2012-2013 Community Fellows
List of Community Fellows
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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(Class of 2014)
Hometown: Denver, CO
Alma mater: Boston University
Professional Interests: Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law, Corporate Law
Personal Interests/Hobbies: UFC, Hiking, Cooking, Video Games
Co-Curricular: Entertainment Law Society, Jewish Law Association, Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society
Brian Choc
(Class of 2014)
Hometown: Various
Alma mater: Gustavus Adolphus College
Professional Interests: Getting a Job, Maybe Saving the Internet Some Day, First Lawyer in Space
Personal Interests/Hobbies: Games, Scuba, Books, Music
Co-Curricular: Saturday Academy of Law, Street Law, Law and Economics Society, Entertainment Law Society, Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society, Coastkeeper, APALSA, PILF
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
(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
(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
(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
(Class of 2013)
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Alma mater: Loyola Marymount
Professional Interests: Everything, Sports, Entertainment
Personal Interests/Hobbies: Softball, Coaching Sports, Helping At Risk Teens, New Technology, Live Music
Co-Curricular: Law Review, ABA Representative, SBA Committee Member of PILF, Sports Chair of Entertainment Law Society, Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society, Women's Law Society, Child Advocacy Group
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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 "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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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