Laura K. Hensley

Laura K. Hensley is a partner at Boyce Law Firm in Sioux Falls and an experienced litigator whose work includes employment law and consulting, workplace investigations, workers’ compensation, insurance defense, and bad faith claims. She represents employers and insurers while counseling clients before and during litigation. Her practice emphasizes detailed preparation, direct communication, and strategy tailored to the facts of each matter. She also conducts training and site visits to better understand employer operations and workplace concerns.

Laura earned a B.A. in Government and International Affairs from Augustana University, graduating on the dean’s list, and later graduated cum laude from Creighton University School of Law. Her education provided a strong foundation in legal analysis, public institutions, and advocacy. That training supports her work on employment policies, discrimination and harassment issues, workers’ compensation, OSHA concerns, insurance disputes, and litigation. Her academic background helps her evaluate workplace and regulatory problems from legal, organizational, and procedural perspectives.

Laura conducts workplace investigations and advises employers on harassment, discrimination, performance issues, employment policies, FMLA, OSHA, and related concerns. She regularly represents insurance companies in negligence and liability disputes and counsels clients on compliance with workers’ compensation and employment laws. Her practice includes employment agreements, severance, restrictive covenants, commercial matters, professional malpractice, construction, and insurance litigation. She works with employers, managers, adjusters, and insurers to address disputes while supporting preventive policies and stronger decision-making before litigation develops.

Laura K. Hensley has been selected to Great Plains Super Lawyers and recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for labor and employment, employment litigation, and workers’ compensation work for employers. She is admitted in South Dakota state and federal courts and participates in professional organizations connected to employment and workers’ compensation law. Her practice combines counseling, investigation, training, and litigation, giving clients support from early workplace concerns through formal claims and contested proceedings.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Boyce Law Firm LLP
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Member, Iowa State Bar Association
• Member, Nebraska State Bar Association
• Member, 2nd Circuit Bar Association
• Member, Women in Law
• Member, Employment Law Alliance
• Member, National Worker’s Compensation Defense Network

Licensed State

• South Dakota
• Iowa
• Nebraska

Education

• Creighton University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Augustana University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Government & International Affairs

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