Alumni Spotlight: Thuan Tran ’21L
Thuan Tran is an Assistant Commonwealth Attorney for Fairfax County.
Government Archive (47 Stories)
Trial Experience at the Department of Labor
Madison Howell ’24L spent the semester as an extern in the litigation office of the Plan Benefits Security Division.
Summer Experience: Ana Laura Coria ’25L
Ana Laura Coria split her time interning at a small legal firm in Verona, Italy and the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of West Virginia.
Alumni Spotlight: Ryan Redd ’15L
Ryan Redd is an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Lubbock Division of the Northern District of Texas.
$323,000 in Grants Awarded to Students and Alumni Working in Public Interest
105 students and recent graduates received grants to support their work in public interest positions.
Career Paths: Sam Romano ’23L
After graduation, Sam Romano will work as a Deputy District Attorney at the Denver DA’s Office.
Alumni Spotlight: Josh Keruski ‘21L and Ainsley-Brooke Satterwhite ‘22L
Josh Keruski ‘21L and Ainsley-Brooke Satterwhite ‘22L are both stationed at Fort Novosel in Alabama as members of the U.S. Army JAG Corps.
W&L Law Releases 2022 Graduate Employment Report
According to the report, 96.6 percent of the class of 2022 secured a job that either requires bar passage or for which a J.D. degree is an advantage.
Career Paths: Alicia Ochsner Utt ’23L
After graduation, Alicia Ochsner Utt will be working at the King County Department of Public Defense in Seattle, Washington.
Alumni Spotlight: Ben Richie ’22L
Ben Richie works for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Corporation Finance’s Disclosure Review Program.
Career Paths: Marshall Branch ’23L
After graduation, Marshall Branch will join the U.S. Army JAG Corps.
Beautiful Struggle
Janssen Evelyn ’06L uses resilience and intentional joy to find his purpose.
Summer Experience: Anika Maan ’24L
Anika Maan spent her summer working for the United Nations: Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Suva, Fiji.
Henry Leventis ’03L Nominated for U.S. Attorney Post
W&L Law alumnus Henry C. Leventis '03L has been tapped by President Joe Biden to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Career Paths: Ainsley-Brooke Satterwhite ‘22L
After graduation, Ainsley-Brooke Satterwhite will enter the Army JAG Corps.
Summer Experience: T.J. Benedict ’22L
This summer, T.J. Benedict '22L was a Summer Honors Law Clerk in the EPA’s Office of General Counsel.
Interest in Patent Law Leads to an Externship with Federal Circuit Appeals Court
Sheena Wang '21L, says that professors, alumni and older law students helped her secure a position with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Katharine Agbenohevi ’22L Spent Her Summer with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Salt Lake
Although Agbenohevi was able to travel to Utah for her job, the COVID-19 pandemic still played a role in her experience working in the financial crimes division.
Career Paths: Sarah Van Horn ’20L
Sarah Van Horn will work as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in the Northampton County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office in Eastville, Virginia.
Career Paths: Amanda Triplett ’20L
After graduation, Amanda Triplett will practice antitrust law as a trial attorney in the Health Care Division of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition in Washington, D.C.
W&L Law Releases 2019 Graduate Employment Report
According to the report, 92.7% of the class of 2019 secured a full-time, long-term job that either requires bar passage or for which a J.D. degree is an advantage.
Career Paths: Randall Miller ’14L
Miller is currently clerking for Judge Lawrence VanDyke on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the DOJ
Bapi Bikkani '20L reflects on his semester working on environmental law issues in Washington, D.C.
Career Paths: Lauren Bennett ’19L
After graduation, Bennett will be working as an Assistant Public Defender with the Colorado State Public Defender.
Career Paths: Kathy McLaughlin ’19L
After graduation, McLaughlin will be working for the Colorado State Public Defender as a Deputy Public Defender.
Career Paths: Alex Shoaf ’19L
After graduation, Shoaf will head west to work for the Colorado State Public Defender.
Career Paths: Diane Gremillion ’19L
Diane Gremillion '19L is headed to the Washington, DC office of Venable to work on regulatory matters.
W&L Law Releases 2018 Graduate Employment Report
Employment up again. Strong law firm and clerkship placements highlight W&L Law ABA report.
Ready for Trial
Kathy McLaughlin '19L spent her summer in the Colorado State Public Defender office.
One Profession, Many Jobs
Blair Barker '20L split her summer between a small firm in Chattanooga and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C.
Ethics at the Pentagon
David Thompson '19L spent the summer at the Standards of Conduct Office, the senior ethics office for the Department of Defense.
A View of the Court
Kate Murphy '20L spent her summer on both sides of the bench, working for the Supreme Court of Virginia and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
In the Office of the Public Defender
Rashanna Butler '20L split her summer between public defender offices in Lexington and Roanoke.
White Collar Crime and the DOJ
Michael Stinnett-Kassoff '19L spent the summer in New York with Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Career Paths: Sara Lamneck ’18L
After graduation, Sara Lamneck will join the U.S. Army as a JAG officer.
Strong JAG Placement, 10 Month Employment Highlight W&L Law Graduate Report
Washington and Lee University School of Law has released a report on employment rates for its class of 2017.
Career Paths – Christian Addison ’17L
After graduation, Christian will enter the JAG Corps for the United States Air Force.
Career Paths: Tyler Sanderson ’18L
Tyler Sanderson '18L, a graduate of Centre College from Henrico, Virginia, spent the summer working for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary in Washington, D.C.
Career Paths: Matt Donahue ’18L
Matt Donahue '18L, a graduate of George Washington University from Benicia, CA, worked this past summer in the Office of the General Counsel at Oakland Unified School District in Oakland, CA.
Career Paths: Bo Mahr ’17L
Bo Mahr '17L spent the summer working for the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in the Office of the General Counsel as a Law Clerk. At W&L Law, Bo serves as vice-chair of the Moot Court Executive Board.
Career Paths: Ashley Slisz ’17L
Ashley Slisz is from Williamsville, New York and graduated from Boston University with a degree in International Relations. At Washington and Lee she is the 2L Vice-President of the Student Bar Association and a staffwriter on the Washington and Lee Law Review.
Career Paths: Paul Judge ’16L
Paul Judge went to the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant out of ROTC. He is now a 1stLieutenant in the United States Army. He plans to enter the JAG Corps after graduation. At W&L, he is a Lead Articles Editor on the Washington and Lee Law Review.
Career Paths: Imani Hutty ’15L
Imani Hutty '15L, from Philadelphia, PA, is a graduate of Temple University. He was a member of the Black Law Students Association Mock Trial team that won a national championship at the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial competition.
Career Paths: Laura Iheanachor ’15L
Laura Iheanachor '15L, from Wake Forest, NC, is a graduate of East Carolina University. She is a member of the Black Law Student's Association Mock Trial team.
Career Paths: Justin Bass ’15L
Justin Bass '15L grew up in the New York City area and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the Sprint Football team, and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He is a student attorney in the Criminal Justice Clinic at W&L Law.
Career Paths: Jenna Callahan ’15L
As a third year law student, Jenna Callahan is splitting time her last semester between Lexington, VA, and Washington D.C. Jenna works for the Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse Clinic on campus, defending inmates on death row. She also serves as President of the Sports, Entertainment, & IP Law Society on campus.
Career Paths: Ryan Redd ’15L
Ryan Redd is a third-year law student from Charlotte, NC. He is the President of the Student Bar Association and a member of Omicron Delta Kappa. This semester, Ryan is working in the Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse, the school's capital defense clinic.
