I am incredibly grateful for all of the experiences I had this summer and am excited to enter my last year of law school with a wealth of knowledge about legal aid lawyering. I’m very thankful for Equal Justice America and the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School for making my work at the OLC this summer possible.
Laura Hannon
University of Pennsylvania Law School
EJA Summer Fellow, 2023
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Summer 2021
- Andrew Bernstein and Elizabeth Penava worked at HIAS Pennsylvania.
- Gordon Estes worked at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia.
- Shira Hereld worked at the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center in Denver.
- Trevor Kirby worked at The Public Interest Law Center in Philadelphia.
- Sage Lincoln worked at the Clean Air Council in Philadelphia.
- Jamie Packs worked at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid in San Antonio.
- Sarah Perlman worked in the Consumer Rights Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services.
- Paul Sindberg worked at Street Democracy in Detroit.
- Amy Stidham worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
I would not have been able to work at Community Legal Services without Equal Justice America’s generous grant and support. I will cherish my time as an Equal Justice America Fellow and will encourage other students, at Penn Law and other law schools, to apply to the program.
Jarron McAllister
University of Pennsylvania Law School
EJA Summer Fellow, 2019
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Summer 2013
- Lawrence Beer worked at The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.
- Heather Crimmins worked at the Public Interest Law Center in Philadelphia.
- Alison Hollenbeck worked at The Legal Aid Society in New York City.
- Nina Martinez worked at Make the Road New York.
- Stan Pilot worked at the Penn Housing Rights Project in Philadelphia.
I know that for years to come I will remember the people I worked with and their stories, and I will learn from the wins and the losses to become a better advocate. Thank you for your support of my internship this summer [at Philadelphia Legal Assistance], the experience would not have been possible without the generosity of your organization and its supporters.
Bradie Williams
University of Pennsylvania Law School
EJA Summer Fellow, 2017
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Summer 2011
- Abigail Bar-Lev worked at the Equal Justice Society in San Francisco.
- Elizabeth Booth worked at the Nationalities Services Center in Philadelphia.
- Sheena Dasani worked at Greater Boston Legal Services.
- Marisa Gold worked at The Legal Aid Society in New York City.
- Jamie Gullen worked at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in New York City.
- Alexandra Kushner worked at the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House in New York City.
- Michael Niu worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
- Julia Simon-Mishel worked at Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs in Washington, DC.
- Evan Smith worked at the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center in Whitesburg, KY.
An invaluable lesson that I learned this summer was the importance of empathy, and how sometimes “winning” or “losing” a case can come secondary to helping a person feel seen and known. This felt especially important in legal services work when so often folks are dissuaded or intimidated by the legal system – one that can be impossibly unkind and inaccessible to folks of marginalized identities.
Maya Reddy
University of Pennsylvania Law School
EJA Summer Fellow, 2020
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Fall 2002
- Thomas Douglas worked at the SeniorLAW Center.
I could not have asked for a better summer internship [at Greater Boston Legal Services] to finish off my first year of law school. Not only did I learn an excessive amount in a short period of time, my respect for the people who do this work also deepened tenfold. I’m beyond grateful for everything Equal Justice America did to make this summer possible for me, and for the knowledge that from here on out I will remain part of the Equal Justice America Fellowship network!
Makenzie Way
University of Pennsylvania Law School
EJA Summer Fellow, 2018