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Community Fellows Program

Community Fellows The Community Fellows program was created to assist first-year students with the transition to law school and the culture at UC Irvine School of Law. During new student orientation, each first-year student is matched up with a team of two to three upper-class Community Fellows that will be a source of support and guidance throughout the first year.

No question is too big or small. Community Fellows can offer perspective on class preparation, outlining, exam preparation, job search, co-curricular activities, social life in Orange County and life/work balance. The Community Fellows will also host a variety of small gatherings and large events to connect first-year students with the larger campus community.

• Want to be a Community Fellow? Click here for information about how to apply.

• For more information, please email studentlife@law.uci.edu

Last year's Community Fellows - 2011-2012

Community Fellows 2012-2013

Victoria Anderson

Victoria Anderson (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: San Diego, CA
  • Alma mater: Point Loma Nazarene University
  • Professional Interests: Criminal Defense, Immigration, Human Rights
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Track and Field, Volleyball, Scuba Diving, Reading, Going to the Beach, Classic Movies
  • Co-Curricular: Intramural Sports, OCHRA, Pro Bono Guardianship Project with Paul Hastings
Adam Barry

Adam Barry (Class of 2013)

  • Hometown: Upland, CA
  • Alma mater: Cornell University
  • Professional Interests: Antitrust & Competition, White Collar & Internal Investigations, Labor & Employment
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Backpacking, Teddy Roosevelt, NPR, Hummus
  • Co-Curricular: Law and Economics Society, Lawyering Skills Research Fellow, Law Review, Faculty Appointments Committee, Pro Bono
Andrew Benard

Andrew Benard (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: East Hampton, CT
  • Alma mater: Washington University in St. Louis
  • Professional Interests: Litigation, Prosecution, Maritime Law
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Games, Good SciFi, DIY
  • Co-Curricular: Criminal Law, Mock Trial, Moot Court
Anna Bennett

Anna Bennett (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Fort Worth, TX
  • Alma mater: University of Texas at Austin, B.A.; Boston College, M.A.
  • Professional Interests: Environmental Law, Food and Agricultural law, Animal Law, Land Use and Natural Resources Law, Social Justice
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Playing Guitar, Singing, Rugby, Hiking, Cooking, Hanging Out with Pets
  • Co-Curricular: Community Fellow, SBA Faculty Appointments Committee, Environmental Law Society, Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Hagop Boyaci

Hagop Boyaci (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Granada Hills, CA
  • Alma mater: UC Irvine
  • Professional Interests: Business Law, Venture Capital, and working with startups
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Sports, working out, reading periodicals/reddit, coffee, traveling, and technology
  • Co-Curricular: IM soccer, Entrepreneurial Legal Society
Adam Chayes

Adam Chayes (Class of 2014)

Brian Choc

Brian Choc (Class of 2014)

Erica Choi

Erica Choi (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Irvine, CA
  • Alma mater: UC Berkeley
  • Professional Interests: Public Interest, Impact Litigation, Civil Rights, International Law, Human Rights
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Graphic Novels, Coffee Shops, Yoga, Traveling
  • Co-Curricular: APALSA, PILF
Jin Chong

Jin Chong (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
  • Alma mater: UC San Diego
  • Professional Interests: Still Exploring 
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Eating, Cooking, Tabbing Casebook, Styling, Learning About Asian Pacific American Issues
  • Co-Curricular: APALSA, Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition Research
Tiffany Full

Tiffany Full (Class of 2013)

  • Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA
  • Alma mater: UC Berkeley
  • Professional Interests: Business Law
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Coffee, Traveling, Food
  • Co-Curricular: APALSA, Children's Advocacy Group
Pegah Ghaneian

Pegah Ghaneian (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Tustin Ranch, CA
  • Alma mater: UC Berkeley
  • Professional Interests: Civil Litigation, Business Law, International Law
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Baking, Puzzles, DJing, Traveling
  • Co-Curricular: Vagina Monologues, Pro Bono- U-VISAs, Mock Trial, Moot Court
Justin Greely

Justin Greely (Class of 2013)

Henry Hymanson

Henry Hymanson (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
  • Alma mater: UC Santa Barbara
  • Professional Interests: Great Question
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Baseball, Hockey, Surfing, Table Tennis, Running, Swimming, Biking
  • Co-Curricular: Saturday Academy of Law, Street Law
Nima Kamali

Nima Kamali (Class of 2013)

  • Hometown: Encino, CA
  • Alma mater: UC Santa Barbara
  • Professional Interests: International Human Rights, Intellectual Property, Entertainment
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Composing Music, Playing the Piano, Watching and Playing Basketball, Soccer, Travel, Tennis
  • Co-Curricular: UCI Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project, UCI Student Director of Iranian American Bar Association - Orange County, Law Review
Jesse Keyser

Jesse Keyser (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: New Berlin, IL
  • Alma mater: Brigham Young University
  • Professional Interests: Intellectual Property, International Human Rights, Labor and Employment, LGBTQI Rights
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Eating Good Food, Motorcycles, Reading Non-Law Books, Current Events, Television, Tech News
  • Co-Curricular: Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project, Public Interest Law Fund, Outlaw, Orange County Lavender Bar Association, Student Law Association, J. Reuben Clark Law Society
Ashley Kim

Ashley Kim (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Fullerton, CA
  • Alma mater: University of Southern California
  • Professional Interests: Entertainment
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Music, Dancing, Eating, Modeling, Listening, Talking
  • Co-Curricular: SBA, Director of Social Programming, Entertainment Law Society, Peer Mentor, Community Fellow, Law Review
Adrianna Kourafas

Adrianna Kourafas (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
  • Alma mater: University of Southern California
  • Professional Interests: Intellectual Property, Employment Law, Entertainment Law, Bankruptcy Law
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Dancing, Soccer, Running, Eating, Science, Any USC
  • Co-Curricular: Community Fellows, Intramural Soccer
Jessica Krause

Jessica Krause (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA
  • Alma mater: Princeton University
  • Professional Interests: Criminal Prosecution, Med Mal, White Collar Crime
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Snowboarding, Soccer
  • Co-Curricular: Criminal Law Society
Vithya Krishnakumar

Vithya Krishnakumar (Class of 2013)

  • Hometown: Temple City, CA
  • Alma mater: UC San Diego
  • Professional Interests: Transactional Law, Environmental Law
  • Co-Curricular: Children's Advocacy Group
Genny Kristie

Genny Kristie (Class of 2013)

  • Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA
  • Alma mater: Cal State Fullerton
  • Professional Interests: Criminal, Child Advocacy Focused on Education, Immigration
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Enjoys Cooking, Baking, Reading, Traveling
Lucy Lin

Lucy Lin (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Fullerton, CA
  • Alma mater: UC Berkeley
  • Professional Interests: International Law, Entertainment Law, Business Law
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Trying New Restaurants, Catching Up on T.V., Learning New Languages
  • Co-Curricular: APALSA, Entertainment Law Society, International Law Society
Erna Mamikonyan

Erna Mamikonyan (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: La Crescenta, CA
  • Alma mater: UC Irvine
  • Professional Interests: Civil Rights, Immigration
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Ballet, Photography, Traveling
  • Co-Curricular: Pre-Law Outreach Program
Teddy Nguyen

Teddy Nguyen (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Pasadena, CA
  • Alma mater: UC Los Angeles
  • Professional Interests: Patent Law, Civil Litigation
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Physical Fitness, Anime, Musicals, Cooking Shows, Food Trucks
  • Co-Curricular: APALSA, IPCS, Orange County Asian American Bar Association, Vietnamese American Bar Association of Southern California, PILF
Lisa Petak

Lisa Petak (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Littleton, CO
  • Alma mater: B.A., American University, M.A., University of Chicago
  • Professional Interests: Constitutional Law
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Running, Wine, All Things Gender/Feminist
  • Co-Curricular: SBA Chair, Executive Board for Women's Law Society, Director for The Vagina Monologues, Outlaw, Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project
Timothy Salling

Timothy "Max" Salling (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Orange, CA
  • Alma mater: University of California, Irvine
  • Professional Interests: Mostly undecided but possibly ... Entertainment Law, Trademark, Copyright
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Watching movies, backpacking/camping, playing tennis
  • Co-Curricular: Entertainment Law Society
Shaleen Shanbhag

Shaleen Shanbhag (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Riverside, CA
  • Alma mater: UC Berkeley
  • Professional Interests: Civil Rights Litigation, Public Interest Law
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Exercising, Reading, Watching Movies, Tennis, Piano
  • Co-Curricular: SBA Vice-Chair of External Relations, PILF, APALSA
Nora Stefanos

Nora Stefanos (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: La Palma, CA
  • Alma mater: UC Berkeley
  • Professional Interests: Criminal Law, Children and Women's Rights
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Reading Novels, Traveling, Soccer, Movies, Theater
  • Co-Curricular: Child Advocacy Group, OCHRA, Criminal Law Society, Vagina Monologues
Meg Tanaka

Meg Tanaka (Class of 2013)

  • Hometown: Foothill Ranch, CA
  • Alma mater: UC Los Angeles
  • Professional Interests: Juvenile Law, Elder Law, Criminal Law, Civil Rights, Public Interest
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Tennis, Trying Different Cuisines, The Office, Museums, UCLA Basketball
  • Co-Curricular: uRSA, Prelaw Outreach Program
Sarah Vehian

Sarah Vehian (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Newport Beach, CA
  • Alma mater: UC Berkeley
  • Professional Interests: Business Law, International Law
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Scrabble, Baking, Kick Boxing, Hockey, Games
  • Co-Curricular: PILF, Pro Bono
Greg Wagner

Greg Wagner (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: San Diego, CA
  • Alma mater: University of Southern California
  • Professional Interests: Criminal Law, Tax Law
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Baseball, USC Football, Running
  • Co-Curricular: Criminal Law Society, Research Assistant, Pro Bono Activities
Peter Waneis

Peter Waneis (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Apple Valley, CA
  • Alma mater: UCLA
  • Professional Interests: Entertainment Law, Immigation Law
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Eating, Cooking, Basketball, Video Gaming, UCLA Sports
  • Co-Curricular: IRAP, Entertainment Law Society (Sports Co-Chair)
Brooke Weitzman

Brooke Weitzman (Class of 2014)

  • Hometown: Morristown, NJ
  • Alma mater: Northeastern University
  • Professional Interests: I am not sure yet, but I have tried the following pro bono projects and loved them all: Saturday Academy of Law, Street Law, Elder Law and Advocacy, C.A.R.E.S (formerly G.R.A.P.), Legislative Research with Legal Aid Society of Orange County, SSI Clinic, Armory Shelter Intake Interviews with Public Law Center
  • Personal Interests/Hobbies: Anything I can do with my dog, Grilling
  • Co-Curricular: PLIF Live Auction Chair, Child Advocacy Group Member, Mock Trial Support, Club Soccer and Softball, Prospective Student Class Visits and Tours, Global Justice Summit, Orange County Human Right Association Chair, Jewish Law Association Member, SBA Appropriations Representative