YOUNG LAWYER SHOWCASE
The SBAND Young Lawyers Section (YLS) would like to congratulate the new attorneys admitted to the North Dakota Bar
on Sept. 22. All new bar members are automatically members of the YLS. The purpose of the YLS is to encourage active
participation of young lawyers in SBAND and in local communities. The YLS is continuing its efforts to integrate young lawyers
with other attorneys in the state and within the communities we live.
The YLS Community Service Committee will host its annual Feed Your Community Food and Fund Drive this spring. The YLS will
once again partner with the Great Plains Food Bank to help feed those in need in our local communities. The YLS is excited to
continue this worthwhile event. To become involved in the food drive, contact Cassie Marka at [email protected].
YLS will continue to host 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 Secretary-Treasurer Shea Thomas at
[email protected].
Please contact Jill Martin, YLS president, at [email protected] to nominate a young lawyer for future showcases or to
discuss opportunities to become involved in YLS.
JESSICA RYDELL
Jessica Rydell is an
associate attorney with
Flom Law Office, P.A.,
in Fargo. She is licensed
to practice law in North
Dakota and Minnesota
state courts and the United
States District Court
for the District of North
Dakota. She practices
primarily in the area of insurance defense litigation.
Rydell grew up in Fairmount, N.D. In 2011, she
graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State
University Moorhead with a bachelor’s degree in
legal studies and minors in economics and political
science. She then attended the University of North
Dakota School of Law and graduated cum laude in
2015. While in law school, she was inducted into
Phi Alpha Delta and was a member of the Criminal
Law Association. She was an extern with the United
States Attorney’s Office in Fargo. She also worked
as a certified student attorney with the law school’s
Housing and Employment Law Clinic and served as
a research assistant for Professor Margaret Moore
Jackson.
Rydell is a member of the Cass County Bar Association
and North Dakota Defense Lawyers Association. In her
spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and
friends, golfing, kayaking, attending sporting events,
and traveling.
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VICTORIA JONES
Victoria Jones is an associate
attorney with Johnson Law Office,
P.C., in Fargo. She practices primarily
in litigation, family, juvenile, personal
injury, probate, civil, and criminal
law. She was admitted into the State
Bar Association of North Dakota in
2016 before joining Leslie Johnson
Aldrich and Johnson Law Office,
P.C., in 2017, after which she became
a member of the State Bar Association of Minnesota. She is
currently an active member of the North Dakota Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Cass County Bar Association.
In 2013, Rydell graduated from the University of North Dakota
(UND) with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. In 2015, she
earned her juris doctor with a certificate of specialization in Indian
Law from UND School of Law.
During law school, Jones worked as a law clerk for Reis Law Firm,
P.C., in Grand Forks, where she focused on estate planning, real
estate, and business law. Jones was an active member of Law
Review and the Clinical Education Program offered by UND
School of Law.
Jones grew up in a hockey family in Bismarck, N.D., alongside
two brothers. She married in September 2016, and her husband,
Brandon, is a running back for the Fargo Invaders. They
welcomed their son, Jhett, in June 2017. Both are excited to
raise their son in Jones’ home state. In her free time, she enjoys
watching football, playing with baby Jhett, and going on runs
with her doberman pinscher, DeSoto.