Career Paths: Francis Morency ’23L
After graduation, Francis Morency will join Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP in the firm’s Tampa Office as an associate in the Bankruptcy practice group.
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Career Paths: Maddie Hawkins ’18, ’23L
After graduation, Maddie Hawkins will be a corporate law associate with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP in New York.
Career Paths: Grant McClernon ’23L
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.
Alumni Spotlight: Junior Ndlovu ’20L and Natey Kinzounza Ndlovu ’20L
Junior and Natey Kinzounza, who met at W&L Law, are both trial attorneys who honed their skills in moot court and summer externships.
Career Paths: Sica Matsuda ’23L
After graduation, Sica Matsuda will be a litigation associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Washington, D.C and then a clerk for Judge Amy Berman Jackson at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
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A Semester in New York
This fall, Joseph Aminov '23L researched cryptocurrency and other emerging financial technologies with the law firm Pryor Cashman.
Career Paths: Namrata Kang ’21L
Nam Kang enjoys solving the puzzles in compliance investigations as a member of the regulatory team at Troutman Pepper.
Summer Experience: Rob Hawes ’24L
Rob Hawes spent his summer working for Jones Day in Frankfurt, Germany.
Career Paths: Elena Schiefele ’22L
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.
Career Paths: Sarah Childs ’22L
Sarah Childs will be working for Parr Brown Gee & Loveless in Salt Lake City, Utah, focusing on Intellectual Property.
Career Paths: Trey Smith ’22L
Trey Smith will be working at Troutman Pepper in Richmond, joining the firm’s White Collar Litigation and Investigations practice group.
Career Paths: Lauren Robertson ’22L
Lauren Robertson will be working with the litigation group at Holland & Knight LLP in the firm’s Tampa office.
Career Paths: Mari Gonzalez ’22L
Mari Gonzalez will be working in the corporate department at Latham & Watkins’s D.C. office.
Career Paths: Rich Gilliland ’22L
Rich Gilliland will be working for Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP in the firm’s Austin, TX office, focusing on litigation.
Summer Experience: Kobie Crosley ’23L
This summer, Kobie Crosley split his time interning with K&L Gates and the U.S. Steel Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA.
Summer Experience: Jake Walker ’22L
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.
Career Paths: Kimberly Shi ’21L
Kimberly Shi will be working for Clifford Chance LLP in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, focusing on litigation and dispute resolution.
Career Paths: Lara McMahon ’20L
After graduation, Lara McMahon will work for Vinson & Elkins in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and is planning on a career in government investigations and white collar defense.
Career Paths: Junior Ndlovu ’20L
After graduation, Junior Ndlovu is headed to the Allen law firm in Fredericksburg, VA to serve as a plaintiff's attorney.
Career Paths: Natalia Homchick ’20L
After graduation, Natalia Homchick will be working at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York City in the firm’s corporate department.
Career Paths: Lizzy Williams ’17L
After graduation, Lizzie will be a litigation associate at Sullivan & Cromwell’s New York City Office.
Career Paths: Jenna Lorence ’17L
After graduation, Jenna will for K&L Gates in the firms Washington, DC office.
Career Paths: Carl Krausnick ’17L
After graduation, Carl will be working for Glankler Brown back home in Memphis, Tennessee.
Career Paths: Tamra Harris ’17L
After graduation, Tamra will be working in the litigation department of Miller & Martin’s Chattanooga office.
Career Paths: McNair Nichols ’17L
After graduation, McNair will work at the Washington, D.C. office of K&L Gates doing regulatory or enforcement work.
Career Paths: Chi Ewusi ’17L
After graduation, Chi will be working for Kirkland and Ellis, in their Houston, TX office, doing primarily private equity and capital markets work.
Career Paths: Mikail Clark ’17L
After graduation, Clark will join the Charleston, WV office of Spilman, Thomas, and Battle, PLLC, doing corporate transactional and litigation defense work.
Career Paths: Lizzy Williams ’17L
Lizzy Williams, a 3L from Austin, Texas, graduated from Smith College with a B.A. in History and a Certificate in International Relations. Lizzy is Co-President of the Women's Law Students Organization, a Burks Scholar, a Student Attorney for the Criminal Justice Clinic, a Lead Articles Editor on the German Law Journal, and a Research Assistant for Professor Todd Peppers.
Career Paths:Claire Leonard ’16L
Claire Leonard '16L is from Washington, D.C. and received her bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University.
Career Paths: Caroline Colpoys ’16L
Caroline Colpoys '16L is from Dallas, TX and attended Rhodes College for her undergraduate degree.
Career Paths: Elaine McCafferty ’16L
Elaine McCafferty is from Newtown, Connecticut and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BA in Psychology and Philosophy. Elaine is a Burks Scholar and Lead Articles Editor on the Washington and Lee Law Review.
Career Paths: Babatunde Cadmus ’15L
Babatunde Cadmus '15L attended college at the University of Delaware and received a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology.
Career Paths: Sarah Curry ’15L
Sarah Curry '15L graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University in 2009 with a B.A. in International Relations and French.
Career Paths: Austin Lomax ’15L
Austin Lomax '15L is a 3L from Tryon, North Carolina. He served as a Lead Articles Editor for the Washington and Lee Law Review and as a student attorney in the Criminal Justice Clinic.
Career Paths: Mac Mackie ’15L
Mac Mackie '15L is from Charlotte, N.C. originally and received his Bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Career Paths: Meg Sawyer ’15L
Meg Sawyer '15L is a third year law student from Columbia, Maryland.
Career Paths: Nigel Wheeler ’15L
Nigel Wheeler '15L is a third year student at Washington and Lee Law.
