Nancy Turbak Berry

Nancy Turbak Berry
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 5th district
In office
2006–2010
Personal details
Born (1956-09-17) September 17, 1956 (age 68)
Watertown, South Dakota
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWatertown, South Dakota
EducationHarvard University (BA)
UC Berkeley School of Law (JD)
ProfessionAttorney

Nancy J. Turbak Berry (born September 17, 1956) is a former Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 5th district from 2006 to 2010.[1]

Early life and education

Nancy Turbak was born in Watertown, South Dakota. She started school in a one-room schoolhouse in Kranzburg, South Dakota. She attended Harvard University where she graduated cum laude with a B.A. in government. She then went on to obtain her J.D. at the Boalt Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley.[2]

Career

Turbak practiced in a Minneapolis law firm for a number of years before returning to her hometown of Watertown, South Dakota in 1982. She started the Turbak Law Office in Watertown, South Dakota and was a sole practitioner until her son, Seamus Culhane, a USD Law graduate, joined her practice in 2011.[2] Turbak Berry is a former magistrate of the Unified Judicial System, and served for four years as in the South Dakota State Senate.

Personal life

She is the mother of two sons, Seamus and Liam Culhane, and is married to another trial attorney, David Berry of Hilton Head, South Carolina.[3]

References

  1. ^ "South Dakota Legislature".
  2. ^ a b "Personal Injury Lawyers - Watertown, SD - Turbak Law". www.turbaklaw.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Nancy Turbak Berry's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 6, 2023.


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