A SOUTH DAKOTA LAW FIRM

Rick Ribstein, a native of Brookings, South Dakota, earned his juris doctorate from the University of South Dakota in 1989. Following a two year judicial clerkship, he returned to Brookings to start his career in 1991. Rick’s general practice includes personal injury, worker’s compensation, social security disability, divorce, criminal law and estate planning. Rick and his wife, Beth, have two grown children.

Professional Experience
Ribstein & Hogan Law Firm
Partner: 2014-present
McCann, Ribstein, Hogan & McCarty
Associate/Partner: 1991-2014
Judicial Law Clerk, Third Judicial Circuit
Law Clerk: 1989-1991

Admitted to Practice (State)
South Dakota, 1990

Admitted to Practice (Federal)
United State District Court
District of South Dakota, 1991

Professional Memberships
State Bar of South Dakota
American Association for Justice
South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representative
South Dakota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Brookings County Bar Association

Education
University of South Dakota School of Law
(J.D., 1989)
University of South Dakota
(B.S., 1986)

Public and Community Service
Boys and Girls Club, Board of Directors
Business United for Success
Past State Bar Commissioner
Past Board Member of South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association

Tim Hogan, a native of Brookings, South Dakota, earned his juris doctor from Saint Louis University in 1993.  Following a year as a public defender in Missouri, he returned to Brookings to open his own firm. He joined McCann & Ribstein in 1999 as a partner. In 2014 he formed Ribstein & Hogan Law Firm with Rick Ribstein.  Tim’s general practice includes real estate, business planning, criminal law, family law and divorce, bankruptcy, estate planning and probate.  Tim has experience as an owner and developer of a number of real estate developments over the past fifteen years.  Tim and his wife, Kate, keep very busy raising their five children.

Professional Experience
Ribstein & Hogan Law Firm
Partner: 2014-present
McCann, Ribstein, Hogan & McCarty
Partner: 1999 – 2014
Hogan Law Office
Attorney – Owner: 1995 – 1999
Missouri Public Defender
Attorney: 1993 – 1994

Admitted to Practice (State):
South Dakota, 1994
Missouri, 1993

Admitted to Practice (Federal)
United States District Court,
District of South Dakota, 1995

Professional Membership
State Bar of South Dakota
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
South Dakota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Education
Saint Louis University School of Law
(J.D., 1993)
St. John’s University
(B.S., 1989)
Southwest University,
Chongqing, China
(Student 1988)

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

Jordyn Bangasser, a native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of South Dakota with a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance. While at USD, Jordyn was a student tutor in the Spanish Peer Learning Program, a member of several academic honors societies, and a participant in musical organizations such as USD Opera and USD Chamber Singers.

After graduating from undergrad as a USD School of Law Honor Scholar, Jordyn attended the University of South Dakota School of Law where she served as Copy Editor on the South Dakota Law Review, published an article through the same review, and was awarded several Dean’s Certificate for Outstanding Performance awards for earning top grade in classes such as Trial Techniques and Family Law.

Jordyn earned her juris doctorate from the University of South Dakota in 2018, graduating Magna Cum Laude and sixth in her class. Following a one-year judicial clerkship, she joined Ribstein & Hogan in 2019. Jordyn’s general practice includes criminal law, family law, litigation, and Supreme Court appeals.

In her free time, Jordyn enjoys jet-skiing, cooking, singing at her local church, and growing her legal practice.

Professional Experience
Ribstein & Hogan Law Firm
Associate: 2019-present

Judicial Law Clerk, Third Judicial Circuit
Law Clerk: 2018-2019

University of South Dakota School of Law
Research Assistant: 2016-2018

Admitted to Practice (State)
South Dakota, 2019

Professional Memberships
State Bar of South Dakota

Education
University of South Dakota School of Law
(J.D., 2018)

University of South Dakota
(B.M., 2015)