Meet Gabriela Gino ’26L
Gabriela Gino volunteers at The Community Table, learning how meals foster connection, understanding, and community resilience.
law student profile
Summer Experience: Julia Lanning ’26L
Julia Lanning spent the summer as a student case worker in the Black Lung Clinic.
Summer Experience: Emilio Avila ’26L
This past summer, Emilio Avila was a summer law clerk at Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in California.
Summer Experience: Zach Brockway ’26L
This past summer, Zach Brockway interned for the Trial Defense Service (TDS) of the U.S. Army JAG Corps.
Summer Experience: Katie Dietrich ’26L
This summer, Katie Dietrich worked as a litigation associate at Foley and Lardner, LLP in Denver, Colorado.
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Summer Experience: Fonda Pham ’27L
Fonda Pham spent the summer as an intern for a federal judge in a U.S. District Court in Texas.
Summer Experience: Lilian Sampson ’26L
This summer, Lilian Sampson interned at the Virginia State Corporation Commission Financial Services Division in Richmond, Virginia.
Summer Experience: Rosaline Meyer ‘27L
This summer, Rosaline Meyer worked at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in their Birmingham, Alabama office.
Summer Experience: Nicole Jia ’26L
For the past two summers, Nicole Jia has interned at Akerman LLP as a litigation summer associate in their New York office.
Summer Experience: Caroline Penfield ’26L
This summer, Caroline Penfield worked at the Public Defender’s Office in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Meet Floyd Johnson ’27L: Kirgis Fellow
Floyd Johnson discusses the professors who have made an impact on him and his role as a Kirgis Fellow, a peer mentor to incoming students.
Meet a 1L: Nick Pasquarello ’28L
Nick Pasquarello is from Billings, Montana and received his undergraduate degree from Montana Technological University.
Meet Madi Gilgo ’27L: Kirgis Fellow
Madi Gilgo discusses the importance of getting outside of the law school "bubble" and her role as a Kirgis Fellow, a peer mentor to incoming students.
Meet a 1L: Elle Crawford ’28L
Elle Crawford is from Franklinville, New Jersey and received her undergraduate degree from Roanoke College.
Meet Lindsay Giglio ’27L: Kirgis Fellow
Lindsay Giglio discusses her favorite spots on campus and her role as a Kirgis Fellow, a peer mentor to incoming students.
Meet a 1L: Gabrielle Dosev ’28L
Gabrielle Dosev '28L is from Pensacola, Florida and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida.
Meet a 1L: Dustin Bickham ’28L
Dustin Bickham '28L is from New Orleans, Louisiana and received his undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University.
Meet Zachary Kean ’27L: Kirgis Fellow
Zachary Kean discusses why he chose W&L Law and his role as a Kirgis Fellow, a peer mentor to incoming students.
Meet a 1L: Laura Powers ’28L
Laura Powers '28L is from Golden, Colorado and attended the University of Wyoming for her undergraduate degree.
Meet a 1L: Priya Dogra ’28L
Priya Dogra '28L is from Woodstock, Georgia, and attended Kennesaw State University for her undergraduate degree.
Meet Arianna Wright ’25L: President of BLSA
Arianna Wright discusses influential professors and her focus as leader of the Black Law Students Association.
Law Student Helps W&L Running Program Reach Historic Heights
First-year law student Cassie Carr ‘27L helped the Generals Cross Country and Track teams rewrite the record books.
Third-Year Law Student Argues Black Lung Benefits Case Before Fourth Circuit
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.
Symone Gibbs ‘26L Wins 2025 Halper Award
Gibbs received the award for her article examining pre-trial solitary confinement.
Meet Chloe Sin ’26L: Law Ambassador
Chloe Sin shares her passion for law school with prospective students as a student ambassador for the Law Admissions office.
Meet Natalie Beers ’25L: Rachford Fellow
Natalie Beers lends her previous experience as a legal recruiter to students as they navigate their job searches.
Meet Jack Halligan ’26L: Law Ambassador
Jack Halligan loves to help prospective students make the "big decision" of where to attend law school.
Meet Katherine Berman ’22, ’25L: President of the Student Bar Association
Katherine Berman enjoys working to build community while advancing the interests of the student body.
Meet Martin Flores ’25L: Editor in Chief of The Law Review
Martin Flores is leading the Law Review through an active year of new publications and scholarly events.
Meet Samantha Ennis ’25L: Writing Burks Scholar
Samantha Ennis enjoys helping students reach the breakthrough moment when working through a challenging concept.
Meet Yardley Borten ’25L and Sadie Mapstone ’25L, Head Kirgis Fellows
The Kirgis Fellow program is a mentoring program designed to assist first-year and transfer students with the adjustment to law school.
Meet Saylor Snowden ‘25L, Research Burks Scholar
Being a Burks Scholar is a way for Saylor Snowden to pay it forward for help she received as a first year law student.
