Schoenbeck & Erickson, PC
1200 Mickelson Drive, Suite 310, Watertown, SD 57201, Watertown, SD 57201
About Schoenbeck & Erickson, PC
Schoenbeck & Erickson, PC, represents clients in Watertown, South Dakota, focusing on personal injury, insurance litigation, and commercial disputes. The firm also handles professional negligence and estate dispute litigation. Attorney Lee Schoenbeck has secured multiple county-record verdicts, including a $2.4 million bad faith verdict, and previously served as a State Senator. Joe Erickson has argued numerous cases before the South Dakota Supreme Court.
Notable Case Results
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$2.4M
Insurance Litigation
Jury returned a $2.4 million bad faith and breach of insurance contract verdict against Nationwide Insurance, including $1 million in punitive damages. Largest verdict in Day County history.
$1M
Insurance Litigation
Circuit Judge determined $1,025,000 of additional insurance coverage was available for client and other victims in a car accident case, clarifying policy priorities and exclusions.
$700,000
Insurance Litigation
Obtained a $700,000 verdict for underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits against Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company for a couple in an automobile accident.
$600,000
Personal Injury
Obtained a $600,000 verdict for client against underinsurance carrier after Supreme Court refused dram shop cause of action. Largest verdict in Marshall County history at the time.
$504,924
Estate Planning Litigation
Judge ordered return of $504,923.52 to a conservatorship for wrongfully taken funds by power of attorney. Case settled for the ordered amount.
$439,100
Commercial Litigation
Jury found bank and president committed fraud, determining $439,100 of a $650,000 promissory note was fraudulently obtained from an elderly couple.

