Says they are ‘gaining valuable experience’
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge welcomed a new class of law clerks to the Attorney General’s office. These law students work in various departments assisting with legal research and drafting memos and legal documents.
“This group of future attorneys is gaining valuable experience from some of Arkansas’s top lawyers,” said Attorney General Rutledge. “They are getting exposure to the public service sector, and are a valuable asset to the Attorney General’s office.”
Anna Baker, a third year student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) William H. Bowen School of Law, is clerking in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 2001, with a degree in German, and in 2008 she graduated from the University of Virginia with a doctorate in German literature. Baker is from Los Altos, California, and graduated high school from Gunn High School in 1997.
Amelia Fuller, a second year student at the UALR Bowen School of Law, is clerking in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. She graduated from Arkansas State University, with a degree in English. Fuller is from Hot Springs and graduated from Lake Hamilton High School in 2010.
Tramisha Harris, a second year student at the UALR Bowen School of Law, is clerking in the Public Protection Department. She graduated from Louisiana State University Shreveport in 2010, with a degree in political science, and in 2012 she graduated from Louisiana State University at Monroe with a master’s degree in communications. Harris is from Bossier City, Louisiana, and graduated from Airline High School in 2006.
Austin Harrison, a third year student at the UALR Bowen School of Law, is clerking in the Public Protection Department. He is also a graduate student at the Clinton School of Public Service and graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2013, with a degree in public policy leadership. Harrison is from Louisville, Mississippi, and graduated from Winston Academy in 2009.
Kolton Jones, a third year student at the UALR Bowen School of Law, is clerking in the Civil Department. He graduated from Henderson State University in 2012, with a degree in business administration. Jones is from Sulphur Springs, Texas, and graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 2009.
Stephanie Mantell, a second year student at the UALR Bowen School of Law, is clerking in the Criminal Department. She graduated from UALR in 2013, with double majors in history and English. Mantell is from Waterloo, New York, went to Minutemen Regional Vocational High School, in Lexington, Massachusetts, and received her GED in 2004.
Garrett Morgan, a second year student at the UALR Bowen School of Law, is clerking in the Criminal Department. He graduated from UALR in 2014, with double majors in criminal justice and philosophy. Morgan is from El Dorado and graduated from Parkers Chapel High School in 2005.
Reece Owens, a second year student at the UALR Bowen School of Law, is clerking in the Public Protection Department. He graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 2011, with a degree in economics. Owens is from Cabot and graduated from Cabot High School in 2006.
Jeremy Wann, a second year student at the UALR Bowen School of Law, is clerking in the Civil Department. He graduated from Webster University in 2014 with a Master of Business Administration and from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith in 2009 with a degree in marketing. Wann is from Fort Smith and graduated from Roland High School in Roland, Oklahoma, in 2005.
About Attorney General Leslie Rutledge
Leslie Carol Rutledge is the 56th Attorney General of Arkansas. Elected on Nov. 4, 2014, she is the first woman and first Republican in Arkansas history to be elected to the office.
Rutledge, a native of Batesville, Arkansas, is a graduate of Southside High School, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. She began her legal career as Clerk for Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Josephine Hart, now Associate Justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court. She was appointed Deputy Counsel for Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and later served as Legal Counsel on the Mike Huckabee for President Campaign. She served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Lonoke County and in subsequent service as Attorney for the State of Arkansas’s Division of Children and Family Services. She also served as Deputy Counsel at the National Republican Congressional Committee before joining the Republican National Committee as Counsel. Prior to her election as Attorney General, she founded and practiced law at The Rutledge Firm, PLLC. Rutledge lives in Little Rock.
