John R. Delzer

Attorney

John R. Delzer, a Hamlin County native, graduated from Western Michigan Thomas M. Cooley Law School with a Juris Doctorate in September, 2011, and was admitted to the South Dakota bar in May, 2012.

Prior to attending law school, John obtained a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy (plant science) from South Dakota State University in December, 2000. He was a research agronomist and sales agronomist focusing on the agricultural chemical business and then the seed division of Land O' Lakes in western Minnesota and eastern South Dakota for eight years. Born and raised on a farm, John began farming with his father in 2004, and remains an active and material participant in the grain farm located in both Brookings and Kingsbury Counties.

In 2013, John opened his law office at Lake Poinsett, SD. John was appointed by the Hamlin County Commissioners to be the Hamlin County State's Attorney in 2016 and continues to serve in that capacity. John's general practice focuses on agricultural law, contracts, real estate, estate planning/probate, zoning and land use, City Attorney for several small communities and criminal defense in surrounding counties.