YOUNG LAWYER SHOWCASE
JAMES GROSSMAN
ANDREW ASKEW
Andrew Askew is an associate at
Pearce Durick PLLC, where he practices
commercial and business litigation,
administrative law, and civil litigation. He
also maintains a legislative lobbying and
government relations practice in which he
helps companies, associations, and non
profits pursue their legislative interests
and goals.
James Grossman is an associate at the
Nilles Law Firm in Fargo. He is a litigator
focusing primarily on civil cases and
adoption matters.
Grossman grew up in Bismarck. After high
school, he attended the University of North
Dakota (UND) where he graduated summa
cum laude with degrees in communications
and honors. During the summer months
in college, he worked as a carpenter
and framed hundreds of homes in the
Bismarck-Mandan area. After receiving his
undergraduate degrees, he attended the
UND School of Law, graduating with a juris
doctor, cum laude, in 2016.
Prior to law school, Askew obtained
degrees in business management and English from Saint Cloud State
University and the University of North Dakota (UND). He graduated from
the UND School of Law and served as the outside articles editor for the
North Dakota Law Review. In addition to participating in the law school’s
internal moot court competition and many student organizations, he was
selected as a legislative intern for the Senate Agriculture and Industry,
Business, and Labor Committees. After law school, he served as law
clerk to Justice Dale V. Sandstrom of the North Dakota Supreme Court.
Askew currently serves as the North Dakota’s Young Lawyers Division
Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates,
the Young Lawyers Section Representative to the SBAND Board of
Governors, and as a board member of a local non profit. He is a proud
native of Devils Lake.
While in law school, Grossman served
as the vice president of the Energy Law
Association and participated in external
Trial Team and Moot Court. He also served
as a teaching assistant for the law school’s
Trial Advocacy class. During the summers
in law school, he externed with the U.S.
Attorney’s Office in Bismarck and as a
law clerk at the Burleigh County States
Attorney’s Office. He has remained active in
supporting UND Law’s trial team by judging
regional competitions.
In his spare time, Grossman enjoys
spending time with family and friends. He
goes backpacking in the mountains, snow
skiing, fishing, and hunting.
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