Day Pitney Welcomes 2016 Summer Associate Class
Hartford, Conn./ Parsippany, NJ, May 2, 2016 - Day Pitney LLP announced today the members of its 2016 Summer Associate Program. Six law students will be residents in the firm's Hartford and Parsippany offices for 10 weeks, beginning May 31, and will split their time between transactional and litigation work. The program offers law students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with attorneys and each other in a collaborative environment.
The summer associates and their respective office locations are listed below:
Hartford
Peter G. Berris – Duke University School of Law, J.D. expected 2017; B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from University of Rochester
Brian J. Glenn – University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D. expected 2017; B.A. from Wesleyan University; M.Phil. from Oxford University; M.A. in Political Science from Brown University and Ph.D. in Politics from Oxford University
Julia M. Sorensen – Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D. expected 2017; B.A. in Communication, summa cum laude, from Central Connecticut State University
Parsippany
Ramona Barrett – Boston College Law School, J.D. expected 2017; B.A. in Economics, cum laude, from Spelman College
Amberly Beye - Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D. expected 2017; B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, from Drew University
Jeffrey Kole – Rutgers School of Law-Newark/Rutgers Business School, J.D. and M.B.A. expected 2017; B.A. in History and Entrepreneurship from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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