Aaron is a lifelong South Dakota resident, graduating from Rapid City Central High School in 1992. He received his Bachelors Degree in Business and Marketing from the University of Wyoming at Laramie in 1996, and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of South Dakota School of Law (now Knutson Law School) in 2000. He has been admitted to law practice in both State and Federal Court in South Dakota for decades.

Aaron has dedicated his entire practice to helping people and their families in countless legal situations. He has focused on cases where a person has been injured by the negligence of others. He has successfully tried or negotiated numerous cases involving wrongful death, personal injury, brain injuries, nursing home abuse and neglect, workplace harassment, auto accidents, civil rights violations, defective products, breach of construction contracts, contract disputes, railroad employee injuries, and criminal defense.



While no amount of money can replace a person’s health or life, he has found justice in the form of millions of dollars as compensation for his clients’ losses as well as  changes and adherence to State and Federal Laws. He represents clients throughout the state of South Dakota in both State and Federal Court.

Prior to private practice with Johnson Eiesland Law Offices, Aaron completed a two-year clerkship under a United States Senior District Court Judge Andrew W. Bogue. He was the law clerk with numerous court and jury trials where he performed a substantial amount of legal research and gave advice as to many legal issues. During his clerkship with Judge Bogue, Aaron drafted eighteen published decisions for the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Aaron is committed to continuing education through his involvement as a member of the State Bar of South Dakota, the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice. He has also trained and worked with the Trial Lawyers College. For two years he was an adjunct professor at National American University where he taught legal research, legal writing, business law and employment law.

Aaron has or is currently serving on numerous South Dakota State Bar Committees including the Elder Law Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Civil Pattern Jury Instruction Committee, and the Practice Rules Committee. He has also served on the Board of Governors for the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association including being a State Delegate to the American Association for Justice. He is also a 2012 graduate of the American Association of Justice’s Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course at Harvard University School of Law.

As natives of Rapid City, South Dakota, he and his wife are very active in the community. Aaron is a founder and current member of the Post 22 Alumni Association and member of the Rapid City Adopt-A-Creek Program and Board Member of Rapid City BMX.