David E. Lust is a partner with Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP and is a member of the firm's Business Transactions & Estate Planning group where he assists businesses and individuals with their legal and business planning needs. David also has considerable experience in business litigation.
David is an active member of various legal groups and organizations including the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), the Business Law Section and the Bench-Bar Liaison Committee of the State Bar of South Dakota. He is also a member of the Business Section of the American Bar Association and was the South Dakota representative for the development of the Revised Model Business Corporation Act. David is currently serving in the South Dakota House of Representatives and on the Boards of Directors of the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement of South Dakota. David has also served on the boards of the Rapid City Junior Achievement (past Chairman), Big Brother/Big Sister of the Black Hills, and the Northern Plains Eye Foundation.
A graduate of Dartmouth College in 1990, David worked in Chicago for several years for an international development firm, which included extensive work in Europe and Latin America. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1997. Prior to joining Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP., he served as a law clerk for United States District Court Judge Richard H. Battey. David is licensed to practice law in the federal and state courts of South Dakota and the state courts of Minnesota.
