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Ken is a South Dakota native who was raised in Rapid City and moved to Sioux Falls in 1999. Ken earned an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Kansas, and subsequently graduated from law school at KU in 1994. During law school he was selected for the Law Review, won several American Jurisprudence academic Awards, and finished in the top ten percent of his class, earning membership in the Order of the Coif.. After graduation Ken obtained valuable experience as a research attorney for the Kansas Court of Appeals, and also served as the research attorney for the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals.  Ken returned to South Dakota, and began practicing criminal defense at the Minnehaha County Public Defender’s Office.  After two years, he entered private practice by joining Rhonda Lockwood’s office in Sioux Falls as an associate attorney.  In 2003, Ken opened his own law office, and focused on criminal defense and family law. Now, after twenty-two years working as an attorney, Ken has significant experience handling many types of legal matters.. Today Ken’s practice remains primarily family law and criminal defense.  As part of his family law practice, Ken also handles cases involving adoption and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ARTs).  he has handled many gestational surrogacy matters, including drafting surrogacy contracts and helping intended parents establish legal parentage for children born through surrogacy.  Ken is a member of the ARTs Committee of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, and is Of Counsel for two national ARTs groups, the Reproductive Law Center and the International Fertility Law Center.. Ken is licensed to practice in state and federal courts in South Dakota, and also holds licenses in both Kansas and Utah.  He is a member of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, the Second Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the South Dakota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.  Ken also serves on the Family Law Committee for the State Bar of South Dakota, and previously served on the Supreme Court’s Committee to Study the Use of Interpreters and Translators in the South Dakota Court System.. Ken and his wife Lisa are the proud parents of four young daughters.

Nichole earned her law degree from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1996, and has been practicing law in the Sioux Falls area ever since. Prior to law school, Nichole attended Augustana College, where she obtained her degree in Government and International Affairs. Nichole is admitted into practice in the State Bar of South Dakota since 1996, and has represented people in cases across the State of South Dakota in matters ranging from felony drug charges to helping people gain custodial and visitation rights. She has been involved in numerous criminal and civil appeals to the South Dakota Supreme Court, and made oral argument to the South Dakota Supreme Court.. Nichole is also admitted to the United States Federal District Court, as well as the United States District Court of Appeals for the Eighth Judicial Circuit. She is also a panel criminal defense attorney for the federal court system, and has represented clients in a wide variety of criminal prosecutions, including illegal entry cases.. Nichole is an active member of the South Dakota Bar Association, where she has participated on various committees and also served as a South Dakota Bar Commissioner. She is a member of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association and the South Dakota Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. She is a former President of Women in Law for the Sioux Falls area and is involved in the Second Judicial Circuit Bar Association.. Nichole grew up on beautiful Lake Kampeska in Watertown, South Dakota. She currently lives in Sioux Falls with her husband, two children and three dogs. She and her family enjoy spending time at the lake, movies, and traveling together.

Mr. Demik has handled nearly every variety of criminal case, from misdemeanors to felonies to extradition cases, from immigration court to Guantanamo Bay. He has tried over 50 federal jury trials, in three separate federal districts– from San Diego to Los Angeles to Rapid City, South Dakota. Mr. Demik is admitted to practice in South Dakota, California, the United States District Court for the Southern and Central Districts of California, the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, United States Courts of Appeal for the Eighth and Ninth Federal Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.. He received the E. Stanley Conant Award for the “Unselfish Devotion to Protecting the Rights of the Indigent Accused” from the Board of Directors of the Defenders Programs of San Diego in 2008. He is a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College, Trial Practice Institute. And he has been a faculty teacher at Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College since 2009, teaching trial skills to civil plaintiff attorneys and criminal defense attorneys around the country.. Before starting his own practice, Stephen served fourteen years as a Deputy Federal Public Defender in the Southern and Central Districts of California, and in the District of South Dakota. Stephen is an aggressive litigator who fights tirelessly for his all of his clients, and has consistently secured amazing results. He has won many difficult jury trials, as well as dismissals as a result of his pretrial litigation. He has won numerous motions to suppress evidence, some resulting in the dismissal of charges, and persuaded prosecutors and judges to dismiss several serious felony cases. He is an adept legal litigator and negotiator.. Stephen also handled appeals from approximately 2004-2006, arguing before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has authored several published articles, including for the Trial Lawyer’s College publication “The Warrior” and the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association’s “Barrister” magazine. He presented on several topics, from “Education Not Incarceration” to “Detention, the Constitution, and Off-Shore Dealings: Detainees and Federal Habeas Corpus."

Matt grew up in Huron, South Dakota. After graduating from Huron High School, he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of South Dakota. Before attending law school, he worked in finance in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for three years. In that time he became a registered securities broker by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.. While attending the University of South Dakota School of Law, Matt was an active member of the school’s moot court board and trial team where he competed against other law schools in national competitions. Matt graduated with his Juris Doctor from the USD School of Law in May of 2019. Before joining Clayborne, Loos & Sabers as an associate attorney, he worked at the Pennington County Public Defender’s Office for two years representing indigent clients in state criminal court.. Matt’s practice areas include litigation and criminal defense.. Matt lives in Rapid City with his wife Candice where they enjoy all that the beautiful Black Hills have to offer.

Jacklyn is a former prosecutor with more than a decade of courtroom experience. Competitive by nature, she thrives on fully immersing herself in a case and working tirelessly for her clients.