Vance R.C. Goldammer Full Bio

Vance was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on November 20, 1949, and was admitted to the South Dakota Bar in 1975. He received his B.A. degree from Augustana College, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1972, and his J.D. from the University of South Dakota, where he graduated cum laude in 1975.

Vance entered private practice at the law firm of Boyce, Murphy, McDowell and Greenfield in 1975 before becoming a founding partner of Murphy, Goldammer & Prendergast in 2003.

Vance has served on numerous boards and committees throughout the years. He is the past Chair of the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Augustana College and still serves on that board. He is an officer and board member for the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, and is on the Board of Directors with the Sheldon Reese Foundation where he serves as Treasurer. Vance is also a board member of other family foundations.

Vance is a minority owner of the Sioux Falls Canaries (the area’s minor league baseball team). He is also an active member of the First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls where he has served on several boards and committees, and where he was also Chairman of the Church’s Foundation. Vance is a member of the Sioux Falls Downtown Rotary.

Vance has been listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America and is listed in the top tier of business attorneys by America’s Leading Business Lawyers. He has lectured at seminars for attorneys on a variety of subjects.

Vance is a member of the Sioux Falls Estate Planning Council, the Second Circuit Bar Association, the State Bar of South Dakota, the American Bar Association, and the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of South Dakota. His practice areas include business law, creditor’s rights law, corporate law, real estate, commercial law, banking law, and estate planning.

Vance is married to Sherry Bormann, originally from Stickney, South Dakota. They have two children and one grandchild. Vance has completed nine marathons and has appeared on the television show “Jeopardy”.