Sherman & Howard Welcomes Seven Summer Associates

June 6, 2011 (Denver) - The law firm of Sherman & Howard L.L.C. is pleased to announce that seven summer associates will be arriving in its Denver office on June 6 to start the firm's 10-week summer associate program.

Each Sherman & Howard summer associate, a first- or second-year law student, is assigned two mentors, a member and an associate, who provide guidance throughout the summer. The summer associates participate in a training program designed to give them hands-on involvement with real-world client situations - including client billable work, closings, conferences, depositions, negotiations, hearings and trials.

"Sherman & Howard's Summer Associate Program is the firm's primary source for new hires," notes Marcy Heronimus, Sherman & Howard's member in charge of the firm's Summer Associate program. "We are proud to continue our tradition of mentoring and training law students. In addition to providing a great exposure to the practice, we also believe this program helps ensure that we are continuing to add the most talented lawyers to our practice."

In its Denver office, the firm welcomes:

  • Christopher Cole, second-year law student, Stanford Law School
  • Martin Estevao, first-year law student, University of Colorado Law School
  • Sana Hamelin, second-year law student, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
  • Dillon Peters, second-year law student, University of Wyoming College of Law
  • Lia Smith, second-year law student, Duke University School of Law
  • Matthew Vaughan, second-year law student, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Patrick Withers, second-year law student, Harvard Law School

Sherman & Howard L.L.C., established in 1892, is the oldest law firm in Denver. The Firm assists its clients in most aspects of law affecting businesses and public institutions. Sherman & Howard's approximately 190 attorneys currently practice law from offices in Denver, Colorado Springs, Steamboat Springs, Aspen and Vail, Colorado; Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada; Casper, Wyoming; and St. Louis, Missouri.

More information on Sherman & Howard's Summer Associate program can be found here. For more information on the firm in general, please visit our website.

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