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May 16, 2022
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Colleagues, I am pleased to introduce you to and welcome this year's summer associates, who join us today. This year's class of summer associates brings an impressive collection of academic achievement and professional and civic experiences. I invite you to take part in making this summer meaningful and impactful for these future fellow practitioners. Sean Rucker is the summer associate coordinator for the 2022 class. He, along with Danielle Mason Anderson and Susanna Brennan, will coordinate the workloads for summer associates and solicit assignments from all of you on their behalf. Please reach out with projects on which these associates might be able to assist you. Dee Allen will help manage the day-to-day operations of our summer associate program and will be available throughout the summer to assist with any questions or issues that arise. With that said, allow me to introduce the 2022 summer associates:
Emily J. Barr A resident of Ferndale, Emily joins us from Wayne State Law School. Prior to attending law school, Emily worked in higher education, both as faculty and in administration. She was a grant administrator and program manager at Wayne State University, where she drafted and managed endowment and grant fund accounts and reviewed and awarded foundation grants and contracts. She also was an adjunct instructor in the Central Michigan University Global Campus English Department, where she taught accelerated intermediate composition courses. She earned her Bachelor of Science in English and Master of Arts in English language and literature from Central Michigan University.
Eric H. Fishman A resident of Beverly Hills, Michigan, Eric has a professional background in real estate and professional services. His experience includes work as a development associate for REDICO in Southfield, project management for American House Senior Living, and positions as a regional account executive for Platinum Processing Services and financial representative for Northwestern Mutual. He is a graduate of Kalamazoo College, where he played varsity basketball and was elected team captain. After undergrad, he was the varsity boys' assistant basketball coach at Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for seven years.
Cairle M. "Megz" Kubis Before law school, Megz was a co-founder of TEDxWindsor. To launch the innovative conference in her city, she attended TED global conferences and workshops with TEDx organizers from more than 170 countries. She continues to serve as the director of operations and plans and executes event logistics and operations for annual conferences and recurring salon events. She earned her Honors Bachelor of Commerce in strategy and entrepreneurship, with academic distinction, from the University of Windsor and earned an Associate Degree in international business administration from St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, where she was president of the Entrepreneurship Club and co-president of the Student Collaborative.
Auston J. (A.J.) Marineau Before law school, A.J. held several positions in the United States Army, including: platoon leader in Afghanistan, where he planned and conducted approximately 90 combat missions; executive officer in Iraq and Kuwait, where he was second-in-command of an 850-person multinational program to secure some 3,000 pieces of highly sensitive military equipment; and aide-de-camp/assistant to a two-star British general in Iraq and Syria, where he planned, facilitated and prepared the general for engagements and managed the efforts of a 500-person staff in the mission to defeat ISIS. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University, where he was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society and a letterman in men's varsity soccer.
Xhesika Resuli Xhesika's (pronounced Jessica) legal experience includes an externship at Lakeshore Legal Aid in Detroit and a position as a court reporter for Network Reporting and Mediation in Toronto. She is a member of the Detroit Bar Association Barristers Section-Detroit Mercy Liaison, and a member of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Wayne Region. She earned her Honors Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto-St. George, double majoring in ethics, society and law, and criminology and socio-legal studies. Before college, Xhesika worked as a tennis instructor at the Swansea Tennis Club in Toronto.
Jacob R. Smith While attending law school, Jacob serves as an officer in charge of intelligence analysis for the Michigan Air National Guard. He served in several positions in the United States Air Force, including: intelligence and cryptologic analyst trainee, where he was awarded Distinguished Graduate for having the highest scores out of 93 officers; lead intelligence duty officer, where he led a team of eight officers and five non-commissioned officers in providing research, analysis and functional intelligence products for remotely piloted aircraft; and officer in charge of air defense analysis, where he provided intelligence updates on technical capabilities, adversary tactics and emergent threats to support 300,000 warfighters. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in global and international studies and was a member of the Global Leadership Initiative and a co-founder of the WMU Squirrel Club.
Andrew W. Vailliencourt Before law school, Andrew had a career in news, working as an intern and later a professional reporter, analyst and producer at organizations that include: the Pharos-Tribune in Logansport, Indiana; Inside the Hall in Bloomington, Indiana; Evansville Courier and Press in Evansville, Indiana; Sports Illustrated; the Arizona Republic in Phoenix; The Wolverine Magazine in Ann Arbor, Michigan; WHMI in Howell, Michigan; Maize N Brew in Ann Arbor; and the Observer & Eccentric in Novi, Michigan. During the summer of 2021, Andrew was a full-time law clerk for Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA). Andrew is a graduate of Indiana University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism.
Darrien E. Worth Prior to law school, Darrien worked in financial services as a financial analyst and portfolio manager at Bernard Financial Group in Southfield, where he was the key point of contact for more than 20 real estate developers and investors, property managers, loan servicers and commercial lenders, and as a portfolio manager at Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing in Greenville, South Carolina. He is the 1L representative in the Black Law Student's Association at Wayne State University Law School and is a member of the American Bar Association Law Student Division and the Wolverine Bar Association. Darrien graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts in finance. Please join the Managing Directors and me in welcoming this impressive group of summer associates. We're so glad to have you here! Megan Norris |
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