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People

The whole firm, in three offices

Three lawyers and three people who keep each case moving. You'll know every one of them by name.

  • Haldor Sandvik, a white-haired man with a short white beard and clear glasses, in a grey jacket

    Haldor Sandvik

    Founding partner, Sioux Falls

    Started the firm in Sioux Falls and still takes the hardest truck and wrongful-death cases himself.

  • Mireya Barreto, a woman with long dark curly hair in a black blazer, looking to one side

    Mireya Barreto

    Partner, Sioux City

    Runs the Sioux City office and the firm's Iowa and Nebraska cases, in English or Spanish.

  • Nikhil Kapadia, a young man with a short beard in a black button-down shirt

    Nikhil Kapadia

    Associate, Sioux Falls and Brookings

    Works car and nursing home cases out of Sioux Falls, and keeps the Brookings hours.

  • Shun Arakawa, a young man with glasses in a black shirt, smiling

    Shun Arakawa

    Case manager, Sioux Falls

    Your day-to-day contact: medical records, bills, and every update on where things stand.

  • Leyla Darvish, a woman with dark hair pulled back, in a black turtleneck

    Leyla Darvish

    Intake coordinator, all three offices

    Answers when you first call, asks what happened, and books the first meeting.

  • Emir Hodzic, a man with a short beard in a blue and red plaid shirt

    Emir Hodzic

    Investigator, Sioux City

    Goes to the scene, photographs it, and finds the witnesses before memories fade.

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