John Taylor

Education: St. Olaf College (BA Economics, 2001); University of South Dakota (Juris Doctorate, 2006). Captain, US Army 2006-2014. Bar Admissions: South Dakota, 2006; Minnesota, 2022.

Aviation Ratings: ATP (helicopter), Commercial Multi-Engine, Single Engine Land & Sea, CFI/II, MEI, AP/IA.

John is from Sioux Falls and served as a US Army Aviation Officer and CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot after law school from 2006 to 2014, having been stationed in Alabama, Alaska and Kansas. He served two overseas combat tours in Pakistan (2010) and Afghanistan (2013-14). John's service decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal and Bronze Star.

John left the Army in late 2014 to join his father William Taylor in private practice in Sioux Falls.

John is an active pilot and serves on the Board of the Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority. Additionally he is a member of the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) Legal Advisory Panel and an Aircraft Owners & Pilot's Association (AOPA) Panel Attorney. In his free time John enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, tinkering with airplanes, and anything involving the outdoors.

Practice Areas

• Aviation law
• Environmental law & drainage issues
• Estate planning
• Real estate & transactional matters