University of Minnesota Law School

The following University of Minnesota Law School students have received fellowships from Equal Justice America. These fellowships are made possible by contributions from University of Minnesota Law School alumni. With continued support from the alumni, we look forward to putting many more University of Minnesota law students to work providing vitally needed legal assistance to the poor.

(Equal Justice America is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation unaffiliated with any law school.)
Please click the links below to read more about the students’ EJA Fellowships.

"Funding civil legal aid and attorneys is so important for allowing the people who most need it, secure their rights and create precedent for others. This summer, I found myself deeply involved in the intricacies of Medicaid law, and employing legal aid to help people secure their right to healthcare. Through research and direct client interactions, I came to intimately understand the hurdles people face in their pursuit of basic healthcare services."
Julia Imperatore
University Of Minnesota Law School
EJA Summer Fellow, 2023
  • Summer 2022
  • Summer 2020
    • Sydney Goggins worked at the Center for Disability and Elder Law in Chicago.
    • Caleb Harrison worked at the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
    • Avery Katz worked at the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services.
  • Summer 2019
    • Jen Davison worked at the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Minneapolis.
    • Ana Delgado Hualde worked at the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota in St. Paul.
Given my relocation expenses for the summer and the high cost of renting and living in the Boston area, I do not believe I would have been able to serve underrepresented, low-income clients and develop my own skills in this summer opportunity [at the Center for Health Law Policy and Innovation of Harvard Law School], if it were not for Equal Justice America’s generous support. I am grateful for and humbled by Equal Justice America’s choice to support my commitment to the public interest, and I have no doubt that it was a worthwhile investment.
Luke Haqq
University of Minnesota Law School
EJA Summer Fellow, 2016
  • Summer 2017
    • Paul Dimick worked at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid in Minneapolis.
  • Spring 2017
    • Bess Boever worked at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) in St. Paul, MN.
  • Fall 2016
    • Timothy Sanders worked at SMRLS.
  • Summer 2016
    • Luke Haqq worked at the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School in Jamaica Plain, MA.
  • Summer 2015
    • Kristen Mishler worked at the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR) in Harlingen.
    • Christopher Moe worked at Cabrini Green Legal Aid in Chicago.
  • Summer 2014
  • Summer 2013
    • Morgan Carlson worked at Community Mediation Services in Minneapolis.
    • Julia Zwak worked at Central Minnesota Legal Services in Minneapolis.
Nobody hires a lawyer when everything is going well. As the people who are there at a time when individuals need more support than ever, lawyers have to be ready to engage, understand, and help.
Sydney Goggins
University of Minnesota Law School
EJA Summer Fellow, 2020
  • Summer 2011
    • Justin Burke worked at the Legal Aid of North Carolina in Greensboro.
  • Summer 2010
    • John Harlow worked at Greater Boston Legal Services.
  • Summer 2009
    • Heather Abraham worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
    • Matthew Webster worked at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS).
  • Summer 2007
    • Michael Zmora worked at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago.
  • Summer 2006
    • Patricia Feghali worked at the Housing Preservation Project in St. Paul.
    • Lauren Wood worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Summer 2005
    • Alicia Hudelson worked at the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis.
    • Atlee Reilly worked at SMRLS.
  • Summer 2004
    • Paige Abramson worked at Legal Services for Children in San Francisco.
    • Neng Vue worked at Legal Services of Northern California.
  • Summer 2003
    • Jill P. Dabrowski worked at the Minnesota AIDS Project.
    • Betsy Parrell worked at the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis.
  • Summer 2002
    • Meredith Lins worked at Western Wisconsin Legal Services.
    • Kelly McLain and Jessica Munson worked at SMRLS.
  • Summer 2001
    • Margaret Luger worked at SMRLS.
  • Spring 2001
    • Chamba Samb and Shelley Mermelstein worked at the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis.
  • Spring 2000
    • Timothy Kelley and Beth Uittenbogard worked at SMRLS.
  • Summer 1998
    • Brent Pattison worked at Columbia Legal Services in Seattle.
    • Joseph Thiegs worked at SMRLS.
  • Summer 1997
    • Melissa Lange worked at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS).