Steven J Sarbacker

Steven J. Sarbacker

Steve Sarbacker joined the firm in 1997. He grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota, and graduated in 1988 from the University of North Dakota with a degree in banking and finance. After working in sales and lending for two years, Steve returned to Grand Forks and began his studies at the University of North Dakota School of Law. In 1993, he was awarded his law degree with distinction and was selected as a member of the Order of the Coif.

Steve began his law practice with the Attorney General for the State of Missouri. He later worked for the Missouri Department of Insurance, and he eventually became Chief Counsel of the Division of Financial Regulation. He was in charge of all mergers and acquisitions involving insurance companies, HMOs, and other regulated entities in Missouri. In 1997, Steve moved to Sioux Falls and joined Cutler & Donahoe, LLP.

Steve's interests include playing hockey, hunting, fishing and antiquing. He and his wife, Sarah, have a son, Isaac, and a daughter, Lydia.

ATTORNEY PROFILE

Education: the University of North Dakota (B.B.A. Banking and Finance, 1988); the University of North Dakota School of Law (J.D., with distinction, Member of the Order of the Coif, 1993)

Admissions: Minnesota (1993); Missouri (1994); South Dakota (1997); United States District Court for the District of South Dakota (1997); United States Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit (1994); United States Bankruptcy Court, District of South Dakota (1997)

Areas of Practice: Business Organizations & Transactions; Banking & Financial Law; Creditor Rights; Real Estate Law

Memberships: American Bar Association; South Dakota Bar Association; Missouri Bar Association; Second Circuit Bar Association

Community: South Dakota Achieve Foundation Board Member; Downtown Rotary; Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Development Committee; Ice Sports Association, Campaign Cabinet Member; Sioux Falls Youth Hockey Association, Coach

Honors: Martindale-Hubbell BV^®Distinguished^TM; Selected for Inclusion in Great Plains Super Lawyers (Only 5% of Attorneys in South Dakota Selected); Chambers USA Ranked