State Bar of South Dakota

The State Bar of South Dakota is a unified mandatory bar that the South Dakota Legislature established in 1931 according to the South Dakota Supreme Court Rule. The State Bar of South Dakota is responsible to the South Dakota Supreme Court for administering the admission to the profession, as well as the discipline for the lawyers who violate the high standard of professional conduct set by the bar. Additionally, the State Bar of South Dakota is a forum for important legal issues facing lawyers, a means for upholding the honor of the profession while improving the administration of justice, and provider of continuing legal education and other member services.