Past and Current Fellows
Project-Based Fellowships
Since 2009, the law school has awarded 40 project-based fellowships to graduates who are passionate about public interest legal work and driven to make a difference. Fellowships funded by the Toll Public Interest Center, the Penn Law Review, S. Gerald Litvin & Dennis R. Suplee, and Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C., have launched public interest careers throughout the US and around the world.
2019-2020
Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. Fellowship in Social Justice
Maggie Kopel L’19: Nationalities Services Center, Philadelphia, PA
Penn Law Review Public Interest Fellowship
Michael Joseph L’19: Juvenile Law Center, Philadelphia, PA
2018-2019
Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. Fellowship in Social Justice
Matthew Feldman L’18: Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project, Philadelphia, PA
Toll Public Interest Fellowship
Sara Lynch L’18: Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Penn Law Review Public Interest Fellowship
Ryan McMenamin L’17: Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County, Syracuse, NY
Penn Law Public Interest Fellowship
Rae Shih L’18: ACLU of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
2017-2018
Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. Fellowship in Social Justice
George Donnelly L’15: Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Toll Public Interest Fellowship
Rodney Holcombe L’17: Drug Policy Alliance, Oakland, CA
S. Gerald Litvin & Dennis R. Suplee Fellowship
Carl Snodgrass L’17: ACLU Racial Justice Program, New York, NY
Penn Law Public Interest Fellowship
Margaret Zhang L’15: The Women’s Law Project, Philadelphia, PA
2016-17
Penn Law Public Interest Fellowship
Isabel Abreu L’16: HIAS Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. Fellowship in Social Justice
Caroline Buck L’16: Community Legal Services, Philadelphia, PA
Penn Law Public Interest Fellowship
Alison Hollenbeck L’14: Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Tacoma, WA
Penn Law Public Interest Fellowship
Marie Logan L’15: Earthjustice, San Francisco, CA
2015-16
Toll Public Interest Postgraduate Fellowship
Jack Regenbogen L’15: Colorado Center on Law and Policy, Denver, CO
Penn Law Review Public Interest Fellowship
Ben Wiener L’14: Center for Appellate Litigation, New York, NY
Penn Law Review Public Interest Fellowship
Rob Zielinski L’15: Chicago Volunteer Services, Chicago, IL
2014-15
Penn Law Public Interest Fellowship
Noel Leon L’14: Law Students for Reproductive Justice, Philadelphia, PA
Toll Public Interest Postgraduate Fellowship
Rekha Nair L’12: Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, Florence, AZ
S. Gerald Litvin & Dennis R. Suplee Fellowship
Sarah Pitts L’12: S. Military Assistance Project, Philadelphia, PA
Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. Fellowship in Social Justice
Joline Price L’12: Pennsylvania Health Law Project, Philadelphia, PA
Penn Law Review Public Interest Fellowship
Christina Reichert L’14: Oceana, Washington, D.C.
2013-14
Penn Law Fellowship
Valerie Baron L’12: Environmental Integrity Project, Washington, D.C.
Penn Law Review Public Interest Fellowship
Shikha Bhattacharjee L’13: Human Rights Watch, New York, NY
S. Gerald Litvin & Dennis R. Suplee Fellowship
Liz Booth L’13: Community Legal Services, Philadelphia, PA
Toll Public Interest Fellowship
Asher Levinthal L’13: Bronx Defenders, Bronx, New York, NY
ACE Rule of Law Fellowship
Kathleen Norland L’13: Human Rights First, Washington, D.C.
Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. Fellowship in Social Justice
Joline Price L’12: Pennsylvania Health Law Project, Philadelphia, PA
2012-13
Toll Public Interest Fellowship
Sarah Alba L’11: Manhattan Legal Services, New York, NY
Penn Law Fellowship
Denisse Cordova L’12: Food First Information and Action Network (FIAN), Germany
Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. Fellowship in Social Justice
Jamie Gullen L’12: Community Legal Services, Philadelphia, PA
Penn Law Review Public Interest Fellowship
Megan Rok L’11: Support Center for Child Advocates, Philadelphia, PA
2011-12
Penn Law Public Interest Fellowship
Matt McFeeley L’11: Natural Resources Defense Counsel, Washington D.C.
Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. Fellowship in Social Justice
Abel Rodriguez L’11: Nueva Esperanza, Philadelphia, PA
S. Gerald Litvin & Dennis R. Suplee Fellowship
Benjamin Salvina L’11: Community Legal Services, Philadelphia, PA
Toll Public Interest Center Philadelphia Fellowship
Joanna Visser Adjoian L’10: Juvenile Law Center, Philadelphia, PA
2010-11
Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. Fellowship in Social Justice
Mira Baylson L’08: Defender Association of Philadelphia, PA
Penn Law Public Interest Fellowship
Elizabeth Leonard L’10: Disability Rights Advocates, Berkeley, CA
Toll Public Interest Center Philadelphia Fellowship
Emily Torstveit Ngara L’10: Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia, PA
2009-10
Toll Public Interest Center Philadelphia Fellowship
Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg L’09: Community Legal Services, Philadelphia, PA
Catalyst Fellowships
A growing number of our graduates seek to launch careers in government agencies or in international organizations where project-based fellowships may be less effective than funded staff volunteers. In response, Penn Law’s Catalyst Fellowships funds students who have secured unpaid volunteer positions with local, state, federal and international government agencies, public defender offices, NGOs, or international tribunals.
2019-20
Emily Lubin L’19: Gideon’s Promise Fellow at East Baton Rouge Office of the Public Defender, Baton Rouge, LA
Stefanie Ramirez L’19: Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Wilmington, DE
Sabrina Ruchelli L’19: Temple University’s Center for Public Health Law Research, Philadelphia, PA
2018-19
Patrick Berry L’18: Brennan Center, New York, NY
Matthew De Stasio L’18: Philadelphia’s Federal Community Defender Office, Philadelphia, PA
Eliza Novick-Smith L’18: Colorado District Attorney’s Office, Denver, CO
Chris Brigante L’18: Gideon’s Promise Fellow at Fredericksburg Public Defender’s Office, Fredericksburg, VA
Garrison Todd L’18: Advocates for the West, Boise, ID
Catharine Wong L’18: Gideon’s Promise Fellow at Luzerne County Public Defender’s Office, Wilkes Barre, PA
2017-18
Mary Jones L’17: Legal Clinic for the Disabled, Philadelphia, PA
2016-17
Matthew Hiltibran L’16: Cook County Public Defender’s Office, Chicago, IL
Dori Molozanov L’16: National Health Law Program, Washington, DC
2015-16
Elizabeth Frawley L’15: MecklenburgPublic Defender’s Office, Charlotte, NC
Daniel Lambright L’15: AARP Foundation Litigation, Washington, D.C.
Katharine Schulman L’15: Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston, MA
2014-15
Elisa Downey-Zayas L’14: Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Sheryl Golkow L’14: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C.
Andreas Kuersten L’14: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Washington, D.C.
Caroline Merideth L’14: Travis County Prosecutor’s Office, Austin, TX
Will Moine L’14: Clark County Office of the Public Defender, Las Vegas, NV
Penn Law Civil Rights Fellowship at the Southern Poverty Law Center
2017-19
David Washington L’15: Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, AL