Attorney Profile

Clint Sargent has been practicing law with the Meierhenry Law Firm since his graduation from law school in 1998. He has trained as a trial lawyer with Mark V. Meierhenry, former Attorney General of South Dakota and one of the state’s most reputable trial attorneys. With Mr. Meierhenry, Clint has handled several highly publicized cases, including the United States Supreme Court case of Lopez v. Davis, 530 U.S. 230 (2001) and the case of Muhs v. Johnson, in which a Sioux Falls jury awarded Messrs. Sargent and Meierhenry’s client $269 million.Clint has tried 27 jury trials, 21 as solo lead counsel. He has tried both civil and criminal cases in state and federal court. He has argued before the South Dakota Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

B.S.B.A. Accounting with Honors
University of South Dakota, 1994 Juris Doctor
University of South Dakota, 1998

South Dakota
United States District Court, District of South Dakota
United States Court of Appeal for the Eighth Circuit

State Bar of South Dakota
     Co-Chair, Tort, Insurance & Trial Law Section 2004-2005    
     Law School Committee 2007-present
South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
     Board of Governors 2000-present      
     Secretary Treasurer 2007-2008     
     President-Elect 2008-2009  
American Association for Justice       
     New Lawyers Division Board of Governors 2001-2007
     Regional Captain 2003-2006     
     AAJ Press Advisory Board 2003-2006     
     AAJ Ambassador 2004-present     
     AAJ's April 2006 Ambassador of the Month Award
Southern Trial Lawyers Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
American Board of Trial Advocates

M&L Masonry v. Swift Contractors, Inc., (Minnehaha Co. 1999)
Pullman v. Land O’Lakes, Inc., (U.S. District Court 1999)
Muhs v. Johnson, (Minnehaha Co. 2000)
Beesley v. Keller et al., (Hughes Co. 2000)
United States v. Totaro, (U.S. District Court 2001)
State v. Mulder, (McCook Co. 2002)
City of Sioux Falls v. Missouri River Energy Systems, (Minnehaha Co. 2002)
Hall v. NACOLAH et al., (Minnehaha Co. 2002)
Gadbois v. Koch, (Minnehaha Co. 2002)
State v. Klungseth, (Minnehaha Co. 2002)
Semmens v. Howard, (Minnehaha Co. 2002)
Boxa et al. v. Vaughn et al., (Gregory Co. 2002)
State v. Abbas, (Turner Co. 2003)
State v. Cyre I, (Meade Co. 2003)
Plagmann v. Avera Queen of Peace, (Davison Co. 2003)
State v. Norgaard, (Minnehaha Co. 2004)
Sturm v. Cross et al., (Minnehaha Co. 2004)
Virchow v. Highland Manufacturing, Inc., (Kingsbury Co. 2004)
Oehlke v. Fuchs, (Minnehaha Co. 2004)
United States v. Khaoon, (U.S. District Court 2004)
State v. Cyre II, (Meade Co. 2004)
State v. Belden, (Minnehaha Co. 2005)
State v. Oien, (Lincoln Co. 2006)
State v. Gill (Union Co. 2006)
Reagle v. Honeycutt, (Todd Co. 2007)
State v. Jacobsen, (Minnehaha Co. 2008)
State v. Metzger (Lincoln Co. 2008)

Adviser – USD Law School Mock Trial Team
Coach & Sponsor – SEBA Youth Baseball
Coach - Sioux Falls Youth Hockey Association
RD Hurd Second Circuit Bar Association Pro Bono Golf Tournament
      Committee member 2000-2001
      Co-Chair 2002-present.
Mentor - Junior Achievement 

Clint and his wife, Larissa, have three children, Jack, Kate and Gus.