Honors and Awards:

• South Dakota Trial Lawyer of the Year

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
• South Dakota, 1987
• Wyoming, 1995

Verdicts and Settlements:

• State v. Hoadley: Mr. Strain was instrumental in obtaining a life sentence for Darrel Hoadley, where his Co-defendants received the death penalty.
• Loen v. Sandbolt: Obtained a $135,000 verdict for a woman who was rear-ended with $7,000 in medical expenses.
• Fasthorse v. Hook: Obtained a $175,000 verdict for a woman who was T-boned, and had $6,000 in chiropractic expenses.
• Harvey v. Manning.: Obtained a $150,000 verdict for a trip and fall in Douglas, Wyoming.
• Klutman v. Sioux Falls Storm: Obtained a $500,000 verdict for a youth whose knee was injured at the Sioux Falls Arena, while playing clinic football.
• Lone Wolf v. Duckwall Alco Stores, Inc.: Obtained a $2,000,000 verdict in Federal District Court in Nebraska for a Native American who slipped and fell at the Defendant's store.
• Family Products LLC v. Infomercial Ventures Partnership: Won in arbitration against Family Products for misuse of intellectual property rights and breach of contract relative to the showing of the John Beck Real Estate Infomercials. Said arbitration resulted in a confidential settlement between the parties.
• Grassili v. Barr, et al.: Obtained a $4,505,522 jury verdict (including punitive damages) in a civil trial against the California Highway Patrol for retaliation against a citizen. Pretrial offer, $0.