Fall 2005 - Baker & Hostetler LLP

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).