Warner Norcross + Judd LLP recently welcomed eight new attorneys to the firm.
Jonathan J. Altes, Danica N. Bebble, Emily O. Elmer, Mohamad Knio, Samuel D. Poortenga, De’Andre L. Robbins, Joseph B. Rockwell and Michael Tae Woo have been admitted to the State Bar of Michigan. They are gaining experience in a variety of legal matters before selecting a practice group.
Bebble, Poortenga, Rockwell and Woo are based in the firm’s Grand Rapids office. Altes, Elmer, Knio and Robbins are based in the Detroit office.
Altes received his law degree summa cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law. He holds a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan. Prior to attending law school, Altes served as one of Warner’s patent specialists.
Bebble received her law degree cum laude from MSU College of Law. She holds a bachelor’s degree in social relations and policy from MSU. Bebble previously worked as a law clerk for Legal Services of Eastern Michigan.
Elmer received her law degree cum laude from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. She holds a bachelor’s degree in integrative studies from Oakland University and an executive certificate in negotiation from the University of Notre Dame. Elmer previously served as a summer associate with Plunkett Cooney and was a law clerk for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Office of Legal Counsel. Prior to attending law school, she was a paralegal for firms in California and Michigan. She is a member of the Wolverine Bar and Women Lawyers Association of Michigan.
Knio received his law degree magna cum laude from UDM School of Law. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from U-M Dearborn and an international baccalaureate degree from Nanjing International School in Nanjing, China.
Poortenga received his law degree from U-M Law School, where he was an editor of the Journal of Law Reform. He holds a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Calvin University in economics and political science. Poortenga previously interned with the North Carolina Department of Justice, Brinks Law Firm and 62-B District Court in Kentwood.
Robbins received his law degree magna cum laude from UDM School of Law, where he was an associate editor of the Detroit Mercy Law Review. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Wayne State University. Robbins previously worked as a legal intern with auto supplier Meritor and as a judicial extern with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Rockwell received his law degree magna cum laude from U-M Law School, where he was Order of the Coif and managing notes editor of the Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law. He holds a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in business administration and an associate degree magna cum laude in legal studies from Ferris State University. Rockwell previously served as a legal extern with the Executive Office of the Governor in Michigan and as a legal intern with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office. He also served as a communications fellow for the Michigan House Democrats and a leadership fellow with The Hub Project.
Woo received his law degree cum laude from the University of Iowa College of Law, where he was a note and comment editor of the Iowa Law Review. He holds a master’s degree in classics from U-M and a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in classics and bachelor’s degree cum laude inEnglish from the University of California, Davis. He served as a legal extern for the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Iowa and the Hon. Judge Therese Stewart in the First District of the California Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
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