kathleen holtz

Kathleen Holtz’s age was no secret when an attorney at the Century City firm of TroyGould recommended that she be hired. [1]

Kathleen Holtz, 18, of Westwood has taken the bar exam and is on track to become the nation’s youngest licensed lawyer. [2]

Kathleen Holtz only got her driver’s license two years ago. [3]

During her third year of law school, Ms. Holtz served as an extern for the Honorable Stephen V. Wilson on the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. [4]

LOS ANGELES – Kathleen Holtz only got her driver’s license two years ago. [5]

LOS ANGELES — Kathleen Holtz only got her driver’s license two years ago. [6]

Today we have happier bar-exam news about another Kathleen — 18-year-old Kathleen Holtz (pictured). [7]

At an age when most of her peers are just finishing high school and heading to college, the Whittier native is already punching the clock at a Century City law firm. [1]

When results of the most recent California bar exam are released next month, the 18-year-old law school grad will be too young to drink legally. [2]

Eighteen is the minimum age to practice law in California but 30 is the average age of admission to the state bar. [3]

Holtz learned Friday that she passed the California bar exam. [5]

Two years ago, the WSJ broke news that Kathleen Sullivan, the noted constitutional scholar and former dean of Stanford Law School, failed the California bar, notorious for being the hardest in the nation. [7]

Ms. Holtz specializes in business litigation, handling a variety of complex business and commercial matters in state and federal courts. [...] University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 2007); California State University, Los Angeles (B.A., Philosophy, magna cum laude, 2003). [4]

“It’s not a big deal to me,” Holtz said of her age, noting that most of her friends are in their mid-20s. [6]

Sources:
[1] She skips bars and aims to pass the bar instead - Los Angeles Times
[2] Prom Court? No, Just Plain Court.
[3] She’s Barely Legal! UCLA Grad, 18, Passes Bar Exam - cbs2.com
[4] Kathleen E. Holtz - TroyGould Litigation Attorney
[5] SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State — SoCal woman becomes a lawyer at age 18
[6] Print: SoCal woman becomes a lawyer at age 18 : North County Times
[7] Law Blog - WSJ.com : 18-Year-Old Kathleen Holtz Passes the California Bar

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