Our speakers will share with you their career paths, provide invaluable insight into what skills you’ll need to get started as a general practitioner in a small firm or as a solo, what drew them to their respective fields, the pros and cons, and what a typical day in their practice entails.
Speakers
David H. Lefton is a partner in the law firm of Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer in Cincinnati, Ohio. Although his practice is focused on estate planning, David has a breadth of experience handling a variety of other legal issues including advising for-profit and non-profit start-ups and established businesses on their organization, operations and transactions, representing home buyers and sellers, and helping injured victims of motor vehicle accidents.
Andrea G. Van Leesten is a solo practitioner in Culver City, California (located in Los Angeles County), where she practices estate planning, probate and administration, and elder law. Additionally, she serves as a mediator in probate matters and as an ADR mediator.
Moderator:
Emily Roschek, Director, ABA Career Center, Chicago, IL
Sponsored by ABA Career Center, Young Lawyers Division, Law Student Division, and Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division
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