DUKE LAW SCHOOL
PUBLIC INTEREST SUMMER EMPLOYMENT RECOGNITION DAY
TABLE TALK – PEER COUNSELING
October 30, 2008
The students listed below are at Duke Law School in the 2008-2009 academic year and worked
in a public sector job during one of their law school summers (*the asterisk indicates those
working in summer 2007; the rest are summer 2008). Many will be at Table Talk, and all
would be happy to talk with you now or later about your summer plans.
Table Topics
(π indicates confirmed attendance)
Civil Rights
ACLU National Prison Project Washington, DC Susan Pourciau ’09
* ACLU of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Julia German ’09
* ACLU of Georgia Atlanta, GA Adam Bloom ’09
* Alliance Defense Fund Scottsdale, AZ Jonathan Christman ’09
Alliance Defense Fund Phoenix, AZ Emily Brown ‘10
* Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice Chicago, IL Melissa Derr ’09
The Feminist Majority Beverly Hills, CA Lauren Bass ’10
* Institute for Justice Tempe, AZ Andrew Prins ’09
* Institute for Justice Arlington, VA Sarah Ribstein ’09
* Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law Washington, DC Talia Wenzel ’09
Mississippi Center for Justice Jackson, MS Veronica Allen ’10
* Women’s Law Project Philadelphia, PA Lisa Bolotin ’09
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Washington, DC Eugenie Montague ’09
Criminal Law
Bronx Defenders Office Bronx, NY David Maxted ’09
* California Appellate Project San Francisco, CA David Maxted ’09
Center for Death Penalty Litigation Durham, NC Jacob Warren ’09
Charlotte-Mecklenbery County District Attorney Charlotte, NC Eric Eisenberg ‘09
Essex County District Attorney’s Office Salem, MA Andrew Shadoff ‘10
* Hamilton County Public Defender’s Office Chattanooga, TN Micah Gates ’09
Miami Public Defender’s Office Miami, FL John Keefer ’10
* Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office New Brunswick, NJ Alex Leibowitz ’09
Montgomery County Public Defender’s Office Rockville, MD Bethan Haaga ‘10
* New York Police Department, Legal Bureau New York, NY Hannah Weiner ’09
* North Carolina Center for Actual Innocence Durham, NC Jeff Ward ’09
* North Carolina Center for Death Penalty Litigation Durham, NC Emilia Beskind ’09
Office of the Appellate Defender Durham, NC Scott Wisniewski ’09
Office of the Public Defender Raleigh, NC Allison Kostecka ’10
* Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia Washington, DC Emilia Beskind ’09
U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut Hartford, CT Beth DeFrancesco ’10
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of NC Raleigh, NC Craig Schauer ’10
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of NY New York, NY Jeffrey Chemerinsky ’09
Wrongful Convictions Clinic Durham, NC Amber Jordan ‘10
Wrongful Convictions Clinic Durham, NC Slavik Gabinsky ‘10
Environment
Earthjustice Oakland, CA Michelle Okoh-Bernis ’09
Earthjustice Bozeman, MT Michael Hiatt ’09
* Environmental Defense Raleigh, NC Michael Hasper ’09
League of Conservation Voters Washington, D.C. Maura Finegan ’10
Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY Paula Domingos ’10
* Natural Resources Defense Council Washington, D.C. Matthew Hurst ‘08
* National Wildlife Federation Boulder, CO Michael Hiatt ’09
The Sierra Club San Francisco, CA Laura Rose Bull ’10
The Sierra Club San Francisco, CA Laura Pisoni ’10
* Southern Environmental Law Center Chapel Hill, NC Jeremy Ochsenbein ’09
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Vermont Environmental Law Summer Institute Geneva, Switzerland Daniel Jardin ’10
* Southern Environmental Law Center Chapel Hill, NC Ronald Wu ’09
* Conservation International China Program – also listed Beijing, China Xiaolu Zhu ’09
under International
Pisgah Legal Services Hendersonville, NC Gregory Dixon ’10
NC Conservation Network Raleigh, NC Laura Pisoni ’10
Federal & State Clerkships
* CA State Court of Appeals 5th Circuit Fresno, CA Kelda Brennan ’09
Federal District Court of Columbia Washington, D.C. Patricia Richman ’10
Judge Bruce Black, U.S. District Court Santa Fe, NM Luke Ortner ’10
* Judge Allyson K. Duncan Raleigh, NC Eric Eisenberg ’09
Judge Cheryl E. Chambers, NY Supreme Court Brooklyn, NY Michael Manigault ’10
* Judge Curtis Collier Chattanooga, TN Tolulagbara Adewale ’09
Chief Justice Paul De Muniz, Oregon Supreme Court Salem, OR Kory Wilmot ’10
Judge Martha A. Geer, NC Court of Appeals Raleigh, NC Adam Sanders ’10
Judge Paul Kelly, 10th Circuit Ct of Appeals Santa Fe, NM Matthew McGee ’10
Judge Larry Hicks Reno, NV Timothy Grinsell ’10
Judge Charles Mertel Seattle, WA Mary Plummer ’10
Judge Moody, U.S. Dist Ct, Middle District of Florida Tampa, FL Derrick Vollrath ’10
Judge Sarah Vance New Orleans, LA Mary Plummer ’10
Judge Andrew Peck, US. Dist Ct., Southern Dist NY New York, NY Matthew Brod ’09
Judge Andrew Peck, US Dist Ct., Southern Dist NY New York, NY Courtney Mitchell ’10
Judge Lee Rosenthal, US Dist Ct., Southern Dist TX Houston, TX Tania Faransso ’10
Judge Cynthia M. Rufe, U.S. Dist. Ct., Eastern Dist. PA Philadelphia, PA Michael Silver ‘10
* Judge Keith Starrett Hattiesburg, MS Jeffrey Mason ’09
* Judge Sonia Sotomayor New York, NY Margot Laporte ’09
* Judge Stephens, NC Court of Appeals Raleigh, NC Genaira Tyce ’09
* Judge Vito Geroulo Scranton, PA Scott Wisniewski ’09
* Justice Richard Fybel, CA Court of Appeals Santa Ana, CA Jeffrey David ’09
* US District Court, SDNY New York, NY Michael Horowitz ’09
Judge Ricardo Uriba, Dist.of Columbia, District Court Washington, D.C. Sonja Ralston-Elder ’09
Judge Laura T. Swain – Southern District of New York New York, NY Alla Lefkowitz ’10
United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit Medina, OH Emily Brown ‘10
Legal Aid
AIDS Legal Assistance Project Durham, NC David Mansfield ’10
Alliance Defense Fund (Blackstone Fellowship) Phoenix, AZ Craig Schauer ’10
Alliance Defense Fund Memphis, TN John Suedekum ‘10
Bay Area Legal Aid Oakland, CA Kyle Kelly ’10
The Bronx Defenders Bronx, New York David Maxted ’09
Children’s Rights New York, NY Benjamin Feit ’10
* Duke AIDS Legal Assistance Project Durham, NC Amanda McRae ’09
Duke AIDS Legal Assistance Project Durham, NC Brian Rabinovitz ’10
* Duke AIDS Legal Assistance Project Durham, NC Shaun Southworth ’09
* Duke Children’s Education Law Clinic Durham, NC Jennifer Ma ’09
* Duke Children’s Education Law Clinic Durham, NC Jamie Lau ’09
East Bay Community Law Center Berkeley, CA Benjamin Douglas ’10
* Farmworker Association of Florida Apopka, FL Adam Spitzig ’09
The Housing Advocates, Inc. Cleveland, OH Nicole LeClair ’09
Georgia Legal Services Program Atlanta, GA Lori Rubin ’10
* Greater Boston Legal Services Cambridge, MA Caroline Stevenson ’09
* Legal Aid of North Carolina – Durham Durham, NC Daniel Amato ’09
* Legal Aid of North Carolina – Durham Durham, NC David Lipps ’09
* Legal Aid Society of New York New York, NY Adam Riedel ’09
* North Carolina Justice Center – Migrant Farmworker Unit Raleigh, NC Carla Reyes ’09
* North Carolina Prisoner’s Legal Services Raleigh, NC Timothy Mullins ’09
* The Hale & Dorr Legal Services Center of Harvard Law Jamaica Plain, MA Rebecca Houde ’09
School
Low-Income Taxpayer’s Clinic Durham, NC Peter McCary ‘10
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Low-Income Taxpayer’s Clinic Durham, NC Risa Weaver ‘10
Pisgah Legal Services Asheville, NC Greg Dixon ’10
Reclamation of Southern Assets Land Project Chicago, IL Adam Murad ’10
Wilmer-Hale Legal Services at Harvard University Jamaica Plain, NY Matthew Doeringer ’10
State Attorney General, County Attorney’s Offices & City Attorney’s Offices
* California Department of Justice Los Angeles, CA Sapna Singh ’09
Iowa Attorney General’s Office Des Moines, IA Karl Goodman ’10
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Los Angeles, CA Catherine Brewer ’10
King’s County District Attorney’s Office Brooklyn, NY Kathleen O’Donnell ’10
Nassau County Attorney’s Office Minneola, NY Christopher Leach ’10
New York Attorney General’s Office New York, NY Dai Wai Chi Feman ’10
New York Attorney General’s Office New York, NY Ilyse Fishman ’10
North Carolina Department of Justice Raleigh, NC Tobias Coleman ’10
* North Carolina Department of Justice Raleigh, NC Evan Krick ’09
* North Carolina Department of Justice Raleigh, NC Nicole LeClair ’09
Texas Attorney General’s Office Austin, TX Margaret Kuhn ’10
Texas Attorney General’s Office Austin, TX Blake Taylor ‘10
* San Francisco City Attorney San Francisco, CA Michael Kaplan ’09
Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office San Jose, CA Christopher Vieira ’10
Virginia Attorney General’s Office Richmond, VA Kristen Lewis ’10
Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office Boston, MA Jamie Lau ’09
Yakima County Prosecutor’s Office Yakima, WA Adam Pechtel ’10
U. S. Department of Justice
* U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. Jonathan Dunn ’09
* U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. Matthew Levy ’09
* U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. Sean Memon ’09
U.S. Department of Justice/DEA Washington, D.C. Kat Shea ’10
U.S. Department of Justice/Civilian Division Washington, D.C. Meredith Toole ’10
* U.S. Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division Washington, DC Virginia Martin ’09
Federal Government Agencies
Office of Chief Counsel, IRS Washington, D.C. Susan Massey ’09
U.S. Government Accountability Office Washington, D.C. Jessica Rivera ’09
U.S. Court of International Trade New York, NY Jordan Botjer ’10
Environmental Protection Agency Washington, D.C. Brandon White ’10
International
Advocacy Forum/LPR Nepal Katmandu, Nepal Amanda McRae ’09
Centre of Social Justice Gujarat, India Jason Rathod ’10
* Ciudadanos Al Dia Lima, Peru Jessica Sklarsky ’09
* Conservation International China Program – also listed Beijing, China Xiaolu Zhu ’09
under Environment
International Bridges to Justice Geneva, Switzerland Bettina Roberts ’10
International Consortium for Law and Development Boston, Massachusetts Jesse Haskins ’09
Public Interest Law Institute Budapest, Hungary Jennifer Lerman ’10
Self Employed Women’s Association Ahmedabad, India Jason Rathod ’10
* United Nations Children’s Fund Quito, Ecuador Kelly Taylor ’09
* United Nations Children’s Fund Lima, Peru Jessica Shulruff ’09
* Women’s Legal Center Cape Town, South Emily Sauter ’09
Africa
U.S. House and Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee Washington, D.C. Lisa Hoppenjans ’10
Miscellaneous
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American Antitrust Institute Washington, D.C. Sandeep Vaheesan ’10
Center for Democracy and Technology Washington, D.C. Paul Otto ’10
* Duke University General Counsel Durham, NC Kelly Hsu ’09
* Public Knowledge Washington, DC Kimberly Maynard ’09
Puerto Rico District Court House San Juan, Puerto Rico Sofia Hernandez ’09
* San Francisco Unified School District, GC’s Office San Francisco, CA Eugenie Montague ’09
* The Rutherford Institute Charlottesville, VA Christopher ’09
Thompson
* U.S. Marine Corps Officer Program Quantico, VA Joshua Chinsky ’09
Duke University General Counsel’s Office Durham, NC Troy Stock ’10
UNC School of Government Chapel Hill, NC Jenn Ma ‘09
Pro Bono in Law Firms
* Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Washington, D.C. Rebecca Krefft ’09
* Hogan & Hartson, LLP Washington, D.C. Sonja Ralston Elder ’09
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Cleveland, OH Rebecca Worthington ’09
Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett New York, NY Matthew Levy ’09
Haynes & Boone Dallas, TX Sheena Paul ’10
Andrews Kurth Austin, TX Sheena Paul ’10
Akin, Gump, Straus, Hauer & Feld Austin, TX Sheena Paul ’10
New York City Department of Small Business Services New York, NY Michael Golik ‘09