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 & Mickelson, P.C. in 1970. Mike McCann, the son of W.R. McCann, joined the firm in 1972 and in 1977, Rich Helsper joined the firm. The office remained in the same location until 1984 when George Mickelson began his gubernatorial campaign. At that time George Mickelson and Rich Helsper formed the law firm of Mickelson & Helsper, P.C. and the McCann firm remained on Sixth Avenue. Eric Rasmussen...