

Law Students
Regional Public Interest Awards
Each year, the Equal Justice Works National Advisory Committee presents eight law students throughout the country with a Regional Public Interest Award. Chosen for their innovation, impact, and commitment to public interest law, each of the students selected is recognized for providing extraordinary service through clinics, volunteer work, internships, and more. Recipients of the Regional Public Interest Awards will receive a $250 cash prize and commemorative plaque.
2020 Award Winners


Nneka Ewulonu
University of Georgia School of Law, Gulf

Emily Genzlinger
University of California, Irvine School of Law, Pacific

Mckenna Kohlenberg
University of Wisconsin Law School, Mountain

Natalia Marte
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, Northeast

Khatia Mikadze
American University, Washington College of Law, Mid-Atlantic

Kimberly Noe-Lehenbauer
University of Oklahoma College of Law, Southwest

Renee Stromski
Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Midwest
RSLC gave me the opportunity to explore a career in civil legal aid and meet tremendous people along the way.
Kimberly Barton /
2018 Rural Summer Legal Corps Student Fellow