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In 2008, Equal Justice America launched its Washington, DC for Equal Justice campaign to greatly increase legal services to the poor by creating new postgraduate, summer and school year fellowships, putting more law students to work with DC legal aid organizations.

The following law students have received fellowships from Equal Justice America to work in DC on behalf of the poor.  Your support will help us continue and expand our program in Washington, DC.  We need your help!

Please click the links below to read letters from the students and/or their supervisors on their EJA Fellowship experiences.

Summer 2011

  • Chanell Autrey (George Washington University) worked at Bread for the City.
  • Michael Cowles (University of Texas) and Alyce Thompson (University of Michigan) worked at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights.
  • Amy DiBiasio (Georgetown University), Christine Ingram (UC Berkeley Boalt Hall), David White (Georgetown University) and Beth Zilberman (Boston College) worked at the Children’s Law Center.
  • Virginia Herbert (University of the District of Columbia), Jamie Maurer (University of the District of Columbia), Moctezuma Perez-Casillas (University of the District of Columbia), Casey Purcell (University of the District of Columbia) and Diane Saey (University of the District of Columbia) worked at the Legal Clinics of the University of the District of Columbia School of Law.
  • David Shapiro (Brooklyn) worked at the Center for Children’s Law and Policy.
  • Julia Simon-Mishel (University of Pennsylvania) worked at the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs.
  • Jamie Schuman (George Washington University) worked at DC Law Students in Court.
  • Katie Thompson (George Washington University) worked at the Legal Aid Society of DC.
  • Regina Verret (American University) worked at Women Empowered Against Violence (WEAVE) in Washington, DC.
  • Zach Zarnow (American University) worked at Public Justice in Washington, DC.

Summer 2010

  • Janet Choi (American University) worked at Farmworker Justice.
  • Marshall Chriswell (University of the District of Columbia), Elizabeth McCullum (University of the District of Columbia), Michelle Rifici (University of the District of Columbia), Joseph Spilatro ((University of the District of Columbia) and Aaron Weaver ((University of the District of Columbia) worked at the Legal Clinics of the University of the District of Columbia School of Law.
  • Bryan Evans (American University), Carrie Johnson (Catholic University), Melissa Medoway (Georgetown University) worked at Bread for the City.
  • Maya Falconi-Sachs (Georgetown University) worked at Kids in Need of Defense (KIND).
  • Jennifer Frey (George Washington University), Erica McKnight (American University) and Brendan McTaggart (Georgetown University) worked at the Legal Aid Society of DC.
  • Kammy Lai (George Washington University) worked at the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center.
  • Daniel McGraw (Catholic University) worked at the Children’s Law Center.
  • Trisha Pasdach (Georgetown University) worked at Legal Counsel for the Elderly.
  • Tyler Ray (Catholic University), Betny Townsend (Harvard) and Ceridwen Cherry (University of MIchigan) worked at the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights.

Summer 2009

  • Emily Blumberg (Harvard) worked at the Advancement Project.
  • Bethany Brown (American University) worked at Legal Counsel for the Elderly.
  • Jennifer Coco (DePaul University), Judith del Cuadro-Zimmerman (American University), Robert Lampley (University of Wisconsin) and Andrew Selbst (University of Michigan) worked at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
  • Everett (Rocky) Collis (George Washington University) worked the Neighborhood Legal Services Program.
  • F. Mara Come (American University) worked at the Legal Aid Society of D.C.
  • Dania Douglas (American University) worked at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.
  • Kinara Flagg (Columbia University) worked at the National Women’s Law Center.
  • Allison Green (Georgetown University) worked at the Children’s Law Center.
  • Kinshasa Hillery (Howard University) worked at Women Empowered Against Violence.
  • Tami Martin (American University) worked at the D.C. Law Students in Court Program.
  • Lucy Panza (Georgetown University) worked at Ayuda Inc.
  • Jennifer Rodrigue (George Washington University) worked at the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty.
  • Annie Vine (University of Michigan) worked at the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition.
  • Elizabeth Westbrook (George Washington University) worked at First Star.
  • Teresa Yeh (Cornell) worked at the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center.
  • Erica Zacharie (Tulane University) worked at the Center for Children’s Law and Policy.

Spring 2009

  • Renee Erline (Georgetown University) worked at the Legal Aid Society of D.C.
  • Edgar Ndjatou (American University) and Edmundo Saballos (American University) worked at the D.C. Employment Justice Center.
  • Michelle Rose (Howard University) worked at Women Empowered Against Violence.
  • Emily Sala (American University) worked at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

Fall 2008

  • Deena Fox (NYU Class of 2008) began a two-year $80,000 post-graduate EJA Fellowship at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law in Washington, DC.
  • Agatha Tan (Georgetown University) worked at the D.C. Employment Justice Center.

Summer 2008

  • Jonathan Bialosky (George Washington University) worked at the Migrant Legal Action Program.
  • Gillian Chadwick (American University) and Leopoldo Yanez (NYU) worked at the D.C. Employment Justice Center.
  • Jeffrey Constantinos (Georgetown University) worked at Legal Counsel for the Elderly.
  • Angel Harris (Georgetown University), Kelley Stieler (Washington & Lee) and Jonathan Tucker (Georgetown University) worked at the Legal Aid Society of D.C.
  • Megan Hay (William & Mary) and Elizabeth Jordan (American University) worked at the Children’s Law Center.
  • Richard Hayes (University of the District of Columbia) worked at the University of the District of Columbia’s Community Development Clinic.
  • Caroline Lee (George Washington University) worked at Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs.
  • Trudy Martin (University of Wisconsin) worked at Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
  • Steven Nigh (Georgetown University) worked the Archdiocesan Legal Network.
  • Nicole Poland (George Washington University) worked at University Legal Services.
  • Michelle Rose (Howard University) worked at the D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
  • Matthew Throop (University of the District of Columbia) worked at the University of the District of Columbia’s Juvenile and Special Educational Clinic.
  • Julie Verratti (Catholic University) worked at the National Legal Aid and Defender Association.  
  • Sherra Wong (American University) worked at Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services.

Spring 2008

  • Kaitlin Dunne (George Washington University) and Elliott Tucker (Georgetown University) worked at the D.C. Employment Justice Center.