Todd D. Epp, LLM

Galland Law Firm, PC

317 N. Main Ave.

Sioux Falls, SD  57104

(o) 605.334.0446 (f) 605.334.5388 

(email) tepp (at) gallandlegal (dot) com

(website) http://www.gallandlegal.com 

EDUCATION

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) , intellectual property law, University of Houston Law Center.
  • Juris Doctorate (J.D.) , magna cum laude, Washburn University of Topeka School of Law.
  • June-August 1983, Law and Language Program, East China Normal University , Shanghai , China .
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) , history and English, summa cum laude, Washburn University of Topeka. Departmental honors in history and English.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/LICENSES

  • Admitted to practice before South Dakota state and federal courts, Dist. of Kansas, W. Dist. of Mo., E. Dist. of Mich., and Dist. of Colo. federal district courts, Flandreau Santee Sioux, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, and Yankton Sioux Tribal Courts, and 8th, 10th and 11th U.S. Cir. Courts of Appeal.
  • Member, State Bar of South Dakota; former Chair, Intellectual Property Committee.
  • Member, Kansas Bar Association.

COURTS/TRIBUNALS APPEARED IN IN PERSON

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
  • Federal District Court of South Dakota
  • Federal District Court of Kansas
  • Federal District Court for the District of Eastern Michigan
  • Various South Dakota Circuit Courts
  • Various Kansas District Courts
  • Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Sioux Tribal Court 
  • S.D. Public Utilities Commission
  • S.D. Legislature
  • City of Harrisburg, SD
  • City of Sioux Falls, SD
  • City of Hartford, SD
  • City of Madison, SD
  • Lincoln County Commissioners, SD
  • McCook County Commissioners, SD
  • Canton, SD School Board
  • Harrisburg, SD Planning and Zoning Board
  • South Dakota Department of Labor
  • Kansas Department of Human Resources
  • Flandreau Santee Sioux Employee Grievance Committee
  • S.D. Farmers Union Board of Directors
  • USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (written only)
  • U.S. Copyright Office (written only)

SAMPLING OF CLIENTS FORMERLTY OR CURRENTLY REPRESENTED

  • KCPO-TV
  • Jane Fonda
  • MCook Citizens United
  • Franklin Food Mart
  • Bear Lodge Forest Products, Inc.
  • Amrapur Overseas, Inc.
  • Dr. Richard Farnham
  • American Indian Social Research Institute, Inc.
  • State Sen. Frank Kloucek
  • Brucklacher Trucking
  • Austads
  • Lawrence and Schiller
  • Adwerks
  • Alexander Cockburn
  • Various individuals in employment discrimination cases

POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS MANAGED

  • Kathy Hill for Lincoln County Auditor, 2002 General (D)
  • Barney Roling for State Legislature, 2002 General (D)

POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS ASSISTED/VOLUNTEERED/527s

  • Al Gore for President, Nashville, TN HQ, TV/Radio area, 2000 (D)
  • Dick Casey for Congress, Sioux Falls, SD, writing, 2002 S.D. Primary (D)
  • Jim Abbott for Governor, Sioux Falls, SD, writing, 2002 S.D. General (D)
  • Daschle Democrats 527 Committee, Sioux Falls, SD/Washington, DC, board member, 2000-2001
  • Tom Daschle for U.S. Senate, Flandreau, SD, legal, 2004 General, (D)
  • Ralph Nader for President, Sioux Falls, SD, event, 2004 General (I)
  • Citizens for a Stronger S.D. 527 Committee, Harrisburg, SD, 2005 to 2006.
  • Barb Himmel-Roberts for Minnehaha County Commissioner, Hartford, SD, manager/press secretary, 2004 General (part) (D)
  • Jack Billion for Governor, Sioux Falls, SD, press secretary, legal, new media, 2006 Primary and 2006 General (part) (D)
  • South Dakotans Against Discrimination (Vote No on State Constitutional ban on gay marriage, press and legal, 2006 General (part) (Ballot Issue Committee)

POLITICAL COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS

  • KDLT-TV, Sioux Falls, election night, 2000 general election.
  • KSFY-TV, Sioux Falls, SD, “:60 Spin,” primary and general election nights, 2002-2006
  • KELO-AM, Sioux Falls, SD, “Token Liberal” 2004 appearances and general election day appearance, 2004

FREELANCE WRITER

  • Water Strategist