Law School's Summer Public Service Fellowship Program Sets New Records
Law School Dean Davison M. Douglas said he is proud that the school is able to provide support to more students this year. "This is consistent with the Law School's commitment to public service," he said. Since 2003, more than 700 law students have received fellowships through the program to support their public service work in more than 20 countries.
Associate Dean Robert Kaplan directs public service initiatives at the Law School. He lauded the summer fellowships for "making a meaningful difference to the public service fabric of the Law School, the lives of our students, and the organizations and clients they serve."
Support for the program comes 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.
Fellowship recipients will assist the following organizations this summer:
Organization | City | State/Country |
ACLU of Georgia | Atlanta | GA |
Advocates for Informed Choice | Cotati | CA |
Alexandria Public Defender | Alexandria | VA |
American Bar Association, Commission on Domestic Violence | Washington | DC |
American Bar Association, Rule of Law Initiative | Baku | Azerbaijan |
American Immigration Council, Legal Action Center | Washington | DC |
California Governor's Office of Legal Affairs | Sacramento | CA |
Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition | Washington | DC |
Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Assistance Services | Omaha | NE |
Center for Disability Law and Policy | Galway | Ireland |
Center for Human Rights and the Environment | Cordoba | Argentina |
Charlottesville Public Defender | Charlottesville | VA |
Children's Law Center of Los Angeles | Monterey Park | CA |
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington | Washington | DC |
Colonial Heights Commonwealth's Attorney (2) | Colonial Heights | VA |
Connecticut Attorney General, Public Safety Department | Hartford | CT |
Dallas County Public Defender | Dallas | TX |
East Bay Community Law Center, Neighborhood Justice Center | Berkeley | CA |
Federal Defenders of Western North Carolina | Charlotte | NC |
Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of Virginia | Alexandria | VA |
Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of Virginia | Norfolk | VA |
Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of Virginia | Richmond | VA |
Frederick County Commonwealth's Attorney | Winchester | VA |
Fredericksburg City Attorney | Fredericksburg | VA |
Fredericksburg Public Defender (2) | Fredericksburg | VA |
Hampton Commonwealth's Attorney (4) | Hampton | VA |
House of Ruth Maryland, Domestic Violence Legal Clinic | Baltimore | MD |
International Bridges to Justice | Vihiga District | Kenya |
International Bridges to Justice (2) | Geneva | Switzerland |
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda | Arusha | Tanzania |
International Foundation for Electoral Systems | Washington | DC |
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance | Stockholm | Sweden |
Kane County State's Attorney | St. Charles | IL |
Legal Aid Justice Center | Richmond | VA |
Legal Aid of North Carolina | Raleigh | NC |
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia (3) | Williamsburg | VA |
Legal Information Network For Cancer | Richmond | VA |
Legal Services of Greater Miami | Miami | FL |
Maine Attorney General, Civil Rights and Consumer Protection Divisions | Augusta | ME |
Maryland Attorney General, Antitrust Division | Baltimore | MD |
Maryland Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division | Baltimore | MD |
National Consumer Law Center | Boston | MA |
New Hampshire Legal Aid | Portsmouth | NH |
Newport News City Attorney (2) | Newport News | VA |
Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney | Newport News | VA |
Newport News Juvenile Drug Court | Newport News | VA |
Newport News Public Defender (4) | Newport News | VA |
Norfolk City Attorney | Norfolk | VA |
Norfolk Public Defender (2) | Norfolk | VA |
North Carolina Attorney General, Special Litigation Section | Raleigh | NC |
North Carolina Prosecutorial District 6-A | Halifax | NC |
Ohio Attorney General | Columbus | OH |
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Chief Counsel, Northeast Regional Office | Wilkes-Barre | PA |
Pennsylvania Governor's Office of General Counsel | Harrisburg | PA |
Philadelphia City Solicitor | Philadelphia | PA |
Philadelphia District Attorney | Philadelphia | PA |
Rutherford Institute | Charlottesville | VA |
Staten Island Legal Services | Staten Island | NY |
U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia (3) | Washington | DC |
U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland | Baltimore | MD |
U.S. Attorney, District of Massachusetts, Criminal Division | Springfield | MA |
U.S. Attorney, District of Massachusetts, Criminal Division, Major Crimes Unit | Boston | MA |
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | PA |
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Tennessee, Criminal and Civil Divisions | Chattanooga | TN |
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, Criminal Division | Alexandria | VA |
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, Criminal Division | Newport News | VA |
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, Criminal Division | Richmond | VA |
U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Florida, Civil Division (2) | Tampa | FL |
U.S. Attorney, Northern District of New York | Syracuse | NY |
U.S. Attorney, Western District of North Carolina, Criminal Division | Charlotte | NC |
U.S. Attorney, Western District of Virginia, Criminal Division | Harrisonburg | VA |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Departmental Appeals Board, Alternative Dispute Resolution Division | Washington | DC |
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel, Office of Program Enforcement | Washington | DC |
U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division | Washington | DC |
U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section | Washington | DC |
U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review | Falls Church | VA |
U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review, Denver Immigration Court | Denver | CO |
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Division of Mine Safety and Health (2) | Arlington | VA |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel | Washington | DC |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Regional Counsel | Hampton | VA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance | Washington | DC |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | Richmond | VA |
U.S. Institute of Peace, Rule of Law Program | Washington | DC |
United Nations Population Fund, Gender, Human Rights, and Culture Branch | New York | NY |
Virginia Attorney General, Public Safety and Enforcement Division, Computer Crimes Unit | Richmond | VA |
Virginia Capital Defender, Central Region (3) | Richmond | VA |
Virginia Department of Employment Dispute Resolution | Richmond | VA |
Virginia Department of Health Professions (2) | Henrico | VA |
Virginia Legal Aid Society | Suffolk | VA |
Virginia State Bar, Department of Professional Regulation | Richmond | VA |
Winchester Commonwealth's Attorney | Winchester | VA |