Clint Sargent has been practicing law with Danforth & Meierhenry, LLP 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 26 jury trials, 20 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. EDUCATION
B.S.B.A. Accounting with Honors
University of South Dakota, 1994 Juris Doctor
University of South Dakota, 1998 ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
South Dakota
United States District Court, District of South Dakota
United States Court of Appeal for the Eighth Circuit MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of South Dakota Co-Chair, Tort, Insurance & Trial Law Section 2004
South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
Board of Governors 2000-present
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
New Lawyers Division Board of Governors 2001-present;
Regional Captain 2003-present; ATLA Press Advisory Board
2003-2006; ATLA Ambassador 2004-present ATLA's April 2006 Ambassador of the Month Award
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Second Circuit Bar Association
Bench and Bar Committee 2001-present. JURY TRIALS
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) CIVIC & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Adjunct Adviser – USD Law School Mock Trial Team Board of Directors - USD Law School Foundation
Coach & Sponsor – SEBA Youth Baseball
Sponsor – Sioux Falls Soccer Association
Second Circuit Bar Association Pro Bono Legal Services Golf
Tournament, Committee member 2000-2001, Co-Chair 2002- to present. Member - Sioux Falls Up & Coming
Roosevelt High School, “Citizenship in Our Schools” Program;
“We the Jury” Program Participant
West Central High School, “The Judicial Branch,” FAMILY
Clint and his wife, Larissa, have three children, Jack, Kate and Gus. |
