Tschetter & Adams Law Office, P.C.

Kenneth M. Tschetter

  Ken is a South Dakota native who was raised in Rapid City and moved to Sioux Falls in 1999.  Ken earned an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Kansas, and subsequently graduated from law school at KU in 1994.  During law school he was selected for the Law Review, won several American Jurisprudence academic Awards, and finished in the top ten percent of his class, earning membership in the Order of the Coif.

  After graduation Ken obtained valuable experience as a research attorney for the Kansas Court of Appeals, and also served as the research attorney for the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals.  Ken soon returned to South Dakota, and began practicing criminal defense at the Minnehaha County Public Defender's Office.  After two years, he entered private practice by joining Rhonda Lockwood's office in Sioux Falls as an associate attorney.  In 2003, Ken opened his own law office, and focused on criminal defense and family law.  Now, after fourteen years working as an attorney, Ken has significant experience handling many types of legal matters.  

  Ken is licensed to practice in state and federal courts in South Dakota, and also holds licenses in both Kansas and Utah.  He is a member of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association and the Second Circuit Bar Association. 

  Ken and his wife Lisa are the proud parents of four young daughters.

Jason R. Adams

  Jason is a native of Janesville, Minnesota.  He grew up on a small farm outside of Janesville.  He graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota with a degree in political science and minor in business administration in 1994.  Jason attended law school in Vermillion, South Dakota and graduated from the USD School of Law in 1997.

  Following law school, Jason practiced law in Elk Point, South Dakota at Stickney & Groe Law Office.  After three years in Elk Point he joined the Minnehaha County Public Defender's Office and was there for seven years before joining Ken Tschetter to form Tschetter & Adams Law Office, P.C.  While at the Public Defender's Office, Jason gained valuable experience defending cases from DUI's to Robbery, Attempted Murder, and Capital Murder Cases.

  Jason is licensed to practice in state and federal courts in South Dakota.  He is a member of the South Dakota  Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Second Circuit Bar Association.  Jason serves on the South Dakota State Bar's Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee.

  Jason and his wife, Kami, have a son and a daughter.

Call today at 605-367-1013

Kenneth M. Tschetter

Jason R. Adams