Attorney donates $1 million to USD law school

Minnesota attorney Orrin Estebo has donated another $1 million to the University of South Dakota Foundation to support USD's law school.

The Redwood Falls attorney and 1971 law school graduate is committed the money to establish the Orrin S. Estebo Law Scholars Fund. It will provide financial assistance for all first-year law students in their second semester of study. The first scholarships are expected to be awarded in 2016.

"Education opens doors," he said. "I don't care what you're pursuing."

In June 2013, Estebo gave $1 million to support construction and renovation at the law

school's 32-year-old facility, including a larger common area for students and faculty to meet .

"When people say you're making a lasting difference, and you can see it, that's a good feeling. It's a gift," he said. "I feel like I'm getting a gift."