YOUNG LAWYER SHOWCASE
The SBAND Young Lawyers Section (YLS) would like to congratulate all of the
new attorneys admitted to the North Dakota Bar on Sept. 23. All new bar
members are automatically made members of YLS.
The purpose of YLS is to encourage active participation of young lawyers
in SBAND and in their local communities. To that end, YLS has sponsored
a number of seminars and activities this fall. The YLS Education and
Professionalism Committee hosted the Fundamentals of Law Webinar on
Oct. 3. Jessica Foss, Katie Perleberg, and Kyle Barlow presented on best
practices in trusts and estates law, and young lawyers and other licensed
attorneys participated in this presentation. Information on upcoming webinars
can be found at sband.org.
The YLS Community Service Committee will host the Fourth Annual Feed Your
Community Food and Fund Drive this spring. YLS will once again partner with
the Great Plains Food Bank to help feed those in need in our local communities,
and YLS is excited to continue this worthwhile event. To become involved in the
food drive, contact Taylor Olson at [email protected] or Cassie Marka at
[email protected].
YLS will continue to host monthly luncheons and happy hours across the state.
These social events serve as a great way to interact with other young lawyers in
the community. If you are interested in hosting, please contact YLS SecretaryTreasurer Meredith Childress at [email protected].
Please contact Jill Martin, YLS president-elect, at [email protected]
to recommend young lawyers for future showcases or to get involved in YLS.
LEAH CARLSON
Leah Carlson is an attorney with
the Bismarck-Mandan Public
Defender Office, starting as a
public defender in July. Prior
to her current position, Carlson
practiced family law at Smith
Bakke Porsborg Schweigert &
Armstrong in Bismarck.
Originally from a farm near
Glenburn, N.D., Carlson
graduated from North Dakota
State University in 2011 with a
bachelor of science degree in
political science. She earned
her juris doctor from Drake
University Law School in Des
Moines, Iowa, in 2014. During
law school, Carlson was Dean of
Delta Theta Phi, a note editor for
the Drake Journal of Agricultural
Law, and a research assistant
for Professor James Albert.
She also participated in the law
school’s criminal defense clinic
and worked at the State Public
Defender Office in Des Moines.
Leah is an active member of the
YLS and is involved in the Big
Muddy Bar Association. In her
free time, she enjoys spending
time with family and friends,
running, and baking.
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