Anthony J. Teesdale is an associate attorney at Ribstein & Hogan Law Firm. He passionately advocates for the protection of individual liberties. Anthony primarily practices in the areas of criminal law, family law, and constitutional law, as well as assisting students in Title IX and disciplinary proceedings in South Dakota Universities. After growing up in New Jersey, Indiana, and Missouri, Anthony attended the University of South Dakota for both undergraduate and law school. Following law school, Anthony joined Ribstein & Hogan in August of 2015. Anthony and his wife Alexandra enjoy the new adventures from raising their young son.
Anthony is the Brookings County Bar Association President, and keeps involved in his community as Vice Chair of the Junior Achievement Brookings Board of Directors and as a volunteer firefighter for the City of Brookings. Anthony furthers his passion for access to justice and defense of individual liberties as a member of the Board of Directors for East River Legal Services, Third Circuit Representative of the Young Lawyers Section of State Bar of South Dakota, and Co-Chair of the Law Practice Management committee of the State Bar of South Dakota.
Professional Experience
Ribstein & Hogan Law Firm
Associate: 2015-present
Admitted to Practice (State)
South Dakota, 2016
Professional Memberships
State Bar of South Dakota
South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
South Dakota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Brookings County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Speaking Engagements/Publications
Draining the Waters Around the Islands of Justice: Opportunities in Rural Practice for New Law School Graduates, Fed. Law., May/June 2014, at 20, 21.
Law Practice News: Data Breach Insurance, State Bar of South Dakota Newsletter, August 2019, at 14, 15.
“Technology for the Solo or Small Law Firm,” 2019 State Bar of South Dakota Annual Meeting, Ramkota Conference Center, Rapid City, South Dakota. June 20, 2019
Education
University of South Dakota School of Law
(J.D., 2015)
University of South Dakota
(B.S., 2012)
Public and Community Service
East River Legal Services, Board of Directors
Junior Achievement Brookings Board of Directors, Vice Chair
Brookings County Bar Association, President
Young Lawyers Section of the State Bar of South Dakota, Third Circuit Representative
Law Practice Management Committee of the State Bar of South Dakota, Co-Chair