota, and has many years of trial experience in state and federal courts.
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