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Courtroom Advocates
High Country Attorneys Impassioned To Serve Community PHOTOS BY DAWN O’NEAL SHUMATE
While juggling the stresses of motherhood and caring for their families, Britt Springer, Tamara C. DiVenere and Michaelle Poore gracefully use their skills and passions to serve the High Country in and out of the courtroom. All three women know serving the people of the High Country with their legal needs is what they’ve been called to do. “Being in the courtroom is completely invigorating for me but also calming because I know what I’m doing because I can react fast; I can be aggressive because it’s not being aggressive on my part, it’s being aggressive for my clients,” Britt says. “It’s definitely a free feeling to be in the courtroom advocating for something you believe in.” After completing her undergraduate degree at Appalachian State University, Britt decided she wanted to study environmental law. Her passion for the outdoors combined with minors in biology and sustainable development spurred the move to Oregon to study at the University of Oregon School of Law. During her second year in law school, she interned at a District Attorney’s office and her passion for criminal law was born.
It’s definitely a free feeling to be in the courtroom advocating for something you believe in. - Britt Springer Britt Springer 18 | November-December 2021
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