UCI Law Alums Support Pro Bono Program 2021-2022
Thirty-three UCI Law alums — from nine classes, and private, public and government practices — generously supported UCI Law Pro Bono Program for the 2021-2022 year, either as a pro bono supervising attorney, or a liaison to projects.
UCI Law’s Pro Bono Program reflects the school’s deep commitment to public service and experiential learning. The Law School encourages each student to participate by providing legal services to underserved communities and causes while supervised by an attorney or member of the Law School faculty. Each year, UCI Law students spend thousands of hours providing pro bono work for underserved communities. Our graduates, too, remain committed to making the world a better place through pro bono service.
Congratulations and thank you to the 33 alums who significantly supported and contributed to the UCI Law Pro Bono Program. Below is a list of the alumni by class year, name, current employer and their UCI Law project participation.
| UCI Law Class Year | Alumni Name | Current Employer | UCI Law Pro Bono Project |
| 2012 | Edgar Aguilasocho | Martinez Aguilasocho Law, Inc. | Farmworker Legal Protections Inventory |
| 2012 | Luke Boughen | Anaergia | Coastal Policy Research |
| 2012 | Jean Su | Center for Bio Diversity | Environmental Law Research—Ensuring a Just and Clean Energy Transition |
| 2013 | Carly Edelstein | Ohio Office of the Public Defender | Criminal Appellate Defense Research for the Office of the Ohio Public Defender |
| 2013 | Mallory Sepler-King | Public Counsel | Protections for Student Victims of Domestic/Family/Dating Violence |
| 2013 | Andrea Smith | Elder Law and Disability Rights | Jail Intake Interviews--Disability & Medical Access |
| 2014 | Brooke Weitzman | Elder Law and Disability Rights | City Council, Brown Act & Public Comments—Housing, & Civil Rights |
| 2015 | Crystal Adams | National Center for Youth Law | National Center for Youth Law |
| 2015 | Amelia Alvarez | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | Workers’ Rights Clinic Orange County |
| 2015 | Caitlin Emmons | Veterans Legal Institute | Client Interviews, Discharge Upgrades, and Comprehensive Housing Assistance for Veterans |
| 2015 | Kelsey Galanter | Children's Law Center | Children’s Law Center of California—Law Clerk |
| 2015 | Andrea Ringer | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | EEOC Class Action Research |
| 2015 | Chariese Solorio | Snell & Wilmer LLP | Victims of Crime Special Visas (U-Visa) |
| 2015 | Ryan Ueda | Public Law Center | Veterans Policy Research & Proposal(s) |
| 2016 | Kristen Burzynski | Reich Adell & Cvitan | California Free Legal Answers Helpline |
| 2016 | Sean Garcia-Leys | Peace and Justice Law Center | Peace and Justice Law Center |
| 2016 | Kevin Lerman | Federal Public Defender Puerto Rico | Federal Public Defender's Office Research--Puerto Rico |
| 2016 | Zoë McKinney | American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California | ACLU of Southern California—First Amendment and Democracy Project |
| 2016 | Eric Vera | Immigrant Defenders Legal Services | Immigrant Defenders Law Center-Supporting Juvenile Immigration Removal Defense & Related Research |
| 2017 | Nora Cassidy | Legal Aid at Work | Workers’ Rights Clinic Orange County |
| 2017 | Sam Hyams | Ricketts Case, LLP | California Free Legal Answers Helpline |
| 2017 | Amy Lieberman | Harm Reduction Legal Project | Harm Reduction/Drug Policy Research |
| 2017 | Olivia Weber | Irell & Manella LLP | Florida Rights Restoration Coalition—Restore Voting with Legal Fees Review |
| 2018 | Helen Boyer | Public Counsel | Afghan Humanitarian Parole Requests |
| 2018 | Judith Escobar | Homeboy Industries | Homeboy Industries Legal Advocacy for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals |
| 2018 | Daniel Werner | Dolores Street Community Services | Dolores Street Community Services #1—U-Visa for Central American Woman |
| 2020 | Ashleigh Dennis | Root & Rebound | Root & Rebound—Incarcerated Callers Hotline |
| 2020 | Emily Genzlinger | Northshore Defenders | Spring Break--Louisiana Public Defender's Office, Criminal Defense Research for Louisiana PD |
| 2020 | Laura Alvarenga Scalia | Legal Aid at Work | Workers’ Rights Clinic Orange County |
| 2020 | Maryam Zomorodian | UCI Law | Afghan Scholars Project |
| 2021 | Sumouni Basu | Innovation Law Lab | Anticarceral Legal Organizing with Innovation Law Lab —Remote Immigration Advocacy |
| 2021 | Sarah Kahn | American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California | ACLU of SoCal—Incarcerated Individual Letter Writing for Conditions Monitoring |
| 2021 | Michaela Posner | Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld | Union Grievance Assistance Project |
If you are interested in supervising a UCI Law student in pro bono work this semester, or have ideas for projects, please contact Anna Davis adavis@law.uci.edu; (310) 890-6665.