Wilkinson Stekloff is pleased to announce the addition of five associates to the firm. This new class is comprised of highly accomplished attorneys who share a commitment to trial work and pro bono service.
“Training the next generation of trial lawyers remains a crucial tenant of the firm’s culture. We are excited to welcome this class of exceptionally bright attorneys and look forward to the many contributions they will make in the courtroom and engaging with clients,” said Founding Partner Beth Wilkinson.
“Our dynamic approach to high-stakes, high-profile trial work continues to attract some of the best minds in the legal field. Joining us from top-tier law schools, prestigious clerkships, and multinational firms, these five associates are an exciting addition to our team, ” said Founding Partner Brian Stekloff.
The new WS associates include:
Before joining the firm, Guus was a law clerk to the Honorable Raymond Kethledge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Honorable Judith E. Levy of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Guus attended the University of Michigan Law School, where he was an Articles Editor for the Journal of Law Reform. During law school, he volunteered as a student attorney for the Workers’ Rights Clinic, where he represented clients in administrative trials and in appeals before the Michigan Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court. Guus also holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan. His academic work focuses on Immanuel Kant’s ethics and the philosophy of law.
Owen previously served as the Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and clerked for the Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Owen attended the University of Virginia School of Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif and was an editor on the Virginia Law Review. During law school, he was a member of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and served as an elected representative on the University Honor Committee. Owen is active in the legal academy. His scholarship, which focuses on federal courts, civil procedure, and remedies, has been published in the Yale Law Journal and the Virginia Law Review. He currently holds an appointment as a Non-resident Fellow at the Stanford Law School Constitutional Law Center.
Before joining the firm, Dhruti was a law clerk to the Honorable Laurie J. Michelson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and a litigation associate at Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C. Dhruti attended the University of Michigan Law School, where she was a Notes Editor for the Journal of Law Reform. During law school, she served as President of the South Asian Law Students Association and as President for the Michigan chapter of the International Refugee Assistance Project. Dhruti also worked on the Voting Rights Initiative led by Professor Ellen Katz. As a law student, Dhruti served as a Student Attorney in the Workers’ Rights Clinic, where she successfully led the defense of her client in an unemployment-fraud case and appeared before a Michigan state court for oral argument.
Jeremy previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas L. Ambro of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and to the Honorable Maryellen Noreika of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was a member of the mock trial team. Jeremy also participated in the Civil Rights Litigation Initiative, where he represented the first American to be falsely arrested because of facial recognition technology. Before law school, he taught high school math in Marks, Mississippi.
Quinton was most recently a law clerk to the Honorable Andrew J. Kleinfeld of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Quinton attended the New York University School of Law, where he was President of the NYU Trial Advocacy Society and a Senior Executive Editor for the NYU Journal of Law and Liberty. During law school, Quinton also received honors at multiple national mock trial competitions and was a semi-finalist in the Orison S. Marden Moot Court Competition. He also served as a Research Assistant to Professor Barry Friedman and was a member of the Regulatory Policy Clinic, where he worked for the Institute for Policy Integrity.