Law School Awards 104 Summer Public Service Fellowships
William & Mary Law School has awarded 104 summer public service fellowships, totaling$282,231 to students working for 67 non-profit organizations and government agencies in 17 states, the District of Columbia and in 7 other countries, including Argentina, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, India, Russia, Spain, and Switzerland.
Support for the fellowship program comes the from the student body's Public Service Fund, law alumni, the College and the Law School, endowments, and law firms that interview on campus. The Virginia Law Foundation, the Virginia State Bar's Criminal Law Section, and William & Mary's Christopher Wren Association also provide grant support.
Rob Kaplan, Associate Dean for Career Services and Public Service Initiatives, said, "All of us at the Law School can be proud of our students and the good work they will perform this summer. The Marshall-Wythe community's collective support makes a meaningful difference to the public service fabric of the Law School, the lives of our students, and the organizations and clients they serve."
Fellowship recipients are assisting the following organizations this summer:
Organization | City | State/Country |
Alabama Attorney General, Criminal Division | Montgomery | Alabama |
Alexandria Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court | Alexandria | Virginia |
American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative | Baku | Azerbaijan |
American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative | Moscow | Russia |
American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia | Atlanta | Georgia |
Arlington/Falls Church Public Defender | Arlington | Virginia |
Atlanta Public Defender | Atlanta | Georgia |
Ayuda, Immigration Division | Washington | DC |
Baltimore State's Attorney | Baltimore | Maryland |
Brunswick County Commonwealth's Attorney | Lawrenceville | Virginia |
Bucks County District Attorney | Doylestown | Pennsylvania |
California Appellate Project | San Francisco | California |
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. | Washington | DC |
Center for Human Rights and the Environment | Cordoba | Argentina |
Center for Medicare Advocacy | Washington | DC |
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society | Richmond | Virginia |
Community Tax Law Project | Richmond | Virginia |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | Richmond | Virginia |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of Legal Counsel | Washington | DC |
Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of Virginia | Norfolk | Virginia |
Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of Virginia | Richmond | Virginia |
Fredericksburg Public Defender | Fredericksburg | Virginia |
Hampton Commonwealth's Attorney | Hampton | Virginia |
International Bridges to Justice | Phnom Penh | Cambodia |
International Bridges to Justice | Calcutta | India |
International Bridges to Justice | Geneva | Switzerland |
International Justice Mission | Bangalore | India |
Legal Aid Justice Center | Richmond | Virginia |
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia | Hampton | Virginia |
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia | Virginia Beach | Virginia |
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia | Williamsburg | Virginia |
Los Angeles County Public Defender | Los Angeles | California |
Marion Superior Court, Family and CASA Division | Indianapolis | Indiana |
My Sister's Place, Immigration and Family Law Unit | White Plains | New York |
Neighborhood Legal Services Program | Washington | DC |
New Jersey Public Defender | Trenton | New Jersey |
Newport News City Attorney | Newport News | Virginia |
Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney | Newport News | Virginia |
Newport News Public Defender | Newport News | Virginia |
Ninth Circuit Solicitor | Charleston | South Carolina |
Norfolk Public Defender | Norfolk | Virginia |
North Carolina Attorney General, Elections Section | Raleigh | North Carolina |
Ontario County District Attorney | Canadaigua | New York |
Philadelphia Law Department | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
Portsmouth City Attorney | Portsmouth | Virginia |
Public Defender, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit | Sanford | Florida |
Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney | Richmond | Virginia |
State Attorney, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit | West Palm Beach | Florida |
Tennessee Department of Health, Office of General Counsel, Communicable & Environmental Diseases Section | Nashville | Tennessee |
U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia, Civil and Criminal Divisions | Washington | DC |
U.S. Attorney, District of Delaware, Civil and Criminal Divisions | Wilmington | Delaware |
U.S. Attorney, District of Massachusetts, Criminal Division | Boston | Massachusetts |
U.S. Attorney, District of South Carolina, Civil and Criminal Divisions | Charleston | South Carolina |
U.S. Attorney, District of South Carolina, Civil and Criminal Divisions | Greenville | South Carolina |
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York, Criminal Division | Central Islip | New York |
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, Criminal Division | Alexandria | Virginia |
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, Criminal Division | Newport News | Virginia |
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, Criminal Division | Norfolk | Virginia |
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, Civil Division | Richmond | Virginia |
U.S. Attorney, Western District of Virginia, Civil and Criminal Divisions | Roanoke | Virginia |
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the General Counsel | San Francisco | California |
U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of General Counsel, Commercial Law Development Program | Washington | DC |
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Chief Counsel | Richmond | Virginia |
U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Enforcement Section | Washington | DC |
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European Affairs and Eurasian Affairs | Madrid | Spain |
U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | Washington | DC |
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Pro Se Unit | Washington | DC |
United States Institute of Peace | Washington | DC |
Urban Justice Center, Mental Health Project | New York | New York |
Virginia Attorney General, Medicaid and Social Services Division | Richmond | Virginia |
Virginia Attorney General, Public Safety & Enforcement Division, Criminal Litigation Section | Richmond | Virginia |
Virginia Attorney General, Public Safety & Enforcement Division, Health Care Fraud & Professional Integrity Section | Richmond | Virginia |
Virginia Beach City Attorney | Virginia Beach | Virginia |
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Enforcement Division | Richmond | Virginia |
Virginia Department of Health Professions, Administrative Proceedings Division | Richmond | Virginia |
Williamsburg/James City County Commonwealth's Attorney | Williamsburg | Virginia |
Williamson County District Attorney | Georgetown | Texas |
Wisconsin State Public Defender | La Crosse | Wisconsin |
York County Public Defender | York | Pennsylvania |
York Poquoson Commonwealth's Attorney | Yorktown | Virginia |