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I Guess I’m A Rural Lawyer – - Go Figure!

April 4th, 2012

Guest blog by Bob Morris,Chair Project Rural Practice Task Force State Bar of South Dakota When South Dakota State Bar President Pat Goetzinger asked me to Chair the Project Rural Practice Task Force, we discussed that out of the 1,800 practicing lawyers in South Dakota, 65% of those lawyers were located in Rapid City, Pierre, Sioux Falls, and Aberdeen. I affectionately call them “The Big Four.” That would mean 35% of the lawyers are spread out everywhere else. Naturally I assumed that President Goetzinger asked me to be the Chair of the PRP Task Force because of my charisma, charm, and other attributes. So I asked him why me? He answered – “You are a rural lawyer.” My first thought was – I am? It’s funny how you don’t realize something until someone points it out to you. I came to Belle Fourche in 1988. The population of the town was about 4,500 then and has grown to about 6,000 today. Although we are the “Center of the Nation” there is a lot of wide open country to the west and north. Everything is south or east of Belle Fourche. Naturally when I graduated from law school, I wanted to work in Sioux Falls. Who doesn’t? I thought it would be a natural fit. My wife was a Professional Registered Nurse who had an outstanding job at what was then known as Sioux Valley Hospital. We lived in Sioux Falls for 8 years. I commuted to Brookings for undergrad and to Vermillion for law school. Apparently I took too much for granted. I interviewed with a half of dozen or so law firms without success. Fortunately, one of my law school professors, Professor Robert “Mike” Driscoll, knew of a friend in Belle Fourche who was looking to hire an associate attorney. I distinctly recall him walking up to me in the hallway at the law school, looking at my cowboy boots, blue jeans, pearl-button down shirt, and belt buckle, and saying “I have a friend that is looking to hire an associate, I think you’ll fit right in.” Many suits, ties, and pairs of dress shoes later, here I am. That was twenty-four years ago. You are probably asking why and have a lot of questions. Well, I have some answers. “Where do a rural lawyer’s clients come from?” Those clients come from Canada, Germany, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado to name a few. A rural lawyer’s clients also come from Sioux Falls, Watertown, Aberdeen, Yankton, Dakota Dunes, Pierre, Winner, Brookings, Rapid City, Hot Springs, Spearfish, Deadwood, Lemmon, and of course Belle Fourche to name a few. A rural lawyer can also represent the State of South Dakota and its employees, and a handful of municipalities across the State on special legal projects. “What would I do as a rural lawyer in the town I live and practice in?” You will be the President of the Chamber of Commerce, President of the Lions Club, announce at the annual Fourth of July parade, volunteer for various projects in the community, emcee at Chamber of Commerce Banquets, Ag Banquets, Fireman’s Banquets, and Sportsman’s Club Banquets. You will have to learn to manage your time. You will also have to learn how to say “no thank you” sometimes also. “As a rural lawyer will I handle big cases?” First of all, it is important to note that every client thinks their case is a big case and it should be to you. If your view of a big case is the amount of dollars and cents involved, a rural lawyer is involved in million dollar plus cases involving death, injury, construction disputes, and business litigation to name a few. A rural lawyer also handles disputes between farmers/ranchers regarding easements, right of ways, fence disputes, trespassing cattle, and diseased cattle, to name a few. As a rural lawyer you may also experience your most rewarding case -- the one where you help a 72 year old female bus driver get her job back after she was told she was too old to be working. Not to mention, convincing the employer to pay your client $7,000 for its illogical, illegal, and irresponsible conduct. “Can a rural lawyer give back to the profession?” A rural lawyer can serve as a Bar Commissioner for six years (two 3 year terms); serve as President of the State Bar of South Dakota; serve as President of the South Dakota Trial Lawyer’s Association, and serve on other professional affiliated committees. In fact, in the past twenty-four years, at least six rural lawyers from Belle Fourche have served as State Bar Commissioners; three have served as Presidents of the State Bar of South Dakota; four have served as President of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; and one has served as President of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. “How does a rural lawyer accomplish many of the things you have mentioned?” To be truthful, it’s not easy, yet it’s not difficult. The first thing is to have good mentors. These mentors can guide you through the nuances and difficulties facing lawyers early in a career. These mentors can also guide you and assist you in building relationships throughout your career. It is the relationship building process that should start from day one which will allow you to realize the sky is the limit. An outstanding work ethic and willingness to work long and hard is also important. People from other countries, other States, and other communities usually do not “let their fingers do the walking” in the Yellow Pages to find a rural lawyer. Many times they may contact a lawyer in one of “The Big Four” and because you have established a relationship with a good lawyer who thinks you are a good lawyer, you will get a referral. Naturally, whether those referrals continue is up to you. This may mean working 20 hours a day during a two week trial in Pierre. It may mean traveling thousands of miles a year and wondering why not move closer to where I work. But when you get back home, you realize your home is where your heart is due to the quality of life, the people who wave at you while driving down the road and the people who call you by your first name as you walk into a business establishment or walk down the street. “Okay, I realize there are opportunities for a rural lawyer, but what about a rural lawyer’s spouse?” Well, first of all, if you are married, you probably are not able accomplish much of anything without the love, loyalty, trust, and support of your spouse. You are a team and there is no majority, only unanimous consent. Your spouse could work as a Professional Registered Nurse in the big city, working twelve hours a day-three days a week and commuting 120 miles per day. Your spouse could after three years working in the big city, express her desire to expand her opportunities and attend the University of North Dakota School of Medicine for a year to become a Physician’s Assistant/Nurse Practitioner. Of course, you support her as much as you can because she has supported you in your adventure. Besides, you moved her from the big city to the rural area, you owe her! After a year of school, your spouse could be fortunate to get a job in the medical field, but she probably will still have to commute 50 miles round trip a day, four days a week. But in the meantime, she can obtain her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from SDSU and her Masters in PA Studies from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Your spouse can do this. Just because you live in a rural area does not mean you are isolated from opportunities. You will have to be a bit more creative, patient, and determined, but the sky is still the limit. You may have to drive a little farther, work a little harder, but surely the rewards are there. Besides, there are no traffic jams but you may have to wait for a herd of cattle to cross the road. And if your spouse is still by your side after almost 30 years, you are doing something right. Right? Are there more questions? Of course there are. But what is life without taking some risk and seeing what happens? My suggestion is that you should give being a rural lawyer a try. You and your spouse may agree to give it a couple of years and see what happens. Twenty-four years later you will wonder, “What happened?”

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Downtown to Small Town: A “City Girl’s” Transition to Rural Practice

April 3rd, 2012

Guest blog by Sarah L. Larson I grew up at the mall. Not literally, of course, but there were time periods throughout my tweens, teens, and young adulthood when I was working or shopping or mingling in the city every day, all day. Everything I ever needed was within a 15 minute drive. When I first decided to pursue law school, I knew that corporate law was my gig. I interned with a corporate legal department every summer for 3 years, while pursuing my MBA at the same time as my Juris Doctorate. I would graduate with both degrees in 3 years and head back to the city to rise the corporate ladder from associate legal counsel to Executive VP over several years, content amidst endless access to downtown boutiques, Starbucks, and evenings out with girlfriends at the martini bar next door. Then it happened. A boy. This mystical creature was a huntin’, fishin’, down-to-earth small town east river boy – a breed I had never known, and whose passion and charm and smile swept me off my feet. Within a couple years, he convinced me to move back to his hometown with him – population 1,200. Twelve. Hundred. The approximate number of kids in my high school. Alas, almost 3 years after beginning my rural practice with my husband, I am proud to say I have not only survived, but come to truly love my small-town practice. The transition was not fast or easy. At first it seemed like I was leaving town every weekend to go visit friends or “find something to do.” I won’t lie and say I didn’t ask myself why on earth I ever dared to leave the heaven that is mass retail and loud traffic. Professionally, I longed for juicy, challenging, make-the-news type of cases with a passion. I expected a few things. First, I thought that clientele would be slow to trickle in. Why would people trust me? I’m new here. I’m unfamiliar with whose family feuds with whose. I’m a new lawyer. They don’t’ know (or care) about my experience, my potential, my praise from former employers. And yet, I found my hypothesis to be erroneous. People in town were eager for an outsider’s unbiased perspective on the issues they so deeply cared about and needed assistance with. I don’t think it hurt that I immediately started going to Rotary and Chamber of Commerce meetings, volunteering and getting involved as often as possible. People cared that I cared about the town and the people who live here. Secondly, I was afraid I would always be treated like an outsider. Wrong again. I have never experienced a lack of friendly faces. The people in my new hometown were welcoming, loving, and supportive. Third, I wasn’t sure I would ever make a dime. Now, my desk is constantly piled with files full of exciting, rewarding work. I am as busy as I want to be. Of course, there were personal challenges like the inability to have immediate access to a specialty grocery item or your favorite brand of shampoo. I had to learn to make shopping lists for the occasional trip out of town. At first I also felt like all eyes were on me, and that was so vastly different than growing up where you were somewhat of a number. As with all things, I learned that you get out of it what you put into it. Stay active, be friendly, work hard, do everything you can do for people. A blissful, peaceful, beautiful life awaits you.

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Jason Dorsey on Gen Y and small towns

September 23rd, 2011

Yesterday I sat in on a live chat video interview between Jodi Schwan of the Sioux Falls Business Journal and Gen Y expert Jason Dorsey. It’s been my experience that most Gen Y experts either trash rural communities or show a lack of understanding about what rural communities have to offer. With that in mind, I didn’t expect much from Dorsey. But after listening for about fifteen minutes to what seemed like good advice, I decided to use the chat feature to ask:

What advice do you have for small, rural communities who are trying to communicate the value of living of living in their community?"

Rather than bumbling through the question, Dorsey nailed his response.

Market around lifestyles and relationships

In a nutshell, he said: Since Gen Y is all about lifestyles and relationships, rural communities need to showcase those aspects of life in their community. Help people recognize how they can experience outdoor activities and enjoy a more relaxed pace of life. Make sure they know that your school offers children a great education. And emphasize the friendships that people build within your community. And use social media (especially a Facebook Page) to show what makes a small town special. (Hopefully, regular readers of Reimagine Rural have heard that before.)

Watch and listen yourself

Dorsey offers greater details during the interview. I’ve embedded the Sioux Falls Business Journal’s recording of the interview below. (He addresses my question around the 18:00 minute mark.)

Watch live streaming video from sfbusinessjournal at livestream.com

I think the video has more to offer, however, than just his response to my question. For instance, Dorsey addresses what small business owners can do help maintain employees when other businesses can offer more money. That’s definitely a message small town businesses owners should pay special attention to. I’ve not heard of Jason Dorsey before today, but I’ll pay closer attention in the future. It’s nice to hear from a Gen Y expert who understands small, rural communities and offers good advice.

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Here’s to you, on Valentine’s Day

February 14th, 2011

I received a surprise Valentine's Day message today, and it wasn't from my wife. If you've signed up for the Rural Learning Center's online newsletter, you might have received one yourself. The message was short and to the point. You can check it out to the right. Whether it is from the organization you work for or someone you know, receiving a message like this makes a person feel good. At least it did me today. If you haven't already done so, I'd encourage you to take a minute and send out a Valentine's Day message to someone you know. Thank them for their work and let them know you appreciate their efforts. It will go a long way to brightening their day.

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Is Local Food Elitist?

January 6th, 2011

Rebecca Terk at Big Stone Bounty recently asked an interesting question: Is local food elitist? It's a question that I wrestle with quite often. In her post, Rebecca writes:

Out here in the rural areas where I've been living for the vast majority of my life, the local food craze might seem like more of an urban fad than a legitimate lifestyle choice (and out here, even the phrase, "lifestyle choice" will raise some eyebrows).... With a background steeped in sit-down family meals and gardening as a form of both sustenance and competition (my mother and her father vied for the first full-sized bell pepper of the season), it seems to me that urbanites are really just catching on to what rural people have known all along-food from your farm or garden is fresher and tastes better." (source: "Is local food elitist?" Rebecca Terk, Big Stone Bounty, Dec. 29, 2010)

This last phrase stuck with me. "It seems to me that urbanites are really just catching on to what rural people have known all along." Is that really true? I hope it is. But I also know that some rural residents are critical of local food initiatives.

Where does this tension come from?

Reading Rebecca's post prompted me to remember a passage from Kent Meyers book The Witness of Combines (1998). Meyers writes about his life growing up on a small farm in southern Minnesota. In one of his stories, he reminisces about his mother's canning experience, and how she would grow irritated at hearing young mothers brag about the enjoyment and fulfillment they received canning ten quarts of tomatoes from their garden. Meyer's mother would can 120 quarts each year. As a fulltime farm wife that was her job. It was hard work. And she did it because the family needed to save money. It was also work that she gave up as soon as she was financially able to do so.

How would Michelangelo feel?

Meyers goes on to compare his mother's canning expertise to that of an artist like Michelangelo. We often forget the blood, sweat, and tears that artists put into their work. Hearing others talk about how easy it is to replicate that work must be a bit demeaning. Thinking in these terms, I wonder if that's how some modern agricultural producers feel when they hear talk about the local foods movement. Often the stories we read and hear make the local foods initiatives sound easy and cool. If that's the case, I understand the tension that sometimes exists in rural communities about local foods initiatives. So, is local food elitist? I don't think so. Readers here know that I'm a firm believer that rural communities should consider a local foods initiative as an economic development strategy. But I do understand the tension that exists among food producers. And I believe that both Rebecca Terk and Kent Meyers can help people on both sides of the fence understand each other a bit more. Photo credit: Mike Gogulski - Flickr

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October 5th, 2010

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I intend to share some of my reflections from the forums on Reimagine Rural tomorrow. But an article in today's Sioux Falls Argus Leader captured my attention and warrants a little attention.

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One of the aspects that I appreciate most about Hollowing out the Middle is that it recognizes the educational system in our rural communities must change in order for it to better serve the needs of the rural communities where the schools exist.

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