Anthony Sutton 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.
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 No matter which of these fits your situation, I hope that on the role that you envision the YLS playing or by this August fills you and yours with an excitement for sharing your experiences with us to help inform our conversations this year. Feel free to contact me or any what lies ahead. member of our Board. We look forward to continuing The Young Lawyers Section is also taking August as a to do our best to support the needs of young lawyers chance for a new beginning. At the end of July, we held and the State Bar as a whole! our Board retreat and had productive conversations
Here is a list of our board members for this year: President President-Elect Secretary/Treasurer 1st Circuit Rep. 2nd Circuit Rep. 3rd Circuit Rep. 4th Circuit Rep. 5th Circuit Rep. 6th Circuit Rep. 7th Circuit Rep. At-Large Rep. USD SBA President
Anthony Sutton, Kelsey Blair Chelsea Wenzel Mallory Schulte Brooke Schmidt Tony Teesdale Spencer Prosen Rebecca Ronayne Rachelle Norberg Katie Cook Mae Pochop Alex Hoffman 6
anthony@janklowabdallah.com kelsey.blair@usdoj.gov chelsea.wenzel@state.sd.us mallory@birmcwachlaw.com bschmidt@dehs.com tony@teesdalelaw.com sprosen@lynnjackson.com rebecca@ronaynelawoffice.com rachelle@ggnlawfirm.com katie@gpna.com mae@meierhenrylaw.com alex.j.hoffman@coyotes.usd.edu
