Poulus Ensom Smith LLP is thrilled to welcome our 2023 summer students: Jonathan Stokes and Naoki Hasegawa. Jonathan and Naoki are the firm’s inaugural summer students and each brings a wealth of unique experiences to the firm as aspiring lawyers. One interesting fact each offered about himself during their orientation: Naoki is distantly descended from a samurai in Japan’s feudal era, and Jonathan was born in Victoria (he also held that city’s record in the 300-meter hurdles during his high school track career).

Naoki Hasegawa (left) and Jonathan Stokes (right)