UC Berkeley Law graduate founds nonprofit to protect and help victims of abuse
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW – Sonya Passi ’13 launched FreeFrom, a pioneering national nonprofit that wants to push for legislative reforms and help survivors find their financial footing.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law graduate founds nonprofit to protect and help victims of abuseTulane Law graduate promotes peace and political development in South Sudan
TULANE UNIVERSITY – Kristen Lavery manages the organization’s programs that support peacemaking in the Republic of South Sudan, where a civil war ended in August 2015 with a peace agreement.
Read More about Tulane Law graduate promotes peace and political development in South SudanTemple Law alumna and co-founder of Juvenile Law Center wins Supreme Court case that banned mandatory life sentences for juveniles
PHILLY.COM – Levick was cocounsel on Montgomery v. Louisiana – the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that its 2012 prohibition of mandatory-minimum life-without-parole sentences for juveniles must be applied retroactively.
Read More about Temple Law alumna and co-founder of Juvenile Law Center wins Supreme Court case that banned mandatory life sentences for juvenilesAlabama Law alumna advocates for early childhood education and sexual abuse prevention
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA LAW SCHOOL — The journey for Liz Huntley’s (’97) advocacy work for children began when she was in preschool. Today, Huntley, a litigation attorney at Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC in Birmingham, is an an advocate for early childhood education and sexual abuse prevention.
Read More about Alabama Law alumna advocates for early childhood education and sexual abuse preventionStanford Law alumna becomes first woman to head U.S. patent office
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL – For Michelle K. Lee, under- secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the path to the corridors of power in Washington began in the garage of her family’s Saratoga, California, home.
Read More about Stanford Law alumna becomes first woman to head U.S. patent officeSeattle Law names alumnus as Perkins fellow at Unemployment Law Project
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – When Andrés E. Muñoz worked labor-intensive jobs in retail, food service, and at warehouses during high school and college, he saw injustices in the workplace that shaped his career goals.
Read More about Seattle Law names alumnus as Perkins fellow at Unemployment Law ProjectNotre Dame alumnus and legal aid lawyer fights for unaccompanied immigrant children
NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL – In early June, Michael Hagerty, ‘13 J.D., a staff attorney with Public Counsel, a non-profit legal aid firm in Los Angeles, was in Visalia for the first time to represent a client in the Tulare County Probate Court.
Read More about Notre Dame alumnus and legal aid lawyer fights for unaccompanied immigrant childrenHoward University Law alumnus becomes first African American JAG assigned as special victim prosecutor
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Major Jeremy Broussard (HUSL 2007) recently learned that he has become the first African American JAG to be assigned as an SVP—i.e., a Special Victim Prosecutor.
Read More about Howard University Law alumnus becomes first African American JAG assigned as special victim prosecutorGSU Law alumnus honored by Southern Center for Human Rights for holding police accountable for misconduct
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW – The Southern Center for Human Rights will honor Mawuli Mel Davis (J.D. ’02) with its inaugural SCHR Luminary Award at its annual Justice Taking Root Benefit Reception on Tuesday, May 12, 2016.
Read More about GSU Law alumnus honored by Southern Center for Human Rights for holding police accountable for misconductCatholic University of America Law alumnus and senior U.S. District judge receives award from Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA – Hon. Charles A. Shaw, Class of 1974, Senior U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Missouri, received the Benjamin N. Cardozo Award from the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on April 9, 2015.
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