Tressa Raymond started working, six days after graduating from high school, as a receptionist for Great America Bank. She had attended many classes in office administration and held a few part-time administrative positions previously, but this was her first “real” job. About a year and a half into the job she outgrew it, but didn’t know what to do next. The woman who hired Raymond asked if she would like to work for her husband’s law firm, part-time. That was the beginning of Raymond’s career at Klinedinst.

She started full time in February 1988, and has been with the firm for 20 years. She is still learning. In that time, Klinedinst has grown from a six-lawyer firm with nine employees to more than 130 employees and four locations.

Starting when she was just 19, Raymond has learned so much from all the attorneys she has worked with, beginning with John Klinedinst to the current attorneys she is assigned to: Heather Rosing, Matthew Smith and Gregor Hensrude.

Raymond has experience in several different areas of law: plaintiffs work, insurance defense and construction, but her favorite is currently legal malpractice. When asked what about her job does she love the most, Raymond’s response is, “It’s never the same task twice.” The documents may be similar, but the facts are always different and interesting.

During her tenure with Klinedinst, Raymond has attended several weddings, including her own, and witnessed about a dozen births, including that of her son. The friendships that have developed over the years are too numerous to mention, but one thing stays true -- they are lasting. Raymond has been described as being “the person who can get the job done.” She has added, “...and if I can’t do it, I will direct you to someone who knows how.”