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Temple University School of Law

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

I’m so proud of the work I was able to assist in this summer, and I look forward to continuing to explore the many pathways of public interest law. Thank you to Philadelphia Legal Assistance and Equal Justice America for making this experience possible.
Aniqa Raihan
Temple University School Of Law
EJA Summer Fellow, 2023
  • Summer 2023
    • Lydia Anderson worked at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia.
    • Cristina de Arana worked at the Nationalities Services Center in Philadelphia.
    • Kyle Mackey worked at the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Carolyn Messer worked at HIAS Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Megan Palmer worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled in Philadelphia.
    • Drew Perkoski worked at the Urban Justice Center in New York.
    • Aniqa Raihan worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
  • Summer 2022
    • Colleen Doherty worked at the Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia.
    • Joan Fernandez worked at the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild in Washington, DC.
    • Eleanor Holzman worked at the ACLU of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Lillie Julius worked at Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity.
    • Elizabeth Lilly worked at the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • David Meinhart worked at Legal Aid of Southeastern PA in Norristown.
    • Luke Myers worked at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to pursue public interest legal work this summer as an Equal Justice America Fellow. I had a busy summer as an intern in the Housing Unit at AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, and it solidified my drive to practice civil legal aid…I drafted advice letters to clients explaining their legal rights as tenants. I drafted demand letters to landlords to explain their legal obligations in providing units that are safe and habitable. I opened complaints with the Pennsylvania Utility Commission on behalf of clients whose utility services were improperly terminated…Having a foundation in civil legal aid is invaluable as a soon-to-be public attorney, and I hope other law students are able to benefit from the Fellowship as I have for many years to come
Sarah Kim
Temple University School of Law
EJA Summer Fellow, 2019
  • Summer 2017
    • Anne Bonfiglio worked at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund in Washington, DC.
    • Zag Chaudry worked at the Legal Services of Northwest Jersey in Somerville.
    • Travis Fosbenner worked at Philadelphia VIP.
    • Tracie Johnson worked at the Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Guy Marinari worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Shannon McGuire worked at HIAS in Silver Springs, MD.
    • Rafaela Uribe worked at the Education Law Center in Philadelphia.
  • Spring 2017
    • Anne Bonfiglio worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
  • Fall 2016
    • Anne Bonfiglio and Beau Wilson worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Priya Mehta worked at the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Juliana Petro worked at the Pennsylvania Health Law Project in Philadelphia.
  • Summer 2016
    • Amelia Donovan worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled in Philadelphia.
    • Tracie Johnson worked at the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia.
  • Summer 2015
    • Daniella Lees worked at Friends of Farmworkers in Philadelphia.
    • Bradley Napier worked at the Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia.
    • Cana Noel worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
  • Fall 2014
    • Emily Bock worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
  • Summer 2014
    • R. Ian Evans worked at the Mazzoni Center in Philadelphia.
    • Dina Kopansky worked at Women Against Abuse in Philadelphia.
    • Cana Noel worked at the Pennsylvania Health Law Project in Philadelphia.
    • Andrea Saylor worked at HIAS Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Katharine Vengraitis worked at Community Legal Aid Society in Wilmington, DE.
    • Andrew Wollaston worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
  • Summer 2013
    • Adrienne Ghorashi worked at the Pennsylvania Institute Law Project in Philadelphia.
    • Anne Marie Gochis worked at Greater Boston Legal Services.
    • Marla Samora worked at the Nationalities Service Center.
    • Katharine Vengraitis worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
Spending a summer at [Community Legal Services] has been inspiring on so many levels – and one of them is getting clarity on what my post-law school career will look like. I hope that I can continue to do this kind of work – using my skills and my knowledge to help people navigate the complicated legal system and to represent low income residents to help them save what is precious to them. I also hope I am able to continue to work in such a great environment of dedicated professionals. I am proud to work with an organization that helps low-income Philadelphians maintain the critical things in their lives – their homes, their wages, their benefits, and their families.
Mary Rincon
Temple University School of Law
EJA Summer Fellow, 2018
  • Summer 2012
    • Alex Dutton worked at the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia.
    • Cristina Juarbe Santaliz worked at Nationalities Service Center.
    • Martin Klein worked at Chicago’s Working Hands Legal Clinic.
    • Kishwer Vikaas worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled in Philadelphia.
    • Meredith Zeitzer worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
  • Spring 2012
    • Kishwer Vikaas worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled.
  • Fall 2011
    • Kishwer Vikaas worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled.
My experience this summer has been formative in affirming my desire to work in the bread and butter areas of law, ensuring that people have equitable access to the benefits they need and deserve.
Erin Agrew
Temple University School of Law
EJA Summer Fellow, 2020
  • Summer 2011
    • Pamela Fuentes worked at Greater Boston Legal Services.
    • Julia Melle worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Kishwer Vikaas worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled.
  • Spring 2011
    • Kishwer Vikaas worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled.
    • Katrina Young worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
  • Fall 2010
    • Matt Grubman worked at Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. in Wilmington, DE.
    • Rosalind Marshall worked at Mazzoni Center Legal Services in Philadelphia.
    • Eric Motylinski and Katrina Young worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Jessica Shawaluk worked at the Fair Housing Rights Center in Glenside, PA.
    • Kishwer Vikaas worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled.
  • Summer 2009
    • Abby Biberman worked at the Brooklyn Family Defense Project.
    • Kadija Deen worked at the Michigan Poverty Law Program in Ann Arbor.
    • Laura Whipple worked at the SeniorLAW Center in Philadelphia.
  • Fall 2008
    • Abby Biberman worked at the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia.
  • Summer 2008
    • Shwetha Srinivasan worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center in Philadelphia.
  • Fall 2007
    • Kristina Moon worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
    • Rahul Munshi worked at the Juvenile Law Center.
  • Summer 2007
    • Jennifer Russell worked at the Senior LAW Center.
  • Spring 2007
    • Rachel Garland worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
I wanted to say how grateful I am for the opportunity to receive financial assistance from Equal Justice America to pursue my summer internship in the public interest field. As a first generation law student it has meant a lot to me that your organization sees the value in funding law students’ work in the public interest field. This summer I had the honor and privilege of working with the amazing folks at the Education Law Center here in Philadelphia. As an intern at ELC I was tasked with helping to manage the statewide help hotline, doing research for ongoing litigation and public policy, and brainstorming innovative ways to push forward the mission of the Education Law Center. It was an invaluable experience and further solidified my commitment to public interest and helping low-income communities.
Rafaela Uribe
Temple University School of Law
EJA Summer Fellow, 2017
  • Fall 2006
    • Lawrence Szmulowicz worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
  • Summer 2006
    • Samuel Brooks worked at the Homeless Advocacy Project in Philadelphia.
    • Rachel Garland worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Kathleen McCabe and Abigail Moyer worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Lawrence Szmulowicz worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
  • Fall 2005
    • Roxane Crowley worked at the SeniorLAW Center.
    • Lauren Elfant worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Christina Taneyhill and Lindsay Vaughan worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
  • Summer 2005
    • Roxane Crowley worked at the SeniorLAW Center.
    • Rachel Garland and Lauren Elfant worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
  • Fall 2004
    • Heather Goldner worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
    • Adrienne Winney worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
  • Summer 2004
    • Joshua Varon worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Karly Grossman worked at the Pennsylvania Health Law Project.
    • Laura Carothers worked at the SeniorLAW Center.
  • Fall 2003
    • Karly Grossman worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
  • Summer 2003
    • Joseph Anclien worked at the SeniorLAW Center.
    • Karly Grossman and Laurie Snyder worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
  • Fall 2002
    • Jed Bodger and Melanie Bork worked at the SeniorLAW Center.
    • Benjamin Perez worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
  • Summer 2002
    • Terence Brennan worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Leonnette Hamilton worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
    • Brian Lee worked at the East Bay Community Law Center in Berkeley, CA.
  • Summer 2001
    • Tamika Edwards worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
  • Fall 2000
    • Cara Garvey worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
  • Summer 2000
    • Beth Zielenbach and Cynthia Mason worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
  • Fall 1999
    • Hae Jeong worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
  • Summer 1999
    • Emily Kaplan worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
  • Summer 1998
    • Erica Bacich worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.
    • Elizabeth Fasoldt, Jamie Sepulveda and Tod Wohn worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
  • Fall 1997
    • Karen Longacher worked at the Women Against Abuse Legal Center.