Fall 2005 - Baker & Hostetler LLP

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COLUMBUSSUMMER ASSOCIATESBAKER & HOSTETLER SUMMER ASSOCIATES:IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE WORKAt Baker & Hostetler, our goal is to provide the law students whojoin us as summer associates with a challenging, yet enjoyablesummer. We want to provide an experience that is representative ofwhat it would be like to be a member of the Baker & Hostetler team.From firm culture to training and professional development to socialand cultural activities, the summer experience is designed to exposestudents to the various components that comprise “life at B&H.”From left front row: Gregory R.Flax (Michigan), Justin B. Finn(OSU), George W. Hairston(Columbus Office ManagingPartner), Mark Hatcher (Capital),Nicole M. Howard-Jahi (Capital);From left rear: Benton B.Bodamer (OSU), Deborah L.Goodrich (CWRU), Megan A.Robinson (OSU).Being a summer associate offers the opportunityto sample the wide variety of work thatgoes on at the firm. In just a few months’time I’ve been able to help with a closing,research issues regarding the media, workon an article about defending white collarcrime and research issues from bankruptcyto litigation.—Katie McVoy, Cleveland Office, University of Notre DameIn order to give theColumbus summer associatesa well-rounded view of Baker& Hostetler, a variety ofactivities was planned forthem over the summer.Besides participating inpractice group roundtables,the mock trial program anddinners with partners, thesummer associates weretreated to a tour of the SupremeCourt of Ohio, a“Gallery Hop” to local artgalleries, a trip to Clevelandfor a tour of the Rock and RollHall of Fame and a ClevelandIndians game, and a ColumbusCrew soccer game.Cleveland summer associates standing left to right: Brian Bulson (OSU),Gretchen Drenski (OSU), Joslyn Kaye (CWRU), Heather Kimmel (OSU),Kimberly Ruthsatz (Harvard), Kelly Skeat (University of Virginia), Jay Stiffler(CWRU), John Plecnik (Duke), Toni Calbert (Columbia); sitting second rowleft to right: Robin Lyden (OSU), Katie McVoy (Notre Dame), MelissaDeGaetano (Michigan), Lisa Cox (CWRU); sitting front left to right: CatherineBeck (CWRU) and Gabrielle Kelly (CWRU).
SUMMER ASSOCIATES BECOMEBARTENDERS FOR CHARITYCleveland office summer associates joinedsummer associates from nine other Cleveland lawfirms for the First Annual Summer AssociateCharity Event. Sponsored by the Law PlacementAssociation of Cleveland (LPAC), summer associateswere volunteer bartenders at a local hotspot,the Velvet Dog. The summer associates donated allof their tips to charity. Family, friends and coworkersattended the event and demonstratedtheir support by giving generous tips.Baker & Hostetler LLP and Ulmer & Berne LLPsummer associates, wearing jerseys representingtheir law schools, joined together to raise over$1,300 for Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Overall,over $6,400 was raised for four different localcharities. More important, summer associates frommultiple Cleveland firms had an opportunity tomeet one another and work toward the commongoal of helping community organizations.WASHINGTON, D.C.,SUMMER ASSOCIATESSummer associates in thenation’s capital had theopportunity for “one-of-akind”experiences duringtheir time at B&H. Theassociates were invited toattend a reception at TheUniversity Club, at whichU.S. Supreme Court AssociateJustice Anthony M. Kennedywas the featured speaker, anda diplomatic reception at theU.S. Department of State.They were also treated to aspecial tour of the West Wingof the White House.SUMMER IN THE “MILE HIGH” CITY“Both Siddhartha and I havefrequently commented on howsurprised and pleased we have beenwith the level of workwe have been able todo this summer. Myexpectation of receivingbasic research andwriting projects hasbeen far surpassed bymy work helpingdraft complaints,letters to clients,reviewing and assemblingexhibits, etc.Further, theopportunity to workon such a wide rangeof projects hasallowed me to experience many ofthe firm’s litigation practice areas,as well as to work directly with avariety of attorneys. I have foundthese projects very valuable.”—Jessica Schmidt,Denver Office,University of ColoradoDenver summer associatesJessica Schmidt and SiddharthaRathod, who both attend theUniversity of Colorado LawSchool.“One of the best parts aboutworking at Baker & Hostetler hasbeen the attorneys I have had theopportunity towork with. Notonly have they alltaken the time tomentor me in mylegal work, butthey have alsotaken an interestin me as anindividual. Inaddition, throughan array of eventsoutside of theoffice, I havegotten to knowmany of theattorneys and their families in anon-work setting further adding tomy feeling of belonging at Baker &Hostetler.”—Siddhartha Rathod,Denver Office,University of ColoradoFrom left to right: Kulich Ebi(Howard), Aswathi Zachariah(University of Denver), CarlosRamos-Mrosovsky (Harvard),Susanne Garner (Boston College),David Annis (Georgetown),Laurie Babinski (Northwestern).
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