Lon J. Kouri, Member

Lon Kouri, a native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, attended Augustana College and graduated with honors in 1977.  He graduated from the University of South Dakota Law School in 1980, serving as an Editor of the South Dakota Law Review from 1979-1980.   

Lon joined the law firm of May & Johnson, P.C. in 1980.  He is the senior attorney in the Litigation Section, and his practice is devoted to civil litigation, with an emphasis on insurance defense, insurance litigation, and professional liability defense.  His clients include several major insurance companies in the United States.  Lon is the past President of the South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association, and he is the past South Dakota Representative to the Defense Research Institute, the largest organization of defense attorneys in the country.  Lon has also received training from the American Academy of ADR Attorneys and has acted as a mediator.