Gabrielle J. Kauk

Gabrielle J. Kauk is an associate at Woods Fuller in Sioux Falls whose listed practice areas include Business & Corporate Transactions, Employment Law, and Health Law. Gabrielle joined the firm in 2024 after a clerkship with the South Dakota Supreme Court. Her practice supports businesses and organizations dealing with corporate, workforce, and health-related legal issues, where clear analysis and careful attention to regulatory and contractual requirements are important.

Gabrielle received her bachelor’s degree from Grand Canyon University and earned her juris doctorate from the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law, graduating summa cum laude and with Sterling Honors. She received the Dean’s Leadership Award, served as a graduate assistant, and was Editor in Chief of Volume 68 of the South Dakota Law Review. Her academic writing included published work on South Dakota legal issues.

Before joining Woods Fuller, Gabrielle clerked for Justice Mark E. Salter of the South Dakota Supreme Court. That experience provided exposure to appellate records, legal research, judicial reasoning, and written analysis. She now applies those skills to business, employment, and health-law matters, helping clients evaluate legal obligations, contracts, internal policies, and regulatory concerns that may affect day-to-day operations or broader organizational decisions.

Gabrielle J. Kauk has served as Secretary of the Second Circuit Bar Association and was named to the SiouxFalls.Business 30 Under 30 in 2026. Gabrielle’s background combines strong academic performance, law-review leadership, appellate clerkship experience, and an emerging business-oriented practice. She brings careful research and writing to client matters while helping organizations address corporate, employment, and health-law questions in a practical and organized way.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Woods Fuller Shultz & Smith P.C.
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Secretary, Second Circuit Bar Association
• Guest Services Team Member, Ransom Church
• Member, The Sampson House

Licensed State

• South Dakota

Education

• University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Grand Canyon University
  Bachelor’s Degree

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