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Summer Externship 2009 |
Peter FischerUSD School of Law (2010)Hometown:Sturgis, SDEducation:B.B.A., Business Management, University of South Dakota, summa cum laude with University Scholar Distinction
School of Law Activities: Pursuing joint degree, Masters in Business Administration; VITA volunteer; Delta Theta Phi; Corporate and Business Law Association; Client Counseling Competition; Negotiation Competition Employment: Extern, Union County State’s Attorney’s Office, Summer 2009; Intern, Daktronics, Summer 2008 |
Peter M. FischerPete joined the firm in 2010.Pete is a native of Sturgis, South Dakota.He attended the University of South Dakota and receivedhis Bachelor of Business Administration degree in management in 2007, graduating summa cum laude with University Scholar distinction.Pete continuedhis education at the University of South Dakota, receiving both his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees in May of 2010.While at the University of South Dakota, Pete was active in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, Corporate and Business Law Association, and Student Government.Pete’s practice areas emphasize creditor rights, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, collections, loan documentation, and general banking law.In 2012, Pete called to inform us that he was moving to work for a firm in the Rapid City area. When we know more we will update this information. |
Summer Volunteer 2007 |
Lindsey QuasneyUSD School of Law 2010Hometown:Rapid City, SDEducation:B.A., Justice Studies, Chadron State College
School of Law Activities: Trial Team; Christian Legal Society Employment: Union County State’s Attorney’s Office |
Lindsey Quasney graduated from law school in 2010. She was first hired as a clerk for the first judicial circuit. Lindsey Quasney then took a positions as a Deputy Attorney General prosecutor in the Rapid City office. |
Legal Assistant 2007 |
Jenny WinterfeldUSD School of Law (2010)Hometown:Rockwell City, IAEducation:B.A., Sociology/Criminal Justice, Northwestern College
School of Law Activities: Client Counseling & Negotiation Board; President, Christian Legal Society Awards and Academic Scholarships: Mary W. Hanson Scholarship; Michael F. Pieplow Memorial Scholarship; Kenneth E. Raschke Scholarship Employment: Rawlings and Nieland Law Office; Union County State’s Attorney’s Office; Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, PC; Iowa Department of Corrections |
Jenny Winterfeld joined the Klay Law firm in 2012 as an associate and practices out of the Orange City office. The Klay Law Firm is a general practice firm handling a variety of legal matters, including both litigation and transactional cases, with an emphasis in the areas of real estate, business organization, corporate law, municipal law, estate planning, agricultural law, elder law, general and commercial litigation, Plaintiff’s personal injury litigation, domestic relations, juvenile law and adoptions. The firm’s mission is to offer high quality, affordable legal services to its clients throughout the Northwest Iowa region. |
Summer Externship 2011 |
Cassie J. BennettUSD School of Law (2012)Hometown: Philip, SDEducation: 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 |
Cassie Bennet graduated in 2012 and quickly found a position as the Deputy State’s Attorney in Butte County, Belle Fourche, SD. |
Summer Volunteer 2010 |
Courtney De La RosaUSD School of Law (2012)Hometown: Webster, SDEducation: 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 |
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Summer Extern 2007 |
George Hawkins USD School of Law (2008)Hometown: Watertown, SD
Education: USD School of Law – 2008; Augustana College – 2004 with a Major in Government & International Affairs and Secondary Education School of Law Activities: 3L Class Treasurer; Employment: Internship with Hildebrand Strategies 2006; Externship with Union County State’s Attorney’s Office – 2007 |
Since Law School, George Hawkins found a home at the Green, Roby, Oviatt, Cummings & Linngren LLP Firm in Watertown SD. He left that firm and he and his wife moved to Sioux Falls, SD when last I heard he splits his time as a part-time teacher and with the Piersol & Billion, LLP law firm. |
Summer Extern 2005; Hired as a Legal Assistant 2006; Deputy State’s Attorney after passing the bar 2006;  |
Carole Kampfee James | Carole Kampfee who is now married and goes by Carole James worked at Union County as a part-time Deputy State’s Attorney immediately upon passing the SD Bar exam. The Minnehaha County State’s Attorney’s Office quickly picked Carole James as a Deputy State’s Attorney working in their Juvinel Court Division. Carole James is now a Senior Deputy State’s Attorney with that office. |