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Paulina Barboza and Seth LaPray featured in Humans of the U
Jul 26, 2024Rising 3Ls Paulina Barboza and Seth LaPray were recently featured in the University of Utah’s @theU series Humans of the U.
John Seegrist finds new opportunities with MLS degree
Jul 24, 2024Seegrist began the Master of Legal Studies program (MLS) in fall 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, he was the operations director for Willis Towers Watson and thought the knowledge would be beneficial to his career, but he never had any intention of changing directions once he graduated.
3L Leah Bench seeks to aid military members with family law services
Jul 17, 2024Leah Bench first began her legal education at the S.J. Quinney College of Law as a student in the Master of Legal Studies program in fall 2019. From there, her desire to practice law only grew, and now she is a rising 3L in the JD program.
Cycle-breaker: Find out why Shyanne Blackburn chose to attend Utah Law
Jul 08, 2024Rising 2L Shyanne Blackburn grew up in a small rural town in south-central Utah. As a Navajo first-generation student, she was excited to recently receive the Flora Sombrero and Neeta Lind Diné Law Scholarship, a fund started by alum Jeffrey Fillerup and his wife, Neeta Lind, to help Diné students attend local colleges on or near the Diné Nation.
Advancing economic fairness: Meet rising 3L Josh Allen
Jul 05, 2024Rising 3L Josh Allen is spending his summer working at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC). While working as a research assistant at the S.J. Quinney College of Law last fall, Allen became interested in this aspect of law.
Trees to torts: Rising 3L Natalie Merline pursues interest in environmental justice
Jun 25, 2024Rising 3L Natalie Merline earned her bachelor’s degree in environmental science and says she always assumed she would work within science. While earning her undergraduate, however, she couldn’t see a clear career path within science.
Aliza Murad named 2024-2025 Durham Fellow by Utah Center for Legal Inclusion
Jun 19, 2024The Utah Center for Legal Inclusion (UCLI) named rising 2L Aliza Murad a Durham Fellow for the 2024-2025 school year. Murad is a Pakistani American immigrant who came to the U.S. at age 10, and her experiences shaped her commitment to service, access, and community engagement.
Aiming higher: Rachel Prickett Passey works with USHE to improve education
Jun 05, 2024If you’d asked rising 3L Rachel Prickett Passey as a child what she wanted to be when she grew up, she would have answered with “teacher.” After working as a special education paraprofessional when she was just beginning college, however, Passey decided to change course.
Environmental Justice Clinic students recognized with CLEA awards for outstanding clinical and externship students
May 31, 2024Congratulations to recent graduates Ashley DelBalzo, Caitlin Imhoff, and Olivia McQuarrie, who were recognized by the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) as Outstanding Clinical and Externship Students.
A worthwhile endeavor: MLS student Ryne Vogel pairs his HR career with legal studies education
May 30, 2024As an undergraduate majoring in philosophy, MLS student Ryne Vogel had every intention of pursuing a JD degree and a career as an attorney. Life, however, steered him in a different direction with his interest in the law firmly intact.
Humans at SJQ: Meet the students, alumni, and faculty we’ve featured in 2023-2024
May 29, 2024The S.J. Quinney College of Law has a wonderful community that includes a wide variety of people, each with their own story of what drew them to the legal field. Here are some of the amazing Humans at SJQ that we featured this year.
A passion for pro bono work: New graduate Alessandra Amato pays it forward
May 16, 2024Born and raised in Italy, Alessandra Amato moved to the United States when she was 17 to study abroad and has been living here ever since. After earning a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in French from Westminster University, Amato worked in social services for seven years with newly resettled refugees and later with human trafficking survivors.
Convocation: Celebrating and recognizing the class of 2024
May 10, 2024Congratulations to the S.J. Quinney College of Law Class of 2024, who graduated Friday, May 10, at Kingsbury Hall.
Pro Bono Initiative Director Caisa Royer interviewed on U Rising podcast about PBI efforts
May 07, 2024Dr. Caisa Royer, director of the Pro Bono Initiative, was recently interviewed on the U Rising podcast about the Pro Bono Initiative’s (PBI) 13 legal advice sites throughout the Salt Lake valley and how students and alumni can get involved.
Say the word: Celebrating Utah Law convocation with a linguistic tradition
May 06, 2024Convocation is a time for graduates to reflect on their first day embarking on their law school experience—and it’s also a time to recall the class word that Reyes Aguilar bestows upon the incoming class at orientation to describe the unique energy the students bring to the College of Law community.
Professor Daniel Aaron and 2L Avery Emery co-author JAMA article and Deseret News op-ed
May 03, 2024Associate Professor Daniel Aaron, an expert in tort and health law, and 2L Avery Emery recently co-authored an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) entitled “U.S. Supreme Court Limits on the Power of U.S. Health Agencies.” They also collaborated on an opinion editorial for the Deseret News.
Student video spotlights: Four students share their Utah Law experience
May 02, 2024Find out why Jade Trinh, Arin Perkins, Anthony Tenney, and McKaela Dangerfield have enjoyed their Utah Law experience.
2L Becca Huber chosen for FASPE ethics fellowship
Apr 30, 20242L Becca Huber was one of 14 law students chosen for the 2024 Law Program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE). She joins a diverse group of 84 FASPE fellows who participate in a two-week program in Germany and Poland.
2023-2024 moot court competitions: See who represented Utah Law
Apr 24, 2024We are proud of the hard work our moot court team members and coaches put in during the 2023-2024 school year. Check out this roundup of the various teams who competed.
Utah Law holds inaugural Golden Gavel Society event and celebrates with annual Alumni Awards
Apr 23, 2024The College of Law celebrated alumni with more than 75 years of experience, students just embarking on their careers, and everyone in between at its April 12 events. Learn more about the ways we’re spotlighting the Utah Law family.
3L Angela McGuire combines passions in JD/MPP dual degree program
Apr 16, 2024For several years, 3L Angela McGuire worked on the fashion scene in New York City with big names like Armani and Chanel, styling looks for New York Fashion Week and Good Morning America. She recalls her first apartment in the city as “the top floor of a terribly outdated 6-bedroom brownstone in Harlem with seven roommates.”