Senior Spotlight 2012 - The University of South Dakota

Matthew J. Abel
School of Law
Hometown: Marshall, MN
Education: University of South Dakota, Master of Public
Administration; Augustana College, B.A. Government and
International Affairs, Cum Laude
School of Law Activities: ABA Representative, Member of the
Alternative Dispute Resolution Board, Member of the SBA,
Member of the Trial Advocacy Team, Member of the South
Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, Member of AAJ,
Contributing author for the South Dakotan Lawyer magazine
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Dean’s List Fall
Semester 2010, Dean’s List Spring Semester 2011, Dean’s List
Spring Semester 2010, Dean’s Certificate for Outstanding
Performance in Antitrust and Consumer Protection Law,
Roger and Claudia Baron Award for Outstanding
Performance, Dean’s Certificate for Outstanding Performance
in Criminal Procedure, Solo Winner of the First Year
Intramural Negotiation Competition, Second Place in First
Year Intramural Client Counseling Competition, Recipient of
the Roy Willy Legal Scholarship, Recipient of the Van Hove
Legal Scholarship
Past Employment: Graduate Assistant to the General
Counsel for the South Dakota Board of Regents 2011-2012;
May 2011-Aug. 2011 Summer Associate at Lynn, Jackson,
Shultz, & Lebrun, P.C.; July 2010-May 2012 Westlaw
Representative; May 2010-Aug. 2010 Summer Associate at
Woods, Fuller, Shultz, & Smith, P.C.; January 2008 Intern at
Minnehaha County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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Kelsie L. Austin
Hometown: Iowa City, IA
Education: B.S., Criminology & Criminal Justice, Northern
Arizona University; Master’s in Public Administration,
University of South Dakota
School of Law Activities: Production Editor of the S.D.
Law Review; Trial Team Member; Public Interest Group
Vice President; 3L Class Vice President
Awards and Academic Scholarships: High grade in
Criminal Law; Third Place in USD Negotiation
Competition; Third Place in USD Client Counseling
Competition; Top 16 in USD Moot Court Competition
Employment: Summer Legal Intern, South Dakota
Attorney General’s Office; Graduate Teaching Assistant,
Center for Teaching and Learning

Halley Backes
Hometown: Rapid City, SD
Education: B.B.A. Economics, University of South Dakota;
Honors Thesis Scholar; Joint J.D. and M.B.A Program;
Master of Business Administration, University of South
Dakota
School of Law Activities: Delta Theta Phi
Past Employment: South Dakota Rural Enterprise
Intern, Summer 2010; Planning and Development District
III Intern, Spring 2011-Spring 2012
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Cassie J. Bennett
Hometown: Philip, SD
Education: Associates in Applied Science in Paralegal
Studies and Legal Assistance, Western Dakota Technical
Institute; Bachelors in Criminal Justice, Colorado
Technical University
School of Law Activities: Trial Team, Member, UJS of
South Dakota & USD Law Legal Form Helpline; RD Hurd
Pro Bono Society; Sam Masten Moot Court Competition;
Client Counseling Competition; Client Negotiations
Competition
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Dean’s Certificate
of Excellence for High Grade in Patent Law; School of Law
Leadership and Service Award; Award for Outstanding
Pro Bono Services to the R.D. Hurd Volunteer Law School
Society
Past Employment: Extern Union County State’s
Attorney’s Office; legal Intern Sanford Health—Patient
Relations

Emily Blas
Hometown: Roselle, IL
Education: M.S., Biology, University of South Dakota;
B.A., Biology, Colgate University
Employment: Graduate Assistant, Professor Thomas
Horton
Corey Bruning
Hometown: Flandreau, SD
Education: B.S., Business Administration, Major in
Economics, University of South Dakota; Joint Degree, Juris
Doctorate and Master's in Business Administration
School of Law Activities: Trial team (2011-2012); Delta
Theta Phi; Academic Affairs and Curriculum Committee
Awards and Academic Scholarships: High grades in
Contracts I, II, and Trusts & Wills; M. Plin Beebe
Scholarship
Employment: Legal Intern, Janklow Law; Competition
Analyst and Marketing Consultant, Midland National Life;
Financial Adviser, American Express Financial Advisers;
Registers Sales Assistant, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.
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Morgan F. Brekke
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Education: B.A. from University of South Dakota in
Political Science and Spanish
School of Law Activities: Moot Court, Moot Court Board
President, Trial Team Participant, Delta Theta Pi Member
Past Employment: Summer Associate at Woods, Fuller,
Shultz & Smith 2010 and 2011, Graduate Assistant for
Professor Chris Hutton
Christopher A. Christianson
Hometown: Plymouth, WI
Education: History and Political Science at the University
of Minnesota (Twin Cities).
School of Law Activities: DTP Law Fraternity Officer

Steven Ray Cotton
Hometown: Wagner, SD
Education: Earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of South Dakota. Double major in Criminal
Justice and Political Science.
School of Law Activities: Member of the Delta Theta Phi
legal fraternity. Held an officer position in Delta Theta Phi.
Was elected to, and served as, Secretary of the Student
Bar Association.
Past Employment: Wagner Food Center; City of Wagner;
Buche's Bakery; Wagner Building and Supply; Wells Fargo
Financial Bank; Etelecare; South; Dakota Human Services
Center; Summer intern at Wipf & Cotton Law Offices, LLC
Matthew C. Dorothy
Hometown: Harrisburg, South Dakota
Education: BA with majors in Business Administration &
Accounting with an emphasis in finance from Augustana
College. MBA with health care concentration from
University of Sioux Falls.
School of Law Activities: American Bar Association
Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates.
Trial Advocacy, competitor. Student Bar Association, VP &
past ABA Representative. SD Young Lawyers Section, law
student Liaison. Delta Theta Phi, Secretary. Innocence
Project.
Past Employment: Minnehaha County State's Attorney,
Summer Extern. Dorothy Law Firm, P.C., Legal Intern and
past Business Manager. Business Solutions, Inc., Business
Consultant. Gannon Bookkeeping & Tax Service,
Accountant. UPS Air Operations, Supervisor. East, Vander
Woude, Grant & Co., P.C., Accountant.
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Courtney De La Rosa
Hometown: Webster, SD
Education: B.A., Government, New Mexico State
University
School of Law Activities: 3L Class President; Phi Alpha
Delta President; Veteran’s Legal Assistance Group; Law
School Democrats Vice President
Employment: New Mexico Governor’s Office, Las Cruces,
NM; Union County State’s Attorney, Elk Point, SD;
Chapman & Cutler, Chicago, IL
Holly Farris
Hometown: Woonsocket, SD
Education: B.S., Journalism, South Dakota State
University
School of Law Activities: Copy Editor (Vol. 57) and Staff
writer (Vol. 56), South Dakota Law Review; USD Trial
Advocacy Team; Women in Law; Delta Theta Phi Legal
Fraternity
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Casenote selected
for publication in South Dakota Law Review, Volume 56,
Issue 1
Past Employment: Research Assistant to Professor David
S. Day; Summer Associate, Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson, &
Ashmore, LLP; Graduate Assistant, Office of Global
Learning, USD Center for Academic Engagement

Bethanna Feist
Hometown: Pierre, South Dakota
Education: Currently attending University of South
Dakota Graduate School, graduating in May 2012 with
Masters in Public Administration. Graduated with Honors
from the University of South Dakota in May 2009 with
Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Psychology.
School of Law Activities: American Bar Association
(2011-2012 8th Circuit Lt. Governor of Membership),
Domestic Violence Legal Program (2010-2011 President,
2009-2010 Secretary/Treasurer), Women in Law, Student
Bar Association
Past Employment: Current Graduate Assistant at
University of South Dakota Office of Admissions. Interned
at Brown County States Attorney’s Office, Department of
Transportation Legal Office, and Attorney General's Office.
Letitia Greyeyes-Stover
Hometown: Navajo Nation, Arizona
Education: B.A in Education, University of Arizona
M.A in Political Science, University of South Dakota
School of Law Activities: Native American Law Students
Association
Awards and Academic Scholarships: AIGC Fellowship;
Sicangu Oyate Bar Association Scholarship
Past Employment: Teacher, Shonto Preparatory School;
Teacher, Baboquivari Indian Oasis USD; Law Clerk, Navajo
Hopi Legal Services; Graduate Assistant, Native Student
Services, University of South Dakota
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Mallory Kayl Freeman
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Education: B.A., Business Administration, Finance, Flagler
College
School of Law Activities: Trial Team; Student Bar
Association; Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity
Raleigh E. Hansman
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Education: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
B.S. in Political Science; Certificates in Leadership and
Peace & Conflict Studies
School of Law Activities: Lead Articles Editor and Twice
Published Author-South Dakota Law Review, Trial Team
Member, Head Representative-BarBri
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Dean’s List Spring
’10, Fall ’10, Spring ’11, Melvin T. Woods and Howell L.
Fuller Scholarship, Justice Frank Biegelmeier Scholarship,
The Honorable Peder K. Ecker Memorial Scholarship,
Gayla Gull Worthington Award, 2010 Delta Theta Phi
Academic Scholarship Recipient
Past Employment: 2011 Summer Associate, Meierhenry
Sargent, LLP Sioux Falls, SD; 2010 Summer Associate,
Johnson, Heidepriem & Abdallah, LLP, Sioux Falls, SD
2010-2012 Graduate Assistant, USD Law School
Foundation, Vermillion, SD

Lindsay M. Harris
Hometown: Harrisburg, SD
Education: Political Science & Spanish Double Major from
the University of South Dakota
School of Law Activities: Trial Team, Alternate Dispute
Resolution Board, Competitions: Client Counseling-SD,
Negotiation-MN, Mediation- TX, & AAJ Trial Team-WI,
Women in Law, Innocence Project of South Dakota
Secretary, Class of 2012 President (2010-2011), Delta
Theta Phi Member
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Dean's List 1L
year. Dean's List Fall 2011. Dean’s Certificate for Excellent
Achievement in: Property I, Business Organizations II,
Constitutional Rights Selected Issues, and Intellectual
Property Law. 2nd Place in ABA Mediation Competition at
Texas Wesleyan School of Law. 1st Place in USD
Intraschool Client Counseling Competition
Past Employment: LexisNexis Student Representative.
Boyce, Greenfield, Pashby & Welk Intern. Senator Tim
Johnson Intern.
Stacy R. Huss
Hometown: Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Education: B. S. in Sociology, Criminal Justice minor,
South Dakota State University
School of Law Activities: Law Review- Managing Editor
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Joseph N. Spencer
III Award- Best Student Contribution to South Dakota Law
Review Volume 56, for article entitled Melendez Diaz v.
Massachusetts: Testing the Adaptation of the
Confrontation Clause to Neutral Analysts and Developing
Technology, 56 S.D. L. Rev. 316; High grades for the
following courses: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law,
Business Organizations, Secured Transactions,
Administrative Law, & Family Law; Dean's List for the
following semesters: Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011,
Fall 2011
Past Employment: Legal Research Graduate Assistant,
University of South Dakota School of Law; Legal Intern;
Green, Roby, Oviatt, Cummings, & Linngren, LLP; Legal
Intern, Brookings County State's Attorney's Office
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Braden Michael Hoefert
Hometown: Seneca, SD
Education: B.A. in Political Science from SDSU
School of Law Activities: Participant in the Texas Young
Lawyers Association National Trial Competition, Member
of Delta Theta Phi
Past Employment: Intern at the United States Attorney's
Office, Pierre, SD. Intern at Plains Justice, Vermillion, SD.
Lauren Kaufman
Hometown: Pipestone, MN
Education: B.A., History and Government and
international Affairs, Augustana College
School of Law Activities: Alternative Dispute
Resolution Board President; Trial Team
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Dean’s List
Spring 2010; High Grade, First Amendment Rights
Past Employment: Intern at Woods, Fuller, Shultz, &
Smith, P.C.

Seth Michael Klentz
Hometown: Grand Island, NE
Education: Sociology Major and Criminal Justice Minor
from SDSU
School of Law Activities: ADR vice president, Trial Team
Past Employment: United States Marine Corps,
Powershop Gym, Nordstrom Construction, Berreau Law
Office
Rebecca S. Lamprecht
Hometown: Martinsburg, NE
Education: University of South Dakota, Bachelor of
Science in Criminal Justice, 2009 University of South
Dakota School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 2012
School of Law Activities: South Dakota Law Review, Note
& Comment Editor, Volume 57
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Secretary
Awards and Academic Scholarships: High course grade
in Employment Discrimination, Fall 2011.University of
South Dakota School of Law Dean’s List, Fall 2010.
Recipient of the Alan Bogue Memorial Excellence Legal
Writing Award, 2010.
CALI Excellence for the Future Award for excellent
achievement in the study of Fundamental Legal Skills II,
Spring 2010. CALI Excellence for the Future Award for
excellent achievement in the study of Fundamental Legal
Skills I, Fall 2009. Dean’s Certificate for Outstanding
Performance for excellent achievement in the study of
Fundamental Legal Skills I, Fall 2009.
CALI Excellence for the Future Award for excellent
achievement in the study of Property I,
Fall 2009. Dean’s Certificate for Outstanding Performance
for excellent achievement in the study of Property I, Fall
2009.
Past Employment: East River Legal Services, Summer
Intern, 2010; Moore, Rasmussen, Kading, & Kunstle, LLP,
Summer Extern, 2011
Deans' Graduate Assistant, University of South Dakota
School of Law, 2010 - 2012
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Jonathan H. Klock
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
School of Law Activities: Trial Team
Past Employment: Graduate Assistant for the Disability
Services Department, Legal Intern at Gundersen Lutheran
Medical Center, Summer Law Clerk for Taylor Law Group,
LLC.
Karla M. MacArthur
Hometown: Rapid City, South Dakota
Education: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a
Minor in Sociology from The University of South Dakota.
School of Law Activities: Student Government
(Secretary/Treasurer) - Class of 2012, Women in Law
Board Member (Treasurer) 2010-2011, and Sam Masten
Quarterfinalist- spring 2010.
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Certificate of
Outstanding Performance in Children in the Law (High
Grade 97), Certificate of Outstanding Performance in
Business Organization I (High Grade 97), the Butler
Scholarship, and the Women in Law Scholarship, Justice
Frank Biegelmeier Scholarship, Spring 2012.
Past Employment: Law Clerk: South Dakota Seventh
Judicial Circuit Court- 8/2012. Summer Associate:
Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore- summer 2011.
Student Research Representative: LexisNexis- Reed
Elsevier - fall 2010- spring 2012.
Human Resources Sergeant: South Dakota Army National
Guard. M-Day 1/2006- Present.
Operations, Interstate Loss, and Officer Strength
Specialist: Active Duty South Dakota Army National
Guard. 5/2007 – 8/2009. Pre-Screening/Child Protection
Services- Department of Social Services: State of South
Dakota. 8/2005- 5/2007.

Miguel C. Mondragon
Hometown: Fort Collins, CO
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice University
of Northern Colorado
School of Law Activities: Dean- Delta Theta Phi Law
Fraternity International; President- Federalist Society
ABA Employment Law Trial Advocacy Competition
USD Help Line Volunteer
Past Employment: Colorado State Public Defenders
Office; East Rivers Legal Services; USD Student Services
Graduate Assistant
Ellie Murphy
Hometown: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Education: B.A. College of Saint Benedict
School of Law Activities: Editor-in-Chief, South Dakota
Law Review; Treasurer, Trial Team; Class Vice President
(Fall 2009 - Spring 2011), Women in Law
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Winner, South
Dakota Law Review Writing Competition (Spring 2010)
Past Employment: Intern (Summer 2011): Boyce,
Greenfield, Pashby and Welk, LLP Sioux Falls, SD; Intern
(Summer 2010): Federal Public Defenders Office, Sioux
City, IA; Paralegal (2006 - 2009) Redgrave, Daley, Ragan
and Wagner, LLP, Minneapolis, MN
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Kari L. Mouw
Hometown: Hull, IA
Education: B.A., Business Administration; Dordt College,
Sioux Center, IA
School of Law Activities: Moot Court Board; Student Bar
Association; Sam Masten Octafinalist; Writer/Student
Assistant - Barrister Newsletter (2010 - 2011)
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Alan Bogue
Memorial Excellence in Legal Writing Award; Horace R. &
Dorothy L. Jackson Memorial Award; R.D. Hurd Best
Overall Brief and Appellant Brief; High Grade,
Fundamental Legal Skills I; High Grade, Federal Securities
Regulation; High Grade, Deposition Practice
Past Employment: Summer Associate, Bangs McCullen
Law Firm, Rapid City, SD; Graduate Assistant, University
of South Dakota Technology Help Desk
Seth C. Pearman
Hometown: Eagle Butte, SD
Education: B.BA. - Accounting, University of South Dakota
School of Law Activities: Native American Law Student
Association, Student Bar Association, Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Neil Carsrud Law
School Scholarship, Sicangu Oyate Bar Association
Scholarship, American Indian Graduate Center Fellowship
Past Employment: United States Attorney Office – Intern;
Fredericks Peebles & Morgan, LLP. - Summer Associate

Andrew T. Robertson
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Education: B.S., Political Science and Criminal Justice, The
University of South Dakota
School of Law Activities: Sam Masten Moot Court
Competition, Negotiation Competition, Native American
Law Student Association, National NALSA Moot Court
Competition
Past Employment: Graduate Assistant, Native Studies
Department, The University of South Dakota; Legal Intern,
South Dakota Attorney General's Office
Eric Ronke
Hometown: Viborg, SD
Education: University of South Dakota School of Law
Study Abroad, China Comparative Law Program, Summer
2011; Colorado Technical University B.S. Finance, A.S.
Accounting, A.S. Business Administration
School of Law Activities: Vice Dean (2010-2011) Delta
Theta Phi Legal Fraternity, Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance
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Jeremy L. Roemen
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Education: Bachelors in Business Administration,
University of Sioux Falls
School of Law Activities: USD Moot Court Board, 2010-
2012
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Quarterfinalist, 1L
Sam Masten Tournament
Past Employment: Morgan Theeler, LLP, Summer
Associate, 2011; Lincoln County States Attorney’s Office,
Summer Associate, 2010
Amber Lynn Samuels
Hometown: Redondo Beach, CA
Education: BA (Communication Studies - Rhetoric)
BA (Theater Arts - Performance / Directing)
School of Law Activities: Trial Team (3L); DTP;
Treasurer (2L); Class of 2012 Treasurer (1L)
Past Employment: Graduate Assistant - Professor
Pasqualucci; Intern - Minnehaha County State's Attorney
Office

Catherine Schlimgen
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Education: B.A., Theatre Performance, University of
Nevada Las Vegas.
School of Law Activities: 2010-2011 Women In Law
President, Moot Court Vice President, Moot Court
Board 2012 Sam Masten Tournament Coordinator,
Trial Team.
Awards and Academic Scholarships: High Grade,
Criminal Procedure. Recipient, National Women’s
Lawyer Association Award.
Ashley M. Sergeant
Hometown: Harrisburg, SD
Education: University of South Dakota, Major: Criminal
Justice; Minors: Business & Leadership
School of Law Activities: President: Innocence Project of
South Dakota; President: Law Student Defender Society;
Case note selected for publication in Issue 1 of Volume 57,
South Dakota Law Review; Member of Women in Law;
Participant of Trial Team
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Alan L. Austin
Award
Past Employment: Minnehaha County Public Defender’s
Office (Legal Intern); Hy-Vee Inc. (Assistant Manager);
Midland National Life (Summer Intern)
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Kari Scofield
Education: B.S. & M.S. Economics at SDSU
Janell M. Stanton
Hometown: Melrose, WI
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with
emphasis on Law, Crime, and Deviance from the
University of Minnesota
School of Law Activities: SBA secretary

Amy M. Thompson
Hometown: Flandreau, SD
Education: B.A., English, SDSU; M.A., Rhetoric and
Composition, SDSU
School of Law Activities: Symposium Editor, Vol. 57;
South Dakota Law Review President; Public Interest Law
Network
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Law Review
article, “Ask and You Shall Receive: ERISA’s Remedies for
Non-Disclosure,” nominated for a Burton Award in
Writing; High grade in Employment Law
Marilyn F. Trefz
Hometown: Huntington Beach, California
Education: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Master of Public Administration – 1989, Emphasis:
Human Resources Management
Bachelor of Science – 1986, Major: Sociology, Minor:
Public Relations
Certified Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR)
School of Law Activities: Certified Mediator,
International Academy of Dispute Resolution, 40-hour
Training; USD Trial Team, ABA Employment Law
Advocacy Competition;
Native American Law Student Association (NALSA)
Secretary
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Dean’s Certificate
for Outstanding Performance Awards (High Grade):
Insurance, Elder Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution,
Legal Profession
Past Employment: Research Assistant, Elderlaw
Forum/Senior Legal Helpline/Professor Michael Myers at
The University of South Dakota, School of Law; Legal
Intern at Southeastern Behavior HealthCare; Account
Executive/Independent Contractor at Diana Danielle
Communications; Legal Assistant/Independent
Contractor /Pro-bono Work/Advanced Research for
Professor Roger Baron; Human Resources Manager at Den
Hartog Industries, Inc.; Human Resources
Manager/Consultant at Opinion Research Corporation
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H. Balam Tomlin IV
Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina
Education: B.A. European History, Washington and Lee
University, Lexington, Virginia
School of Law Activities: Copy Editor, Volume 57, South
Dakota Law Review; Staff Writer, Volume 56, South
Dakota Law Review; Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity; Past
President Environmental Law Society
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Jerry Norgen
Environmental Law Scholarship; Harvey C. Jewett IV
Award
Past Employment: Graduate Assistant, Professor
Elizabeth Burleson; South Dakota Attorney General's
Office
David M. Whitesock
Hometown: Thompson, ND
Education: B.S. History - The University of South Dakota.
J.D. The University of South Dakota School of Law / Joint
Degree - M.A. History (Thesis Title: An Inconvenient
Agreement: How Jefferson and Marshal Came Together on
Executive Authority)
School of Law Activities: Moot Court Board Member;
President, USD Trial Team; SDTLA Student Liaison
Awards and Academic Scholarships: High Grade, Trial
Techniques Spring 2011; Top Ten Oral Advocate at 2011
McGee Civil Rights Moot Court Competition
Past Employment: Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson &
Ashmore, LLP, Intern; Blackburn & Stevens, PC, Legal
Research; State Bar of South Dakota, Legal Research;
Assistant Mock Trial Coach at USD, GA to Prof. Sandy
McKeown

Kellen Brice Willert
Hometown: Lafayette, CO
Education: BOLC II & III, U.S. Army (graduated December
2008). History and Political Science Major, Military
Science Minor (South Dakota State University, graduated
May 2008)
School of Law Activities: VITA (Spring 2011-present)
Spring 2010 Indian Wills Project
Awards and Academic Scholarships: High grade in
Employment Law (spring 2011). Alan Cross Tax Award
(for high grade in Tax, fall 2010). Quarter-finalist, Sam
Masten Oral Advocacy Competition (spring 2010).
Past Employment: South Dakota Army National Guard
(February 2008-present). Library Assistant at McKusick
Law Library, University of South Dakota (August 2010present).
Summer 2011 internship with the law firm
Beardsley Jensen & Von Wald in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Summer 2010 unpaid internship with Access to Justice
through AmeriCorps and Dakota Plains Legal Services
Sarah A. Zinter
Hometown: Pierre, SD
Education: University of North Dakota
School of Law Activities: Moot Court Board, Trial Team,
DTP
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Jennifer Wippert
Hometown: Rock Rapids, IA
Education: BA in Mass Communications from
Morningside College in Sioux City, IA
School of Law Activities: Positions Held: Vice President
2010-2011 Women in Law, 3L Liaison 2011-2012
Veteran’s Legal Education Group (VLEG), Capitol City
Challenge for Trial Team Student Bar Association and
Delta Theta Phi
Awards and Academic Scholarships: Past Employment:
Intern - Craig Thompson Law Office
Intern - City of Vermillion, City Manager's Office