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Mark J. Arndt

Since: 2000(605) 336-2565marndt@mayjohnson.com

Mark J. Arndt, a native of Grand Island, Nebraska, attended college and law school at the University of Nebraska, graduating from the law school in 1995. Mark has a general civil litigation practice, with an emphasis on construction defense, product liability defense, personal injury defense, and insurance coverage litigation. He was a prosecutor in South Dakota for five years prior to joining May & Johnson firm in 2000. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association (SDDLA). Arndt has tried numerous cases to juries across eastern South Dakota and argued appeals in front of the South Dakota Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Areas of Practice

  • Personal Injury
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Criminal Defense
  • Adoption

Bar Admissions

  • South Dakota, 1996
  • Nebraska, 1995
  • U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1995
  • U.S. District Court District of South Dakota, 2001
  • U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2001
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 2009

Education

  • University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1995
  • University of Nebraska, 1991

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association (SDDLA – Board of Directors), 2007 - Present
  • Second Circuit Bar Association
  • State Bar of South Dakota

Past Employment Positions

  • Lincoln County State's Attorneys Office, Deputy States Attorney
  • Nebraska State Legislature, Legislative Aide
  • Lancaster County Attorney's Office, Lincoln, Nebraska, Clerk
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