The Experienced Attorneys of Zimmer, Duncan & Cole

OFFICE ADDRESS:

120 N. Main Street
P.O. Box 550
Parker, South Dakota 57053-0550
(605) 297-4446
e-mail: dlduncan@zdclaw.com

MEMBER:

South Dakota State Bar Association
American Bar Association
American League of Lobbyists
South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association
Defense Research Institute, Inc.
Litigation Counsel of America
National Health Lawyers Association
Forum Committee on Health Law - American Bar Association
Group Health Association of America
American Medical Association's
Doctors' Advisory Network

LEGAL EXPERIENCE:

Law Firm of Zimmer, Duncan and Cole
June 1974 to Present

Law Clerk to the Honorable Frances Dunn, Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
June 1973 - May 1974

 

PERSONAL:

Born December 11, 1947

Parkston, South Dakota
Married
Two (2) Children

GENERAL COUNSEL:

South Dakota State Medical Holding Company, Inc. - DAKOTACARE (HMO)

DAKOTACARE Administrative Services, Inc. - DAKOTACARE Design (TPA)

South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care (PRO)

SOUTH DAKOTA COUNSEL:

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Washington, D.C.

Verizon Wireless Englewood, Colorado

Pioneer Memorial Hospital & Health Services Viborg, Centerville and Parker, South Dakota

Southridge Health Care Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Tieszen Memorial Home Marion, South Dakota

South Dakota Healthcare Association  Sioux Falls, South Dakota

CO-COUNSEL:

Formation of Physician Organized IPO Missoula, Montana

TRIAL EXPERIENCE:

Trial Practice Before State and Federal District Courts in South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota
and Nebraska

Appellate Practice - Supreme Court of South Dakota

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE:

Representation of Clients before the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, Department of Transportation, Department of Labor, Department of Revenue and Regulation, Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, Department of Health, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, Division of Insurance, Department of Commerce and Regulation

Federal Government - Health Care
Financing Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Social Security Administration and Veterans Administration

Appointment as Special Assistant Attorney General on Licensing and Disciplinary Matters for the South Dakota Psychology Board, Board of Nursing Home Examiners, Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners and Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

CORPORATE COUNSEL:

South Dakota State Medical Holding Company, Inc. (DAKOTACARE) - As general counsel to DAKOTACARE and its subsidiary corporations since its inception in 1986, counsel has been responsible for all corporate compliance activities and acted as lead legal counsel to the Board of Directors. DAKOTACARE is a highly regulated health maintenance organization

UTILITIES PRACTICE:

Representation of Verizon Wireless and CommNet Cellular prior to its merger with Verizon Wireless before the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission on issues relating to rule making, service issues and access to service rules since 1995

 

Representation of Heartland Consumers Powers District. The utilities practice includes preparing and filing responses to dockets opened by the Public Utilities Commission.

LEGISLATIVE PRACTICE:

Lobbyist in South Dakota Legislature Each Year Since 1975 - Emphasis on Health Care, Telecommunications, Public Utilities, Petroleum Pipelines, Insurance Issues and Business Interests

LEGISLATIVE CLIENTS:

South Dakota Association of Mutual Insurers

South Dakota Insurance Alliance

Allstate Insurance Company

Verizon Wireless

TransCanada Corporation (Keystone and Keystone XL Products, a partnership between TransCanada and Conoco-Phillips)

South Dakota State Medical Association

DAKOTACARE (HMO)

South Dakota Collectors Association

South Dakota Health Care Association

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company

University of South Dakota Alumni Association

South Dakota Library Association

Heartland Consumers Power District (Electric Power Transmission and Generation)

 

MUNICIPAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNSEL:

City Attorney for the Cities of Marion, Monroe and Davis

TLC Water Project District

TM Rural Water District

Vermillion Basin Water Development District

REFERENCES:

Robert Johnson
Past Chief Executive Officer
South Dakota State Medical Association and DAKOTACARE - HMO
2600 West 49th Street
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105

L. Paul Jensen
Past Chief Executive Officer
South Dakota State Medical Association and DAKOTACARE
24785 474th Avenue
Dell Rapids, SD 57022

Kirk Zimmer, CEO
DAKOTACARE
2600 West 49th Street
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105

Stacey Sprinkle
Verizon Wireless
Tax & Administration Dept.
8350 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 200
Englewood, CO 80111

Linda Carroll-Shern, J.D.
PhRMA
55 E. Fifth St., Suite 1255
St. Paul, MN 55101

Mark Heyde
South Dakota Insurance Alliance
107 Flynn Drive
Milbank, South Dakota 57252

Craig Matson
State Farm Insurance Companies
3800 South Kiwanis Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

David Anderson
South Dakota Association of Mutual Insurance
113 Broadway
Canton, South Dakota 57013

Senator Russell Olson
6098 Dakota Avenue
Madison, South Dakota 57042

Senator Jason Gant
PO Box 2012
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57101-2012

James Dunn
Former South Dakota Senator
619 Ridge Road
Lead, South Dakota 57754-1144

Jason Glodt
Office of the Governor
500 E. Capitol Avenue
Pierre, South Dakota 57501

Kevin Forsch
Office of the Governor
500 E. Capitol Avenue
Pierre, South Dakota 57501

University of South Dakota
B.A. in Government - 1970
Minors:  History and English

University of South Dakota
Juris Doctorate 1973

STATE BAR ACTIVITIES:
Continuing Legal Education Committee Committee
Director - University of South Dakota Law School Foundation
Dean Search Committee for University of South Dakota School of Law - 1993
Law School Committee - Chairperson 1994-1998
Group Benefits Committee - Chairperson 2004-2009
Municipal Attorneys Association

South Dakota State Bar 1973

United States District Court 1974