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The Law Clerks and Assistants of Kelly & Lemmons, P.A. Kelly & Lemmons, P.A. uses the services of law clerks and assistants to assist the attorneys in their services to our clients. The law clerks are current law students, and they normally provide research assistance, fact - checking, and document preparation for litigation or presentations. Their skilled research assistance helps us economize our services by providing quality research at significantly less cost than our attorneys. The clerks do a significant amount of work for all of our municipal clients and all quickly become familiar with municipal and township law. Our current law clerks are Erin Hooper, Knapp Fitzsimmons, and Vanessa Denis. Ms. Hooper will be starting her third year at the William Mitchell College of Law in the fall, and Mr. Fitzsimmons and Ms. Denis are rising second -year students at William Mitchell. All three plan to work at our offices part-time through the school year. We plan on having Kevin Beck and Joe Kelly join us as associate attorneys in November, 2008, following their admission to the bar in the fall. Both gentlemen are 2008 graduates of the William Mitchell College of Law, and clerked in our office for almost two years. We anticipate that Mr. Beck and the younger Mr. Kelly will join our municipal law practice, both in civil law and prosecution, as they assisted in these areas as law clerks. Both Mr. Beck and Mr. Kelly have assisted in prosecution as student- certified attorneys. Our paralegal and prosecution assistant, Michelle Hagland, handles day -to -day contact with court administration and law enforcement agencies to keep our cases organized and on schedule. Ms. Hagland is a former police officer, serving for 8 years, including service with Coon Rapids and Spring Lake Park. Since leaving active police service, she has worked for over ten years as a litigation paralegal in St. Paul law firms. Ms. Hagland holds a bachelor's degree from Hamline University. Natalie Liffrig and Shima Moolenaar assist the attorneys with day -to -day operations and organization. Both are familiar with municipal work and are comfortable working with City staff.