Warner Norcross Welcomes Five New Attorneys

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Nov. 16, 2015 - PRLog -- The new attorneys, who have all been admitted to the State Bar of Michigan, will practice in the Grand Rapids office of the firm. They are:

• Ashley G. Chrysler, who received her law degree from the Michigan State University College of Law summa cum laude where she was senior managing editor for The Michigan State Law Review. She also holds a bachelor of arts summa cum laude in political science and criminal justice from Saginaw Valley State University. Chrysler has held numerous internships, including for Michigan Court of Appeals Research Division, Ingham County Probate Court, Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and Bay County Personnel Department.  She won the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition.
• Mi-Hae Kim, who received her law degree from the MSU College of Law magna cum laude where she was managing editor for The Michigan State International Law Review. She also holds a bachelor of arts in economics from the University of Michigan.  Kim has served as judicial clerk for the Hon. John C. Griffin of the Circuit Court of Cook County in Chicago. She also served as managing member of Citridian Logistics, LLC in Grosse Pointe.
• Danyale M. Phillips, who received her law degree from the MSU College of Law where she worked with the State Appellate Defender Office as a student attorney for the Plea and Sentencing Clinic. She also holds a bachelor of arts in political science from Spelman College in Atlanta. Phillips has served as legal intern for Spectrum Health and as administrative support specialist for the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
• Kent D. Sparks, who received his law degree from the MSU College of Law summa cum laude where he was senior notes editor for The Michigan State Law Review. He also holds a bachelor of arts with high distinction in education from the University of Michigan. He is a trained civil and domestic mediator. He taught science and history at Northville High School prior to attending law school.  He also served as an elected member of the board of education for the Whitmore Lake Public Schools from 2009-2012.
• Amber M. Underhill, who received her law degree from Notre Dame Law School. She also holds a bachelor of arts degree in Spanish from Grand Valley State University. Underhill externed with the University of Notre Dame’s Office of General Counsel and has previously served as intellectual property paralegal for Warner Norcross.

About Warner Norcross

By providing discerning and proactive legal advice, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP builds a better partnership with its clients.  Warner Norcross is a corporate law firm with 230 attorneys practicing in eight offices throughout Michigan:  Grand Rapids, Holland, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Macomb County, Midland, Muskegon and Southfield.  To learn more, visit www.wnj.com, follow us on Twitter @WNJLLP or connect on LinkedIn.