The Squire Patton Boggs Foundation is proud to announce its 2024 Fellows, welcoming 28 students from 19 US law schools into the program.
Since its launch in 2005, the Fellowship Program has awarded annual summer fellowships to 384 exceptional law students who demonstrate a steadfast commitment to public service.
The Fellows commit their summers to advancing law and public policy issues through internships at non-profit institutions, government agencies, and domestic or international organizations. This year, the locations of Fellowships range from San Diego to Denver, Atlanta, and New York, with a significant number in Ohio and Washington, D.C., among other locations.
Foundation President John Oberdorfer welcomed the 2024 Fellows, applauding their dedication and the superb range of their Fellowships: Several Public Policy Fellows are serving with US government departments, including State Attorney Generals’ Offices, Public Defenders Offices, and several others are working on issues pertaining to juveniles and children. Additionally, the Foundation has selected a Human Rights Watch Fellow, a Joe Brand Human Rights First Fellow, a Pulitzer Fellow, three Sustained Impact Racial Justice Fellows, as well as a Sustained Impact Veterans’ Justice Fellow.
“We are proud to welcome our 20th Fellowship Class,” said Oberdorfer. “This class marks a generation of Fellows going back to 2005, whose public service has benefited so many people. The Class of 2024 will add to the more than 100,000 hours of public policy and legal work their predecessors have performed. The Foundation is pleased to enable these outstanding law students with a passion for public service to, in the words of John Lewis, ‘answer the highest calling of their hearts.’”
Foundation Chairman and former U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater added, “The Foundation continues to provide opportunities for students through the Fellowship Program to engage in imperative public interest work during their law school summers. The students’ unwavering commitment to public service not only benefits their professional endeavors, but also substantially impacts their respective organizations and communities at the local, national, and global levels.”
The Foundation proudly introduces its 2024 Fellows and their corresponding summer internships:
Antonia Adams, The George Washington University School of Law
Sustained Impact Racial Justice Fellow for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
Edwin Afriyie, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Pulitzer Center Fellow
Mary Elizabeth Barrow, University of Colorado Law School
Public Policy Fellow with the United States Navy Judge Advocate General Corp Regional Legal Service Office Northwest Region
Sarah Burt, American University Washington College of Law
Public Policy Fellow with the US Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance
Magnolia Ramirez Cabada, LMU Loyola Law School
Public Policy Fellow with the US Attorney’s Office, Central District of California
Alexa Cahill, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Public Policy Fellow with the United States Senate Committee on the Budget, Oversight and Investigations Unit
Christine Connolly, The George Washington University Law School
Joe Brand Human Rights First Fellow with Human Rights First
Jordyn Daubenmire, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Public Policy Fellow with the Federal Public Defenders Office for the Northern District of Ohio
Alexa Finkelstein, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Public Policy Fellow with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office
Cailee Grzebienik, University of Colorado Law School
Public Policy Fellow with the Jeffco Public Schools Legal Department
Estefania Hernandez, University of Miami School of Law
Sustained Impact Racial Justice Fellow with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
Eva Kahan, Georgetown University Law School
Public Policy Fellow with the US Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia
Kalua Kahana, University of Arkansas School of Law
Public Policy Fellow with the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission
Emily Kotulak, University of Cincinnati College of Law
Public Policy Fellow with the Children’s Law Center
Spencer Lewis, University of Colorado Law School
Public Policy Fellow with the Colorado Governor’s Office of Legal Counsel
Amy Lundy, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Public Policy Fellow with the Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.
Izzy McCale, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University
Human Rights Watch Fellow
Brady Miller, University of Texas School of Law
Public Policy Fellow with the New York State Office of the Attorney General, and Civil Rights Bureau; MALDEF
Lauren Owens, Yale Law School
Public Policy Fellow with Lawyers for Children
Anna Pollard, The George Washington University Law School
Public Policy Fellow with the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Ayah Abdel Rahman, SMU Dedman School of Law
Sustained Impact Racial Justice Fellow with Lone Star Justice Alliance
Obrian Rosario, Howard University School of Law
Public Policy Fellow with the Public Defenders Service for the District of Columbia’s Juvenile Services Program
Greta Schultz, University of Miami School of Law
Public Policy Fellow with the ACLU of Florida
Alexander Trimis, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Sustained Impact Veterans’ Justice Fellow with Swords to Plowshares
Lauryn Wellington, Georgia State College of Law
Public Policy Fellow with the Georgia Justice Project
Natalie Wilson, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University
Public Policy Fellow with The Capital Habeas Unit, Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Ohio
James Young, UC Law San Francisco
Public Policy Fellow with the Oakland City Attorney