Joanna Hess
Joanna Hess
3L, Full-Time JD Candidate
e-mail:jh3909a@student.american.edu
Swarthmore College
Class of 2005
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Courses at WCL
Fall 2008
Contracts - D. Snyder
Civil Procedure - L. Grossman
Torts - S. Carle
Legal Rhetoric - D. Spratt
Spring 2009
Constitutional Law - D. Marcus
Criminal Law - A. Davis
Law and Economics(elective) - J. Baker
Property - H. Hughes
Legal Rhetoric - D. Spratt
Fall 2009
Business Associations - M. Trotter-Siegel
Criminal Procedure - C. Jones
Federal Personal Income Tax - D. Kempler
Spring 2010
Administrative Law – A. Popper
Secured Transactions – D. Snyder
Government Litigation Externship Seminar – A. Popper
Food and Drug Law – L. Grossman
Legal Ethics – G. Shipp
Fall 2010
Evidence - Klein
Activities:
American University Law Review
General Practice Clinic
Alternative Winter Break
Jobs:
Summer 2010: Summer Associate, Arnold & Porter LLP
Summer 2009: Legal Intern, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Fraud Section
Fall 2005 - Summer 2008: Office of the Mayor, New York City
Best Advice about Law School:
Work hard and do your best. It’s easy to skip class or go to class and zone out on the internet, but don’t be tempted. Beware that you are not as good at multitasking as you think – class time is valuable so try and get as much out of it as you can!
