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The following University of California Law San Francisco students have received Fellowships from Equal Justice America. These fellowships are made possible by contributions from UC Law SF alumni. With continued support from the alumni, we look forward to putting many more UC Law SF 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.

"Taking an unpaid position at a nonprofit this summer is an opportunity I feel very thankful to have had. I know many people are pushed out of such opportunities because funding presents an issue. I feel immense gratitude towards Equal Justice America for helping to make it possible for me to take this opportunity with EBCLC."
Addison Lyons
University Of California Law San Francisco
EJA Summer Fellow, 2023
  • Summer 2023
    • Claire Baker and Addison Lyons worked at East Bay Community Law Center in Berkeley.
    • Talia Horrow worked at Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice in Los Angeles.
    • Sophia Tarantino worked at Open Door Legal in San Francisco.
    • Valeria Vera worked in the Immigration Defense Unit at San Francisco Public Defender.
  • Summer 2021
    • Amira Bell-Jetton worked at the Children’s Law Center of California in San Francisco.
    • Stephanie Gonzalez worked at Catholic Charities of Los Angeles.
    • Larissa Grijalva and Lindy Velasco worked at the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) in Berkeley.
    • Rebecca Liu worked at Legal Assistance for Seniors in Oakland, CA.
    • Jameelah Najieb worked at the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley in San Jose.
    • Jacob Zarone worked at East Bay Family Defenders in San Leandro, CA.
  • Fall 2020
    • Emma Hyndman worked at Equal Rights Advocates in San Francisco.
  • Summer 2020
    • Jasmeen Bains worked at the East Bay Community Law Center.
    • Fernando Cierra worked at La Raza Centro Legal in San Francisco.
    • Jessica Dean worked at the Family Violence Appellate Project in Oakland.
    • Deborah Kagan worked at the Children’s Law Center of California in Sacramento.
    • Jiasui (Emma) Li worked at the Justice and Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco.
    • Jameelah Najieb worked at Disability Rights California in Oakland.
Over the past summer, I worked as a legal intern at the East Bay Community Law Center in their Housing Practice doing eviction defense. I cannot speak enough about the positive impact this experience has had on me and the valuable legal advocacy skills I learned there. This experience solidified my ambition to work in direct legal services with disparately impacted communities. Previously, I was a tenants’ rights organizer in Brooklyn and I can say that the housing crisis in the Bay Area is just as dire as in New York City. That is why it is so crucial to have legal advocates who are fighting alongside tenants to help them keep their homes. I am extremely appreciative of Equal Justice America for supporting me in this experience this summer, and I hope you will consider donating to EJA so that future summer fellows can engage in this important and gratifying work.
Chelsea Blocklin
UC Hastings College of the Law
EJA Summer Fellow, 2018
  • Summer 2019
    • Lilit Arakelyan and Richelle Gernan worked at the East Bay Community Law Center in Berkeley.
    • Brandon Church worked at Tahirih Justice Center in San Bruno.
    • Christina Connolly worked at the East Bay Children’s Law Offices in Oakland.
    • Jessica Dean worked at the Child Care Law Center in San Francisco.
    • Caitlin Fuller worked at Centro Legal de La Raza in Oakland.
    • Matt Richardson worked at Legal Aid at Work in San Francisco.
    • Cecilia Salem worked at Catholic Charities of the East Bay.
  • Summer 2016
    • Piper Akol and Hector Ruiz worked at the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
    • Kaleigh Aucoin worked at the Eviction Defense Collaborative in San Francisco.
    • Jordyn Bishop worked at the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment in Oakland.
    • Nathalie Camarena worked at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund in Los Angeles.
    • Whalen Peete worked at the African Advocacy Network in San Francisco.
    • Grace Wright worked at the Children’s Law Center of California.
  • Summer 2015
    • Piper Akol worked at Fair Housing of Marin in San Rafael, CA.
    • Jehmima Carril worked at the Eviction Defense Collaborative.
    • Grecia Ceja worked at the Alliance for Children’s Rights in Los Angeles.
    • Eliana Corona worked at Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto.
    • Liliana Garcia worked at the Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey – Immigration and Citizenship Program.
    • Whalen Peete worked at the African Advocacy Network in San Francisco.
    • Dustin Hovda Perez worked at the East Bay Community Law Center.
    • Harsh Ronvelia worked at Legal Services for Prisoners with Children in San Francisco.
    • Kristina Rosales worked at the Justice & Diversity Center – Homeless Advocacy Project in San Francisco.
    • Kiran Sidhu worked at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.
  • Summer 2014
    • Margee Burch and Quynh-Anh Nguyen worked at Bay Area Legal Aid in Oakland, CA.
    • Lauren Coleman worked at Disability Rights Advocates in Berkeley, CA.
    • Justin Globerson worked at the Immigration Center for Women and Children in Los Angeles.
    • Krista Granen worked at the National Senior Citizens Law Center in Oakland, CA.
    • Stephanie Ponek worked at the Lanterman Regional Center in Los Angeles.
    • Ignacio Riesco worked at Catholic Charities of the East Bay.
  • Summer 2013
    • Katherine Ammirati, Omar Boyan and Krista Granen worked at the East Bay Community Law Center.
    • Nicole Bates and Rebecca Wildman-Tobringer worked at East Bay Children’s Law Office.
    • Pedro Hernandez Jr. worked at California Rural Legal Assistance in Watsonville.
    • Lillian Kong worked at the Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
    • Michael Olsen Jr. worked at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.
  • Summer 2012
    • Kendra Amick worked at the East Bay Community Law Center.
    • Ben Buchwalter worked at the Homeless Advocacy Project in San Francisco.
    • Sara Craig and Courtney Oxsen worked at the Homeless Action Center in Oakland/Berkeley, CA.
    • Maria Dominguez worked at Public Counsel Law Center in Los Angeles.
    • Verónica Meléndez López worked at Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in San Francisco.
    • Ryan Murphy worked at the Public Interest Law Project in Oakland.
    • Dane Patterson worked at Legal Aid of Marin in San Rafael, CA.
    • Ashley Toles worked at Swords to Plowshares in San Francisco.
    • Katherine Walsham worked at the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco.
  • Fall 2011
    • Veronica Lopez worked at Centro Legal de la Raza in Oakland, CA.
  • Summer 2011
    • Noah Frigault and Tajuana Gray worked at the East Bay Community Law Center.
    • Elizabeth Gilbert, Miranda Nolen and Jose Rojas worked at Bay Area Legal Aid.
    • Carmelita Miller worked at the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County.
    • Ryan Murphy worked at Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto.
    • Paul Pfeilschiefter worked at Disability Rights Advocates in Berkeley, CA.
    • Christina Reggio worked at the Immigration Center for Women and Children in San Francisco.
    • Esmeralda Santos worked at California Rural Legal Assistance in Fresno.
    • Kate Walsham worked at the Homeless Action Committee in Oakland, CA.
  • Summer 2010
    • Jordan Cohen and Veronica Williams worked at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid.
    • Meghan Dunn worked at Legal Advocates for Children and Youth in San Jose, CA.
    • Gina Gemello worked at the East Bay Community Law Center.
    • Hillary Hansen worked at Health Legal Services of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley in San Jose, CA.
    • Anna Kirsch worked at the Urban Justice Center in New York City.
    • Gary Lewis worked at Bay Area Legal Aid.
    • Bettina Rodriguez Schlegel worked at Latino Justice in New York City.
    • Brenda Valle worked at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.
I am incredibly proud to have spent my summer with such amazing people who never cease working to make the domestic violence legal landscape serve and protect survivors and their families.
Jessica Dean
UC Law San Francisco
EJA Summer Fellow, 2020
  • Summer 2009
    • Negin Avaregan worked at Bay Area Legal Aid.
    • Julie Choi worked at the Public Counsel Law Center.
    • Anna Kirsch and Misha Seay worked at the East Bay Community Law Center.
    • Jennifer Richardson worked at the Volunteer Legal Services Program in San Francisco.
    • Brenda Valle worked at the Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles.
    • Alex Worgaftik worked at Disability Rights California in Oakland.
  • Summer 2008
    • Suneet (Neetu) Bawa worked at the Public Counsel Law Center.
    • Brandon Brazil worked at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid.
    • Ashley Hart worked at HomeBase in San Francisco.
    • Raegan Joern worked at The Hawkins Center in Richmond, CA.
    • Keith Ogden worked at Bay Area Legal Aid.
  • Summer 2007
    • Zahra Billoo worked at Bay Area Legal Aid in San Francisco.
    • Chi-Young Kim worked at Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
    • Michelle Paulson worked at Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, CA.
    • Elisabeth Pellegrin worked at the International Institute of the East Bay (IIEB) in Oakland, CA.
    • Jillian Somers worked at the Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy Project in Minneapolis, MN.
    • Oscar Teran worked at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid.
  • Summer 2006
    • Andrew Houston worked at the East Bay Community Law Center.
    • Jennifer Luczkowiak worked at the Youth Law Center in San Francisco.
    • Suliana Lutin worked at the Public Counsel Law Center.
    • Lynette Stetler worked at Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County.
    • Barbara Texidor worked at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in San Francisco.
  • Fall 2005
    • Rebecca Green worked at Public Advocates, Inc. in San Francisco.
  • Summer 2005
    • Lisa Charbonneau worked at Community Legal Resources in Detroit, MI.
    • Dalia Khalili worked at Bet Tzedek Legal Services in Los Angeles.
    • Daniel Luna worked at La Raza Centro Legal, Inc. in San Francisco.
    • Vianey Ramirez and Donielle Colich worked at the Public Counsel Law Center.
  • Summer 2004
    • Sarah Beard worked at Legal Aid of Marin in San Rafael, CA.
    • Matthew Goldberg worked at the Legal Aid Society in San Francisco.
    • Isabelle Mussard worked at the Child Care Law Center in San Francisco.
    • Elizabeth Perez worked at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.
    • Kelly Dyerly worked at the Public Counsel Law Center.
    • Tan Thahn Ngo worked at Greater Boston Legal Services.
  • Summer 2003
    • Maria L. Banuelos, Charesa Garrett and Brad Yatabe worked at the East Bay Community Law Center.
    • Rachel Bertin worked at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.
    • Melani Clarke worked at California Rural Legal Assistance.
    • Miho Murai worked at the Public Counsel Law Center.
    • Jeremy Price and Dorinda Vassigh worked at the Mental Health Advocacy Project in San Jose, CA.
    • Rachelle Rogers worked at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.
  • Summer 2002
    • Sreoshi Datta worked at Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
    • Miho Murai worked at Legal Services for Children in San Francisco.
    • Brooke Heymach worked at the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County, CA.
    • Karla Pleitez worked at the Public Counsel Law Center in Los Angeles.
    • Rosa Figueroa, Rachelle Rogers and Kavita Tekchandani worked at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.
    • Laura Herron Weber worked at Bay Area Legal Aid in San Francisco.
    • Sally Espinoza and Kathy Huynh worked at the East Bay Community Law Center.
  • Fall 2001
    • Samantha Smith worked at Bay Area Legal Aid.
  • Summer 2001
    • Gabe Berenfeld and Maureen Levinkron worked at Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
    • Rebecca Ross worked at Legal Services for Children.
    • Samantha Smith worked at Bay Area Legal Aid.
  • Spring 2001
    • Kristine Kim worked at Legal Services for Children.
  • Fall 2000
    • Kati O’Brien worked at the Legal Aid Society Employment Law Center in San Francisco.
I write to thank you for the support Equal Justice America provided me this summer in my work at the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) in Berkeley, CA. It was a tremendous learning opportunity to clerk in the immigration unit of the largest provider of free legal services in Alameda County. EBCLC provided the solid training ground for collaborative public interest based lawyering I was looking for.
Betzy Bras-Gonzalez
UC Hastings College of the Law,
EJA Summer Fellow, 2017
  • Summer 2000
    • Esmaralda Alfaro, Tito Rubio and Kate Ware worked at Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
    • Damara Moore worked at the Battered Women’s Alternatives Legal Program in Concord, CA.
    • Linda Hwee worked at Legal Services For Children.
    Spring 2000 
    • Punam Sarad worked at Legal Services for Children.
  • Fall 1999
    • Alex Daal, Maureen Kildee and Damara Moore worked at the San Francisco Legal Assistance Foundation.
    • Emily Frangos worked at Legal Services For Children.
  • Summer 1999
    • Josefina Jimenez worked at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) in San Francisco.
  • Spring 1999
    • Kristina Rowe worked at the San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation.
  • Fall 1998
    • Kristina Rowe worked at the San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation.
    • Cynthia Schrock worked at Legal Services for Children.
  • Spring 1998
    • Aimee Carroll and Su-Jin Lee worked at Legal Services for Children.
  • Summer 1997
    • Gail Quan worked at the National Center for Youth Law in San Francisco.
  • Fall 1996
    • Vitaly Kurlyand worked at Legal Services for Children.

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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.