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YOUNG LAWYER SHOWCASE
IN PERSON OR BY ZOOM EXPERIENCED MEDIATION
YOUNG LAWYER SHOWCASE
EMILY ROUSE
Emily Rouse is an associate attorney at Oster Law Office , PLLC , in Fargo . Her practice focuses on family law and wills . She is licensed in North Dakota , Minnesota , and Iowa ( inactive ).
ERIK EDISON
Erik Edison is an associate attorney at Crowley Fleck , PLLP in Bismarck . He is licensed to practice in North Dakota state and federal courts and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Tribal Court . Edison ' s practice primarily focuses on commercial litigation , with an emphasis on energy law and natural resources litigation .
Rouse grew up in northwest Iowa . She attended Central College in Pella , Iowa , where she majored in English and graduated in 2014 with her bachelors of arts degree . She then continued her education at Drake University Law School in Des Moines , Iowa , and graduated with her juris doctor in 2017 .
During law school , Rouse was a Public Service Scholar and was awarded the Edwin Earle Ferguson Prize for outstanding public service through legal assistance in 2017 . She was a member of the TYLA National Mock Trial Team , president of the Public Interest Law Association , and secretary of the Student Bar Association .
After law school , Rouse worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Michael D . Fritz , District Court Judge , in Clay County , Minn ., before accepting the associate attorney position at Oster Law Office .
Edison grew up in Bismarck and graduated from Century High School . He earned a bachelors of business administration degree from the University of North Dakota ( UND ), double-majoring in marketing and entrepreneurship . Prior to attending law school , Edison worked as a landman in the North Dakota oil industry . He attended law school at UND . While in law school , Edison was active in the energy law and environmental law student organizations and competed with the UND Law Trial Team in regional competitions . In 2017 , he was awarded a Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Scholarship .
STEVEN A . STORSLEE

IN PERSON OR BY ZOOM EXPERIENCED MEDIATION

� 40 years as a civil litigator
� 25 years as a mediator
� Substantial experience in all types of civil cases

Storslee

Edison and his family reside in Bismarck . In his free time , he enjoys hiking , biking , cooking , and trying to keep up with his one-year-old daughter .
Law Firm , P . C .
Phone : ( 701 ) 226-3550 steve @ storsleemediation . com P . O . Box 996 , Bismarck , ND 58502-0996 www . storsleemediation . com
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