MEMBER NEWS CAREER MOVES Youpee-Roll joins Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP April Youpee-Roll has joined Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP as a Litigation Associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Youpee-Roll grew up in Poplar and received her A.B. in sociology from Harvard College in 2008. She earned her J.D., with honors, from Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Youpee-Roll Montana in 2017. After law school, she clerked for Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Judge Brian Morris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. She is an enrolled member of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
Burke joins as associate at Moulton Bellingham Moulton Bellingham PC is pleased to announce that Bryce Burke has joined the firm. Burke graduated with honors from the University of Montana School of Law in 2019. Burke was born in Butte and later moved to Billings where he graduated from Billings Central High School. After high school, he attended the University of Montana and gradBurke uated with honors, earning a B.S. in business administration with an emphasis in finance and a minor in economics. Bryce also spent a semester studying abroad through Gonzaga University in Florence, Italy. 6
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Prior to law school, Burke was a credit analyst, loan officer, and vice president at Bank of Montana where he enjoyed assisting entrepreneurs and helping small business owners finance and expand their businesses. While in law school, he completed clinical work with the Honorable Benjamin P. Hursh, chief judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Montana.
Lauren LaRance joins LaRance & Syth in Billings LaRance & Syth, P.C. is delighted to welcome attorney Lauren M. LaRance. LaRance is a lifetime Montanan. She was raised in Great Falls. She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Montana State University and received her law degree from the University of Montana School of Law. While in law LaRance school, LaRance interned for the Honorable Brian Morris, worked at ASUM Legal Services, and worked at the Veterans Advocacy Clinic. She was also a member of the National Moot Court team. LaRance’s practice will focus on family law and criminal law.
Sudduth worked as a water master at the Montana Water Court for six years, achieving senior status in that time. At the Water Court, he managed a diverse docket of cases, presided over evidentiary hearings, and conducted settlement conferences. During law school, he performed his clinical study in the Land Use Clinic and interned at a small plaintiff firm. Sudduth is part of the Water Law Section of the State Bar of Montana, and he is a board member for both the Community Mediation Center in Bozeman and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni Association at Cornell University. He is also a certified mediator for the Montana Mediation Association with a focus on water. Sudduth Law, PLLC specializes in water, property, land use, real estate, and mediation. Sudduth can be contacted at benjamin@sudduthlaw.com or 406-272-2390.
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Brooks, Feller join Kalispell Sudduth Law opens, focusing firm as associates on water, property, land use Moore, Cockrell, Goicoechea & Benjamin Sudduth is pleased to announce the opening of his firm, Sudduth Law, PLLC. Sudduth is originally from Littleton, Colo. He received a B.S. in natural resources from Cornell University and received his law degree from the University of Sudduth Montana. He is licensed to practice in Montana. Prior to forming his own firm,
Johnson, P.C. in Kalispell has announced the addition of two associates to the firm, Eric Brooks and Katrina Feller. Brooks joins the firm after serving in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the United States Air Force. As a Judge Advocate, he performed a wide variety of legal services for our nation’s military. His primary role was as a litigator, and he gained valuable trial experience in his time on active duty. He received his J.D. from Cornell Law School and his B.A. from Haverford College. Feller joined the firm in August after MORE NEWS, PAGE 8 WWW.MONTANABAR.ORG
