Watertown, SD

Nancy Turbak Berry is a highly recognized advocate for injured people, honored for her accomplishments. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. She was one of the first trial lawyers in South Dakota to be board-certified in Civil Trial Advocacy and Civil Pretrial Practice. She was named Trial Lawyer of the Year in 1997 by the South Dakota Trial Lawyers and Attorney of the Year by South Dakota Women in Law. She has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2001 and Super Lawyers since 2007. Nancy established Turbak Law Office in 1982, focusing primarily on personal injury and insurance disputes since 1989. She is also a former magistrate and served for four years in the South Dakota State Senate.

Joe Erickson

Joe grew up and graduated from high school in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. After receiving his undergraduate degree at the University of South Dakota’s Beacom School of Business in 2014, Joe continued his education in Vermillion and graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law with honors in 2017. While in law school, Joe was a member of the Moot Court Board, participated on the Trial Team, and was the treasurer of the Student Bar Association. After law school, Joe served as a law clerk for the First Judicial Circuit of the State of South Dakota. Following his clerkship, in 2018 Joe and his family moved to Watertown, and Joe began working at Schoenbeck Law, PC. Joe is admitted to practice law in South Dakota in both State and Federal court. Since beginning his practice, Joe has argued multiple cases to the South Dakota Supreme Court and represented his clients in jury trials and court trials. In 2020 and 2021, the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (SDTLA) elected Joe to serve on the group’s Board of Governors. In 2020, the SDTLA awarded Joe with a “Toast of the Trial Lawyers” for his efforts on behalf of the group. Outside of spending time with his family, Joe enjoys all of South Dakota’s outdoor activities, including pheasant hunting with his dogs, deer hunting, golfing, and fishing local lakes and the Missouri River.

Lee Schoenbeck

Lee grew up in Webster, South Dakota. He practices primarily in the areas of personal injury litigation, insurance litigation, commercial litigation, estate planning litigation, and professional negligence. He has obtained significant verdicts in insurance bad faith, insurance fraud, and underinsurance cases, with all three being the largest in the history of their respective counties. He served as State's Attorney for Day County from 1985 to 1989, Senator for northeastern South Dakota in 1995 and 1996, and House member from Watertown from 2015 to 2016, and from 2019 to 2024. For six years the Senators elected him to serve as the head of the State Senate in the office of the President Pro Tempore. He is licensed to practice law in the State of South Dakota, the Federal District Court for the District of South Dakota, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Lee is active in the Catholic Church and various outdoors and conservation groups. He was a regular guest lecturer at the Insurance Law class at the University of South Dakota for over 20 years. He has published two Law Review articles: 'A South Dakota First: The Impeachment Conviction of Attorney General Jason Ravonsborg' for the 2023 University of South Dakota Law Review, and 'The Office of the South Dakota Senate President Pro Tempore' for the 2025 issue of the University of South Dakota Law Review. Additionally, Lee has written many articles for the online publication of the South Dakota Magazine.

Roger W. Ellyson

Roger W. Ellyson served as Codington County States Attorney for 20 years and has the knowledge to support you in multiple practice areas, including criminal defense and personal injury.

Vincent A. Foley

After serving as a Circuit Court Judge for the Third Judicial Circuit in South Dakota, Vince retired to return to Watertown and rejoin his father in the practice of law started by his grandfather. Having served as the Codington County State's Attorney, and the City of Watertown, City Attorney, Vince possesses the breadth of experience in the court room, and as a former owner of a title company, he brings that real estate knowledge not found in many law firms. As a Watertown High School graduate in the class of 1980, Vince then graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1984 before completing his legal education at the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1987. Following graduation Vince served as a law clerk for the Chief Judge of the District of South Dakota, Donald J. Porter. At the end of that term, Vince returned to Watertown to enter the private practice of law with his father, John. For the next eighteen years, he practiced with his father, as well as serving as the City Attorney, and State's Attorney in a part-time capacity. Before joining the bench in January of 2007, Vince served the profession and community as the Inaugaral Chairman of the Open Meetings Commission, having been appointed by Attorney General Larry Long, for which he received the Eagle Award from the South Dakota Newspaper Association. He also served the profession on the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, including service as Chairman. He also served on the drafting committee for the initial version of South Dakota's limited liability company (LLC) state statues. Moreover, he has presented to State Bar through its Continuing Legal Education programs on both Limited Liability Companies (LLC) and South Dakota's enactment of the Uniform Probate Code. Vince announced his retirement in the spring of 2017 and planned to rejoin his father in the practice. They had formed the new office named, Foley and Foley Law Office, P.C. Unfortunately, John fell ill and passed away in the summer of 2017 just before Vince stepped down from the bench. Nevertheless, Vince stepped into the role and concluded John's matters and then continued on in the practice. Although well versed in the courtroom practice, he continues his father and grandfather's legacy of a practice in real estate, estate planning and estate administration for their long-time friends and clients.

Vincent A. Foley

After serving as a Circuit Court Judge for the Third Judicial Circuit in South Dakota, Vince retired to return to Watertown and rejoin his father in the practice of law started by his grandfather. Having served as the Codington County State's Attorney, and the City of Watertown, City Attorney, Vince possesses the breadth of experience in the court room, and as a former owner of a title company, he brings that real estate knowledge not found in many law firms. As a Watertown High School graduate in the class of 1980, Vince then graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1984 before completing his legal education at the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1987. Following graduation Vince served as a law clerk for the Chief Judge of the District of South Dakota, Donald J. Porter. At the end of that term, Vince returned to Watertown to enter the private practice of law with his father, John. For the next eighteen years, he practiced with his father, as well as serving as the City Attorney, and State's Attorney in a part-time capacity. Before joining the bench in January of 2007, Vince served the profession and community as the Inaugaral Chairman of the Open Meetings Commission, having been appointed by Attorney General Larry Long, for which he received the Eagle Award from the South Dakota Newspaper Association. He also served the profession on the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, including service as Chairman. He also served on the drafting committee for the initial version of South Dakota's limited liability company (LLC) state statues. Moreover, he has presented to State Bar through its Continuing Legal Education programs on both Limited Liability Companies (LLC) and South Dakota's enactment of the Uniform Probate Code. Vince announced his retirement in the spring of 2017 and planned to rejoin his father in the practice. They had formed the new office named, Foley and Foley Law Office, P.C. Unfortunately, John fell ill and passed away in the summer of 2017 just before Vince stepped down from the bench. Nevertheless, Vince stepped into the role and concluded John's matters and then continued on in the practice. Although well versed in the courtroom practice, he continues his father and grandfather's legacy of a practice in real estate, estate planning and estate administration for their long-time friends and clients.

Seamus Culhane, raised in Watertown, South Dakota, earned his law degree from USD School of Law after attending South Dakota State University. He joined Turbak Law Office, P.C., and focuses on advocating for those mistreated by large insurance companies, particularly the elderly in long-term care insurance disputes. Outside of work, he enjoys outdoor activities like hunting, fishing, and gardening.