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Health Rights Clinic

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Carlos Nunez, Class of 2013

Originally from: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: Florida International University/Economics
Law School Activity: President, International Moot Court Board
Summer Experience/Externships: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Miami, FL (Summer 2012); Bacardi & Yahoo!, Miami, FL (Spring 2012); Yahoo!, Miami, FL (Fall 2011); Telemundo, Miami, FL (Summer 2011)

Crystal Baker-Burr, Class of 2013

Originally from: Michigan
Undergraduate School/Major: The New School University/Psychology
Summer Experience: HOPE Fellow, Miami-Dade Public Defenders Ofsfice, Juvenile Division

Amir Whitaker, Class of 2014

Originally from: New Jersey
Undergraduate School/Major: Rutgers University, USC (M.A. and Ph.D)/History
Summer Experience: Public Defenders Office, Miami, FL

Nefra-Ann Macdonald, Class of 2013

Joint Degree: J.D./M.M. in Music Business and Entertainment Industries
Originally from: Connecticut
Undergraduate School/Major: University of Miami/Broadcast Journalism, Political Science
Summer Experience: MTV Latin America, Miami, FL

Kathryn Walker, Class of 2013

Joint Degree: J.D./M.P.H. in Public Health
Originally from: North Carolina
Undergraduate School/Major: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill/English, Psychology
Summer Experience: Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, D.C.

Lauren Pettiette, Class of 2014

Originally from: Louisiana
Undergraduate School/Major: Tulane University/English, Creative Writing
Summer Experience: Law Clerk, Public Defenders Service, Washington, D.C.

Meghan Paraschak, Class of 2013

Originally from: Indiana
Undergraduate School/Major: Indiana University/English, Sociology & Criminal Justice
Summer Experience: HOPE Fellow, Legal Aid Society, NYC; Children & Youth Law Clinic

Shannon Williams, Class of 2014

Originally from: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: Florida Atlantic University/Marketing and Management
Summer Experience: Intern, Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office; Research Assistant for Professor Stephen Schnably

Tricia Robinson, Class of 2014

Originally from: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: Ohio State University/Zoology
Summer Experience: Navy, Office of General Counsel, Washington, D.C.

Shayla Waldon, Class of 2013

Originally from: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: University of Miami/Legal Studies
Summer Experience: Summer Associate, Akerman, Senterfitt LLP, Palm Beach, FL

Zach Ludens, Class of 2014

Joint Degree: J.D./M.A. in Communications (Public Relations)
Originally from: South Dakota
Undergraduate School/Major: Augustana College/Government, Economics, History
Summer Experience: Judicial Intern for the Hon. Jose E. Martinez, U.S. District Court, Miami, FL; Research Assistant for Professor Michael Froomkin

Ryan Appel, Class of 2014

Originally from: California
Undergraduate School/Major: University of Southern California/Business Administration
Summer Experience: Legal Extern, Miami Dolphins

Jewel Reddick

Originally from: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: Florida A & M University/Pharmacy
Summer Experience: Working for District Court Judge in Washington, D.C. and as Summer Associate at Sedgwick LLP in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Paul Agbeyegbe, Class of 2014

Originally from: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: University of Miami/Political Science
Summer Experience: Intern in the Obama White House

Gueter Aurelien, Class of 2013

Originally From: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: Columbia University, Political Science
Summer Experience: Legal Intern, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington

Lauren Marsicano, Class of 2013

Originally From: Texas/Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: U. of Tampa/International Business & Finance
Summer Experience: Núñez, Muñoz y Cía. Ltda., Santiago, Chile

Lauren Spahn, Class of 2013

Originally From: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: Elon University, Political Science/PreLaw
Summer Experience: Warner Music Latina (Miami, FL) and ADG Live, West Palm Beach

Nicholas Williams, Class of 2013

Originally From: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: U. of Tampa/Accounting and English
Summer Experience: Summer Intern with the Honorable James M. Hopkins, West Palm Beach, FL

Nicole Rodriguez, Class of 2013

Originally From: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: U. of Florida/Business and Spanish
Summer Experience: Student in a five-week graduate course taught in Vietnam and China to understand the challenges related to water resources and their effective management

Julia Garrett, Class of 2013

Originally From: Missouri
Undergraduate School/Major: Truman State University/History
Summer Experience: Research Assistant with Professor Marc Fajer and Summer Internship with Gilbert and Smallman, Miami, FL

Jeremy Kahn, Class of 2013

Originally From: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: U. of Michigan-Ann Arbor/Economics
Summer Experience: U.S. Attorney's Office, Civil Division

Shawn Hairston, Class of 2013

Originally From: Pennsylvania
Undergraduate School/Major: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Economics
Summer Experience: Law Firm of Goldberg, Katzman, Harrisburg, PA

Sarah Singer, Class of 2013

Originally From: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: University of Central Florida, Political Science
Summer Experience: Judge Scott Silverman, Circuit Court, Family Division, 11th Judicial Circuit

Cody Gavalier, Class of 2013

Originally From: Colorado
Undergraduate School/Major: Pepperdine University/International Studies
Summer Experience: Student in a five-week graduate course taught in Vietnam and China to understand the challenges related to water resources and their effective management

Jonathan Hixon, Class of 2012

Originally From: Massachusetts
Undergraduate School/Major: George Washington University, Criminal Justice
Summer Experience: Hirschhorn & Bieber, P.A., Coral Gables, FL

Kristina Mills, Class of 2012

Originally From: Texas
Undergraduate School/Major: Spelman College/Sociology
Summer Experience: Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, HOPE Fellow

Ben McCulloch, Class of 2012

Originally From: Illinois
Undergraduate School/Major: University of Phoenix/Business Administration
Summer Experience: Securities & Exchange Commission, Miami, FL

Eric Olson, Class of 2012

Originally From: Florida
Undergraduate School/Major: Washington and Lee University/English
Summer Experience: Put Something Back, Dade Legal Aid, HOPE Fellow

Samuel Leroy, Class of 2012

Originally From: Massachusetts
Undergraduate School/Major: Emerson College/TV, Video Production
Summer Experience: Guardian Ad Litem Program, HOPE Fellow

Ted Massey, Class of 2012

Originally From: Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Institution: SUNY Oswego
Summer Experience: Military Legal Advocacy Project

Jenna Drozdowicz, Class of 2012

Originally From: Milwaukee, WI
Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Undergraduate Major: Real Estate, International Business
Summer Experience: Estate Planning

Jared Hannah, Class of 2012

Originally From: Allentown, PA
Undergraduate Institution: Moravian College
Undergraduate Major: Political Science
Summer Experience: Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce

Erin Moran, Class of 2012

Originally From: Loganville, GA
Undergraduate Institution: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Undergraduate Major: Communication Studies
Summer Experience: Summer Clerkship - City of Lake Worth, FL

Ana Romes, Class of 2012

Undergraduate Institution: Gettysburg College
Undergraduate Major: Theater
Summer Experience: Florida Bar Foundation Summer Fellowship

Emily Horowitz

Emily Horowitz, born and raised in Miami, Florida, attended the University of Miami for both undergraduate and graduate school. Emily spent the summer working for Federal Magistrate Judge John J. O'Sullivan, and, then, at Kozyak, Tropin and Throckmorton, P.A.

Travis Robert-Ritter, Class of 2012

Originally From: Bethesda, Maryland
Undergraduate Institution: University of Miami
Undergraduate Major: Finance
Summer Experience: Summer associate at O'Melveney & Myers, Washington, D.C.
Travis will be entering his second year at Miami Law this fall. He speaks about the skills he learned in his first year at Miami and the high level of confidence he has in tackling assignments at this major international law firm.

Allie Saperstein, Class of 2012

Originally From: Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan
Undergraduate Major: History and Political Science
Summer Experience: Allie is taking a law class at the University of Baltimore School of Law and working part-time for a pubic service agency. Allie, a rising second year student, speaks about the great support she's received at Miami Law and the resources available for Miami Law students.