In 2014–2015, Mr. Trzynka reviewed cases for the CGL
Reporter on property and bad faith.
Mr. Trzynka is an attorney with Cutler Law Firm, LLP in Sioux Falls, South
Dakota. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in sociology in
1998. Mr. Trzynka then developed software for the financial industry for 10
years. While working full time, he received a masters in information systems
from Dakota State University in 2001. Mr. Trzynka received a law degree from
the University of South Dakota School of Law in 2011. He was a member of USD
Law School's Trial Team. Mr. Trzynka competed at several trial team
competitions, and, among other things, he and his partner defeated Harvard
Law School's team at the American Bar Association National Criminal
competition in Chicago, Illinois.
After law school, Mr. Trzynka joined Abourezk Law, a firm specializing in
insurance bad faith litigation. While at Abourezk Law, he worked with
attorney Mike Abourezk on a bad faith suit resulting in a $34.25 million
plaintiff's verdict, the largest in Montana's history. The South
Dakota legislature has since expanded the powers of the South Dakota Division
of Insurance to combat the abuses uncovered by the Montana case. Mr. Trzynka
joined Cutler & Donahoe in 2012.
Mr. Trzynka's practice primarily focuses on litigation matters,
including personal injury and insurance bad faith. He is also interested in
e-Discovery and the use of technology in the law. Mr. Trzynka is admitted to
practice in South Dakota state and federal courts and the U.S. Court of
Federal Claims.