About Brett Poppen
Brett Poppen was born and raised in De Smet, South Dakota. He graduated from South Dakota State University in 2005 and from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 2009. After graduation, he served as a law clerk in the Sixth Judicial Circuit of South Dakota. He joined Beardsley Jensen & Lee in 2010 and became a partner in 2017. His practice focuses on civil litigation, construction and professional liability law, and insurance defense. He has tried lawsuits throughout South Dakota, including as lead defense counsel in wrongful death jury trials. Brett enjoys spending time with his family, serving in his church, and reading.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Beardsley Jensen & Lee
These results are credited to Beardsley Jensen & Lee. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.
A federal judge awarded $41.6 million to two young victims after a Flandreau Sioux Tribe police chief initiated a reckless, policy-violating pursuit at speeds exceeding 100 mph on gravel roads in Moody County, South Dakota, leaving one teenager with a permanent traumatic brain injury.
A federal jury awarded $1.1 million to a pretrial detainee who was sexually assaulted three times by a corrections officer at Pennington County Jail.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
