Lee Ann Pierce Partner

Lee Ann Pierce has been an attorney with Fite, Pierce & Ronning Law Office since 1988. She served as magistrate judge for the Third Judicial Circuit from 1991 until 2013 and has been a child support referee for the South Dakota Unified Judicial System since 1995. She has also served as a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee for the District of South Dakota since 1997. Ms. Pierce received a J.D. from the University of South Dakota in 1987, a Master's Degree in Counseling from South Dakota State University in 1978, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in History from South Dakota State University in 1976. Prior to practicing law, she was a counselor at South Dakota State University for seven years. Ms. Pierce is a member of the South Dakota Bar Association where she serves on the Debtor/Creditor Committee. She served on the Judicial Evaluation Committee for the Unified Judicial System from 2003 until 2013. In the past she served on the Brookings Hospital Board, the Lake Campbell Improvement Association Board, the Brookings United Way Board, and the Brookings Area Alcohol Board. She was the chairperson for the Brookings County Mental Health Board from 1991 until 2013.