Kerri Cook Huber

Kerri Cook Huber is a senior associate at Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP in Rapid City, South Dakota. Her practice focuses primarily on workers’ compensation and personal injury, with related work in litigation and insurance matters. Huber represents clients through negotiation, mediation, and trial, helping them address claims involving injuries, benefits, liability, and disputed insurance issues. Her practice requires careful case preparation and clear guidance through administrative and court procedures.

Huber earned a J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law and a B.S. in Education from the University of South Dakota. Her academic background combines legal analysis with training centered on communication and instruction. That foundation supports her ability to explain procedural requirements, organize factual records, and help clients understand the legal and practical issues affecting injury and workers’ compensation matters.

Huber’s experience includes representing clients in workers’ compensation and personal injury disputes from early evaluation through settlement efforts and contested proceedings. She is licensed to practice in South Dakota and the US District Court for the District of South Dakota. Her admissions extend to the Santee Sioux and Yankton Sioux tribal courts and administrative forums. She uses negotiation, mediation, and trial advocacy to address disputes involving benefits, injuries, insurance coverage, and civil liability.

Kerri Cook Huber participates in professional organizations including the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association. Her practice reflects sustained work with clients facing the financial and legal effects of injuries and employment-related claims. She brings a practical approach to case development, dispute resolution, and courtroom preparation while helping clients understand available remedies, respond to contested positions, and pursue resolution through negotiation or litigation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson and Ashmore, LLP
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association

Licensed State

• South Dakota

Education

• University of South Dakota
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of South Dakota
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Education

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