John Knight – Watertown Estate Planning Attorney

John is 1982 Graduate of South Dakota State University and a 1986 Graduate of the University of South Dakota School of Law. John joined the firm in 2018 after practicing in Clear Lake, South Dakota. John is a trial lawyer with over 30 years of experience trying cases in most counties in eastern South Dakota. John’s areas of practice include Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Business Formation, Real Estate, Adoption and Family Law.

John is the elected Deuel County States Attorney and has 25 years of service in that office. John is a member and former Board Member of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers. He has also served as a board member and President of Clear Lake Kiwanis, Deuel Area Development, Inc. and the Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation.

John currently lives in Clear Lake, SD with his wife Susan and their four kids. His interests include hunting, hiking, spending time at their lake cabin, regularly building something and cooking something great for his friends and family.