Following his first year of law school, Blake Saffels took a field placement with the Missouri State Public Defender’s office in Kansas City, Missouri. The experience put him on a path that will continue after his graduation from the University of Kansas School of Law. “It provided great practical experience from working with some excellent attorneys and from getting hands-on …
Graduate Profile: Delaney Hiegert, L’21
‘Looking forward to seeing what type of good I can get up to with a J.D.’ For Delaney Hiegert, L’21, the most impactful experience during their three years at KU Law was all about helping others. In fall 2019, Hiegert – along with classmate Ellen Bertels – gathered support from the Douglas County Legal Aid Society and LGTBQ+ activists across …
Graduate Profile: Samantha Natera, L’21
Student dedicated to immigration, employment cases Third-year law student Samantha Natera dedicated her summers during law school to working on immigration and employment cases. Following her 1L year, Natera completed two internships focused on immigration law. She spent the first part of the summer interning at Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, Inc., in her hometown of El Paso, Texas. “We …
Graduate Profile: Leah Lewsader, L’21
Former educator pursuing a career in immigration law Leah Lewsader started her career as an educator. After earning her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Loyola University Chicago, Lewsader spent six years teaching elementary school in Santiago, Chile, before enrolling in law school at the Gonzaga University Law School in Spokane, Washington. She transferred to KU Law in her second …
Graduate Profile: Marisol Garcia, L’21
Student aspires to make a difference in hometown After graduation, Marisol Garcia plans to utilize her legal education in her hometown of Wichita. Garcia plans to start work at Martin Pringle Law Firm LLP as an associate attorney after taking the Kansas bar exam in July. Garcia was a summer associate at the firm for the past two summers. “Community …
Graduate Profile: Zachary Kelsay, L’21
Moot court, mock trial shaped student’s KU Law experience Zachary Kelsay, L’21, has been practicing advocacy skills in mock trial competitions since his undergraduate days. When moot court and mock trial contests moved online this year, Kelsay took on the new challenge. “It was fun to learn a new way to litigate because none of the books on litigation provided …