Anthony P. Sutton Attorney

Anthony is a South Dakota native and grew up in Flandreau, South Dakota. He attended college at South Dakota State University where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science with minors in Spanish and American Indian Studies. He then attended the University of South Dakota School of Law and received his law degree. During law school, Anthony received several awards in recognition of his outstanding academic performance. He was a member of the Moot Court Board and The Order of the Barristers. He participated in four moot court tournaments, reaching two semi-finals. He was vice president of the Trial Team and participated in five national trial team tournaments. He was a semi-finalist in the John L. Costello Criminal Law Competition. He participated in the LawMeet Transactional Law Competition and reached the national finals. Anthony won the Sam Masten Competition, orally arguing the final round of the competition in front of the South Dakota Supreme Court. He enjoyed serving as a graduate assistant and did a comparative law study abroad in China. After graduating law school, Anthony had the honor of clerking for United States District Court Judge Karen E. Schreier for two years. He joined the firm as an associate following his clerkship. He currently serves as board member of the Young Lawyers Section of the South Dakota State Bar.