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Young Lawyers News
AnthonySutton
August. A time of change. Summer activities are quieting down, travel plans are nearing completion, and life transitions into fall festivities. For a lot of families, August represents the start of a new school year (including our first child in kindergarten this year!). For others, August can mean sending a child off to college. And for some, August begins the quintessential experiences of a young lawyer: the beginning of law school, the beginning of a new year as a student, or that first job experience after graduation and the bar exam.
No matter which of these fits your situation, I hope that this August fills you and yours with an excitement for what lies ahead.
The Young Lawyers Section is also taking August as a chance for a new beginning. At the end of July, we held our Board retreat and had productive conversations about the future direction of our Board and the role the YLS and young lawyers play in the future of the State Bar. As part of our re-evaluation process, the YLS Board is looking forward to continuing our conversations throughout this year about our vision and mission, how we can better serve the needs of young lawyers and law students, and how we can continue providing services to the public as part of the State Bar.
Please help us serve the needs of South Dakota’s young lawyers and the State Bar by sharing your thoughts on the role that you envision the YLS playing or by sharing your experiences with us to help inform our conversations this year. Feel free to contact me or any member of our Board. We look forward to continuing to do our best to support the needs of young lawyers and the State Bar as a whole!
Here is a list of our board members for this year:
President-Elect Kelsey Blair kelsey.blair@usdoj.gov Secretary/Treasurer Chelsea Wenzel chelsea.wenzel@state.sd.us 1st Circuit Rep. Mallory Schulte mallory@birmcwachlaw.com 2nd Circuit Rep. Brooke Schmidt bschmidt@dehs.com 3rd Circuit Rep. Tony Teesdale tony@teesdalelaw.com 4th Circuit Rep. Spencer Prosen sprosen@lynnjackson.com 5th Circuit Rep. Rebecca Ronayne rebecca@ronaynelawoffice.com 6th Circuit Rep. Rachelle Norberg rachelle@ggnlawfirm.com 7th Circuit Rep. Katie Cook katie@gpna.com
At-Large Rep. Mae Pochop mae@meierhenrylaw.com USD SBA President Alex Hoffman alex.j.hoffman@coyotes.usd.edu
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