Lindsey K. Janklow

Lindsey K. Janklow is an attorney with Johnson, Janklow & Abdallah, LLP in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Her practice includes litigation, personal injury, disability discrimination, daycare abuse, medical malpractice, education matters involving IEPs and district placements, health care law, criminal law, and family law. Lindsey represents clients across a varied civil and individual-focused practice, with particular attention to matters involving vulnerable people, personal rights, and disputes that may require litigation or careful advocacy.

Lindsey earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of South Dakota. She then obtained her Juris Doctorate from the University of South Dakota School of Law in Vermillion. During her undergraduate studies, she served as President of the Criminal Justice Club and interned at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota. In law school, she served as President of the UJS Helpline, a program created to assist pro se litigants.

Lindsey’s work includes personal injury claims, disability discrimination, daycare abuse, medical malpractice, education disputes, health care matters, criminal cases, and family law. Her advocacy for people with disabilities also extended to legislative issues, including efforts connected with autism insurance reform bills brought before the South Dakota Legislature in 2019. She is admitted in South Dakota and the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota, allowing her to represent clients in both state and federal settings.

Lindsey serves as Vice President of the Yaks Gives Back Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on inclusivity and employment opportunities for individuals of all abilities. She also participates in professional associations including the Second Circuit Bar Association, Women in Law, and the Young Lawyer Association. Lindsey K. Janklow combines litigation work, public-service involvement, and disability advocacy to help clients address legal problems that affect their rights, safety, health, education, and family relationships.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Johnson, Janklow & Abdallah, LLP
• Member, State Bar of South Dakota
• Member, Second Circuit Bar Association
• Member, Women in Law
• Member, Young Lawyer Association
• Vice President, Yaks Gives Back Foundation

Licensed State

• South Dakota

Education

• University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Criminal Justice

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