(BA '09) political science-prelaw/criminal justice

Dallas Thiesen left commencement with a position in the Law Office of Jeffrey D. Bohn and an acceptance from San Joaquin College of Law. The job at Bohn is the result of an internship in the office. "Apparently they were impressed with me," Thiesen says.

A native of the Reedley-Dinuba area and graduate of Dinuba High School, Thiesen will work with attorneys on case research and other duties. "Basically I'll be a law clerk," he says.

Once Thiesen graduates form San Joaquin College of Law, he plans to practice. As to what kind of law, "I'm fairly open, but as of now I'm looking to get into civil litigation," he says. Bohn is involved extensively in this area. "That's why this internship was great," Thiesen says.

Thiesen also checked out criminal and immigration law, but lacked interest in them. "There's just something about it that draws me to it," he says of civil litigation. "I really like doing the research." There is a challenge in sorting through the circumstances leading up to the dispute and relating points of law, according to Thiesen.

Again, the internship was a key to Thiesen's choosing the area of law as well as the profession as a whole. "I've been able to take what I already knew, expand it and apply it in the real world," he says.

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