Reading, thinking, and taking time to appreciate the weight of judicial decision Recent KU Law graduate Emma Easom recognizes the impact those working for the judiciary possess and does not take the responsibility lightly. Easom, L’21, is clerking for Chief Justice Michael E. Vigil of the New Mexico Supreme Court. As a clerk, Easom spends a great deal of her …
Recent Graduate Spotlight: Claudia Chavarria gives hope to young immigrants
Immigration has been a pressing issue dating back to childhood for recent graduate Claudia Chavarria, L’21. Becoming an advocate for her community, Chavarria is a staff attorney with the Released Children Unit at the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES). Chavarria primarily works on special immigrant juvenile status visas, adjustment of status cases and asylum cases. …
Recent Graduate Spotlight: Sowensky Lumene combines law, engineering interests at Microsoft
Sowensky Lumene, L’21, set great expectations for himself as a teenager, envisioning a career in engineering or practicing law. “I always wanted to go to law school ever since I was a teenager,” Sowensky Lumene said. “It was law school or engineering, and in the U.S., you can do both.” Lumene, a Class of 2021 KU Law graduate, landed a …
Recent Graduate Spotlight: Diana Jarek provides access to justice for D.C. tenants
Diana Jarek has always known her “why” but has struggled to find her “how.” After earning her undergraduate degrees in political science and government, and Middle Eastern studies from the University of Arkansas in 2013, Jarek entered the campaign world, organizing for a U.S. Senate race. She then switched paths and attended graduate school at Georgetown University to study conflict …
Recent graduate wins business law essay contest
A 2020 KU Law graduate’s article was recently featured in the spring 2021 edition of The Business Lawyer, the flagship journal of the ABA Business Law Section. Tara Mollhagen Shepherd’s piece won her first place in the 2020 Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest. A highly regarded legal writing competition sponsored by the ABA Business Law Section, the Mendes Hershman Student …
Jan Sheldon retires after 44 years at KU
Jan Sheldon, L’77, has advocated for people with disabilities and at-risk youth for more than four decades through research, teaching and service. Sheldon retired in December after a 44-year tenure at the University of Kansas. “It’s been a wonderful career,” Sheldon said. “I couldn’t have asked for anything better than being able to teach. I’ve had so many incredible students …