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University of Michigan Law School

The following University of Michigan Law School students have received fellowships from Equal Justice America. Equal Justice America Fellowships are made possible by contributions from University of Michigan Law School alumni. With continued support from the alumni, we look forward to putting many more University of Michigan law students to work on behalf of the poor.

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(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.

"If I have learned anything, it is that everyone deserves legal help, but victims, immigrants, and the poor deserve it most of all."
Joseph Zimmerman
University of Michigan Law School
EJA Summer Fellow, 2020
  • Summer 2021
    • Hannah Friedman worked at the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault in Silver Spring.
    • William Hanna worked at Legal Aid Chicago.
    • Rachel Harrington worked at the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project in Pittsburgh.
    • Audrey Hertzberg and Alaina Richert worked at the New York Legal Assistance Group.
    • Rachelle Linsenmayer worked at Freedom House Detroit.
    • Arjun Parikh worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan in Ann Arbor.
    • Anna Selles worked at the University of Michigan Human Trafficking Clinic.
    Fall 2020 
    • Susan Fleurant worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Summer 2020
    • Joanne Chua worked at Public Counsel in Los Angeles.
    • Hannah Friedman worked at the Legal Services of Northern Virginia.
    • Emily Grau worked at the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia.
    • Matthew Lustbader worked at the Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing in Chicago.
    • Deborah Rookey and Joseph Zimmerman worked at the Human Trafficking Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.
    • Emma Siskin worked in the Civil-Criminal Litigation Clinic at the law school.
  • Summer 2019
    • Tamar Alexanian worked at The Legal Aid Society in New York City.
    • Jennifer Arnold worked at Greater Boston Legal Services.
    • Taylor Jones worked at the ABA Center on Children and the Law in DC.
    • Laila Kassis worked at the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs in DC.
    • Sarah Reasoner worked at the Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
    • Marie Sheehan worked at the Unemployment Insurance Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.
Nobody wants to find themselves in a situation where they are seeking legal help. [The Legal Services of South Central Michigan’s] clients are almost always in extraordinarily stressful situations. To the extent that we, as lawyers, can be empathetic in our interactions, dogged in our advocacy, and thoughtful in our work, we are doing our jobs. I’m grateful to Equal Justice America for giving me the opportunity to try to live up to those goals and contribute to LSSCM’s work and mission.
David Fegley
University of Michigan Law School
EJA Summer Fellow, 2018
  • Summer 2018
    • Samantha (Sam) Kulhanek worked in the Human Trafficking Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.
    • David Fegley worked at the Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
    • Hetali Lodaya worked at Public Counsel in Los Angeles.
    • Jacob Rasch worked in the Unemployment Insurance Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.
    • Sinead Redmond worked at the Michigan Poverty Law Program in Ann Arbor.
    • Rebecca Wyss worked at The Door’s Legal Services Center in New York.
  • Summer 2017

    • Hana Ali worked at the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School in Jamaica Plain, MA.

    • Jana De Moyer and Megan Giles worked in the Child Advocacy Law Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.

    • Sarah Grunberger worked at Legal Counsel for the Elderly in DC.

    • Jacqueline Paetzold and Benjamin Tigay worked in the Unemployment Insurance Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.

    • Casey Thomson and Jeremy Wolf worked at Greater Boston Legal Services.

    • Wenqi Xu worked at East Bay Community Law Center in Berkeley, CA.

  • Summer 2016
    • Amy Albanese and Nancy Welsh worked at GBLS.
    • Lindsey Anderson worked at the North Carolina Justice Center in Raleigh.
    • Kathleen (Kate) Craddock worked at the Pediatric Advocacy Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.
    • James Fisher and Ryan Oechsler worked at the Community and Economic Development Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.
    • Liliya Paraketsova worked at Human Trafficking Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.
    • Alisa Sherbow and Adeel Wahid worked at the Unemployment Insurance Clinic at the University of  Michigan Law School.
    • Austin Webbert worked at the Civil Litigation Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.
  • Summer 2015
    • Javed Basu-Kesselman and Susie Choi worked at The Legal Aid Society in New York City.
    • Meredith Collier worked at the Child Advocacy Law Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.
    • Lina Delmastro worked at the King County Bar Association – Housing Justice Project.
    • Schuyler Ferguson worked at the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Project.
    • Briana Green worked at Michigan Indian Legal Services.
    • Claire Lally worked at the Legal Assistance Foundation (LAF) in Chicago.
    • Lidiya Petrova worked at the Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia.
    • William Quinn worked at the Human Trafficking Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.
    • Julie Singer worked at the East Bay Community Law Center in Berkeley, CA.
  • Summer 2013

    • Cari Carson worked at the Children’s Law Center in Washington, DC.

    • KeAndra Barlow worked at the Michigan Clinical Law Program.

    • Katelyn Cherney worked at the Legal Aid of Nebraska in Omaha.

    • Molly Dobberke worked at the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee.

    • Andrew Junker and Santiago Rubio worked at the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Project in Ann Arbor.

    • Matt Justice worked at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice in Honolulu.

    • Tao Li and Nayda Verier-Taylor worked at the Child Advocacy Law Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.

    • Mary Mageski and Shanti Tharayil worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.

    • Andrei Malikov worked at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago.

    • Katie Mullins worked at Americans for Immigrant Justice in Miami, FL.

    • Zachary Robock, Danica Taylor and Dan Wojciak worked at the Human Trafficking Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor.

  • Fall 2012
    • Renita Khanduja worked at the Michigan Clinical Law Program.
  • Summer 2012

    • Randall Abbott, Brent Eliason, Derek Kelley and Nicholas Pietropaolo worked at the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Project in Ann Arbor.

    • Joseph Campbell worked at Prairie State Legal Services in Bloomington, IL.

    • Dorothy Chang worked at the Center for Race, Poverty & the Environment in San Francisco.

    • Michael El-Zein worked at Michigan Law’s Human Trafficking Clinic.

    • Leah Engle worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan in Lansing.

    • Ariana Fink worked at the Center for Family Representation in New York City.

    • Daniel Lawder worked at the Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry in St. Louis.

    • Sarah Manley worked at the University of Michigan’s General Clinic.

    • Brittany Nash worked at Cabrini Green Legal Aid in Chicago.

    • Sarah Pratter worked at the Family Law Project in Ann Arbor.

    • Katarzyna Ryzewska worked at Alaska Legal Services in Anchorage.

  • Summer 2011
    • Melissa Barahona worked at the Legal Assistance of Western New York.

    • Alicia Bozarth worked at Alaska Legal Services Corporation in Anchorage.

    • Alyssa Christensen, Cheryl Luce and Abigail Preissler worked at the Legal Services of South Central Michigan.

    • Elizabeth Lamoste worked at Michigan Legal Services.

    • Daniel Lawder worked at the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis.

    • Sarah Licht and Eliza Reed worked at Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS).

    • Menglu (Lulu) Lin worked at the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Project.

    • Gabriel Newland worked at Loyola New Orleans Law Clinic & Center for Social Justice.

    • Kathryn Poulos worked at Michigan Law’s Human Trafficking Clinic.

    • Milo Schwab worked at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services in New Orleans.

    • Alyce Thompson worked at the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights in DC.

    • Alisa Whitfield worked at the East Bay Community Law Center in Berkeley, CA.

  • Summer 2010
    • Daniel Beauchemin worked at Community Legal Services and Couseling Center in Cambridge, MA.
    • Paul Caritj and Nadia Said worked at the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Project.

    • Amaris Carlson and Lisa Haidostian worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.

    • Ceridwen Cherry worked at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in Washington, DC.

    • Julie Goldstein worked at the Detroit Center for Family Advocacy.

    • Chloe Holzman and Clara Presler worked at South Brooklyn Legal Services.

    • Priya Khatkhate and Mariska Richards worked at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago.

    • Ted Koehler worked at the W. Haywood Burns Institute in San Francisco.

    • Faizah Malik worked at Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A.

  • Summer 2009
    • Alan Alexander worked at the Michigan Poverty Law Program in Ann Arbor, MI.
    • Gabriel Ellenberger worked at the East Bay Community Law Center in Berkeley, CA.
    • Dustin Feigerle worked at the Child Advocacy Law Clinic in Ann Arbor, MI.
    • Peter McGraw worked at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago.
    • Edward Schexnayder worked at the Michigan Clinical Law Program in Ann Arbor, MI.
    • Andrew Selbst worked at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in Washington, DC.
    • Annie Vine worked at the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition in Washington, DC.
  • Spring 2009
    • Anya Pavlov-Shapiro worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Fall 2008
    • Anya Pavlov-Shapiro worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Summer 2008
    • Stephen Berge, Melanie Macey and Gina Rozman worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
    • Matthew Brown worked at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services.
    • Joseph Ferrentino worked at Lambda Legal in Chicago.
    • Daniel Grossman worked at the New York Legal Assistance Group.
    • Frances Kim worked at Legal Services for Children in San Francisco.
    • Jan Kubicki-Mensz worked at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago.
    • Stephanie Little worked at the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau.
    • Jordan Long worked at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid.
    • Israel Moya and Anna Skiba-Crafts worked at Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A.
    • Brandon Saunders worked at the Child Advocacy Law Clinic in Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Spring 2008
    • Matthew Brown, Benjamin Wells, and Lauren Schrero worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Fall 2007
    • Matthew Brown worked at Neighborhood Legal Services of Michigan.
    • Jill Russell, Lauren Schrero and Benjamin Wells worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Summer 2007
    • Stacy Braverman worked at Bread for the City in Washington, DC.
    • Matthew Brown worked at Neighborhood Legal Services in Redford, MI.
    • Isabel Daniels worked at The Alliance for Children’s Rights in Los Angeles.
    • Devadatta (Debu) Gandhi worked at Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A.
    • Daniel MacMillan worked at Legal Aid of Nebraska.
    • Michelle Nadeau worked at the Youth Law Center in San Francisco.
    • Colin Reingold worked at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Washington, DC.
    • Morgan Stewart worked at Immigration Counseling Service in Portland.
    • Andrew Woo worked at the Public Interest Law Center in Philadelphia.
  • Summer 2006
    • Diana Claybon worked at Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A.
    • Monica Costello worked at Protection & Advocacy, Inc. in Los Angeles.
    • C. Eric Davis worked at Oklahoma Indian Legal Services.
    • Cynthia Dyar worked at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid.
    • Malinda Ellwood worked at Youth Law Center in San Francisco.
    • Anne Gordon worked at Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in San Francisco.
    • Kyle Palazzolo worked at Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in Washington, DC.
    • Jerika Richardson and Gregory Yankee worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Spring 2006
    • Rachael Andersen-Watts, Cristiana Huynh, and S. Kerene Moore worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
    • Kim Vu worked at Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund in New York City.
  • Summer 2005
    • Lubna Alam worked at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago.
    • Jedd Bellman worked at Brooklyn Legal Services.
    • Kate Crosby worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
    • Catherine Jang worked at the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii.
    • Leah McGowan worked at University of Michigan Law School Clinic Law Programs.
    • Tracy Schloss worked at Lawyers for Children, Inc. in New York City.
    • Karen Shen worked a the Legal Aid Society of New York City.
    • Laura Tolan worked at Pro Bono Advocates in Chicago.
    • Monica Vela worked at Women Against Abuse, Inc. in Philadelphia.
  • Fall 2004
    • Jonathan Caver and Danielle Klyce worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Summer 2004
    • Justin Bell worked at Brooklyn Legal Services.
    • Anat Grosfeld worked at Queens Legal Services.
    • Leanne Hartmann worked at GBLS.
    • Catherine Jang worked at the National Center for Youth Law in Oakland, CA.
    • Laura Kolb worked at the Chicago Legal Clinic.
    • Mariana Kovel worked at Legal Services for Prisoners with Children in San Francisco.
    • Lynde Lintemuth and Joana Marshall worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
    • Kelly Trahan worked at the National Health Law Program in Washington, D.C.
  • Fall 2003
    • Abram Ellis and Catherine Shea worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Summer 2003
    • Umbreen Saba Bhatt and Sarika Doshii worked at Legal Aid Society, New York, NY.
    • Joshua C. Chartier worked at Legal Aid and Defender Association, Pontiac, MI.
    • Adam Kirschner and Jean Soh worked at Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago.
    • Sarah McDonald worked at Lawyers for Children, New York, NY.
    • Samantha Sturgis and Angela Walker worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
    • Daniel Tenny worked at South Brooklyn Legal Services.
  • Summer 2002
    • Peter Chung worked at Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Santa Ana, CA.
    • Andrea Gold, Merrill Catharine Hodnefeld, Elizabeth Rios, Daniel Traum, and Caroline Williams worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
    • Heather Graziano worked at Oregon Legal Services.
    • Tyler Smith worked at the Legal Aid Society of New York City.
  • Spring 2002
    • Christina Brandt-Young and Christopher Sheehan worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Fall 2001
    • Christina Brandt-Young and Christopher Sheehan worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Summer 2001
    • Esthus Amos worked at Homeless Persons Representation Project in Baltimore, MD.
    • Neha Lall worked at Sanctuary for Families Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services in New York City.
    • Kristin Nehil, Christopher Sheehan, and Ellen White worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Spring 2001
    • Bridgett Carr and Christine Vaughn worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
I would like to thank you and Equal Justice America for providing me with an Equal Justice America fellowship. It granted me the opportunity to do my summer internship at the University of Michigan Law School’s Child Advocacy Law Clinic without having to worry about how I would manage to pay my bills. This summer I saw with my own eyes just how important it is for our society to provide legal assistance to everyone, not just those who can afford it, and you help make that a possibility
Jana De Moyer
University of Michigan Law School
EJA Summer Fellow, 2017
  • Fall 2000
    • Beth Koivunen and Rebecca Westfall worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Fall 1999
    • Beatrice Chandler, Jasmine Patel, and Elizabeth Stephan worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Summer 1999
    • Kelly Drake worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Spring 1999
    • Norberto Salinas and Elizabeth Stephen-Conrads worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Fall 1998
    • Lizabeth Boyer and Dora Hanna worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Summer 1998
    • Lisa Funkhauser and Jordana Thomadsen worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Spring 1998
    • Stephanie Goldenbach and Amy Smith worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Fall 1997
    • Dariush Adli and Hugh Brooks worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Spring 1997
    • Alicia Perla and Claire Pouget worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Fall 1996
    • Tiffany Metz and Nancy Robinette worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Spring 1996
    • Hugh Brooks and Ellen Wheeler worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Fall 1995
    • Hugh Brooks and Ellen Wheeler worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
  • Spring 1995
    • Cynthia Rincon worked at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.

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Equal Justice America is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, EIN number 13-3708596

This organization supports and values the uniqueness of all individuals and promotes a work environment where diversity is embraced.

© 2021 EQUAL JUSTICE AMERICA and the Equal Justice America logo are registered trademarks of Equal Justice America.
Equal Justice America is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, EIN number 13-3708596

This organization supports and values the uniqueness of all individuals and promotes a work environment where diversity is embraced.