Meet Kasey

Driven. Determined. Dedicated.

Kasey Olivier grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota. At the age of seven, Kasey’s father died in a traumatic farming accident. His death forever changed Kasey’s life. Kasey was eventually declared a child in need of protective services and placed into the foster care system. It was there that Kasey learned of the challenges that face foster youth. Bouncing from home to home, Kasey quickly learned what it meant to be alone. “There is no stability in foster care. I was moved from home-to-home as other peoples’ lives changed. I had no control over what was happening in my life.”

During her senior year of high school, Kasey filed for legal emancipation and the right to leave foster care and move out on her own. She worked four jobs and nearly seventy hours a week, to pay for meager housing. There were many times when Kasey would swallow her pride and visit the food shelf in order to eat.

Most importantly, Kasey never gave up. She continued to work hard and set her sights on attending college. She graduated high school with honors and in the fall of 2006, she was admitted to Augustana University. After her freshman year at Augustana, Kasey interned with Senator Tim Johnson and the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute in Washington D.C. “That summer changed my life. Up until that point I wasn’t telling many people about my past. I came back from that internship and decided I could do something with this.”

Kasey decided to pursue a law degree. In order to save money on college tuition, Kasey transferred to Minnesota State, Mankato, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications, speech communications and public relations in 2009. She then moved to Vermillion, South Dakota, where she was admitted to the University of South Dakota, School of Law, in the fall of 2009.

Career

Honest and Hardworking.

Kasey graduated from the University of South Dakota, School of Law, in the Spring of 2012. After Law School, Kasey clerked for the Second Judicial Circuit in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, before joining the Johnson, Heidepriem law firm in 2013. In 2015, Kasey joined forces with Scott Heidepriem and founded the Heidepriem, Purtell, Siegel & Olivier law firm in March 2015, where she currently serves as the managing partner.

Kasey was named a rising star by Super Lawyers in 2017. She is also listed as a top 40 under 40 in the area of litigation as a trial attorney and as a top 25 attorney in the area of Mass Tort law by the National Trial Lawyers Association. Membership to the Top 40 is extended solely to the select few of the most qualified attorneys from each state who demonstrate superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature and public profile. The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys has recognized Kasey as a Top Ten Female Litigator in the realm of client satisfaction.

“The best part of my job is that I get to help people. I am able to represent seriously injured people. It doesn’t matter if it was in car accident, dangerous situation or some other type of traumatic event. My clients need someone to stand up for them, just like I did so many years ago.”

Family

Spiritually and Emotionally.

Kasey met her husband, Ryan Olivier, in the spring of 2006. They married August 3, 2013. Ryan grew up in Sioux Falls and is employed with Sanford Health. Kasey’s husband and his parents, Orvin and Sharon Olivier, have provided Kasey with the family she has always wanted. “Spiritually and emotionally, we are family every step of the way.”

Community

Leading by example.

Giving back to the community feels natural for Kasey. She has dedicated a large portion of her life to helping underprivileged children all over the world. It is her passion. From educating others about the shortcomings of our current foster care systems in the US, to relating to the children she helps and easing their worries, she truly fights to make the world a better place, especially for our youth.

Through her law practice, she also finds many ways to help people who have been seriously injured in traumatic accidents. “The best part of my job is that I get to represent seriously injured people. It doesn’t matter if it’s a car accident or because of some other traumatic event. I get to help people. My clients need someone to stand up for them, just like I did so many years ago.”