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Loyola Law School of Los Angeles

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

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Please click the links below to read more about the students’ EJA Fellowships.

My goal for my first summer as a law student was to work for a non-profit that did immigration work and I feel like I hit the jack pot by working at KIND. I have learned so much and it has shown me how important it is for places like KIND to exist as they are doing so much for a highly vulnerable and underrepresented community.
Alondra Gonzalez
Loyola Law School Of Los Angeles
EJA Summer Fellow, 2023
  • Summer 2024
    • Jacqueline Arkush worked at The Legal Aid Society in New York.
    • Jaeyoung Jin worked at Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California in Los Angeles.
    • Cassandra Rico worked at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles.
    • Cristina Tenorio worked at the Levitt Quinn Family Law Center in Los Angeles.
    • Imani Williams worked at American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California in Los Angeles.
  • Fall 2023
    • Marilynn Escun Yac worked at Public Counsel in Los Angeles.
  • Summer 2023
    • Juliana Durning worked at the Immigrant Defenders Law Center in Los Angeles.
    • Marilynn Escun Yac and Drew Wilds worked at Public Counsel in Los Angeles.
    • Alondra Gonzalez worked at Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) in Los Angeles.
    • Stephanie Iraheta worked at the Central American Resource Center in Los Angeles.
  • Summer 2022
    • Itzayary Aguilar worked at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.
    • Darlene Boggs worked at the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) in Los Angeles.
    • Stephanie Ordaz worked at the Children's Law Center of California in Monterey Park.
    • Adam Reese worked at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles.
    • Drew Wilds worked in the Veterans Advancement Unit at Public Counsel.
  • Summer 2021

Listening to the stories of the trauma they endured in their home countries and seeing the heartbreaking images on the news constantly reminds me of how necessary it is for everyone to be an advocate for immigrant communities. Migration is beautiful and at the end of the day, we are all immigrants. It is the most humbling and rewarding experience to work with those [in the Immigrants’ Rights Project at Public Counsel] whose only wish is to remain in this country and be safe and happy. I am so thankful to be able to do this work with the support of Equal Justice America.

Elizabeth Alva-Rajakumar
Loyola Los Angeles
EJA Summer Fellow, 2018
  • Summer 2019
  • Summer 2017
    • Joy Chang worked at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.
    • Raymond Chavez worked at the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking in Los Angeles.
    • Brianna Franco worked at the Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center in Los Angeles.
    • Yesenia Piste worked at Kids in Need of Defense in Los Angeles.
    • David Sandoval worked at the Legal Services of Northern California in Sacramento.
  • Summer 2016
    • Erica Ascencio worked at the National Immigration Law Center in Los Angeles.
    • Hannah Brown worked at the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice.
    • Lorriane Hall worked at Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Los Angeles.
    • Louisa Lau worked at the Alliance for Children’s Rights in Los Angeles.
    • Megan Venanzi worked at the Immigration Center for Women and Children in Los Angeles.
  • Summer 2015
    • Erica Ascencio, Avneet Chattha and Seth Fowler worked at the Public Counsel Law Center in Los Angeles.
    • Gustavo Cubias II worked at Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County.
    • Srbui Karapetyan worked at the Alliance for Children’s Rights.
  • Summer 2013
    • Peter Borenstein worked at The Bronx Defenders Civil Practice Unit in NY.
    • Dean Conklin worked at The Alliance for Children’s Rights.
    • Mai Tram Ly worked at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.
    • Cheryl Ma worked at Christian Legal Aid of Los Angeles.
    • Raquel Nieves worked at Bet Tzedek Legal Services in Los Angeles.
    • Chinwe Ohanele worked at Catholic Migration Services in Brooklyn.
    • Emily Stork worked at Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County.
Thanks to Equal Justice America I spent my first law school summer at Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County and assisted low-income individuals with housing issues. We all need a safe and healthy home. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to work with amazing clients, attorneys, and staff to ensure we all have access to one.
Rebecca Brown
Loyola Los Angeles
EJA Summer Fellow, 2020
  • Summer 2010
    • Whitney Chelgren worked at the National Senior Citizens Law Center in Los Angeles.
    • Gina Peng worked at Legal Services of Northern California in Sacramento.
    • Matthew Sollett worked at the Inner City Law Center.
  • Fall 2009
    • Kathleen Unger worked at the Public Counsel Law Center.
  • Fall 2008
    • Nicole Ochi worked at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.
  • Spring 2008
    • Rebecca Hutton worked at Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
  • Fall 2007
    • Jazmine Peetz worked at Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
Early last Spring I was offered an amazing opportunity to work for the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)…I was quickly faced with a daunting realization; I did not have the means to support myself while working full time for free over the summer. I come from a low income background and can only attend law school because I was fortunate enough to receive generous scholarships. The internship at CAST was quickly looking too expensive for me to consider. Because CAST is a non-profit organization they naturally cannot afford to pay legal interns for their services. In addition I would need to drive an hour and a half to get to work each day, pay for my own food as well as pay for parking at a fifteen dollar a day rate. To offset those costs I applied to become an Equal Justice America fellow for the summer of 2017 and was awarded funds which allowed me to pursue my passion and work at CAST this past summer, and for that I am extremely grateful.
Raymond Chavez
Loyola Los Angeles
EJA Summer Fellow, 2017
  • Summer 2007
    • Priscilla Leite worked at the Public Counsel Law Center.
  • Fall 2006
    • John Lansing worked at the Public Counsel Law Center.
    • Jesse Espinoza worked at Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
  • Summer 2006
    • Justin Cronin worked at the Disability Rights Legal Center in Los Angeles.