Liam Culhane

Liam Culhane is a Partner at Turbak Law Office, P.C. in Watertown, South Dakota. He represents people in matters involving car accidents, workplace injuries, insurance bad faith, and the loss of a loved one. Culhane’s practice centers on helping injured clients and families understand insurance issues, legal claims, and the steps needed to pursue compensation when an injury or loss is connected to another party’s conduct or an insurer’s handling of a claim.

Culhane graduated from South Dakota State University before earning his Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder, Colorado. His education prepared him for legal analysis, advocacy, and the detailed review of facts and insurance issues that personal injury matters often require. His South Dakota roots and legal training support a practice focused on representing individuals rather than insurance companies in injury-related disputes.

His work includes claims arising from vehicle collisions, injuries on the job, wrongful death, and disputes involving insurance bad faith. Culhane evaluates how an accident occurred, the nature of the client’s losses, and the insurance coverage or claim-handling issues that may affect recovery. He helps clients navigate communications, documentation, negotiations, and litigation while working to hold responsible parties or insurers accountable under applicable law.

Liam Culhane brings a local perspective and a focused plaintiff-side practice to people facing the financial and personal effects of injury. He emphasizes careful case preparation and straightforward communication so clients can understand what is happening and why particular steps matter. Culhane’s work across accident, workplace injury, wrongful death, and insurance bad faith claims allows him to address both the underlying injury and the insurance disputes that can follow.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Turbak Law Office, P.C.
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Member, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
• Board Chair, Watertown Area Community Foundation (2024)
• Chairman, City of Watertown Planning Commission
• Chairman, City of Watertown Board of Adjustment
• Member, Joint City of Watertown and Codington County Board of Adjustment

Licensed State

• South Dakota

Education

• University of Colorado School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• South Dakota State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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