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Today, we are excited to introduce Jackson Marcotte! Jackson joins our office as an Intern and Client Services Associate. Jackson will be graduating in May from the University of Wyoming with his degree in Political Science. He has been accepted and will be attending the University of Wyoming College of Law in the fall, all while continuing on as a Tight End for the UW Football Team! Welcome Jackson and Go Pokes!
Read his thoughts here.
It’s appropriate to introduce Allie Telgenhoff and Emma Telgenhoff on a weekend, because that’s when you will see these sisters most in our Laramie office. We are so grateful to have you both on our team!
Read more about them here.
Pence and Mac is proud to announce and welcome our newest attorney to our team. Meet Jason Matzen! Jason is based out of our Laramie office and accepting new clients. Welcome Jason!!
Read his thoughts here.
Very proud of our own Judge Donnell and Devon O’Connell for their article on mediation published in the February 2021 edition of the Wyoming Lawyer!
Click here to read the full article:
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Meet Annika Belser, our new Business Services Administrator! Annika graduated from UW in 2020 and has recently joined our team. We are so glad to have you Annika!
Read her thoughts here.
We are hiring right now for a Legal Assistant / Paralegal!!! Duties include file management, drafting legal documents, and attorney support, particularly in the area of criminal defense. F/T or P/T considered. Pay commensurate with experience. Liberal paid days off policy, health insurance, and retirement benefits (after eligibility period for full time employees). Send cover letter and resume with work and personal references to: Megan Goetz | movermann@penceandmac.com | Pence and MacMillan LLC, P.O. Box 1285, Laramie, WY 82073-1295. No phone calls please.
Happy Groundhog’s Day! Check out our new faces and new shadows this Month!
Up first, Amber Olivia Vandiver, our Client Services Administrator. If you’ve been in our Laramie office recently, you’ve had the pleasure to meet Olivia. We’re so glad you’re here with us, Olivia!
Read her thoughts here!
Well, our 75th birthday celebration has come to an end. Thanks to everyone who has virtually attended the party!
As we wrap up, no better people to close the bash than the Gregs, who are the Pillars of this firm and part of both the Then & Now. They started in Laramie together, and have since expanded the firm to Sheridan and Cheyenne, where we have robust offices and presence in the state.
Read more here.
Then and Now, Pence and MacMillan has taken pride in nurturing new lawyers. We sure do miss you, Riley, and wish you much success at ND! Go Irish!
Read Riley’s sentiments here.
Then & Now, the attorneys at Pence and MacMillan have always believed our first priority is providing exceptional legal services to our clients. Attorney Crystal Stewart is sure living up to our tradition and mission. Read a client’s perspective on Stewart here.
Crystal is accepting new clients and is primarily located in our Cheyenne office.
It seems appropriate to credit the original owner of the infamous birthday breakfast plate, Paul Schierer, and add his reflections on the THEN and NOW of Pence and Mac:
“I arrived in Laramie WY in 1983 without any connection to the town or legal community. From my first interview, I knew Pence and MacMillan is where I belonged. For me, Pence and MacMillan has always been and will always be about relationships…” Finish reading Schierer’s reflection here.
Like the country today, Pence and Mac also conducted a traditional event. Everyone at Pence and Mac celebrates annual trips around the sun. Starting back THEN in we-can’t-really-remember-when…..through NOW…… everyone’s birthday is celebrated with a pot-luck birthday breakfast. The birthday guest of honor always uses this old Presidential plate—no exceptions. Today we said happy birthday to one of our newer employees and Business Services Administrator, Annika Belser, while we watched the Presidential Inauguration.
As history NOW continues to unfold in the making, we remember with smiles a historical THEN Pence and Mac event of August 8, 1988: “The Becky Klemt Letter.”
Then or Now, for 75 years Pence and Mac has always fished. Any season, any reason, we’re doing it- law or lakes! Attorney Cole Sherard doesn’t just excel at criminal defense, he’s an expert fisherman too. Click here to see more and for a link to listen to him featured on public radio.
Our friends at the Wyoming State Bar helped us find this iconic issue of the Wyoming Lawyer where Hoke MacMillan became President of the WSB and in the column beside this, Judge Jeffrey Donnell took the bench in the Second Judicial District Court. We are so proud to have Judge Donnell as a member of our Pence and Mac team now that he has retired. See Judge Donnell’s reflections of Then and Now here.
Goodbye 2020! Hello 2021!
As we conclude our 75th anniversary celebration this month, we’re also looking back and looking forward. Please join us for our final series – “Then and Now.” No one better to kick off the reflections than Hoke MacMillan himself. Thank you, Hoke, for the legacy you created. Visit here to read MacMillan’s reflection.
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No Birthday Party is Complete without Balloons! #75yearspenceandmacmillan
Sure isn’t a birthday party without PRESENTS!!! Hats off to our birthday party! The first 7+5 people to visit Brown & Gold Outlet and say Happy Birthday Pence and MacMillan get a hat and $5 gift certificate to spend that day in the store. #75yearspenceandmacmillan
We said we would have birthday cake today, December 4th, and yes we do!!!
75 cupcakes delivered! Just come by our office at 501 Garfield or any of the following amazing local establishments: Altitude Chophouse & Brewery, Lovejoys Bar & Grill, Library Bar & Grill, Speedgoat, The Tap at Coal Creek. Say “Happy Birthday Pence and Mac” to get your cupcake! Thanks for celebrating with us and coming to our Birthday Party!!! Stay tuned all month for fun with our 75th virtual birthday party.
PS: we would love to hear from you in a comment or see a picture of you with your cupcake!
2020 isn’t going to stop us from having a party!!! Stay tuned all month long for details. #75yearspenceandmacmillan
Pence and MacMillan is thankful to be involved in our communities. We are also grateful for the efforts of so many clients and partners for making the places where we live and work the best they can be. Thank you to Brad Enzi and the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance for recognizing that what we do matters—view a message from him here.
For 75 years our firm has provided free and reduced legal services to clients. Why? Because it’s what you do. No one should be deprived of legal representation. View a heartfelt account of our client Ny Redding’s experience here.
Let’s think about something fun! What’s your favorite memory of Jubilee Days? Guy Warpness shares his appreciation for Dustin Richards and Pence and MacMillan’s volunteerism and commitment over the years to this event. Thanks Dusty, Guy and everyone who makes Jubilee Days happen! #75yearspenceandmacmillan
With gratitude this Veterans Day, we honor our attorney, Albert Walsh. Al was a Captain in the United States Army, serving 1999-2012. In 2016, he was awarded the Outstanding Pro Bono Award by the Wyoming State Bar for his volunteerism in the Veteran’s Service Center on the University of Wyoming’s campus. Al is a shining star exemplifying Pence and MacMillan’s 75 years of providing free and reduced legal services. Thank you Al and all Veterans for your service. See an additional photo here.
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Greg Von Krosigk has been a model of contributing to the vibrancy and growth within the Sheridan community. Senator Dave Kinskey recognizes Greg’s efforts in this video within our series of 75 Years of Providing Free and Reduced Legal Services.
Nancy Stutzman, President of the Board of Directors of the Ivinson Memorial Hospital Foundation highlights the free and reduced legal work we have been providing the Foundation over the years. Watch her video here. Several Pence and Mac attorneys have also had the honor of serving as Chair of the La Grande Fleur (Becky and Hoke MacMillan, 1999; Paul Schierer and Sandy Novick, 2008; Megan and Matt Goetz, 2013).
Baby, it’s cold outside! 0 degrees right now at Lake Hattie, in fact!
The Pioneer Canal- Lake Hattie Irrigation District Board shares its appreciation and thanks to Greg Weisz and Pence and Mac for the years of legal services (on a much warmer day)! We appreciate all that this Board does for sustaining water and our recreation amenities!
Check out their video here and the other videos in our series of 75 Years of Providing Free & Reduced Legal Services.
Honored and grateful to receive this today from the Wyoming State Bar. Thank you so much Sharon, Mark, Cathy and all!! #75yearspenceandmacmillan
Our post today, within our series of Providing 75 Years of Free and Reduced Legal Services, features Devon O’Connell and her pro bono services. Her services were highlighted by the Wyoming State Bar in the Just Do 1 program. Watch the video here.
Be sure to wish Devon a happy birthday today! 🥳
Congratulations to Crystal Stewart and our criminal defense team of attorneys! Ms. Stewart successfully argued for probation of our client, Ms. Nava, who could have received up to 23 years of incarceration. “Without all your hard work and dedication I don’t think this would of been my outcome. From the first time I spoke to you, I knew we had reached out to the best attorney. Words will never be able to express my gratitude,” said Ms. Nava. Read more here.
Ms. Stewart is accepting new clients in our Cheyenne office. Call 307-638-0386 to schedule a consultation. (The Wyoming State Bar does not certify any attorneys as specialists or experts in any area of law.)
Shelley Knudsen and Amber Olivia Vandiver twin in black and white striped shirts.
Jodi Shea practices our firm philosophy of giving back to the community. Thanks Jodi, Trey Sherwood and Laramie Main Street for making Laramie such a great place to live and work. Click here to watch our second post in our series, 75 Years of Providing Free & Reduced Legal Services.
HAPPY FALL Y’ALL! IT’S OFFICIALLY THE SEASON OF THANKS AND GIVING. We are kicking off our next series today! Please join us over the next several weeks as we recollect on 75 Years of Providing Free and Reduced Legal Services. Our first post features Nicole Hauser, Executive Director, of Cathedral Home for Children. Thanks Cathedral Home for Children for all you do for the youth of our State and beyond. Watch their video here.
As we wrap up this series, our final post features the contributions of so many of our attorneys to the Wyoming State Bar. Over the past 75 years, we’ve had not only four bar presidents, but our attorneys have volunteered countless hours. Read about their contributions here.
Post 4 in our series highlighting 75 years of service to Wyoming Lawyers features our most recent State Bar president, Devon O’Connell. Devon served as the State Bar’s president 100th president from 2015-2016. See more from her highlight here.
As part of our series of posts highlighting 75 years of service to Wyoming Lawyers, post 3 features George Millett. George served as the Wyoming State Bar’s 47th president from 1962-1963. View images of George hunting with another Pence and MacMillan attorney, Greg Von Krosigk, and other fun archives here.
As part of our series of posts highlighting 75 years of service to Wyoming Lawyers, post 2 features our second namesake and founder, Hoke MacMillan: 50 years proud to be a Wyoming lawyer. Hoke served as the Bar’s 81st president from 1996-1997. Hoke was honored for 50 years of service as a Wyoming lawyer during the Wyoming State Bar virtual convention in 2020. The motto,“proud to be a Wyoming lawyer” was developed then and still used today. Read more about Hoke MacMillan here.
The UW College of Law highlighted Pence and MacMillan’s 75th anniversary and dedication to service — what it means to be a Wyoming Lawyer — in an article. Read a snippet from the article here.
In honor of our birthday, we’re celebrating 75 years of service to Wyoming lawyers this month by highlighting our four past bar presidents and dedicated service in the Wyoming State Bar Association. First up: Al Pence, our founding attorney (J.D. ’29), served as the 34th bar president between 1949-50. Read more about Al Pence’s time at the Wyoming State Bar Association here.
#CAMILY. That is the word for Clients who are Family. Today, some of our kids spent the afternoon with good ol Uncle Bob at his ranch. Pence and Mac is so fortunate to have generational relationships with our clients and customers. Thank you to all of our clients for making our jobs so meaningful. Camily is the best!
Our physical offices are open! We ask that you please wear face coverings inside to best protect yourself and our team. Thank you to our clients and community for your extraordinary efforts and accommodations over the past 10 weeks. Together, we will make it!
Pence and MacMillan LLC is closely monitoring the situation concerning the coronavirus (COVID-19). Our priorities during this unprecedented time are the health, safety, and well-being of our team and their families, as well as our clients, colleagues, and other members of the community. Please read our full statement here.
We are celebrating the good even when times are bad. Congratulations to Dustin Richards! We are so excited to have you as a partner at Pence and MacMillan LLC! Dusty’s practice focuses on business and entity advisement and estate planning.
@penceandmacmillanllc We sure hate losing Awesome members of our team. But we love seeing these Amazing people move forward professionally and personally! Congratulations to CHANDLER who is pursuing her career as a real estate appraiser! Congratulations to RILEY who has been accepted into law school at Notre Dame! Congratulations to DEREK and his wife Lisa who will be moving to Oklahoma City to pursue career advancements. We appreciate everything that each of you have done while at Pence and Mac. Best of luck in all you do!
It’s a new year and we have some new (and returning) faces here at the Laramie office. Learn about them here
When the World Needs More Cowboys, just come see our Kristi Von Krosigk at Pence and MacMillan! Congrats @kvonkro for being named an outstanding UW alumni and Cowgirl we all know and aspire to be!
Pence and MacMillan is thrilled to announce the addition of CRYSTAL STEWART to our Cheyenne office as an Associate Attorney. Crystal practices in the areas of general civil litigation, criminal defense, contract law, and real property law.
Read more about Crystal here
Brooke Hamilton, our legal intern, graduated on Saturday, December 14, 2019 with her Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law. Congratulations Brooke! We are proud of your accomplishments.
Come to our Laramie office at 501 Garfield before Thanksgiving! We are proudly partnering with the Wyoming Food Bank this year. Read more about the food drive here
Governor Mark Gordon and Attorney Megan Goetz serve as co-chairs of the Wyoming Business Council, the state’s premier economic development agency. Read more about it here
The outdoors and practicing law go hand-in-hand, for Greg Von Krosigk and Greg Weisz. However, do you know the other similarities the Gregs share? Click here to find out!
Megan Overmann Goetz of Pence and MacMillan LLC was named the 2019 Wyoming Woman of Influence in the field of Law during the 7th Annual Women’s Expo and Women of Influence reception in Casper. The award recognizes the professional contributions of Wyoming women in the law profession. Read more about her here
Rebecca Lewis, attorney with Pence and MacMillan, recently finished a road bike tour through Madagascar covering 1,700 miles and 150,000 feet in elevation gain. The trip averaged 65 miles a day over 28 riding days/stages, with 10 days of rest. Read more about it here
Last week, Rowan was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Although the road may be long, our entire P&M team is behind Rowan, Jodi, Alec and their family as Rowan kicks the heck out of cancer! Read more about him here
Dustin Richards is part of Laramie Jubilee Days not only as its Legal Counsel and an Ex-Officio Board Member, but also as a musician playing bass guitar with two different bands that will perform during the event. Read more about him here
June 28, 2019: Pence and MacMillan gathered with their families for their annual camping trip at Pole Mountain.
Devon O’Connell (JD, RYT 500) is a lawyer and yoga teacher. Devon is devoted to the linking of breath and movement to build personal grit, resilience, and self-awareness. Read more about her here
Al Walsh of Pence and MacMillan LLC was featured in the Memorial Day issue of the Laramie Boomerang for his military service in the United States Army, and how it shaped him and the community of Laramie. Read more about him here
Pence and MacMillan LLC is committed to building a culture that supports and encourages the critical balance between family and work. We believe our Firm should be an extension of family. Kids should be at the office. Employees should take time to go to soccer practice, the school presentation, etc. Read more about Pence and Mac moms here
Megan Goetz, attorney with Pence and MacMillan LLC, attended the Annual Bar Admissions Conference hosted by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). Read more about it here
Jodi Shea and Dustin Richards, both attorneys with Pence and MacMillan LLC, recently attended the National Association of Bond Lawyers 2019 Conference in Chicago, IL. Read more about it here
Devon O’Connell of Pence and MacMillan LLC was a presenter at the 5th Annual Western State Regional Summit in Steamboat Springs, CO. Read more about it here
Megan Overmann Goetz of Pence and MacMillan LLC was named Chair of the Wyoming Board of Law Examiners. Read more about it here
Devon O’Connell of Pence and MacMillan LLC is a contributing writer for the Wyoming State Bar’s Family Law Blog, a source for Wyoming lawyers to learn about a variety of issues surrounding Family Law. Read more about it here
Megan Overmann Goetz of Pence and MacMillan LLC was nominated and appointed as co-chair of the Wyoming Business Council with Governor Mark Gordon at the start of today’s Board of Directors meeting in Casper, WY. Read about it here
Pence and MacMillan is pleased to offer foremost mediation services from our skilled and seasoned mediators, Retired Judge Jeffrey A. Donnell and Devon O’Connell. Read about them here
Pence and MacMillan LLC has had a presence in the Cheyenne community since 2015. But in the fall of 2018, the Firm’s office purposefully relocated from North Cheyenne to the Downtown area. The move gave the Firm an advantage in location to federal and state courts, the state capital and Downtown businesses, and access to represent clients state-wide in a variety of matters. The office’s shift in prominence not only comes with proximity, but through new credentials and new talent. Read more here
Pence and MacMillan LLC is pleased to announce that Dustin J. Richards has been promoted in the Firm as Junior Member. Read about Dusty here
Pence and MacMillan LLC is proud to announce the addition of Michael J. Peters as attorney with the Firm. Read about Michael here
The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Laramie attorney Rebecca (Becky) A. Lewis is this year’s recipient of its Gerald R. Mason Professionalism Award. Read more here
Pence and MacMillan law firm is proud to announce the addition of Al Walsh as attorney with the Firm. Read about Al here
Pence and MacMillan celebrates mothers on Mother’s Day and everyday. Read about our working moms here
Pence and MacMillan is excited to celebrate the Grand Opening of Basecamp with former intern and future attorney at Pence and MacMillan, Al Walsh. Read about Laramie’s Basecamp here
Pence and MacMillan is pleased to feature the exceptional staff from three of its office locations in Laramie, Cheyenne, and Sheridan, and recognize the talent they contribute to the firm Learn more about the staff here
Greg Weisz wins grand prize Scott Radian Sage fly reel and RIO fly line See how excited he is here
“I know the tour is centered around fly fishing,” says Sherard, “but it’s so much more than that. It’s really a celebration of the outdoors more than anything.” Get tickets or learn more about the film tour
Megan Goetz of Pence and MacMillan law firm was awarded the 2017 Business Person of the Year Award by the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance (LCBA). Read more here
Pence and MacMillan has been nominated for the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance’s 2017 Small Business of the Year. Attorney Megan Goetz of Pence and MacMillan has also been nominated for 2017 Person of the Year. Read more here
NPR interviews Pence and MacMillan’s Cole Sherard for his stance on regulating marijuana edibles in Wyoming. Read or listen here
Pence and MacMillan has been named the Business of the Month by the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance for the month of November. “The participation of Pence and MacMillan in the community and the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance is seen throughout the town, and the LCBA is thankful for the firm’s dedication to the community and economic development.” Read the full article
Pence and MacMillan’s Laramie Recreational Softball League team concludes its season with the most consistent record of all twelve competing teams. Senior Member Greg Weisz reflects on the season saying, “I enjoyed inspiring the younger members of the team with my hitting prowess. It is all about bat speed” as he prides himself on his 1-for-35 batting record this season. See the Scorecard
Devon applied and was accepted to the Advanced Mediation Training at Harvard Law School. Through the Harvard Negotiation Institute, she successfully completed the Advanced Mediation Workshop: Mediating Complex Disputes. She spent a week at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts with fellow participants from across the globe. Read about the program
Interesting read from Avvo’s Dan Lear. Join Dan at this year’s Annual Meeting & Judicial Conference for “The Online Legal Consumer Revolution in 10 Stats” followed by a panel discussion on legal marketing with Wyoming’s own Devon O’Connell, Matt Kaufman and Douglas Wade Bailey. Read the full article
Check out this new video from the Wyoming Access to Justice Commission Watch it here
Member Devon P. O’Connell is listed as one of the top 100 family law attorneys in America Read the full article
Retired Judge Jeffrey A. Donnell and Member Devon P. O’Connell are trained, seasoned, and ready to mediate any conflict. Read the full article
The Laramie Chamber Business Alliance nominates Pence and MacMillan for 2016 Small Business of the Year Award Read the full article
Member Megan Goetz is nominated by Governor Matthew Mead to become the Secretary of Treasury for the Wyoming Business Council Read the full article
Retired Albany County District Court Judge Jeffrey A. Donnell joins Pence and MacMillan Read the full article
Pence and MacMillan opens a new office located:
309 A Main St.
Lander, WY 82520
Member Greg Weisz is presented the Castle Award at the Annual Membership Meeting and Banquet Read the full article
Member Greg Von Krosigk determined to preserve the grandeur of the past while meeting today’s building standards. Read the full article
Officials from Laramie-headquartered Pence and MacMillan say they are in the process of opening up a new Cheyenne office as they “associate with” Cheyenne-based Freudenthal & Bonds, with which they will share a building. Read the full article
Greg Von Krosigk, member at Pence and MacMillan, building mixed-use building in Sheridan, Wyoming. Read the full article
Pence and MacMillan attorneys participated in the City of Laramie’s Community Clean Up Day last Saturday, April 23rd.
For Law Day, the nation marks the 50th anniversary of perhaps the nation’s best-known U.S. Supreme Court case, Miranda v. Arizona. The 2016 Law Day theme — Miranda: More than Words — will explore the procedural protections afforded to all of us by the U.S. Constitution, how these rights are safeguarded by the courts, and why the preservation of these principles is essential to our liberty. Devon O’Connell prepared a public service announcement about the importance of this case and to encourage Wyoming citizens to commemorate our national ideals of liberty, justice and equality under the law.
We are proud to announce that Pence and MacMillan LLC has associated with Freudenthal & Bonds, P.C., of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Pence and MacMillan LLC and Freudenthal & Bonds, P.C. will work together on an of counsel basis in the continued practice of law. This relationship will serve the best interests of clients of both firms, and allow ready sharing of legal skill, training and experience to enhance the practice of both firms. Moreover, this professional business association will further promote each firm’s ability to provide services to clients on a statewide basis.
Jodi Shea has been appointed president of the Laramie Main Street Alliance Board, an organization that strives to preserve historic downtown Laramie while enhancing its economic and social vitality.
The Wyoming Business Council voted to approve all five of its Business Ready Community Grants today/Thursday. Among them is a 5.4 million dollar grant to fund construction of a new data and technology park in Laramie, headed by Laramie Economic Development Corporation’s Board Chair and member of Pence and MacMillan, Megan Goetz. Read the full article
The Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors welcomed two new members and elected 2016-17 officers during Thursday’s quarterly meeting at the Lincoln Center in Torrington, including Megan Overmann Goetz of Pence and MacMillan. Read the full article
Dustin J. Richards contributed to the Wyoming Law Review: TORT LAW—Overruled! Wyoming’s Novel Interpretation of the Wrongful Death Act’s Personal Representative; In re Estate of Johnson, 231 P.3d 873 (Wyo. 2010). Read the full article
The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Devon O’Connell, an attorney from Laramie, Wyoming, has been elected President of its organization. Read the full article
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