Cadwell, Sanford, Deibert & Garry, LLP

Sioux Falls, SD Attorneys

Alex Hagen Attorney Sioux Falls Sd

Legal biography

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  • Cadwell, Sanford, Deibert & Garry LLP (2011–Present)
  • Law Clerk, Hon. Roger Wollman, United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
  • Editor-in-Chief, South Dakota Law Review, Vol. 55

Reported cases

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  • Hallberg v. S.D Board of Regents, 937 N.W.2d 568 (S.D. 2019)
  • Mace v. Willis, 897 F.3d 926 (8th Cir. 2018)
  • Yeti Coolers v. JDS Industries, 300 F. Supp. 3d 899 (W.D. Tex. 2018)
  • Landon v. American Family Insurance Co., 293 F. Supp. 3d 879 (D.S.D. 2017)
  • Gibson v. Gibson Family Ltd. Partnership, 877 N.W.2d 597 (S.D. 2016)
  • United States v. House, 823 F.3d 482 (8th Cir. 2016)
  • Axness v. Aqreva LLC, 118 F. Supp. 3d 1144 (D.S.D. 2015)
  • Hot Stuff Foods, LLC v. Houston Cas. Co., 771 F.3d 1071 (8th Cir. 2014)
  • Kustom Cycles Inc v. Bowyer, 857 N.W.2d 401 (S.D. 2014)
  • Dakota Foundry, Inc. v. Tromley Industrial Holdings 737 F.3d 492 (8th Cir. 2013)
  • Beef Products, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Corp. 949 F. Supp. 2d 936 (D.S.D. 2013)
  • Brosnan v. Brosnan, 840 N.W.2d 240 (S.D. 2013)
  • Oolman v. Icon Ag Solutions LLC, 825 N.W.2d 327 (Iowa Ct. App. 2012)
  • Surgical Institute of South Dakota v. Sorrell, 816 N.W.2d 133 (S.D. 2012)

Memberships & more

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Publications

  • Fraudulent ACH / Wire Transfers: Limiting Risk of Loss and Avoiding Costly Litigation, South Dakota Banker (February 2022)
  • The Status of LLC Membership Interest in the Bankruptcy Code: Property Interest or Executory Contract? 1 S.D. State Bar Newsletter 70 (January 2014)
  • Mixed Motives Speak in Different Tongues: Doctrine, Discourts, and Judicial Function in Class-of-One Equal Protection Theory, 58 S.D. L. Rev. 197
  • From Formal Separation to Functional Equivalence: Tribal-Federal Dual Sovereignty and the Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel, 54 SD L. Rev. 129

Board service and civic activities

  • Admissions Committee, University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law
  • Adjunct Professor, University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law
  • Board Member and Past President, Sioux Falls Arts Council
  • Sioux Empire United Way – Fundraising Campaign, Sioux Falls
  • YMCA - Fundraising Campaign
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Alex M. Hagen

Alex is an attorney specializing in civil and commercial litigation and appellate work.

Alex joined the Cadwell Law Firm in August 2011 after completing a clerkship with the Honorable Roger L. Wollman of the Eighth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals. Alex concentrates primarily in civil and commercial litigation and appellate work and also has a growing transactional practice.

He has been selected by Super Lawyers to the Great Plains Rising Stars list in 2018–2022.

Alex has appeared in state and federal courts in a wide range of matters, including complex commercial litigation, non-compete and intellectual property disputes, qui tam litigation, creditor and debtor claims, UCC claims, trust and fiduciary litigation, and partnership and entity disputes.

He also has experience representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases and pursuing and defending claims of products liability and professional liability.

Alex routinely partners with other law firms in cases that are venued in federal and state courts in South Dakota.

Practice focus

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Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

University of South Dakota School of Law

Memberships & affiliations

South Dakota bar since 2011 — good standing and active involvement with the groups below.

Member, Federal Advisory Committee, United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit Member, Federal Practice Committee, District Court of South Dakota South Dakota State Bar

Honors & recognition

  • Super Lawyers: Great Plains Rising Stars (2018–2022)