Dean’s Awards2016

2016 DISTINGUISHED AWARD RECIPIENTS

2016 Ethel M. Baker Faculty Award

Professor Geoffrey A. Hoffman

Director-University of Houston Law Center Immigration Clinic

Clinical Associate Professor

2016 Staff Award

Sondra R. Tennessee

Associate Dean for Student Affairs

2016 Order of the Barons Professor of the Year

Professor Paul M. Janicke

2016 Student Bar Association Professor of the Year

Professor David L. Crump

Thomas ‘98 and Eyvette

Hetherington Leaders and Achievers

Scholarship

Thomas and Eyvette Hetherington have

established this scholarship to encourage

and assist law students in successfully

fulfilling their goals to be practicing

attorneys. This scholarship is awarded to a

law student who has overcome significant

obstacles and disadvantages to achieve her

educational and career goals.

Donor: Thomas and Eyvette

Hetherington

Recipient: Bilma A. Canales

Ron Bass Scholarship

The Ron Bass scholarship is given in

memory of Ron Bass, a solo practitioner

who had a strong belief in civil liberties

and a sincere interest in making a positive

difference in his clients’ lives. This

scholarship will be awarded to a continuing

student who shows a sincere interest in

civil liberties and/or making a difference

in others’ lives as demonstrated through

volunteer activities, coursework, and

other relevant factors, and is in need of

scholarship support for the continuation of

her education.

Donor: Meyer Levy Charitable

Foundation

Recipient: Christina M. Beeler

Robert C. Sohns ‘72 Fellowship

Helping the underserved is a value that

has always been important to Bob Sohns.

This scholarship is awarded to a student

who shows interest in public service. The

student will also serve as a summer intern at

Lone Star Legal Aid.

Donor: Robert C. Sohns, Jr.

Recipient: Tania P. Alonzo

Jackson Lewis Scholarship

Jackson Lewis is national law firm dedicated

to representing management exclusively

in workplace law and related litigation.

The award is presented to a student from a

group that is underrepresented in the legal

profession and who has demonstrated an

interest in the study and practice of labor

and employment law.

Donor: Jackson Lewis LLP

Recipient: Nicole E. Su

Claude D. Hippard ‘83 Scholarship

This scholarship is in memory of Claude D.

Hippard, a veteran federal prosecutor who

became a leading expert in forfeiture laws

and spent most of his career in the Houston

office of the U.S. attorney. The award is

given to a current second year student who

has outstanding moral character, financial

need, and demonstrates an interest in

government service.

Donor: Dr. Helena Karlberg

Hippard

Recipient: Simone R. Bray

James E. Crowther Scholarship

Established in memory of James E.

Crowther, this scholarship is awarded to

students who have shown a committment to

public interest work.

Donor: The Hobby Family

Foundation

Recipients: Candace M. Ashford

Camille T. Van Kote

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Dean A. A. White Student

Scholarship

This scholarship is in memory of A. A.

White, the founding dean of the UH Law

Center. It is awarded to students for

academic excellence and who will be a credit

to the legal profession.

Donor: A.A. White, Dean Emeritus

& Ersie Kern Ator White

Recipients: Melanie C. Crouch

Shayna M. Goldblatt

Ayla M. Meyer

Gus A. Schill, Jr. Maritime Law and

Professionalism Scholarship

Gus A. Schill devoted his practice to all

phases of maritime and federal court

practices. He also served as a long time

adjunct at the UH Law Center. This

scholarship is awarded to a third year

student in recognition of her dedication

to the study of maritime law and

professionalism.

Donor: Friends of Gus A. Schill, Jr.

Recipient: Leah E. Buenik

Claire V. Smith Scholarship

Provided by the Claire V. Smith Charitable

Foundation, this scholarship provides

assistance to a law student in fulfilling her

professional aspirations.

Donor: Claire V. Smith Charitable

Foundation

Recipient: Jacqueline F. Hyatt

Gil Epstein ‘94 Scholarship

In memory of Gil Epstein, a dedicated

prosecutor who had a passion for the law

and protecting the rights of abused women,

this scholarship is awarded to a student who

plans to be a criminal lawyer and has shown

the greatest promise in that regard.

Donor: Friends and Family of Gil

Epstein

Recipient: Grace M. Murphy

David Toomim Endowed Scholarship

David Toomim began law school after a very

successful career in public accounting, but

he never would have been able to attend

college without a scholarship. In memory of

this remarkable graduate, this scholarship

is awarded to a current law student who is

over the age of 30, has financial need and

demonstrates a passion for the law.

Donor: Shirley W. Toomim

Recipient: Lauren J. Masullo

W. Harold Sellers ’59 Scholarship

This scholarship was established to provide

support for a student who demonstrates

academic excellence and financial need.

Donor: W. Harold Sellers

Recipient: Elbert Ortiz

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White,

Williams & Aughtry Award

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka is a national law firm

with a reputation of providing exceptional

client service. This award is presented

to assist a law student in fulfilling her

professional aspirations.

Donor: Chamberlain, Hrdlicka,

White, Williams & Aughtry

Recipient: Alissa S. Gipson

Houston Chapter of Tax Executives

Institute, Inc. (TEI)

Tax Executives Institute, Inc. is a

professional organization of business

executives who are responsible for taxation

matters on an administrative or policy-

making level. The TEI Houston Chapter

awards scholarships to students pursuing

a law degree focusing in tax, and who also

express an interest in pursuing a career

in the tax profession. Students who are

selected for this award must have good

academics and financial need.

Donor: Houston Chapter of Tax

Executives Institute, Inc.

Recipients: Dasha Krljanovic, Fall

2015

Danielle E. Floyd, Spring

2016

Nancy Snyder-Nepo ‘00 Scholarship

Established in memory of Nancy Snyder-

Nepo, a lawyer and mother, who lost her life

to cancer at a young age. This scholarship

is awarded to provide financial assistance to

a Law Center student who is balancing the

role of parent and student.

Donor: Family and Friends of

Nancy Snyder-Nepo

Recipient: Lindsay A.Thorpe

Judge Mary Bacon ‘72 Scholarship

Judge Mary Bacon established this

scholarship to provide an award to a

current law student who exemplifies

professionalism while maintaining a two

generation household living at the same

residence.

Donor: Friends and Family of

Judge Mary Bacon

Recipient: Eduardo Mora

Richard Simmons Memorial

Scholarship Fund

In memory of Richard Simmons, a

United States Bankruptcy Trustee, this

scholarship is awarded to a student who

has demonstrated an interest in bankruptcy

through coursework, activities, externships

or employment.

Donor: Friends of Richard

Simmons

Recipient: Martha B. Chace

Barksdale Stevens Award

This scholarship is in memory of Barksdale

Stevens, an accomplished Houston lawyer

and later a UH Law Center professor. This

award is presented to a deserving third-

year law student who is active in student

organizations and shows interest in the Law

Center.

Donor: Baker Botts LLP

Recipient: Dillon B. Norton

Samson Memorial Animal Law

Scholarship

This scholarship is in memory of Moe and

Louis Nasr’s beloved German Shepherd

dog, Samson, and is awarded to a student

who has demonstrated a passion for and

commitment to animal advocacy.

Donor: Mr. & Mrs. Moe Nasr

Recipient: Sarah Luther

Eugene Smith Memorial Scholarship

In memory of Gene Smith, UH Law Center

professor, this scholarship is awarded to a

student who shows academic promise and

financial need.

Donor: Friends of Eugene Smith

Recipient: Edwin E. Villa

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Celia Figueroa ‘94 Memorial

Scholarship

The Celia Figueroa Memorial Scholarship

was established in honor of the late Celia

Figueroa by her family, friends, and

employer, BBVA Bancomer USA, for

whom she served as General Counsel. The

scholarship is awarded annually to a UHLC

student who has displayed excellence in

her studies and service to the Law Center

community. Preference is given to a 2L who

has family obligations and/or whose career

involves international business experience.

Donor: Bancomer Transfer

Services, Inc. and Friends

and Family of Celia

Figueroa

Recipient: Tiecia Ayers

Robert Allen Memorial Student

Excellence Fund

In memory of Robert Allen, this scholarship

was established to provide financial

assistance to a part-time student who

demonstrates a passion for the law.

Donor: Elizabeth S. Allen

Recipient: Shahla Hazratjee

Caroline Hirsch (Vanik) Beers ‘97

Award

This scholarship was established by Caroline

Beers’ daughters in recognition of their

mother’s hard work and dedication to her

legal studies and her family. It is awarded

to a single, parent law student who has a

love of the law and a committment to social

service.

Donor: Lauren and Lindsay Vanik

and Caroline Vanik Beers

Recipient: Tiecia Aye

Gulf Coast Power Association (GCPA)

David Olver Memorial Scholarship

The GCPA David Olver Memorial

Scholarships are awarded to students who

have shown a strong interest in the practice

of energy law with preference given to the

electric power industry, as demonstrated

through coursework, employment and

extracurricular activities.

Donor: Gulf Coast Power

Association emPOWERing

Foundation

Recipients: Kyle T. Doherty

Richard E. Gardner

Gulf Coast Power Association (GCPA)

EmPowering Women Scholarship

The GCPA emPOWERing Women

Scholarship is awarded to a female student

who has shown a strong interest in the

practice of energy law with preference

given to the electric power industry,

as demonstrated through coursework,

employment and extracurricular activities.

Donor: Gulf Coast Power

Association emPOWERing

Foundation

Recipient: Li Yi Moneypenny

Houston Bar Association, Oil, Gas &

Mineral Law Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to students who

have demonstrated outstanding academic

achievement and an interest in Oil and Gas.

Donor: Houston Bar Association,

Oil, Gas & Mineral Section

Recipients: Danielle E. Floyd

Jared L. Young

Buck J. Wynne Memorial

Scholarship

The State Bar of Texas Environmental

and Natural Resources Law Section

established this scholarship in memory of

Buck J. Wynne, a prominent environmental

attorney who died in 1996. It is awarded

to the top students in introductory

environmental law classes.

Donor: State Bar of Texas

Environmental and

Natural Resources Law

Section

Recipient: Jeffrey S. Lam

ConocoPhillips Energy Studies

Award

This award is presented to a third year law

student in the Energy Studies Program on

the basis of scholarship and interest in the

field.

Donor: ConocoPhillips, Inc.

Recipient: Michael S. Ventocilla

W. W. Watkins ’50 Scholarship Award

This scholarship was established in memory

of Will Watkins, a strong supporter of the

UH Law Center. This award will assist a

law student in fulfilling his professional

aspirations.

Donor: Family & Friends of Will

Watkins

Recipient: Fraser F. Wayne

DeAnna Mack ‘08 Memorial

Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded in memory

of DeAnna Mack who died at a young age

shortly after graduating from the Law

Center.

Donor: Jones McClure Publishing,

Inc. and Friends and

Family of DeAnna Mack

Recipient: Danielle D. Dary

Black Law Students Association

(BLSA) Alumni Scholarship

This award was established by the BLSA

Alumni to assist a student member of the

organization in her quest for professional

success.

Donor: Alumni of the Black Law

Students Association

Recipient: Taneska L. Lewis-Jones

Mark Vela ’69 Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is awarded for the best

paper written on a topic in criminal law.

Donor: Family & Friends of Mark

Vela

Recipient: James Richardson,

“Criminal Transmission

of HIV Laws: Are They

Outdated or Are They Still

Useful?”

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Sam Williamson Fellowship in

Immigration Law

This scholarship was created in memory

of Sam Williamson, a tireless advocate for

immigrants. His career spanned more than

five decades during which he fought fiercely

for the rights of his clients. It is awarded to a

student who is committed to the practice of

immigration law.

Donor: Family and Friends of Sam

Williamson

Recipient: Rachel M. Levy

Joseph Vail Memorial Scholarship

To honor the memory of Joseph Vail,

Director of the Immigration Clinic, this

award is given to a student who has

demonstrated interest in immigration

law and also great advocacy on behalf of

immigrants through course work and

involvement with the clinic.

Donor: Friends and Family of

Joseph Vail

Recipient: Katherine J. Chapman

Clinical Legal Education Association

The Clinical Legal Education Association

(CLEA) recognizes law students who have

excelled in a clinical course in law school,

and thus established this award. The

award is based on excellence in case work,

in the seminar component of the course,

and, if relevant, the nature and extent of

the student’s contribution to the clinical

community at their law school.

Donor: Clinical Legal Education

Association (CLEA)

Recipient: Melissa S. MacNeil

Kari Webb Fagen ‘86 Memorial

Scholarship

This award was established in memory of

Kari Webb Fagen, who was a dedicated and

accomplished civil trial attorney. She served

her firm and clients loyally and tirelessly.

This scholarship is awarded to a student

who excelled in the Legal Aid Clinic.

Donor: Friends and Family of Kari

Webb Fagen

Recipient: James C. Hu

Houston Intellectual Property Law

Association (HIPLA) Scholarship

The Houston Intellectual Property Law

Association is an organization of Intellectual

Property lawyers and law student affiliates.

Through regular meetings, sponsored

CLE opportunities, and amicus briefs,

HIPLA promotes the development and

understanding of Intellectual Property

Law. These scholarships are awarded to

students who demonstrate interest in

intellectual property through coursework,

prior internships, prior employment and

participation in student organizations.

Donor: HIPLA

Recipients: Munira A. Jesani

Samie S. Leigh

C. Steve Maule

UH Law Center AIPLEF Jan Jancin

Award 2016 Nominee

Awarded to the Law Center’s sole nominee

to a national scholarship competition

conducted by the American Intellectual

Property Law Education Foundation

(AIPLEF), an organization formed by the

nation’s preeminent IP bar organization,

the American Intellectual Property Law

Association (AIPLA). The scholarship is in

honor of the late Jan Jancin, who served not

only as President of AIPLA, but served with

distinction in several other leadership roles

within the intellectual property bar.

Donor: Institute for Intellectual

Property and Information

Law

Recipient: Tera J. Stone

UH Law Center 2016 IPIL Award for

Distinguished Accomplishment

Awarded to a student who has exemplified

excellence in intellectual property academic

studies and is interested in pursuing a career

in intellectual property or information law.

Donor: Institute for Intellectual

Property and Information

Law

Recipient: Xianghui “Sean” Huang

IPIL Co-Directors Award

Awarded for the best student-authored

paper in the field of intellectual property

and information law from a seminar course

taught by IPIL core faculty.

Donor: Institute for Intellectual

Property and Information

Law

Recipient: Tim J. Busse

IPSO Service Award

Awarded to a member of the Intellectual

Property Student Organization (IPSO) for

outstanding contributions to the community

of students studying intellectual property

and information law at the Law Center.

Donor: Institute for Intellectual

Property and Information

Law

Recipient: Tim J. Busse

Yale Rosenberg Memorial Prize

To honor the memory of Yale Rosenberg, a

man of faith and a scholar, this scholarship

is awarded for the best student paper in

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure,

Federal Jurisdiction or Jewish Law.

Donor: Friends of Yale Rosenberg

Recipient: Kirsty L. Davis,

“Justice Scalia was Right: ‘No One Really

Believes that [Martinez] will Remain Limited to

Ineffective-Assistance-of-Trial-Counsel Cases’”

Barbara H. Fritz ’74 Scholarship

In memory of Barbara H. Fritz, a woman

who distinguished herself as a student, a

lawyer, and as a member of the judiciary,

this scholarship is awarded to a student who

has shown academic excellence, financial

need, and a non-traditional educational

path, in fulfilling her professional

aspirations.

Donor: The Family and Friends of

Barbara H. Fritz

Recipient: Shannon M.Terry

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Prudential Life Insurance

Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to students in

the Health Law Program who have exhibited

academic excellence.

Donor: Prudential Life Insurance

Company

Recipients: Leah E. Buenik

Rebecca D. Grant

Kita McCray

Ewer-Oren J.D. Health Law Writing

Award

The Ewer-Oren J.D. Health Law Writing

Award was established by Professor Emerita

Laura Oren in honor of two very special

people. One is Dr. Michael Ewer, Law

Center J.D. and LLM, Guest Professor at

the Law Center, Professor of Cardiology,

and Special Assistant to the Vice President

at M.D. Anderson hospital. The other is her

mother, the late Grace Oren, who dedicated

her career (paid and unpaid) to cerebral

palsied children. The Writing Prize is to be

awarded annually to a UHLC student who

has written the best research paper in the

field of Health Law.

Donor: Professor Laura Oren

Recipients: 1st Place - Matthew S.

Halpin, “Biological Warfare: The Weaponization

of Naturally-Occurring Biological Diseases”

2nd Place - Sydney M. Warren,

“Litigation, Regulation, and Legislation: A

Comprehensive Approach to Addressing the

Inherent Brain-Related Risks of Football”

Nathan Sommers Jacobs Scholarship

Nathan, Sommers, Jacobs is a law firm

that prides itself on creating a community

with its clients and its attorneys. This

scholarship is awarded to a student who has

demonstrated a commitment to the Law

Center through extracurricular activities.

Donor: Nathan Sommers Jacobs

Recipient: Garrett H. Hughey

Houston Bar Association - Real

Estate Law Section Award

The Real Estate Law Section offers monthly

lunch meetings with speakers presenting on

topics ranging from leasing, development,

loan transactions, landlord/tenant issues,

legislative updates and other relevant real

estate issues. The Section also participates

and contributes to several community based

fundraising campaigns. These awards are

presented to current law students who

demonstrate academic merit and an interest

in real estate law through coursework and

work experience.

Donor: HBA Real Estate Law

Section

Recipients: Orla P. O’Callaghan

Di Wang

Houston Bar Association - Appellate

Practice Section Best Brief

The HBA Appellate Practice Section is very

active providing networking opportunities

for its members and a variety of charitable

and service activities. This scholarship is

awarded to the best appellate brief written

in Lawyering Skills and Strategies by a

current first year student. Briefs were judged

by practicing attorneys in the Houston area.

Donor: Houston Bar Association

Apellate Practice Section

Recipient: Corrine D. Szczesny

Houston Bar Association, Probate,

Trusts and Estates

The purpose of the Probate, Trusts & Estate

Section is to promote the objectives and

standards of professionalism of the Houston

Bar Association within the field of probate,

trusts & estates. This scholarship is awarded

to a law student who has shown exemplary

success in coursework related to probate.

Donor: HBA Probate, Trusts &

Estates Section

Recipient: J. Crispin Clarke

Houston Bar Association, Corporate

Counsel Section Award

The purpose of the HBA Corporate Counsel

Section is to promote the objectives and

standards of professionalism of the HBA

within the field of corporate law. This

scholarship is awarded to a current law

student who demonstrates academic merit

and an interest in corporate law through

coursework.

Donor: HBA Corporate Counsel

Section

Recipient: Melanie C. Crouch

Judge Shearn Smith

Scholarship

This scholarship was established in

memory of Judge Shearn Smith, who

worked tirelessly and never gave up. The

award is given to law students who have

demonstrated greatest improvement in their

legal studies.

Donor: Friends of Judge Shearn

Smith

Recipients: Luis A. Alcoser

Joshua T. Christopher

Zeinab I. Kachmar

Yuet Lan Lung Award

This scholarship was created to promote

legal research, a survival skill for summer

associates, new associates, interns, and

judicial clerks. Named after the donor’s

mother, it is awarded to the top second or

third year student in the Advanced Legal

Research Class.

Donor: Mon Yin Lung

Recipient: Karrie E. Wheatley

Alumni Association Scholarship

These scholarships are awarded to students

exhibiting leadership, character and

involvement in extracurricular activities.

Preference is given to students who have

volunteered with the Law Gala and Auction.

Donor: Annual Law Gala and

Auction

Recipients: Bianca J. Lopez

Nneka I. Morah

Neeharika Tumati

Shen Wang

Murray M. Nusynowitz Memorial

Fund

This scholarship is in memory of Murray

M. Nusynowitz, the UH Law Center’s

first assistant dean of admissions. He was

a passionate recruiter, a great judge of

character, an ethical administrator, and a

friend to all. This award is presented to a

law student who is active in the recruitment

and admissions process.

Donor: Friends and Family of

Murray M. Nusynowitz

Recipient: Ved D. Chitale

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James Edmund Kemp Scholarship

In memory of her father, Judy Amonett

established this award to provide financial

assistance to UH Law Center students who

have undertaken student loans as a way of

financing their education.

Donor: Judy Amonett (‘03)

Recipients: Bilal B. Hassan

Ramy A. Morad

David A. Stephan

Judge Richard F. Pratt Memorial

Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded in memory of

Judge Richard F. Pratt. The recipient must

be a member of the Christian Legal Society,

in good academic standing and of high

moral character. The selection is based upon

an essay detailing why strong character is an

important characteristic for an attorney.

Donor: Paul Patterson

Recipient: David D. Hornbeak

Joan Garfinkel Glantz Civil Liberties

Scholarship

Joan Garfinkel Glantz was a champion for

civil liberties and devoted considerable time

and energy to organizations like the ACLU

that work for those whose civil liberties

are placed in jeopardy. This scholoarship

is awarded to a graduating student who

has worked extensively in the area of civil

liberties.

Donor: Friends of Joan Garfinkel

Glantz

Recipient: Jonathan C. McKnight

Joan Garfinkel Glantz Scholarship

This scholarship was established in honor

of Joan Garfinkel Glantz’s belief that the

invidual rights of everyone are important

and should be protected. This award is

presented to the student who wrote the best

paper on Civil Liberties.

Donor: Friends of Joan Garfinkel

Glantz

Recipient: Melissa S. MacNeil,

“When there’s no end in sight: Rethinking the

US Practice of Family Immigration Detention

Using International Human Rights Law”

Alicia Jewell/ Mehaffey & Weber

Scholarship

In memory of Alicia Jewell a 1990 graduate

who lost her life in an automobile accident.

This scholarship was created to assist an

outstanding student who shows not only

academic but also leadership abilities and

who is in need of scholarship support for the

continuation of her education.

Donor: Mehaffey & Weber and

Friends of Alicia Jewell

Recipient: Elizabeth Gray

Hutcheson & Grundy Scholarship

This scholarship was established to assist

a student in fulfilling his professional

aspirations. The award is based on academic

excellence, demonstrated leadership,

extracurricular involvement and overall

success in law school.

Donor: Hutcheson & Grundy LLP

Recipient: Brian T. Flynn

ALI CLE Scholarship &

Leadership Award

The American Law Institute

Continuing Legal Education Group

(ALI CLE) awards are presented to a

graduating law student who best represents

a combination of scholarship and leadership,

the qualities embodied by ALI-ABA’s parent

organizations, the American Law Institute

and the American Bar Association.

Donor: American Law Institute-

ABA Committee on

Continuing Legal

Education

Recipient: Alessandra E. Grace

American Bankruptcy Institute

Medal of Excellence

The Medal of Excellence program was

developed by Christopher F. Graham

of the New York law firm of Thatcher

Proffitt & Wood and inaugurated by the

American Bankruptcy Institute. The award

is presented to the student who has shown

exemplary success in coursework and

activities related to Bankruptcy.

Donor: Thatcher Proffitt & Wood

LLP

Recipient: Benjamin L. Wallen

National Order of Scribes

Scribes is a national organization of legal

writers. The National Order of Scribes was

created in 2007 by Scribes as an honorary

organization to recognize graduating

law students who excel in legal writing.

Each year, the UH Law Center nominates

five students to be inducted into the

National Order of Scribes. These law

students demonstrate the highest levels of

professionalism and are outstanding legal

writers.

Donor: Scribes: The American

Society of Legal Writers

Recipients: Tim J. Busse

Emily N. Mott

Diane L. Myers

Elbert Ortiz

Lisa L. Virgen

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LEX AwardsAwarded to students receiving the highest grade in a first year course.

Recipients:

Constitutional Law

Ian T. Ashe

Andrei Baru

George A. Hayek

Christopher D. Richardson

Cameron Secord

Contracts

Bilma A. Canales

Danielle M. Charron

Matthew Melancon

Ayla M. Meyer

Constanza G. Recchini

Katelyn M. Yoss

Criminal Law

Shayna M. Goldblatt

Jeffery S. Lam

Katelyn M. Yoss

Sean P. Belding

Victoria E. Berkowitz

Lauren M. Bullard

Braden C. Burgess

Frederick V. Caberto

Meredith L. Candler

John D. Coolidge

Corbett L. Enright

Caitlin Evans

Shayna M. Goldblatt

Jacob M. Karam

Sara M. Kiely

Robert J. Knapp

Nathaniel G. Lawson

Tiffany J. Li

Iandra Lopes de Santana

Pollo

Adriana E. Mateescu

Ayla M. Meyer

Orla P. O’Callaghan

Analiza Rodriguez

Benjamin Rowe

Ana C. Sabba Colares

Manuel J. Schoenhuber

Allison M. Swidriski

Corrine D. Szczesny

Zachary L. Taylor

Hallie Wimberly

Roland E. Young

Victoria G. Younger

Procedure I

Simon J. Harrall

Marshall Heins

Ayla M. Meyer

Russell A. Stockman

Property

Orla P. O’Callaghan

Corrine D. Szczesny

Justin E. White

Beverly E. Williams

Torts

Garrett L. Korbitz

Jordan B. Mack

Vikki L. Marsh

Michael J. McCormick

Ayla M. Meyer

Intro to American

Law

Qassim A. Bolaji

Solomon M. Freimuth

Lawyering Skills and Strategies

Statutory Interpretation & Reasoning

Krystal M. LaPorte

Katelyn M. Yoss

2016 SUMMER PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWS

Awarded for public interest work with an agency that has limited financial support.

Candace M. Ashford Office of Counsel to the Inspector

General (OCIG), D.C.

Paige L. Bailey City Attorney’s Office, League City

Christina M. Beeler Lone Star Legal Aid

Cornelia P. Brandfield-Harvey U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Idaho

Simone R. Bray Department of Justice - ENRD

Rachel N. Carter Juvenile Capital Advocacy Project

Kevin P. Cirronella Harris County District Attorney’s Office

Kourtney Collins Texas Attorney General’s Office

Kalina E. Dalal Children at Risk

Bobby J. Dale Harvard Law School Center for Health

Law and Policy Innovation

Melanie Fridgant Texas Civil Rights Project

Alexis Guadarrama Human Rights First

Caroline K. Ibrahim Neighborhood Centers, Inc.

Zeinab Kachmar University of Texas Medical Branch

(UTMB) - Galveston

Ricque Kidd Galveston County District Attorney’s

Office

Brittnie J. Lasater Houston Methodist Hospital

Brandon J. Lee Department of Veterans Affairs

Josh A. Mathews Lakewood Church

Jonathan T. Miller City of Pearland/Court Prosecutor

Karla Q. Perez Mexican American Legal Defense and

Educational Fund

Tiffany Persaud The Museum of Fine Arts

Rachel B. Sullivan Disability Rights Texas

Tressa L. Surratt Texas Innocence Network - Captial

Division

Christopher B. Vartian Texas Attorney General’s Office

Xiliang “Jay” Zhang Texas Innocence Network - Captial

Division

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