Shook Welcomes 2018 Fall Associates

Chicago

Erika A. Dirk | Erika joins the Business Litigation group. She received her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law, and a B.A. in English from Indiana University.

Ian M. Hansen | Ian joins the Business Litigation group. He received his J.D. from University of Chicago Law School, and a B.A. in Political Science from Brigham Young University.

Houston

Barbara R. Light | Barbara joins the Product Liability Litigation group. She received her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, and a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas A&M University.

Kierra K. Moody | Kierra joins the Product Liability Litigation group. Before joining Shook, she clerked for The Honorable Brian C. Wimes, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. She received her J.D. from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, and her B.S. in Criminal Justice from Prairie View A&M University. 

Kansas City

Benjamin J. Bolin | Ben joins the Intellectual Property group. He received his J.D. from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law, and a B.A. in Physics from the University of Missouri – Columbia. He is the founder and CEO of Imagine Labs, LLC.

Ricky L. Brown | Ricky joins the Product Liability Litigation group. He received his J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, a M.A. in Diplomacy from Norwich University, and a B.A. in Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs from Miami University. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Bria L. Davis | Bria joins the General Liability Litigation group. She received her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law, and a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Iowa.

Jordan Z. Dillon | Jordan joins the Business Litigation group. He received his J.D. from Washburn University School of Law, and simultaneous bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Classics from Truman State University. 

Jordan A. Kane | Jordan joins the General Liability Litigation group. She received her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Kansas.

Samuel J. LaRoque | Sam joins the Intellectual Property group. He received his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law; a Ph.D. and a M.S. in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Chicago; and a B.A. in Physics from Cornell University.

Taylor B. Markway | Taylor joins the General Liability Litigation group. Before joining Shook he clerked for The Honorable Zel M. Fischer, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, and The Honorable W. Brent Powell, Supreme Court of Missouri. He received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, and simultaneous bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of Missouri - Columbia.

Khuong B. Nguyen | Alex joins the Product Liability Litigation group. Before joining Shook, he clerked for The Honorable Lavenski R. Smith, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Alex received his J.D. from the University of Arkansas College of Law, and a Ph.D. in Immunology and Medical Science and a Sc.B. in Microbiology and Immunology from Brown University.

Maureen E. Orth | Maureen joins the Product Liability Litigation group. She received her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law, and a B.A. in English Literature from Kansas State University.

Zachary J. Parker | Zac joins the Product Liability Litigation group. He received his J.D. from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law, and a bachelor’s degree in Music – Vocal Performance from the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. 

Lischen P. Reeves | Lischen joins the Business Litigation group. She received her J.D. from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law, an M.Ed. from the University of Missouri – St. Louis, and a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Missouri – Columbia. She is the founder of the Children Lifetime Educational Foundation.

Emily A. Sellers | Emily joins the Class Action and Complex Litigation Group. She received her J.D. from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law, and a B.A. in International Studies and Political Science from Rhodes College.

Orange County

Victoria P. McLaughlin | Victoria joins the Product Liability Litigation group. Before joining Shook, she clerked for The Honorable Manuel L. Real, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She received her J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, and her B.A. in Politics and Latin American Studies from the University of Virginia.

San Francisco

Matthew F. Williams | Matt joins the Class Action and Complex Litigation group. He received his J.D. from University of California – Hastings College of the Law, and a B.A. in Politics from the University of California – Santa Cruz.

Seattle

Weston D. Dunn | Weston joins the Intellectual Property group. He received his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University – Idaho. 

Benjamin M. Patton | Ben joins the Intellectual Property group. He received his J.D. from the Santa Clara University School of Law, and a B.S. in Computer Science and Computer Criminology from Florida State University.