{"id":95576,"date":"2025-10-30T03:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=95576"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:25:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T19:25:23","slug":"toledo-law-students-honored-with-genesee-county-bar-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/10_30_2025\/toledo-law-students-honored-with-genesee-county-bar-scholarships","title":{"rendered":"Toledo Law Students Honored with Genesee County Bar Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three University of Toledo College of Law students were recently recognized by their hometown legal community with the prestigious John S. Beagle Scholarship, awarded annually by the Genesee County Bar Foundation.<\/p>\n

Third-year students Jake Riem and Jake Desotelle, along with second-year student Madeline Herman, each received the scholarship of $5,000, which supports academically strong law students from Genesee County, Michigan, who plan to return to the region to practice law.<\/p>\n

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University of Toledo College of Law students, from left, Jake Riem, Madeline Herman, Jake Desotelle.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s special to be recognized by the community that shaped us,\u201d said Riem, a native of Grand Blanc, Michigan. \u201cFlint is where I grew up, and it\u2019s the place I want to advocate for. I look forward to going back and giving back to the people who supported me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The scholarship honors the late John S. Beagle, a longtime member of the Genesee County legal community, affectionately known as the \u201cLegal Beagle.\u201d Awards were presented during a luncheon hosted by the Genesee County Bar Association at the Flint Farmers\u2019 Market, attended by local judges, attorneys, and community leaders.<\/p>\n

All three Toledo Law students have deep roots in Flint and gained hands-on experience this past summer in the Genesee County Seventh Circuit Court. Riem and Desotelle clerked for Judges Elizabeth A. Kelly and Mark W. Latchana, while Herman served as an intern in Kelly\u2019s chambers. She said she plans to continue that work through an externship this spring.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoyed working in criminal law this summer alongside these dedicated judges. I\u2019m a second year, so my path is ever changing,\u201d Herman said. \u201cBut it confirmed for me that I want to build my career in this community.\u201d<\/p>\n

After graduation, Riem and Desotelle will return to Flint to clerk for local judges. Both students said the experience has strengthened their commitment to serving Genesee County residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlint has faced challenges, but it\u2019s also full of resilience,\u201d Desotelle said. \u201cIt means a lot to us to be part of a new generation of attorneys working to make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Photo<\/a>

Third-year students Jake Riem and Jake Desotelle, along with second-year student Madeline Herman, each received the scholarship of $5,000, which supports academically strong law students from Genesee County, Michigan, who plan to return to the region to practice law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":95577,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,30,1,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95576"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95576"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95581,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95576\/revisions\/95581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}