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Introducing Our 2026 Class of Fellows
/ Fellows in Action
Our recent national survey found that 79% of Americans don’t believe the justice system is fair. This new class of 60 Fellows have designed projects to bridge that gap and bring legal aid to those who need it most. Each project is targeted to an identified need within communities. Over the course of two years, each of these Fellows will serve clients, provide advocacy, and build relationships with their community.
This class of Fellows will be working across 21 states in issue areas ranging from affordable housing and disability rights to legal issues arising in tech. Each Fellow will help expand access to justice in their communities.
2026 Design-Your-Own Fellowship Fellows by State
Meet Some of the Class of 2026:
Kofi Agyepong's project will expand post-conviction access to justice for those who were wrongfully convicted due to limited resources while piloting artificial intelligence–assisted screening tools. To accomplish this, he will work with the Ohio Innocence Project.
Adoris Gibbs plans to work with Brown's Promise to evaluate Georgia’s school choice programs to ensure that students have equitable, constitutionally sound access to integrated, well-resourced public education.
Regina Macias aims to help close the SSI disability benefits enrollment gap for Philadelphia’s Spanish-language communities. She will work at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia to build outreach and community education in support of this goal.
Samantha (Sam) Phillips will work to advance litigation strategy, legal coordination, policy development, and advocacy for the Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty as its first staff attorney. This project aims to unify 35+ Tribal organizations to defend sovereignty and enforce trust and treaty obligations.
Will Cassou will work with the Inner City Law Center to assist unhoused veterans by creating a weekly clinic in Los Angeles that will provide full-scope services to chronically homeless veterans and empower clients and advocates with educational sessions.
Hannah Grage is working with Alaska Legal Services Corporation to partner with Native health providers. She will use these connections to build a medical-legal partnership and provide legal advocacy to indigenous communities in Interior Alaska.
Max Parker’s project will empower incarcerated people navigating the parole review process to tell their stories on their own terms, through direct representation, education, and systemic litigation. To accomplish this, Max will work with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.
Alexandra Sarkis plans to challenge the detention of individuals who have been unlawfully detained through habeas petitions. She will work with the Immigrant Defenders Law Center to develop training materials, engage in advocacy, and work on bond cases for unaccompanied children.
