Legal Rhetoric

Deans Fellows - 2006 - 2007

Joe Anzalone Joe Anzalone is a third-year law student at WCL and a Coordinating Dean's Fellow for the Legal Rhetoric Program. Joe serves as Senior Articles Editor for the Administrative Law Review and as Vice President for Student Affairs for the Student Bar Association. He graduated with a BA in Political Science from the University of Chicago with a focus on domestic counter-terrorism policy and human rights. Joe split the summer after his first year working as a judicial intern for Judge Anthony Parrillo and Judge Mary Cuff of the NJ Appellate Division and as a legal intern for the N.J. law firm of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. Joe clerked for the U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. during the spring of 2006. This past summer, Joe served as an appeals officer for the National Appeals Division of the Department of Agriculture.
Claire Boisen Claire Boisen is a second-year law student at WCL, a Gillet-Mussey fellow, and a junior staff member on the American University Law Review. Claire graduated from North Carolina State University as a University Scholar, summa cum laude, witha B.S. in Business Management, Finance and a minor in Spanish Language. She is enrolled in a joint degree program with the School of International Science, pursuing a M.A. in International Affairs, International Economic Development. Last summer, Claireworked as an intern for the HonorableGlenn T. Harrell, Jr.on the Court of Appeals of Maryland and as a dean's fellow for Professor Lewis A. Grossman, researching food & drug law.Torecover from the rigors of law school, Claire enjoys the practice ofyoga.
Ross Bidlingmaier Ross Bidlingmaier is a second-year law student at WCL, where he is a Legal Rhetoric Dean’s Fellow and junior staff member for the Administrative Law Review. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from St. Olaf College, with a B.A. in political science. While at St. Olaf, Ross was a member of the varsity swimming and tennis team, and co-developed a mentoring program involving at-risk youth in a neighboring community. Following his first year of law school, he worked in the Division of Parks and Wildlife at the Department of the Interior and performed legal research for Professor Nancy Modesitt.
Arianna Chernove Arianna Chernove is a second year law student, a Legal Rhetoic Dean’s Fellow and a staff member on the Criminal Law Brief. She graduated with a BA in Slavic Languages and Political Science with a focus in International Relations from Duke University. While at Duke University Arianna spent a summer living, working, and studying in Russia. Arianna spent this past summer working as Legal Clerk at the in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office in Washington, DC
Alice Hamilton Evert Alice Hamilton Evert is a second-year law student and a Legal Rhetoric Dean's Fellow. She graduated with Honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004 with a degree in Classics and a minor in Linguistics. This past summer Alice was a Dean's Fellow for the WCL Office of Public Interest and a legal intern for the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project. In addition to being a Legal Rhetoric Dean's Fellow in the fall, will also be an extern for Manna, Inc., a nonprofit community development organization that focuses on affordable housing for DC residents.
Lauren Daniels Laitin Lauren Daniels Laitin is a second year law student and a Gillett-Mussey Fellow. Lauren graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Middle East and Asian Languages and Culture. Prior to law school, Lauren worked for the National Security Agency and obtained a Masters degree in Public Administration at George Washington University. This past summer, Lauren spent the first half of her summer as a judicial intern for the Honorable Rufus G. King, III, Chief Judge of the DC Superior Court, and the second half of her summer as a legal intern at the United States Attorney's Office. In addition to being a Legal Rhetoric Deans Fellow, Lauren is a junior staff member on the Administrative Law Review and will also be teaching Constitutional Law to high school students as a Marshall-Brennan Fellow.
Maureen Dollinger Maureen Dollinger is a second year law student at WCL and is a member of the WCL Moot Court Team and the Moot Court Executive Board. Maureen graduated with honors from Boston College in 2004 with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in History. She spent her year between undergrad and law school living in D.C. and working as a project assistant for Winston & Strawn LLP on a case before the Federal Trade Commission. Maureen spent her summer after her first year working for Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in the Global Finance group, where she will continue to work part-time during the school year.
Matt Dost Matt Dost is a second-year law student and an honors graduate of Harvard University, where he studied history and international relations. Prior to law school, he worked as a teacher in Bangkok Thailand, a U.S. Senate staffer, and a policy consultant at the U.S. Department of Defense. At DOD, he co-authored a National Security Council study on the relationship between classified defense technologies and export control regulations. Currently, he is the Deputy Director for Policy for the Russ Potts gubernatorial campaign in Virginia. Matt is also an avid Boston sports fan and was captain of the Harvard golf team.
Sabrina Dunlap Sabrina is a second year law student at WCL, a junior staff member of the International Law Review, and co-president of Law Students for Choice. She is a 2004 graduate of Trinity College (CT) with honors in Political Science, and a minor in Legal Studies. Between college and law school she was a litigation legal assistant in the D.C. office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. The summer after her first year of law school she worked part time as a Dean's Fellow Research Assistant in the Women and the Law/ Domestic Violence Clinic at WCL, and was a full-time intern at a non-profit in D.C. doing advocacy work on reproductive health issues.
Brett Edwards Brett Edwards is a third-year law student at WCL. In addition to being a Coordinating Dean's Fellow for the Legal Rhetoric department, Brett is asenior staff member of the Administrative Law Review. After graduating from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, Brett worked for two years in consulting before starting law school. He worked the past two summers aslaw clerk in the Regulations and Enforcement Divisions of the FAA's Chief Counsel's Office.
Jennifer Farer Jennifer Farer is a third-year student at WCL and a Coordinating Dean's Fellow of the Legal Rhetoric Department. Jennifer also serves as a senior staff member of the Administrative Law Review. Jennifer graduated Magna cum Laude and with Honors from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia where she was involved in various organizations and co-directed the 28th annual Hand in Hand festival for people with special needs. In the summer after her first year Jennifer interned at the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office in Maryland. During her second year Jennifer was a student attorney in the Disability Rights Clinic. This past summer Jennifer was a summer associate at Saul Ewing, LLP in Philadelphia and a Research Assistant for Professor Angela Davis. Jennifer will intern this fall with Judge Gerald Bruce Lee of the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division.
Pat Fitch Pat Fitch, a second-year student at WCL, graduated from The Johns Hopkins University in 2005 with a degree in History and a minor in Entrepreneurship & Management. At WCL, Pat serves as a junior staff member of the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law and placed in the semifinals at WCL's First Year Moot Court Competition. Pat spent this past summer handling a variety of legal issues as a Clerk in Amtrak's Law Department. Beyond the classroom, Pat has acquired an interest in reading critical and deconstructive philosophical commentaries concerning all aspects of the law, including its fundamental ontology. Outside of law school, Pat works as a high school debate coach and has spent five summers as a lecturer and an instructor at debate workshops at Stanford University and UCLA.
Debra Franzese Debra Franzese is a second-year law student at WCL, where she is a Dean’s Fellow and writing tutor for the Legal Rhetoric Department. She is a recipient of an Emma Gillett & Ellen Spencer Mussey Fellowship for the 2006-07 academic year. She is also a junior staff member of the American University Law Review. Debra graduated summa cum laude from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Spanish. This past summer, she worked as a legal intern for the United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Torts Branch, Aviation and Admiralty Litigation section.
Sebastian Forgues Sebastian Forgues is a second-year law student at WCL and a junior staff member for the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law. Sebastian currently serves as the Phi Alpha Delta International Legal Fraternity Marshal. He worked during the summer of 2006 as the law clerk for Taylor, Sylla & Agin, LLP, a general practice and litigation firm in Washington, DC. Sebastian also researched with Professor Jonathan Baker with projects involving historical market development and anti-trust law. He graduated with a BA in Philosophy from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Sebastian is a Legal Rhetoric Dean’s Fellow for Professor Kaplan (Legal Rhetoric section 30) and Professors Toole and Stewart (Legal Rhetoric section 10).
Amy Foster Amy Foster is a second-year law student at WCL. She is a junior staff member of the Journal of Gender, Social Policy, and the Law, a Dean’s Fellow for the Legal Rhetoric program, and member of Phi Alpha Delta. She graduated cum laude from Bucknell University with majors in Psychology and in Spanish, and with a minor in Sociology. Before attending law school, Amy interned for the Honorable Stewart Dalzell, U.S. District Judge, E.D., Pa.; served as the intern to House Counsel for an international diversified chemicals company; worked as a teacher for the Bureau of Prisons at USP Lewisburg, a maximum-security federal penitentiary for adult males; and volunteered at the Danville Center for Adolescent Females, a maximum-security state detention facility. During the summer of 2006, Amy clerked for Zwerling, Leibig, & Moseley, P.C., a criminal defense firm located in Alexandria, Virginia. She worked on behalf of clients whose respective state and federal charges included capital murder, rape, felony abduction, and sexual contact with a minor, and for clients facing federal conspiracy charges involving importation of large quantities of cocaine and ecstasy, money laundering, securities fraud, and international arms trafficking.
Alfred Fritzsche Alfred (A.J.) Fritzsche V is a second year law student at WCL. In addition to being a Legal Rhetoric Dean's Fellow, A.J. is a Junior Staff member of the American University Law Review. A.J. graduated cum laude from Boston College, where he double-majored in English and Philosophy and wrote on the relationship between Lacanian psychoanalytic and post-structural subjectivity theories. Before attending law school, A.J. worked in the reconcilement and control department at a Boston-based mutual fund custodian. In the summer of 2006, A.J. completed a Judicial Internship with Chief Judge Eric T. Washington in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and will spend summer of 2007 as a Summer Associate with Weil, Gotshal & Manges. A.J. is also a published poet and classical pianist.
Kimberly Gaulin Kimberly Gaulin is a second-year law student at WCL and a junior staff member of the Administrative Law Review. Kimberly graduated from Tufts University in 2005 where she led the Special Olympics student volunteers and performed in the Tufts Dance Collective. In the summer after her first year Kimberly interned with the Dept. of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Reform Division. This year Kimberly is participating in the Disability Rights Clinic.
Elena I. Glas Elena Glas is a third-year law student, a Legal Rhetoric Dean's Fellow,and the Senior Note and Comment Editor of the American University Law Review. After graduating from Tufts University cum laude, Elena worked for two years as a Project Analyst at Mintz Levin in Boston and then for two years as a Legislative Correspondent on Capitol Hill for Senator Carl Levin. In the summer of 2005, Elena interned for the Honorable Patricia A. Broderick at D.C. Superior Court. She spent this past summer as Summer Associate at Ropes & Gray.
Carrie Greenplate Carrie Greenplate is a second-year law student at WCL, a Gillet-Mussey fellow, and a junior staff member on the American University Law Review. She is also a Dean's Fellow for the Legal Analysis Program (LAP) and pursuing her M.A. in International Affairs, International Economic Relations. Carrie graduated from John Carroll University in Cleveland, OH in 1998 with a B.S.B.A., concentrating in finance. Between undergraduate and law school, Carrie worked as an information technology consultant for Accenture, specializing the telecommunications industry. This past summer, she participated in the Chile study abroad program and was a research assistant for Professor Lynda Dodd, Professor Mary Clark, and Professor Padideh Ala'i.
Kari Greenwood Kari Greenwood is a second-year law student at WCL. In addition to being a Rhetoric Dean’s Fellow, Kari also is a junior staffer for the American University Law Review, Vice-President of the WCL Democrats, and a recipient of the Gillett Mussey Fellowship for the 2006-2007 academic year. After her first year, Kari spent the first half of her summer at the Supreme Court of Virginia for the Chief Staff Attorney’s Office, and the second half of her summer as an intern for the Honorable Deborah K. Chasanow at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division. Kari is a graduate of American University’s School of International Service, receiving her B.A. in International Relations, with a minor in Education Studies.
Peter Hwang Peter Hwang is a second-year law student at WCL. After graduating from Johns Hopkins University in 2002 with a B.A. in Economics and minors in History and Computer Science, Peter volunteered in the LegalHealth Department at the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG). At NYLAG, he advocated on behalf of clinically-ill clients and was awarded the New York Mayor's Volunteer Service Award by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. After volunteering for one year, Peter worked as a paralegal for two years in the Trial Group at Baker Botts LLP, where he focused primarily on enforcement proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission. This past summer, Peter was a summer associate at the Washington, DC office of Dickstein Shapiro LLP.
Linda Lau Linda Lau is a second-year law student at WCL and a junior staff member of the American University International Law Review. After graduating from Williams College in 2003 with a B.A. in Political Science and History, she spent two years working as a project assistant in the DC office of WilmerHale. Linda spent this past summer as an intern for Judge Stephen S. Mitchell in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Erika Lennon Erika Lennon is a second year law student at WCL. Originally from California, Erika graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2004 with a degree in History and a minor in English. After graduation, Erika joined AmeriCorps and worked at the Alameda County Community Food Bank in Oakland focusing on public policy and hunger and poverty education. This past summer Erika participated in the WCL study abroad program in Chile and Argentina.
Minna Lo Minna Lo is a second year law student at WCL from New Jersey. In addition to being a Legal Rhetoric Dean's Fellow, she is a junior staff member of the American University Law Review and a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity. Minna graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business in 2005 with concentrations in Real Estate and Marketing and a minor in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Her legal experience includes an internship at Feldman Weinstein, LLP in New York City, NY in the summer of 2005 and an externship at AARP's Legal Counsel for the Elderly in Washington , DC in the summer of 2006. She hopes to pursue her dream as a real estate developer in continuing care retirement communities.
Kathryn Leaman Kathryn Leaman is a second year law student at Washington College of Law. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 2004 with a BA in political science and biology, Kathryn worked in the Detroit Medical Center's Department of Infectious Diseases gaining valuable health care experience. This past summer Kathryn worked for the Legal Rhetoric Department and interned at the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH). During her internship at FAH she aided in drafting new health care legislation, commenting on proposed amendments to health care regulations, and explaining applicable law to hospital administrators around the country. She is also a junior staff member of the Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law.
Frances Ma Frances Ma is a second-year law student at WCL. In addition to being aLegal Rhetoric Dean's Fellow, sheis ajunior staff member of the American University Law Review and serves on the Executive Board of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA). After graduating magna cum laude from Mount Holyoke College in 2002 with degrees in Political Science and Asian Studies, Frances worked at Microsoft in Shanghai for a year before returning to the U.S. and working at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago. She spent this past summer as a Law Clerk at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Washington, DC.
Vanessa Martin Vanessa Martin is a second year law student at WCL from Memphis, TN. She graduated in 2005 from Vanderbilt University with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Sociology. In addition to be being a Dean’s Fellow in the Legal Rhetoric and Writing Department, she is Fellow within the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project and a junior staff member of the Washington College of Law Criminal Law Brief. She also serves on the executive board of the Black Law Students Association and Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity. This past summer she interned at the United States Department of Justice in the Civil Rights Division.
Amala Nath Amala Nath is a third-year law student at WCL. Sheearned a BA from the University of Delhi and a diploma in International Law & Diplomacy with distinction. She also has an MA in International Administration from the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver. Amala spent the summer after her first year doing international transactional work with DSK Legal, a reputed Indian law firm in Mumbai. This past summer, Amala worked as a Summer Associate at Fulbright & Jaworski's Washington DC office. At WCL, Amala is the Senior Articles & Critical Essays Editor of the American University International Law Review, a Legal Rhetoric Dean's Fellow, and a student attorney with the Civil Practice Clinic.
Jessica Reimelt Jessica Reimelt is a second-year law student at WCL, where she is junior staff member on the American University Law Review. After graduating with honors from Boston College in 2001 with a degree in History, Jessica was a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in San Antonio, TX, then worked on Capitol Hill for two years in the office of Congressman Steny H. Hoyer. This past summer, Jessica worked as a public interest law clerk at Patton Boggs LLP.
Sakina Rizvi Sakina Rizvi is a second year law student at WCL. In addition to being a Legal Rhetoric Dean's Fellow, Sakinacontinues her summer position to work as aLaw Fellow with the American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area part time during the school year. After graduating from Rutgers University with a double major in Middle Eastern Studies and Religion, Sakina workedin educational development initiatives, firstas a Program Officer for AMIDEAST in DC, and then as the U.S. Director at the American Institute of Pakistan Studies in Philadelphia. She also co-hosted and produceda weekly FMradio show, the Banana Chutney Mix, for 5 years, leaving the airwavesto join WCL last fall.
Michael Schwartz Michael Schwartz is a second-year law student at WCL. After graduating from Tulane University with a double major in political science and psychology, Michael spent three years as a full-time staff member on political campaigns throughout the country. He came to Washington, D.C. for the Kerry-Edwards presidential campaign in 2004. This summer, he worked as a law clerk at the Maryland Office of the Public Defender. In addition to being a Dean’s Fellow, Michael is a staff member of the Business Law Brief and has an internship with the General Counsel’s office at the Democratic National Committee.
Vidhi Shah Vidhi Shah is a second-year law student at WCL. In addition to being a Dean's Fellow for the Legal Rhetoric department, Vidhi is a junior staff member of the International Law Review and a Marshall-Brennan Fellow. Vidhi graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University in 2005 with a double major in Economics and Psychology. This past summer, Vidhi worked as a legal intern for Grameen Foundation USA and as a research assistant for the Legal Rhetoric department.
Laura Sierra Laura Sierra is a second-year law student at the Washington College of Law serving as the Dean’s Fellow for the Multicultural and International Students Organization (MISO) workshops. Laura is a junior staff member of the International Law Review, a member of the Moot Court Honor Society’s ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition team, and a Dean’s Fellow for the Legal Analysis Program (LAP). Laura graduated from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, TX with a degree in Economics and from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea with a Master’s in International Studies. Prior to enrolling at the Washington College of Law Laura worked closely with attorneys, practitioners, and students from whom English was a second language developing strategies and programs to improve both their speaking and writing abilities in English. Laura is a member of the Latina/o Law Student Association and has served as an English tutor to WCL staff members. This past summer, Laura worked as a Law Clerk for the Appellate Division of the Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia.
Jeremy Steckel Jeremy Steckel is a second-year law student at WCL. After graduating from Tulane University with a degree in Economics, Jeremy spent a year as the public health and safetybudget analyst for the Massachusetts House Committee on Ways and Means. This summer he worked as an honors legal intern for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Office of the General Counsel.Currentlyhe isinterning at the Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section.
Zahida Virani Zahida Virani is a second-year law student at WCL. She is a junior staff member of the American University International Law Review and a Marshall-Brennan Fellow. After graduating cum laude from McGill University in 2004 with a double major in Economics and International Development, she worked as a trade policy intern at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. This past summer, Zahida interned at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Corporation Finance.
Jasmine Watson Jasmine Watson is a second-year law student at WCL. In addition to being a Legal Rhetoric Dean's Fellow, Jasmine is a junior staff member of the American University Law Review. After graduating from Bowdoin College with a double major in Government & Legal Studies and French, she worked as a legal assistant for the Advertising and Consumer Protection group at Collier Shannon Scott, PLLC. This past summer, Jasmine interned with the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, where she reviewed mergers and acquisitions.