Helsper, McCarty & Rasmussen

Carl O. Trygstad, the earliest predecessor of the law firm, passed the bar in 1906 and had an office on Main Avenue above what is now Subway. W.R. McCann, who taught high school in Brookings between 1931 and 1937, joined Carl in 1939 and became a partner shortly thereafter. Upon Carl's death in 1943, H.O. Lund joined the firm. Mr. Lund continued with the firm until his appointment as Circuit Judge in 1959. In 1961, the firm moved to 317 Sixth Avenue, immediately across from the courthouse. In 1968, George Mickelson joined the practice and the firm incorporated as McCann, Martin &...