Community Fellows
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.
Recent Community Fellows
Valentina Comar
(Class of 2025)
Hometown: Woodland Hills, CA
Professional Interests: Private sector, either Employment Law or Tort Litigation
Hobbies: Spend time with family and friends, playing chess, electronic dance music (EDM), and scuba diving
Co-Curricular: Law Review and Latinx Law Students Association (LLSA)
Isaiah Crosby
(Class of 2024)
Hometown: Bellflower, CA and Atlanta, GA
Alma Mater: UC Irvine
Professional Interests: Civil Litigation, Federal Prosecution, Real Estate
Hobbies: Reading, graphic design, and intramural sports
Co-Curricular: National Black Law Student Association and Admissions Ambassadors
Esther Esho
(Class of 2025)
Hometown: Highland, CA
Alma Mater: University of California, Riverside - Political Science, Law and Society
Professional Interest: Labor and Employment Law, Entertainment Law
Hobbies: Mixolgy, glass painting, and watching anime
Co-Curricular: Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Co-President
Claire Foster
(Class of 2025)
Hometown: Tustin, CA
Alma Mater: University of Puget Sound - History
Professional Interest: Big Law, In-House
Hobbies: Growing tomatoes and taking pottery classes
Yaritza Gruber
(Class of 2025)
Hometown: Costa Mesa, CA
Alma Mater: University of Oregon
Hobbies: Hiking the West Coast and pure barreElizabeth Monroe
(Class of 2025)
Hometown: Houston, TX
Alma Mater: Coumbia University - Art History, Africian American Studies
Professional Interests: Art Law, Tech Law, Civil Rights, Reparations
Hobbies: House plants, board games, antique shopping, and dancing
Co-Curricular: Student Bar Association (SBA), Black Law Student Association (BLSA), Equity Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Committee, OutLaw, and Law Review
Logan Nantais
(Class of 2025)
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania - Anthropology, History
Professional Interests: International Law, Litigation
Co-Curricular: JESSUP Competitor; Editor for the Journal of International, Transnational, and Comparative Law; Programming Chair for the International Law Society; Vice President of the Jewish Law Society; and Admissions Ambassador
Grace Palcic
(Class of 2024)
Hometown: Olathe, KS
Alma Mater: Kansas State - Psychology, Political Science
Professional Interests: Litigation, Labor & Employment, Business Disputes, Big Law
Hobbies: Beach, hiking, Disney, and crafts
Co-Curricular: Law Review; Moot Court Board; Journal of International, Transnational, and Comparative Law; Student Bar Association (SBA); OutLaw; If/When/How; International Law Society; Law Students for Educational Equity (LSEE); Community Legal Aid SSI Clinic Pro Bono project; and California Innocence Project Pro Bono project
Omar Rizk
(Class of 2024)
Hometown: Woodinville, WA
Alma Mater: University of California, Los Angeles - Politcial Science
Professional Interests: Tax, Litigation
Hobbies: Arsenal, boxing, cycling, going to the movies, and trying restaurants
Co-Curricular: Middle Eastern and South Asian Law Student Association (MESALSA), Black Law Student Association (BLSA), and UCI Women's Basketball TeamIviana Villanueva
(Class of 2025)
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Alma Mater: University of California, Davis - English and African American Studies
Professional Interest: Prosecutor at the District Attorney's Office in Imperial County
Hobbies: Surfing, cooking/baking, painting, watching anime, video games, working on cars with my family, and weightlifting
Richard Yoo
(Class of 2025)
Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA
Alma Mater: University of California, Los Angeles - Philosophy
Professional Interest: Labor and Employment Law
Romina Zarbaf
(Class of 2025)
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Alma Mater: University of California, Irvine - Criminology, Law and Society
Professional Interests: Intellectual Property, Corporate Transactions
Hobbies: Clay-wheel throwing, coffee shop and bakery hunting
Co-Curricular: Orange County Iranian American Bar Association (IABA) Law Student Rep; UCI Law Admissions Ambassador Board Member; Women's Law Society Communications & Outreach Chair; and Middle Eastern and South Asian Law Student Association (MESALSA) Vice President