The State Bar Association of North Dakota Fall 2015 Gavel Magazine

SHOWCASE Diane K. Lautt is an associate attorney with Howard & Associates, P.C. in Minot. She practices in the areas of estate planning, trust administration, probate, real estate, business entity formation, and business and farm succession planning. Diane is a native of Manhattan, Kansas. In 2006 she received her bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in History and Business Administration: Management and Finance, from Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. Prior to attending law school Diane worked as a Financial Analyst for AT&T Application and Hosting Services in Annapolis, Maryland. She earned her Juris Doctor degree with Dean’s Honors from Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas, in 2012. At Washburn University she was a Research Editor for the Washburn Law Journal and published two articles, and she received certificates in Estate Planning and Tax Law. Diane is a member of the Ward County Bar Association, the Minot Young Professionals, and WealthCounsel. She enjoys playing golf, traveling and reading. She is married to Steve Lautt, a Minot native, who is an attorney with Pringle & Herigstad, P.C. Micheal A. Mulloy is a partner with Stebbins Mulloy, LLC, in Bismarck. He currently practices in the areas of family law, real estate, estate planning, and probate. Prior to opening Stebbins Mulloy, LLC, in June with Jackie M. Stebbins, Micheal worked as an associate attorney in Bismarck. In 2008, Micheal graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Mary with a Bachelor of Science degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences with a minor in Political Science. He then attended the University of Kansas School of Law in Lawrence, where he graduated in 2012 in the top 15 percent of his class. While at KU, Micheal was active in KU’s in-house moot court competition, and later argued at the National First Amendment Moot Court Competition at Vanderbilt University School of Law. He also clerked for the Honorable Michael J. Malone (retired) of the Seventh Judicial District of Kansas, was active in the Student Bar Association, received the CALI award for Excellence in Local Government Law, and completed all requirements for KU’s Advocacy Certificate Program. Micheal is a member of the State Bar Association of North Dakota, the Big Muddy Bar Association, and recently was named to the Super Lawyers 2015 Great Plains Rising Stars list. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, spending time with family and friends, and staying current with political happenings across the state and nation. FALL 2015 2015 29 29 FALL

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