Baird Holm Welcomes Nine Summer Associates

Baird Holm LLP welcomes nine summer associates to the firm for the 2008 Summer Associate Program.

The summer associate program gives law students an opportunity to sample a full spectrum of legal work and become acquainted with the members of the firm. The following law students joined the 2008 Summer Associate Program at Baird Holm.

Robert W. Bauer of Dyersville, Iowa will begin his third year of law school at the University of Iowa College of Law this fall. He graduated with distinction from Iowa State University with a B.A. in Political Science.

Michael W. Chase from Yankton, S.D. will begin his final year at Saint Louis University School of Law this fall pursuing a Certificate in Health Law and Master of Health Administration degree. He holds a B.S.B.A in Accounting and Finance, summa cum laude, from Creighton University. While at Creighton, Michael studied abroad through the Institute for Latin American Concern (ILAC) in Santiago, Dominican Republic.

Tiffany N. Lee from Lincoln, Neb. will begin her second year at the University of Nebraska College of Law. She graduated with a B.J. in News Editorial and Political Science with highest distinction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she was a Chancellor’s Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Tina Liang of Kearney, Neb. will begin her third year of law school at the University of Illinois College of Law this fall. She serves as articles editor for the University of Illinois Law Review, is a member of the National Moot Court Team, Moot Court Board of Editors and is a Student Hurricane Network volunteer. Tina graduated with a B.A. in Organizational Communication from Creighton University where she was on the Dean’s List and the debate team.

Sarah E. Moum will begin her third year at Harvard Law School. She received her B.A. with distinction in English and Latin at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Sarah also attended Universidad de Costa Rica in the Spring of 2005.

Paige L. Pahlke of Scottsbluff, Neb. will begin her second year at the University of Iowa College of Law in the fall. She graduated cum laude, with distinction from Creighton University with a degree in political science and dance. Paige was awarded the 2007 President’s Academic Excellence Award for Missouri Valley Conference and the 2007 Department of Fine and Performing Arts Achievement in Dance Award.

Anthony D. Todero of Omaha will begin his second year at the University of Minnesota Law School where he is a member of the International Law Moot Court and Treasurer of the Law School’s Federal Bar Association chapter. He is also finishing his M.A. in Communications Studies and holds a B.A., cum laude,  in Politics and Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh. Anthony taught public speaking and argumentation theory at the University of Minnesota and served as the University’s Director of debate.

Jonathan J. Wegner of Omaha will begin his third year at Creighton University School of Law. He received a M.A. in Journalism from Northwestern University and a B.A. in English at Santa Clara University. Jonathan's experience includes an Honors Fellowship at Oxford University and working as a Correspondent in Washington D.C. prior to business reporting for the Omaha World-Herald.

Todd A. West of Bellevue, Neb. will begin his third year at the University of Nebraska College of Law. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Todd was a member of UNL's Speech and Debate All-American Team and was Chancellor’s Senior Honorary of Innocents Society. He was a regional finalist on the UNL Law Trial Team and was SBA class president for three years.