
After graduation, Chandler Cummings-McBride will work in the real estate practice group for Troutman Pepper in Atlanta.

After graduation, Chandler Cummings-McBride will work in the real estate practice group for Troutman Pepper in Atlanta.

This year, Jeremy Thompson worked as a student clinician in the Civil Rights and Racial Justice Clinic.

Steve Halpin is senior counsel in the New York City office of King & Ruiz LLP and a member of the W&L Law Council.

After graduation, Will Vardy will clerk for Judge Paul M. Black at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia.

Rex Laird spent a semester working for the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in Washington, D.C.

After graduation, Makayla Foust will work in Misdemeanor Early Representation Unit at the Dekalb County Public Defender’s Office.

Allie Cyr and Emma Claire Canterbury discuss their time in the Criminal Justice Clinic.

After graduation, Rush Lee will join Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in their Washington, D.C. office

Hazel Fernandez learned what kind of lawyer she wants to become during her externship with the Virginia Court of Appeals.

According to the report, 94.5 percent of the class of 2025 is employed in J.D. required/preferred positions or pursuing a graduate degree.

After graduation, Emma Gilliam will work in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York.

After graduation, Jack Leetun will join the litigation practice group at Moore & Van Allen in Charlotte.

Lucie Cao gained valuable experience in corporate law working for the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Sanat Wuernikebai worked on numerous cases for the Imperial County District Attorney's office in California.

After graduation, Tyler Schieda is going to work at Sidley Austin in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

Blair Brown spent her 3L year as a student attorney in the Tax Clinic.

Allison Hermann participated in the general externship program, working in the Augusta County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office in Staunton.

After graduation, Christian Davis will clerk for Justice D. Garrison Hill on the Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Alexandra Clark is an associate in the antitrust and competition practice at Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C.

Micaela Owens is a partner at Cruser Mitchell in New Jersey and focuses her practice on litigation in a variety of civil law contexts.

Tom Boss is an associate at Williams and Connolly in Washington, D.C.

Arman Nikkhoo is senior counsel in the Houston office of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani.

David Thompson is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army and currently serves as an instructor at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

Julia Lanning spent the summer as a student case worker in the Black Lung Clinic.

MK Mallery is currently a managing associate in the Global Finance Group at Sidley Austin in Dallas, where she represents borrowers in a variety of lending and debt transactions.

This past summer, Emilio Avila was a summer law clerk at Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in California.

Matt Bass currently works as Employment and Commercial Counsel at Rent the Runway, an e-commerce platform that allows users to rent, subscribe, or buy designer apparel and accessories.

This past summer, Zach Brockway interned for the Trial Defense Service (TDS) of the U.S. Army JAG Corps.

This summer, Katie Dietrich worked as a litigation associate at Foley and Lardner, LLP in Denver, Colorado.

Fonda Pham spent the summer as an intern for a federal judge in a U.S. District Court in Texas.

This summer, Lilian Sampson interned at the Virginia State Corporation Commission Financial Services Division in Richmond, Virginia.

This summer, Rosaline Meyer worked at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in their Birmingham, Alabama office.

For the past two summers, Nicole Jia has interned at Akerman LLP as a litigation summer associate in their New York office.

Hector Quesada is an associate at Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

This summer, Caroline Penfield worked at the Public Defender’s Office in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Lauren Morina serves as director and corporate counsel for Hibbett Retail, a leading athletic fashion retailer.

Morgan Sexton is Corporate Counsel Director at Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., the largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States.

The award recognizes young professionals for success in mergers and acquisitions, turnarounds, and financing.

Four members of the Law Class of 2025 are headed to work for the District Attorney's office in Brooklyn, New York.

After graduation, Jack Kellerman will join the general litigation group at Barnes & Thornburg in Indianapolis.

After graduation, Sydney Layne will join Troutman Pepper Locke in their Houston office.

After graduation, Rheise Berro will work in the Asset Management group at Ropes & Gray in Washington, D.C.

Karen Vallejos Corrales is Executive Director of the Dream Project, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Virginia students whose immigration status presents barriers to higher education.

Annelise Burgess '25L argued the case as a student attorney in W&L Law’s Advanced Administrative Law Clinic, better known as the Black Lung Clinic.

According to the report, 95 percent of the class of 2024 secured a job that either requires bar passage or for which a J.D. degree is an advantage.

After graduation, Noah Brooks will work in the Charlotte office of Mayer Brown in their Banking and Finance group.

After graduation, Jacob Kansco will join the general litigation group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in New York City.

After graduation, Dillon Ebner will clerk for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia.

This fall, Ana Laura Gonzalez Coria ‘25L was as an extern at Scognamiglio Law Firm in Naples, Italy.

After graduation, Sabrina Callender-Clewett will join Alston & Bird’s Corporate Transactions and Securities group located in Palo Alto, California.

Caroline Crosbie is an associate in the New York Office of Simpson Thacher.

After graduation, Sara Fe' White will pursue a career as JAG officer for the U.S. Navy.

Natalie Beers lends her previous experience as a legal recruiter to students as they navigate their job searches.

Katie Heller ‘24L and Nina Gagnon ‘24L gained valuable practice experience before beginning careers as public defenders.

This fall, Jermaine Jones '25L was an extern with the Delaware Court of the Chancery.

This fall, Cory Morris '22, '25L worked at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Mikayla Nasis '25L reflects on working in the Commonwealth Attorney's Office for Rockbridge County and the City of Lexington.

Lillian Weitz '22, '25L spent the fall semester working for USA Gymnastics.

Olivia Scheidt ‘25L discusses her experience as a student attorney in the Community Legal Practice Center.

Spencer Thomas '25L discusses his externship with the Commonwealth's Attorney in Roanoke.

Anjelica Hendricks is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School where she focuses on criminal law.

Adam Hawks is an associate at Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein, L.C. in Newport News.

With extensive experience in government and business, Jonathan Gould provides financial regulatory and strategic advice to financial services providers of all types.

This semester, Siju Oshin is working in an independent research position with a global legal aid and advocacy organization.

Roy Abernathy is an associate attorney for Crowell & Moring in the Advertising and Brand Protection and Litigation and Trial practice groups.

Kate Thompson is a clerk for the Honorable Ronald L. Buch of the United States Tax Court.

Adrianne Williams is an Assistant Corporate Counsel at Amazon and owner of an athletic workout brand called The Fitness Collaboration.

As Senior Vice President and Director of Wealth Strategy, Family Wealth at Wealthspire Advisors, Elizabeth Summers helps families plan for their future and solve the problems that keep them up at night.

Cody Losey spent the summer as a student caseworker in the Black Lung Clinic.

Lilli Marshall spent the summer working with the litigation and labor and employment practice groups at Williams Mullen in Richmond, Virginia.

Cole Bollman is an associate in the Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group at King & Spalding LLP in Atlanta.

This past summer, Keltin Serio worked for international human rights firm Saccucci & Partners in Rome, Italy.

This summer, Alex Hudson interned with the in-house counsel at Coca-Cola Beverages in Florida.

Kimberly Shi works as an associate in the National Security group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

This summer, Moses Park worked in the Strategic Initiatives and Technology Group at Mastercard.

Jane Kim spent the summer with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office in New York as a part of the trial zone.

Noah Gallagher spent the summer at the Office of Personnel Management, Office of the Inspector General in Washington, D.C.

Lindsay Lankau spent her summer as an intern with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Charlotte.

This past summer, Kile Granai worked as a summer associate at Hunton Andrews Kurth in New York City.

This summer, Malia Devencenzi interned with the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation in Honolulu, Hawai’i.

Bryce Thornburg spent his summer with the Complex and Affirmative Litigation Team of the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office.

This summer, Rebecca Liu worked as a summer associate at Fox Rothschild in their New York office.

Ben Wood spent his summer as an intern in D.C. Superior Court.

83 students and recent graduates received grants this summer to support their work in public interest positions.

Michael Brown is an Air Force JAG officer serving as Victims’ Counsel at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana.

Morgan Fiander is a litigation associate at Fried Frank in New York City, where she represents clients in a variety of real estate, financial, and general commercial disputes.

Matt Kaminer is clerking for Judge Julio Fuentes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Dean Melanie Wilson has announced the appointment of Freda Coleman-Jackson as Assistant Dean of Career Strategy, effective July 1.

After graduation, Rachel Graf will be working in estate planning at the firm MichieHamlett.

After graduation, Scott Koven will clerk for Judge Daniel Ortiz on the Court of Appeals of Virginia.

After graduation, Ryan Mastro will work for the Manhattan District Attorney as an Assistant District Attorney.

After graduation, Ian Joseph will be a litigation associate at the firm McGlinchey Stafford in Nashville.

After graduation, Bernadette Coyle will work in the Workplace Class Action group for Duane Morris in Chicago.

After graduation, Colleen Karlovich will work at the firm Jones Day in Washington, D.C.

Tomi Akinmola is a judicial clerk for the Hon. Jamar K. Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

After graduation, Jasmine Cooper will join Sheppard Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in their Washington, D.C. office as a Labor and Employment Associate.

After graduation, Sara Lee will clerk for a federal district court judge and then join the general litigation group at Kirkland & Ellis in their New York office.

After graduation, Andrew Morales will join the law firm Huff Powell Bailey in Atlanta, Georgia.

According to the report, 98.1 percent of the class of 2023 secured a job that either requires bar passage or for which a J.D. degree is an advantage.

Thuan Tran is an Assistant Commonwealth Attorney for Fairfax County.

After graduation, Ross Reggio will be working with Manning Gross + Massenburg in the Irvine, California office.

Taryn Washburn ‘24L discusses her experience working with clients in the Trusts and Estates Practicum.

After graduation, Tara Blackwell will be working at the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic (GCLC) as a Donoghue Fellow with the Homelessness Advice and Representation Program.

Arthur Vorbrodt is a senior counsel in the Transactions Practice Group at Foley & Lardner in Dallas.

Lillian Weitz '25L discusses her research with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime.

Noriya Shahadat is an associate in the Environmental and Mass Tort litigation group at McGuireWoods.

After graduation, Catalina Perez will head to Kennedys in Philadelphia, working in insurance coverage.

Colin Matthaei ‘24L spent the fall semester working in the Intellectual Property group at Nixon Peabody in Washington, D.C.

Following a clerkship and working as a prosecutor, Gretchen Panchik now practices in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance recovery.

Lexi Acosta '24L spent the fall semester as a judicial extern in the Roanoke City Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

Following his service in the JAG Corps, Christian Addison opened ASE Representation, a full-service sports and entertainment agency.

Madison Howell ’24L spent the semester as an extern in the litigation office of the Plan Benefits Security Division.

Patrick Bolling is a principal at Woods Rogers, advising a variety of employers in traditional labor and employment.

Chrishon McManus ’14L—attorney and competitive swimmer—radiates calm when it counts.

Alexis Smith spent her summer working in the litigation department of the AARP Foundation.

Lauren Griffin is an associate at Alston & Bird LLP, working in the Intellectual Property Litigation group based in the Charlotte, North Carolina office.

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.

Barbara Merryman spent her summer clerking with the Juvenile Litigation Division of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender in Baltimore.

Jared Hunter spent the summer as an associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in New York City.

Mariya Denisenko worked as a summer associate at Sidley Austin’s Chicago office.

Yardley Borten spent the summer as a legal intern at the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) in Washington, D.C.

Carson Cox and Trey Smith, both new associates at Troutman Pepper in Richmond, are involved with a pro bono case concerning veteran's benefits.

Tom Boss worked as a summer associate with Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C.

Following his entrepreneurial passions, John Henry gets comfort from his discomfort.

Arianna Kiaei spent her summer as a judicial intern at the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York.

Jessica Tracy is General Counsel at video hosting, sharing, and services platform provider Vimeo.

Negin Farahmand Wood is Senior Assistant Public Defender at Office of the Public Defender for Fairfax County.

Ryan Redd is an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Lubbock Division of the Northern District of Texas.

105 students and recent graduates received grants to support their work in public interest positions.

After graduation, Sam Romano will work as a Deputy District Attorney at the Denver DA’s Office.

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.

In the Rights of Prisoners practicum, Courtney Ebersohl '24L urges the Virginia Parole Board to see past the crime.

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.

Mallory Kostroff ‘23L discusses her year as a student attorney in the Criminal Justice Clinic.

After graduation, Sierra Terrana will work in-house for IBM.

After graduation, Francis Morency will join Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP in the firm’s Tampa Office as an associate in the Bankruptcy practice group.

W&L Law has announced the creation of a program to guarantee financial support for current students and graduates interested or serving in public interest and government careers.

After graduation, Alicia Ochsner Utt will be working at the King County Department of Public Defense in Seattle, Washington.

Ben Richie works for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Corporation Finance’s Disclosure Review Program.

After graduation, Maddie Hawkins will be a corporate law associate with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP in New York.

After graduation, Grant McClernon will join the Washington, D.C. office of Kirkland & Ellis, working with the healthcare transactions team of the Private Equity group.

After graduation, Marshall Branch will join the U.S. Army JAG Corps.

Melissa May ’23L spent the fall semester as an extern in the Delaware Court of Chancery under Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will.

Junior and Natey Kinzounza, who met at W&L Law, are both trial attorneys who honed their skills in moot court and summer externships.

After graduation, Sica Matsuda will be a litigation associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Washington, D.C and then a clerk at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Lisa Hedrick, partner and chair of the M&A and Finance practice group at the firm Hirschler Fleischer, has been recognized for her work in the field.

Shannon McGrath ‘23L spent the fall working in the criminal defense practice of the Brooklyn Defender Service.

Nikolaus Smith '23L spent the fall semester as a judicial extern for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Janssen Evelyn ’06L uses resilience and intentional joy to find his purpose.

After a successful career in big law, Michael Cohen ’90L returns to his passions of poetry and painting.

This fall, Joseph Aminov '23L researched cryptocurrency and other emerging financial technologies with the law firm Pryor Cashman.

As a public defender, Chris Chino enjoys fighting for his clients in the "theatre of trial."

Brun-Ozuna received the Hobbs Fellowship from the National Consumer Law Center.

Nam Kang enjoys solving the puzzles in compliance investigations as a member of the regulatory team at Troutman Pepper.

Anika Maan spent her summer working for the United Nations: Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Suva, Fiji.

Ella Bishop spent her summer as a judicial intern for Judge Lucy Inman at the North Carolina Court of Appeals and Justice Samuel Ervin IV at the North Carolina Supreme Court.

This summer, Jacob Wamsley worked as a summer associate with the in-house legal counsel at FedEx Ground’s corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA.

Elizabeth Pruitt spent her summer working at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Fort Worth, TX.

Maeve Harris spent her summer working for Judge Richard G. Latin of the Supreme Court of New York.

Buff will serve as the Housing Justice Fellow with Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Rob Hawes spent his summer working for Jones Day in Frankfurt, Germany.

Although clerking after law school was not part of her plan, Georgi Pisano Goetz '20L is about to start her third after stops in Baltimore and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Maan received support for her summer placement with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime in Fiji.

With his company NOCAP Sports, Casey Floyd '15L helps athletes and agents negotiate and transact NIL deals.

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.

Jonathan Thomas, a member of the Law Class of 2024, has been chosen for a 2022 Disaster Resilience Program Fellowship through Equal Justice Works.

As global head of litigation for 3M, Courtney Enloe ‘97L is never bored. And that’s the way she likes it.

After graduation, Elena Schiefele will work for a law firm for a year and then clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Katie Pauly will be working as a clerk on the Montana Supreme Court after graduation.

Sarah Childs will be working for Parr Brown Gee & Loveless in Salt Lake City, Utah, focusing on Intellectual Property.

After graduation, Ainsley-Brooke Satterwhite will enter the Army JAG Corps.

Trey Smith will be working at Troutman Pepper in Richmond, joining the firm’s White Collar Litigation and Investigations practice group.

According to the report, 90.7 percent of the class of 2021 secured a full-time, long-term job that either requires bar passage or for which a J.D. degree is an advantage.

Lauren Robertson will be working with the litigation group at Holland & Knight LLP in the firm’s Tampa office.

Mari Gonzalez will be working in the corporate department at Latham & Watkins’s D.C. office.

Rich Gilliland will be working for Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP in the firm’s Austin, TX office, focusing on litigation.

After graduation, Gallagher is headed to New York to work in the state and local tax group at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

This summer, Kobie Crosley split his time interning with K&L Gates and the U.S. Steel Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA.

Kylan Memminger spent her summer as a tax intern in the Chicago office of Deloitte. She will return to work there after graduation.

This summer, T.J. Benedict '22L was a Summer Honors Law Clerk in the EPA’s Office of General Counsel.

During his summer position in the DC office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton, Jake Walker '22 did it all, and came away with a job offer.

This summer, Nate Reynolds worked in a variety of practice groups for Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen, and Hamilton in New York.

This summer, Alex Castro '22L was a legal intern for El Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, a nonprofit that specializes in labor rights violations committed against migrant workers.

Neufville, an immigration attorney based in Maryland, competed in the 1996 Olympic games representing Liberia.
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