Equal Justice Works Fellows
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Fellow | Organization | Issue Area | Sponsor(s) |
| Emily Amick Columbia Law School | Sanctuary for Families New York, NY | Immigrant Populations - Trafficking/Slavery | Morgan Stanley; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP |
| Esha Bhandari Columbia Law School | American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrants' Rights Project New York, NY | Immigrant Populations | Anonymous |
| Claire Blumenson University of Virginia School of Law | Juvenile Services Program of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia Washington, DC | Children/Youth | Greenberg Traurig |
| Daniel Bowes New York University School of Law | NC Justice Center Raleigh, NC | Other Area | ALM |
| Ruth Brown Stanford Law School | ACLU of Illinois Children's Initiative Chicago, IL | Children/Youth | Pfizer Inc; Jackson Lewis LLP; Kaye Scholer LLP |
| Sean Burke University of Minnesota Law School | Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN | Elderly | Family of Hyman Edelman; Leonard, Street & Deinard LLP |
| Vanessa Coe Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center | Florida Legal Services Lake Worth, FL | Workers' Rights | The Florida Bar Foundation |
| Coco Culhane Brooklyn Law School | Urban Justice Center New York, NY | Health Care | CIGNA Foundation; Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP |
| Marie Curry Harvard Law School | Community Legal Aid Services, Inc. Akron, OH | Health Care/Medical-Legal Collaborative | Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation |
| Stephen Dekovich Stanford Law School | Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition Washington, DC | Immigrant Populations | McDermott Will & Emery LLP |
| Richael Faithful American University Washington College of Law | Advancement Project Washington, DC | Voting Rights/Electoral Participation | Anonymous |
| Jessica Duncan Felfoldi Emory University School of Law | Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. Atlanta, GA | Disability Rights | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP |
| Susan Friedman George Washington University Law School | Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project Washington, DC | Criminal Law | Greenberg Traurig |
| Drake Hagner Georgetown University Law Center | Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia Washington, DC | Workers' Rights | Arnold & Porter LLP |
| Betsy Havens University of Miami School of Law | Florida Legal Services, Inc. Miami, FL | Health Care | The Florida Bar Foundation; Greenberg Traurig |
| Vanessa Hernandez University of Washington School of Law | American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation Seattle, WA | Civil Rights/Civil Liberties | Friends & Family of Philip M. Stern |
| Lillian Hewko University of Washington School of Law | Legal Voice Seattle, WA | Women's Rights | Anonymous |
| Yliana Johansen Boston College Law School | Kids in Need of Defense Los Angeles, CA | Immigrant Populations | Microsoft Corporation |
| Jessica Jones Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law | Women's Refugee Commission Washington, DC | Immigrant Populations | Steptoe & Johnson LLP |
| Katara Jordan University of Washington School of Law | Columbia Legal Services Seattle, WA | Housing/Homelessness | Intellectual Ventures; Perkins Coie LLP |
| Amanda Klemas Harvard Law School | Massachusetts Advocates for Children Boston, MA | Education/Special Education | Greenberg Traurig |
| Zoe Levine University of Michigan Law School | The Bronx Defenders Bronx, NY | Immigrant Populations | Akin Gump Strauss Houer & Feld LLP |
| Christopher Logue Northeastern University School of Law | Casa Myrna Vazquez Boston, MA | Domestic Violence | Greenberg Traurig |
| Yihong (Julie) Mao New York University School of Law | New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice New Orleans, LA | Workers' Rights | Friends & Family of Philip M. Stern |
| Michael Mastrangelo Brooklyn Law School | The Children's Law Center Brooklyn, NY | Education/Special Education | Greenberg Traurig |
| Laura Matthews-Jolly City University of New York School of Law at Queens College | City Bar Justice Center New York, NY | Immigrant Populations - Trafficking/Slavery | Greenberg Traurig |
| Alaina Moonves-Leb New York University School of Law | The Alliance for Children's Rights Los Angeles, CA | Education/Special Education | Munger Tolles & Olson LLP; Edison International |
| Camille Pannu University of California Berkeley School of Law | Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment Delano, CA | Community Economic Development/Microfinance and Related Transactional Legal Projects | Hewlett Packard; Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP |
| Leeja Patel University of California-Hastings College of the Law | Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach San Francisco, CA | Domestic Violence | Verizon Foundation; DLA Piper |
| Samantha Pownall New York Law School | New York Civil Liberties Union New York, NY | Civil Rights/Civil Liberties | Bingham McCutchen LLP |
| Adriana Rodriguez University of Texas School of Law | Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Austin, TX | Domestic Violence | Texas Access to Justice Foundation |
| Joanna Shalleck-Klein Stanford Law School | Legal Aid of Marin San Rafael, CA | Workers' Rights | Fenwick & West LLP |
| Aarti Sharma Emory University School of Law | Fulton County CASA Atlanta, GA | Children/Youth | Ford & Harrison LLP |
| Sarah Sherman-Stokes Boston College Law School | Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project Boston, MA | Immigrant Populations | DuPont and K&L Gates LLP |
| Michelle Smith University of Texas School of Law | Texas Civil Rights Project Austin, TX | Prisoners' Rights | Texas Access to Justice Foundation |
| Kathryn Smolinski Wayne State University Law School | Disability Law Clinic Detroit, MI | Health Care/Medical-Legal Collaborative | Pfizer Inc; Jackson Lewis LLP; Kaye Scholer LLP |
| Munmeeth Soni American University Washington College of Law | Public Law Center Santa Ana, CA | Immigrant Populations | Latham & Watkins LLP |
| George Thomas University of Toledo College of Law | Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. Toledo, OH | Housing/Homelessness | Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation |
| Franco Torres Boston University School of Law | Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center Miami, FL | Immigrant Populations/Minorities | The Florida Bar Foundation; Greenberg Traurig |
| Tamara Trawick California Western School of Law | Legal Aid Society of San Diego San Diego, CA | Consumer Rights | The Morrison & Foerster Foundation |
| Alicia Virani University of California at Los Angeles School of Law | Center for Restorative Justice Los Angeles, CA | Women's Rights | Bingham McCutchen LLP |
| Katherine Walker University of Iowa College of Law | National Center for Youth Law Oakland, CA | Children/Youth | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Foundation |
| Nicholas Webber Santa Clara University School of Law | Watsonville Law Center Watsonville, CA | Workers' Rights | The Morrison & Foerster Foundation |
| Sarah Weinman University of California Berkeley School of Law | National Immigrant Justice Center Chicago, IL | Immigrant Populations | Baker & McKenzie |
| Kristin Weissinger University of Virginia School of Law | Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center Denver, CO | Children/Youth | Greenberg Traurig |
Fellow | Organization | Issue Area | Sponsor |
Nicholas Allen | Columbia Legal Services | Prisoners' Rights | Bill Brockett Public Interest Fellowship |
Alpa Amin | Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network | Immigrant Populations | Greenberg Traurig; King & Spalding LLP |
Mike Becher | Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment | Environmental Justice | Friends & Family of Philip M. Stern |
Todd Belcore | Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law | Community Economic Development/Microfinance and Related Transactional Legal Projects | Greenberg Traurig |
Laura Belous | Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project | Immigrant Populations, Disability Rights | Anonymous |
Sarah Belton | Legal Services for Children | Children/Youth | The Sturdevant Law Firm |
Beverly Brown | Three Rivers Legal Services | Education/Special Education | The Florida Bar Foundation |
Meghan Carter | Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago | Disability Rights | Pfizer Inc; Sidley Austin LLP |
Gina Clayton | Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem | Housing/Homelessness | Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP |
Kristin Connor | Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services | Immigrant Populations | Greenberg Traurig; Texas Access to Justice Foundation |
Erin Cox | Lutheran Social Services | Other Area | Greenberg Traurig |
Brendan Darrow | East Bay Community Law Center | Housing/Homelessness | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Foundation |
Ashley Deadwyler | Georgia Justice Project | Other Area | Greenberg Traurig |
Andrés Durá | The Equal Justice Center | Other Area | Texas Access to Justice Foundation |
Renee Erline | Children's Law Center | Children/Youth | The Morrison & Foerster Foundation |
Shalyn Fluharty | Catholic Charities Community Services | Children/Youth | McDermott Will & Emery |
Mindy Friedman | New York Lawyers for the Public Interest | Disability Rights | DLA Piper |
Allison Green | Children's Law Center | Children/Youth | Crowell & Moring Foundation |
Anneliese Gryta | Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. | Community Economic Development/Microfinance and Related Transactional Legal Projects | Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation |
Lindsay Harris | Tahirih Justice Center | Immigrant Populations | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP |
Laila Hlass | Loyola Law Clinic | Immigrant Populations | Anonymous |
Brian Howe | Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio | Other Area | Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation |
Claire Johnson | Bay Area Legal Aid | Domestic Violence | Arnold & Porter Foundation |
Eliana Kaimowitz | California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation | Immigrant Populations | Bingham McCutchen LLP |
Jason Langberg | Advocates for Children's Services | Children/Youth | Anonymous |
Anna Lusero | Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago | Immigrant Populations | Friends & Family of Philip M. Stern; Working Hands Legal Clinic |
Celina Moreno | Texas RioGrande Legal Aid | Education/Special Education | Texas Access to Justice Foundation |
Anna Nguyen | Greater Boston Legal Services | Workers' Rights | Pfizer Inc; Ropes & Gray LLP |
Ashley Ortagus | Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. | Children/Youth | The Florida Bar Foundation; Greenberg Traurig |
Michelle Parris | The Bronx Defenders | Other Area | Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP; Pfizer Inc |
Purvi Patel | Health & Disability Advocates | Health Care/Medical-Legal Collaborative | Greenberg Traurig |
Michael Pope | Youth Represent | Children/Youth | The Morrison & Foerster Foundation |
Devon Rios | Learning Rights Law Center | Education/Special Education | Munger Tolles & Olson LLP |
Angie Robertson | Center for Conflict Resolution | Housing/Homelessness | The Chicago Bar Foundation |
Amanda W. Shackelton | KidsVoice | Children/Youth | ALM |
Katherine Ojeda Stewart | Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law | Other Area | Latham & Watkins LLP |
Chase Strangio | Sylvia Rivera Law Project | Disability Rights | Anonymous |
Dante Trevisani | Florida Justice Institute, Inc. | Prisoners' Rights | The Florida Bar Foundation |
Alisa Wellek | Immigrant Defense Project | Immigrant Populations | Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP |
Charlotte Whitmore | Pennsylvania Innocence Project | Criminal Law | Greenberg Traurig |
Karen Winston | Jacksonville Area Legal Aid | Immigrant Populations | The Florida Bar; The Florida Bar Foundation |
Sara Wood | MFY Legal Services, Inc. | Family Law | Greenberg Traurig |
| Fellow | Organization | Issue Area | Sponsor(s) |
| Sarah Bellinger William and Mary School of Law | Advocacy, Inc. Houston, TX | Education/Special Education,Disability Rights, Children/Youth | Texas Access to Justice Foundation |
| Edget Betru New York University School of Law | Refugee Resettlement & Immigration Services of Atlanta Atlanta, GA | Immigrant Populations Children/Youth | Greenberg Traurig |
| Flore Blaise Williams Pace University School of Law | Sanctuary for Families Bronx, NY | Domestic Violence | Greenberg Traurig |
| Stacy Braverman The University of Michigan Law School | Bread for the City Washington, DC | Housing/Homelessness, Public Benefits/Welfare Reform, Pro se and other legal representation systems | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP |
| Kathryn Brown University of California at Los Angeles School of Law | Public Counsel Los Angeles, CA | Education | The Morrison & Foerster Foundation |
| Shelly Campbell Barry University School of Law | Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida Daytona Beach, FL | Other Area | Cobb Cole; The Florida Bar Foundation |
| Melissa Capossela Lindsay The Ohio State University College of Law | Ohio State Legal Services Association Columbus, OH | Prisoners | Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation |
| Jessica Cassidy The University of Texas School of Law | Texas Legal Services Center Austin, TX | Domestic Violence | Texas Access to Justice Foundation |
| Gillian Chadwick American University, Washington College of Law | Women Empowered Against Violence Washington, DC | Domestic Violence, Workers' Rights | Arnold & Porter Foundation |
| Alana Chazan City University of New York School of Law at Queens College | Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center Los Angeles, CA | Gay/Lesbian Rights, Family Law | Greenberg Traurig |
| Maria Citino University of Denver Sturm College of Law | Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL | Domestic Violence, Family Law | Greenberg Traurig |
| Seth Cohen Brooklyn Law School | New York Lawyers for the Public Interest New York, NY | Health Care, Community/Economic Development | Johnson & Johnson; Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP |
| Abigail Coursolle University of California at Los Angeles School of Law | Western Center on Law & Poverty Los Angeles, CA | Public Benefits/Welfare Reform, Health Care | Greenberg Traurig |
| Nina Farnia University of California at Los Angeles School of Law | The Impact Fund Berkeley, CA | Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Other Area | Fenwick & West LLP |
| Parisa Fatehi The University of Texas School of Law | Public Advocates Inc. San Francisco, CA | Housing - Affordable Housing/Microfinance, Environmental Justice | Hewlett-Packard Company; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
| Abigail Frank Georgetown University Law Center | Texas Civil Rights Project Austin, TX | Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Immigrant Populations, Domestic Violence | Texas Access to Justice Foundation |
| Patricia Freshwater University of Virginia School of Law | Catholic Charities of Dallas Dallas, TX | Immigrant Populations | Baker & McKenzie; Texas Access to Justice Foundation |
| Ericka Garcia Florida A&M University College of Law | Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc. Orlando, FL | Children/Youth, Disability Rights | The Florida Bar Foundation; Greenberg Traurig |
| Rachael Gardiner University of California at Berkeley School of Law | Legal Services for Children San Francisco, CA | Children/Youth, Public Benefits/Welfare Reform | McDermott Will & Emery |
| Aparna Garg University of California at Los Angeles School of Law | Asian American Legal Defense &Education Fund New York, NY | Immigrant Populations | Anonymous |
| Luke Grundman University of Minnesota Law School | Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN | Housing - Affordable Housing/Microfinance, Human Rights, Consumer Rights | Family of Hyman Edelman; Leonard, Street and Deinard; Allen and Linda Saeks Family Foundation |
| Caroline Hsu Fordham University School of Law | The Legal Aid Society of New York New York City, NY | Prisoners' Rights, Disability Rights | Friends & Family of Philip M. Stern |
| Raegan Joern University of California, Hastings College of the Law | Rubicon Programs Inc. Richmond, CA | Health Care/Medical-Legal Collaborative, Disability Rights | Contra Costa County Bar Association |
| Danny Kirchoff City University of New York School of Law at Queens College | Transgender Law Center San Francisco, CA | Gay/Lesbian Rights, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties | Anonymous |
| Jennifer Levin University of Alabama School of Law | The Legal Center Denver, CO | Education/Special Education | Greenberg Traurig |
| Tana Liu-Beers University of North Carolina School of Law | North Carolina Justice Center Raleigh, NC | Immigrant Populations | Anonymous |
| Emma Llanso Yale Law School | Center for Democracy and Technology Washington, DC | Free Speech/Freedom of Expression/First Amendment | Bruce J. Ennis Foundation |
| Sandy Mayson New York University School of Law | Orleans Public Defenders New Orleans, LA | Immigrant Populations, Criminal Law, Immigration Law Reform | ALM |
| Natasha Merle New York University School of Law | Gulf Region Advocacy Center Houston, TX | Death Penalty | Kaye Scholer LLP |
| Lauren S. Michaels Harvard University Law School | Education Law Center Newark, NJ | Education/Special Education, Children/Youth, Disability Rights | Greenberg Traurig |
| Vivek Mittal University of California at Los Angeles School of Law | National Immigration Law Center Los Angeles, CA | Workers' Rights Immigrant Populations | Anonymous |
| Joshua Murnen University of Pittsburgh School of Law | Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. Toledo, OH | Housing - Affordable Housing/Microfinance, Community Economic Development/Microfinance and Related Transactional Legal Projects | Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation |
| Christina Nguyen Thomas M. Cooley Law School | Boat People SOS, Inc. Falls Church, VA | Immigrant Populations, Children/Youth, Immigrant Populations - Trafficking/Slavery | Steptoe & Johnson LLP |
| Carmen O'Halloran University of Minnesota Law School | Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance Minneapolis, MN | Immigrant Populations, Children/Youth | Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. |
| Adetunji Olude Georgetown University Law Center | Housing and Economic Rights Advocates Oakland, CA | Housing/Homelessness, Immigrant Populations, Consumer Rights | Latham & Watkins LLP |
| Maria Palomares Southwestern Law School | Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County Glendale, CA | Housing - Affordable Housing/Microfinance | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP |
| Zoe Paolantonio New England Law | Boston | Northeastern University Domestic Violence Institute Boston, MA | Domestic Violence, Health Care/Medical-Legal Collaborative | Pfizer Inc |
| Mike Peters University of Washington School of Law | Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Seattle, WA | Immigrant Populations, Children/Youth | Microsoft Corporation |
| Shana Platz Georgetown University Law Center | Legal Health New York, NY | Health Care/Medical-Legal Collaborative | Pfizer Inc |
| Kevin Probst University of Miami School of Law | Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. Miami, FL | Health Care/Medical-Legal Collaborative | The Florida Bar Foundation; Greenberg Traurig |
| Stephen Reba Atlanta's John Marshall Law School | The Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic of the Emory University School of Law Atlanta, GA | Children/Youth, Criminal Law | Ford & Harrison LLP |
| Diana Reiter Yale Law School | South Brooklyn Legal Services Brooklyn, NY | Domestic Violence | Greenberg Traurig |
| Kathryn Scheinberg Columbia Law School | KidsCounsel Center for Children's Advocacy Hartford, CT | Children/Youth, Education/Special Education | Bingham McCutchen LLP |
| Peterson St. Philippe Stetson University College of Law | Gulf Coast Legal Services, Inc. St. Petersburg, FL | Immigrant Populations | The Florida Bar; The Florida Bar Foundation |
| Jennifer Stark Columbia Law School | ACLU of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Immigrant Populations/Minorities, Disability Rights | Bingham McCutchen LLP |
| Virginia Tallent University of Cincinnati College of Law | Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio Cincinnati, OH | Health Care/Medical-Legal Collaborative, Housing/Homelessness, Education/Special Education | Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation |
| Kari White Case Western Reserve University Law School | The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Cleveland, OH | Domestic Violence, Immigrant Populations | Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation |