Nancy J. Turbak Berry (born September 17, 1956) is a former Democratic member of the

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, representing the 5th district from 2006 to 2010.

Early life and education

Nancy Turbak was born in

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. She started school in a one-room schoolhouse in Kranzburg, South Dakota. She attended

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where she graduated ''cum laude'' with a B.A. in government. She then went on to obtain her J.D. at the

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Career

Turbak practiced in a

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law firm for a number of years before returning to her hometown of

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. 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.

References

External links

South Dakota Legislature - Nancy Turbak Berry
official SD Senate website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Nancy J. Turbak (SD)
profile *''Follow the Money'' - Nancy Turbak Berry
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campaign contributions
Turbaklaw.com
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