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Timothy Billion

Timothy Billion

USA 2026

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About

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USA

Practice Areas

Tim Billion focuses his practice on complex and high-stakes civil litigation. He has represented clients in a wide variety of cases, including trust and fiduciary litigation, contract and fraud claims, earn-out disputes, class action lawsuits, personal injury claims, constitutional litigation, internal investigations, and criminal proceedings. Tim also advises tribes across the country.

Professional Memberships

Minnesota State Bar Association;

American Bar Association, Council of Appellate Lawyers, South Dakota state chair;

South Dakota State Bar Association, Committee on Diversity and Inclusion;

South Dakota State Bar Indian Law Committee, Co-chair;

South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, Barrister editor (2019 – 2020);

Second Circuit Bar Association, Vice President (2020), President (2021).

Publications

Quiet Trusts; The Benefits of Privacy in Estate Planning, The Robins Kaplan Spotlight, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Winter 2022)

Brendan Johnson, Timothy Billion, Context Matters: Fiduciaries and the Rule Against Self-Dealing, The Robins Kaplan Spotlight, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Fall 2021)

Eric Magnuson, Timothy Billion, Life After Settlement: Crafting Agreements to Avoid Future Disputes, The Robins Kaplan Spotlight, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Summer 2021)

Timothy Billion, Lindsey Hanson, Pro Bono Publico–For the Public Good, The Robins Kaplan Spotlight, Vol. 5, No. 4 (Winter 2021)

Teresa Fariss McClain, Timothy Billion, Picking Your Team: Getting The Right Trustee Or Personal Representative Appointed In A Wrongful Death Case, The Robins Kaplan Spotlight, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 2020)

Personal

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif (2013); Minnesota Law Review, Managing Editor and Social Chair (2012-2013), Staff Member (2011-2012).

Grinnell College, B.A. in History, with honors (2008).

Participates with the Innocence Project in community service.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - South Dakota

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Timothy Billion is recognized as a talented litigator in South Dakota. He handles a variety of litigation matters including multidistrict litigation.

Native American Law - USA - Nationwide

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Timothy Billion has experience representing tribal clients in a range of litigation matters including tribal lending enterprises, trespass issues and ownership rights.

Strengths

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  • Tim is a talented and responsive litigation attorney. He has a depth and breadth of experience that serves us and our clients well. He is a creative problem-solver.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Tim Billion is outstanding.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Tim is an excellent lawyer.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is an amazing attorney. We appreciate the attention to detail and his willingness to brainstorm and explain things.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Tim is great to work with. We cannot recommend him highly enough.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Timothy understands our business and who we are as a company.

    Native American LawChambers Guide to the USA

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