About the Firm

Meet Aaron Pilcher 

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Aaron is a Blackstone Fellow with the Alliance Defending Freedom, a former Ronald W. Reagan Fellow at Eureka College, and the founding attorney at Pilcher Law Firm. Aaron focuses his practice on business law, estate matters, family law and general litigation.

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Aaron practices in state and federal court. As a CJA Panel Attorney, Aaron accepts court-appointed defense cases in federal criminal court, including drug conspiracy cases. 

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Aaron was an original member of the Beadle County Drug Court, serving as its defense attorney consultant for 8 years. Drug Court is part of a larger statewide system of problem solving courts designed to help individuals identified as high risk and high need. Once sentenced to drug court, completion of the program becomes a necessary component of their probation. 

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In 2020, Aaron recognized a lack of safe housing opportunities for individuals seeking recovery from addiction. He volunteered with five (5) other individuals to start Hope House, a non-profit sober living community in Huron. Aaron stepped aside when the home became operational.

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Before practicing law, Aaron directed a statewide political campaign for the U.S. Senate. He oversaw fundraising and campaign finance matters, communications and media strategy, scheduling and event planning, GOTV (get-out-the-vote), and other emergent needs. 

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Aaron grew up on a hobby farm in Southern Minnesota, where he participated in sports and other activities. Aaron received his bachelors degree from Eureka College, and his law degree from the Knutson School of Law at the University of South Dakota.

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Aaron lives in Huron with his wife and their three children. 

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Reported Cases*

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State v. Underwood, 2017 S.D. 3

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State v. Wills, 2018 S.D. 21

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In re Termination of Parental Rights of I.A.D. et al., 2023 S.D. 36 (Oral Argument)

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* Past success cannot be an assurance of future success because each case must be decided on its own merits.

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