Primerus Weekly - Small town upbringing suited South Dakota lawyer to a tee

Small town upbringing suited

South Dakota lawyer to a tee

When attorney Kraig Kronaizl tells you he grew up in a small town, odds are very good it’s even smaller than you think.

With a population hovering around 800, Kronaizl’s hometown of Scotland, South Dakota, draws its name from the immigrants who settled there in the 1880s and thought the geography looked like the rolling hills of Scotland. Largely an agricultural community, the town is in the southeast corner of the state, approximately an hour or so from Sioux Falls, where Kronaizl now works at the law firm of Lynn Jackson Shultz & Lebrun, P.C.

“I loved growing up in a small town because you get to do a little bit of everything,” says Kronaizl, who had 30 students in his senior class and who had the opportunity to play multiple sports as well as participate in other academic and musical activities. “You’re not forced to choose a path per se. I like that about growing up in a small town.”

The downside?

“No matter what you do,” says Kronaizl, “everybody’s going to know because everybody knows who you are.”

Read Kraig Kronaizl's Story >

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