Public Interest Fellowship Recipients

Joseph Antonecchia Fellowship

• Rachael Sparacino ’22, Journey's End Refugee Services, Inc.; Buffalo, NY

Michael A. Battle '81 Fellowship

• Winter Barry ’23, Federal Public Defender’s Office; Buffalo, NY

Buffalo Human Rights Center Summer Fellowship

• Claudia Flores-Montesinos ’23, Journey's End Refugee Services, Inc. – Vive Branch; Buffalo, NY
• Heather Kuhn ’22, Open Buffalo; Buffalo, NY
• Julia Merante ’23, Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo; Buffalo, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellowship

• Jessica Choai ’23, Hon. E. Jeannette Ogden, NYS Supreme Court, 8th Judicial District; Buffalo, NY
• Lucy Shephard ’23, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY
• Alexandra Stasio ’23, Hon. John L. Sinatra, Jr., United States District Court, Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY

Catalyst Public Service Fellowship

• Kari Ashworth ’23, ECBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc.; Buffalo, NY
• Bryanne Jones ’23, Penfield Town Court; Penfield, NY
• Shamira Nawz ’23, ECBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc. - Family Law Unit; Buffalo, NY
• Elisa Rodriguez ’23, Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc; Buffalo, NY

Class of 1979 1L Summer Fellowship

• Eric Klementowski ’23, Office of the Attorney General - Watertown Regional Office; Watertown, NY

Ross M. Cellino ’82 & Anna Marie Cellino ’81 Summer Fellowship

• Scott Fogel ’23, Livingston County Public Defender’s Office; Geneseo, NY
• Susanna Klose ’23, Hon. Joshua Farrell, Albany City Court; Albany, NY

Dean’s Advisory Council Summer Fellowship

• Tom Byrne ’23, Office of the Inspector General - National Science Foundation; Alexandria, VA

Dean’s Judicial Summer Fellowship

• Kristen Cascio ’23, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit; Newark, NJ
• Lee Rynski ’23, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit; Newark, NJ

Dean’s Summer Fellowship

• Tabitha Salonen ’23, Genesee County District Attorney's Office; Batavia, NY

Douglas W. Dimitroff ’89 & Dr. Grace D. Dimitroff Summer Fellowship

• Jamie Englerth ’23, Erie County District Attorney's Office; Buffalo, NY

Mary J. Dowd ’80 Fellowship

• Marissa Shaw ’23, Hon. Paul L. Friedman, District Court for the District of Columbia; Washington, DC

Family Violence & Women’s Rights Clinic Summer Fellowship

• Kristen O’Connor ’22, Family Violence & Women’s Rights Clinic, Clinical Legal Education Program at the University at Buffalo School of Law; Buffalo, NY

Freudenheim Fellowship

• Kerry Conner ’23, Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo - Attorneys for Children Unit and the Family Justice Center; Buffalo, NY

Blanche Gische & Helen Schurkman Fellowship Award for Elder Justice

• Peter Evancho ’23, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Justice; Riverdale, NY

Garry Graber ’78 Fellowship

• Caitlin Mudra ’23, ECBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc.; Buffalo, NY

Hodgson Russ, LLP 1L Summer Fellowship

• Kristin Sherman ’23, ECBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc.; Buffalo, NY

Kaplan & Reynolds Summer Fellowship

• Mark Houle ’23, Franklin County Public Defender’s Office; St. Albans, VT
• Michael Lang ’23, Livingston County Public Defender’s Office; Geneseo, NY

Graham Koehler Judicial Fellowship

• Asher Havis-Walton ’23, Hon. Wilma Guzman, NYS Supreme Court, Bronx County; Bronx, NY

Graham Koehler Public Interest Fellowship

• Lucia O'Quinn ’23, New York City Department of Social Services' Office of Legal Affairs; New York, NY

Professor Virginia A. Leary Human Rights Summer Fellowship

• Alexandra Heinz ’22, Disability Rights Texas; Houston, TX

Francis M. Letro ’79 & Cindy Abbott Letro Fellowship

• Olivia Collins ’23, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of NY; Utica, NY
• Madelyn Hepp ’23, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY
• Alva Swing ’22, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
• Emily Thompson ’23, Hon. Jeremiah J. McCarthy, United States Magistrate Judge, Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY

Charles E. Mann Public Interest Award

• Jessica Choai ’23, Hon. E. Jeannette Ogden, NYS Supreme Court, 8th Judicial District; Buffalo, NY
• Lucy Shephard ’23, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY

Jessica Ortiz ’05 Federal Judicial Fellowship

• Ron Oakes ’23, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit; Newark, NJ

Terry M. Richman ’86 Summer Fellowship

• Jake Giovati ’23, Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo; Buffalo, NY

William F. Savino ’75, Elizabeth Martin Savino ’92 & Emma M. Savino ’18 Summer Fellowship

• Giovanni Gaglianese ’23, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit; Newark, NJ

Allison Tam ’97 & Thomas Tam ’97 1L Summer Fellowship

• Esther Kim ’23, Hon. Susan Eagen, Erie County Court, 8th Judicial District; Buffalo, NY

Professor Suzanne Tomkins ’92 Women, Children & Social Justice Advocacy Fellowship

• Shelby Mueller ’23, Erie County District Attorney's Office - Special Victims/DV Bureau; Buffalo, NY

UB Law Alumni Association’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellowship

• Ginette Malpartida ’22, Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo; Buffalo, NY

UB School of Law Public Interest Fellowship*

• Heather Bashaw ’22, Center for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Law Program; Buffalo, NY
• Daniel Saltzman ’23, Pennsylvania Governor's Office of General Counsel, Department of State, Office of Hearing Examiners; Harrisburg, PA
• Jenelle Senske ’23, Chautauqua County Public Defender; Mayville, NY
• Delaney Voorheis ’22, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of General Counsel; Albany, NY

UB School of Law Public Interest Grant*

• Hannah Atkinson ’23, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY
• Monica Benjovsky ’23, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY
• Micah Coons ’23, Chemung County Public Advocate; Elmira, NY
• Simone Grande ’22, New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services; Albany, NY
• Shane Greene ’22, Maryland Office of the Public Defender, Appellate Division; Baltimore, MD (Remote)
• Gregory Lebens-Higgins ’22, Hon. Marian W. Payson, United States Magistrate Judge, Western District of New York; Rochester, NY
• Jocelyn Lorenz ’22, City of Tonawanda City Attorney’s Office; Tonawanda, NY
• Matthew Mason ’23, Hon. John L. Sinatra, Jr., United States District Court, Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY
• Zachary Schular ’23, Hon. Richard A. Dollinger, NYS Supreme Court, 7th Judicial District; Rochester, NY
• Dorothy Shuldman ’22, Congressional Research Service - American Law Division; Buffalo, NY
• Margaret Vassar ’23, Federal Public Defender's Office for the Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY
• Nicholas Zona ’23, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Reading, PA

Hon. Dennis C. Vacco ’78 Summer Fellowship

• Alejandro Ocasio ’23, Erie County District Attorney's Office; Buffalo, NY

Western New York Law Center Summer Fellowship

• Austin Mowers ’22, Western New York Law Center; Buffalo, NY

*Made possible by a generous grant from Francis M. Letro ’79 and Cindy Abbott Letro

Joseph Antonecchia Fellowship

• Elizabeth E. Bourne ’22, Hon. John L. Sinatra, Jr., United States District Court Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY

Buffalo Human Rights Center Summer Fellowship Awards

• Jennifer E. Bigelow-Carlson ’22, Legal Aid Bureau Buffalo, Attorneys for Children Unit; Buffalo, NY
• Karen E. Lillie ’22, Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Appeals Unit; Buffalo, NY
• Megan M. Poynter ’22, Center for Elder Law and Justice (CELJ); Buffalo, NY
• Renee A. Toney ’22, ACLU of North Carolina; Raleigh, NC

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows

• Kaitlyn J. Lauber ’21, Erie County Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers Project; Buffalo, NY
• Sarah A. Schnaithman ’22, ACLU of Georgia; Atlanta, GA
• Kyra A. Udziela ’22, ECBA Volunteer Lawyers Project; Buffalo, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Grantee

• Jennifer E. Bigelow-Carlson ’22, Legal Aid Bureau Buffalo, Attorneys for Children Unit; Buffalo, NY

Catalyst Public Service Fellows

• Ryan W. Falk ’21, Monroe County District Attorney's Office; Rochester, NY
• Rachel M. Farr ’22, ECBA Volunteer Lawyers Project; Buffalo, NY
• Austin T. Mann ’22, Empire Justice Center; Buffalo, NY
• Daniel J. Piersa ’22, Journey's End Refugee Services, Inc.; Buffalo, NY

Class of 1979 1L Summer Fellowship

• Madison T. Nash ’22, Erie County District Attorney’s Office; Buffalo, NY

Ross M. Cellino ’82 & Anna Marie Cellino ’81 Summer Fellowship Award

• Margaret J. Drzewiecki ’22, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit; Newark, NJ

Dr. Catherine Cerulli ’ 92 Women, Children & Social Justice Advocacy Award

• Abbi L. Fuhrken ’21, Family Violence & Women’s Rights Clinic, Clinical Legal Education Program at the University at Buffalo School of Law; Buffalo, NY

Dean’s Advisory Council Summer Fellowship Award

• Samantha B. Gier ’22, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY

Dean’s Judicial Summer Fellowship Awards

• Daniel R. Saltzman ’22, Hon. Cynthia Rufe, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA
• Jeremy D. Trudell, ’21, Hon. Emilio Colaiacovo, Commercial Division - 8th Judicial District; Buffalo, NY

Douglas W. & Grace D. Dimitroff Summer Fellowship Award

• Keith P. Kronenberg ’21, United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida; Fort Myers, Florida

Mary J. Dowd ’80 Fellowship Award

• Alexander F. Sanchez, ’22, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office; Hauppaugue, NY

Family Violence Clinic Summer Fellowship Award

• Victoria A. Roden ’21, Family Violence & Women’s Rights Clinic, Clinical Legal Education Program at the University at Buffalo School of Law; Buffalo, NY

Freudenheim Fellowship

• Amber A. Small ’21, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY

Blanche Gische & Helen Schurkman Fellowship Award for Elder Justice

• Gregory M. Goujon, ’22, Center for Elder Law and Justice (CELJ); Buffalo, NY

Garry Graber ’78 Fellowship

• Erica D. Dombrowski ’22, ECBA Volunteer Lawyers Project; Buffalo, NY

Hodgson Russ, LLP 1L Summer Fellowship Award

• Dorothy E. Shuldman ’22, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit; Newark, NJ

Kaplan & Reynolds Summer Fellowship Awards

• Laura R. Conboy ’22, New York State Division of Human Rights; Buffalo, NY
• Nathaniel J. Ploetz ’22, Chautauqua County Public Defender's Office; Mayville, NY

Graham Koehler Judicial Fellowship Award

• Madeline Cook ’22, Hon. John L. Sinatra, Jr., United States District Court Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY
• Marissa J. Higgins ’22, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit; Newark, NJ

Graham Koehler Public Interest Fellowship

• Connor T. Godfrey ’21, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Washington, DC

Professor Virginia A. Leary Human Rights Summer Fellowship Award

• Karen E. Lillie ’22, Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Appeals Unit; Buffalo, NY

Francis M. Letro ’79 & Cindy Abbott Letro Diversity Fellowship Award

• Cristian Cruzado ’22, Hon. Richard A. Dollinger, Monroe County Supreme Court; Rochester, NY
• Simone G. Grande ’22, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY
• Trejahn J. Hunter ’21, COVID Response Legal Clinic, Clinical Legal Education Program at the University at Buffalo School of Law; Buffalo, NY
• Jocelyn A. Lorenz ’22, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Buffalo, NY
• Jessica Tiburcio ’21, Center for Elder Law and Justice (CELJ); Buffalo, NY

Charles E. Mann Public Interest Award Recipient

• Kyra A. Udziela ’22, ECBA Volunteer Lawyers Project; Buffalo, NY

Jessica Ortiz ’05 Federal Judicial Fellowship Award

• Shakierah S. Smith ’22, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit; Newark, NJ

Terry M. Richman ’86 Summer Fellowship Award

• Gregory J. Lebens-Higgins ’22, Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.; Batavia, NY

William F. Savino ’75, Elizabeth Martin Savino ’92, & Emma M. Savino ’18 Summer Fellowship Award

• Kimberly D. VanOpdorp ’22, Hon. Timothy J. Walker, AJSC, Commercial Division for the 8th Judicial District; Buffalo, NY

Allison Tam ’97 & Thomas Tam ’97 1L Summer Fellowship Award

• Enoch Ho Chun Kun ’22, Journey's End Refugee Services, Inc.; Buffalo, NY

Professor Suzanne Tomkins ’92 Women, Children & Social Justice Advocacy Fellowship Award

• Elizabeth “Lizzy” M. Vinal ’22, Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo - Attorneys for Children Unit and the Family Justice Center; Buffalo, NY

UB Law Alumni Association’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow

• Abigail D. Whipple ’22, Chautauqua County Public Defender's Office; Mayville, NY

Dennis C. Vacco ’78 Summer Fellowship Award

• Conor W. Schneider ’22, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of New York; Buffalo, NY

Western New York Law Center Summer Fellowship Award

• Allana S. Benton ’21, Western New York Law Center; Buffalo, NY

Charles E. Mann Public Interest Award Recipient

• Ryan Falk ‘21, United States Attorney’s Office, WDNY; Rochester Office

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows

• Benjamin Holwitt ‘20, Niagara County District Attorney’s Office; Lockport, NY
• Stephanie Lipari ’21, Monroe County District Attorney’s Office; Rochester, NY
• Desmond Metzger ’21, Chautaqua County Public Defenders Office; Mayville, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Grantees

• Claire Esmonde ’21, Hon. Lawrence Vilardo, District Judge, United States District Court, WDNY; Buffalo, NY
• William Klein ’20, New York State Office of the Attorney General; Buffalo, NY
• Jena Boise ’21, Hon. Michael Telesca, Senior District Judge, United States District Court, WDNY; Rochester, NY

UB Law Alumni Association’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow

• Jennifer Pincus ’21, Permanent Mission of Isreal to the United Nations; New York, NY

UB Law Alumni-Funded Fellowship Recipients

Joseph Antonecchia Fellowship

• Courtney Bow ’21, Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc.; Buffalo, NY

Blanche Gische & Helen Schurkman Fellowship Award for Elder Justice

• Haekyung Kim ’21, Health Justice Law & Policy Clinic at the University at Buffalo School of Law; Buffalo, NY

Buffalo Human Rights Center Summer Fellowship Awards

• Savannah Figueroa ’21, Center for Elder Law & Justice (CELJ); Buffalo, NY 2019 Summer Fellowship Awards
  
• Keith Jensen ’21, Center for Elder Law & Justice (CELJ); Buffalo, NY
• Shelby Scibetta ’20, Human Rights First; Washington, DC

Freudenheim Fellowship

• Rachel Vicario ’20, Erie County District Attorney’s Office; Buffalo, NY

Garry Graber Fellowship

• Stephanie Verhage ’21, Erie County Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers Project; Buffalo, NY

Kristin Graham Koehler '94 and David Koehler ‘94 Public Interest Fellowship

• Elizabeth Adkins ’21, New York State Office of the Attorney General; Buffalo, NY

Journey’s End Fellowship Award

• Heather Murcin ’21, Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc.; Buffalo, NY

Kaplan & Reynolds Summer Fellowship Awards

• Hannah Anderson ’20, United States Attorney’s Office, WDNY; Buffalo, NY
• Meghan McElligott ’20, Defenders of Wildlife; Washington, D.C.

Martha Krisel Summer Fellowship Award

• Meghan Zickl ’20, City of Buffalo Department of Law; Buffalo, NY

Professor Virginia A. Leary Human Rights Summer Fellowship Awards

• Rebecca Bentley ’21, Women’s Law Project; Buffalo, NY
• Jessica Tiburcio ‘21, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME); Buffalo, NY

Terry M. Richman Summer Fellowship Award

• Melanie Monroy ’21, Urban Justice Center & NYS Division of Human Rights; New York, NY

Suzanne Tomkins Women, Children, & Social Justice Advocacy Fellowship Award

• Kaitlyn Lauber ’21, Erie County Commission on the Status of Women; Buffalo, NY

Western New York Law Center Summer Fellowship Award

• Michael Dolce ’21, Western New York Law Center; Buffalo, NY 2019 Summer Fellowship Awards

Additional UB Law Alumni-Funded Fellowships

Allison Tam ’97 & Thomas Tam ’97 1L Summer Fellowship Award

• Ann Fahey ’21, Innocence Project; New York, NY

Ross M. Cellino ’82 & Anna Marie Cellino ’81 Summer Fellowship Award

• Makallie Banker ’21, United States District Court, WDNY, Pro Se Unit; Buffalo, NY

Dean’s Advisory Council Summer Fellowship Award

• Daniel Caves ’21, United States District Court, WDNY, Pro Se Unit; Buffalo, NY

Douglas W. & Grace D. Dimitroff Summer Fellowship Award

• Rebecca Valentine '21, Hon. Paul Friedman, Senior District Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia; Washington, DC

Family Violence Clinic Summer Fellowship Award

• Ashley Jindra ’20, Family Violence & Women’s Rights Clinic, Clinical Legal Education Program at the University at Buffalo School of Law; Buffalo, NY

Kristin Graham Koehler '94 & David Koehler ‘94 Judicial Fellowship Award

• Trent Citarella ’21, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Newark, NJ

Francis M. Letro ’79 & Cindy Abbott Letro Diversity Fellowship Award

• Rina Hernandez ’21, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Newark, NJ
• Trejan Hunter ’21, United States Attorney’s Office, WDNY; Buffalo, NY
• Geormary Sanchez ’21, Manhattan Legal Services; New York, NY
• Deja Thompson ’21, United States Attorney’s Office, WDNY; Buffalo, NY
• Rachel Wade ’21, Monroe County District Attorney’s Office; Rochester, NY

Jessica Ortiz ’05 Federal Judicial Fellowship Award

• Kevin Hartnett ’21, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Newark, NJ

Lauren D. Rachlin, Esq. International Fellowship Award

• Carrington Garber '20, NYS Bar Association Summer International Internship Program; Ernst & Young Law Department, San Jose, Costa Rica
• Peter Gartner ’20, NYS Bar Association Summer International Internship Program; Hogan Lovells, Ciudad de México
• William Klein '20, NYS Bar Association Summer International Internship Program; Marval, O’Farrell, and Mairal, Bueos Aires, Argentina
• John Kuebler ‘20, NYS Bar Association Summer International Internship Program 2019 Summer Fellowship Awards

William F. Savino ’75, Elizabeth Martin Savino ’92, & Emma M. Savino ’18 Summer Fellowship Award

• Connor Godfrey '21, Hon. Deborah Chimes, New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division; Buffalo, NY

Dennis C. Vacco ’78 Summer Fellowship Award

• Ryan Falk '21, United States Attorney’s Office, WDNY; Rochester Office

Additional Fellowship Recipients

Catalyst Public Service Fellows

• Alexandra Jimenez ’20, Queens District Attorney’s Office; Queens, NY
• Leighann Ramirez ’20, Brooklyn Defender Services; Brooklyn, NY
• Jonathan Francisco ’20, Monroe County District Attorney’s Office; Rochester, NY
• Hayley Ross Dec ’19, Brooklyn Defender Services; Brooklyn, NY

Dean’s Judicial Summer Fellowship Awards

• Serena Mott ’20, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Newark, NJ
• Charles Moran ’21, Hon. Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Newark, NJ

New York State Bar Foundation Trusts & Estates Fellowship

• Briana Krawczyk ’21, Hon. Acea M. Mosey, Surrogate’s Court Judge, Erie County Court, 8th Judicial District; Buffalo, NY

Charles E. Mann Public Interest Award Recipient

• Meghan Zickl ’20 - Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. (Batavia, NY)

Dean’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows

• Caitlin Beck ’20 - Honorable Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (Newark, NJ)
• Kenisha Flowers ’20 - United States Attorney’s Office, WDNY (Buffalo, NY)
• Katie Gojevic ’20 - Honorable Sharon LoVallo, Erie County Family Court (Buffalo, NY); Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Attorneys for Children (Buffalo, NY)
• Michael Ryman ’20 - New York State Office of the Inspector General (Buffalo, NY)
• Emily Sauers ’19 - Ontario County District Attorney’s Office (Canandaigua, NY)
• Anna Stern ’20 - United States Attorney’s Office, WDNY (Buffalo, NY)

UB Law Alumni Association’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow

• John Kuebler ’20 - Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc., Housing Unit (Buffalo, NY)

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows

• Jonathan Francisco ’20 - United States Attorney’s Office, WDNY (Rochester, NY)
• Diana Ganis ’20 - New York State Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Second Judicial Department (Tarrytown, NY)
• Michael Garrett ’20 - Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. (Batavia, NY)
• Kapila Kapoor ’20 - United States Attorney’s Office, WDNY (Buffalo, NY)
• Cassondra McCormick ’20 - Honorable Julio M. Fuentes, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (Newark, NJ)
• Meghan McElligott ’20 - United States Department of Justice, Environmental and Natural Resources  Division, Environmental Enforcement Department (Washington, DC)
• Samantha Rubino ’20 - New York State Office of the Attorney General (Buffalo, NY)

UB Law Alumni-Funded Fellowship Recipients

Alan Carrel Award Recipient

• Vicki Bell ’19 - United States Attorney’s Office, WDNY (Buffalo, NY)

Freudenheim Fellow

• Leighann Ramirez ’20 - Unlocal, Inc. (New York, NY)

Garry Graber Fellow

• Christopher Phillips ’20 - Center for Elder Law & Justice (Buffalo, NY)

Kaplan & Reynolds Fellows

• Kelsey Hatfield ’20 - Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc. (Buffalo, NY)
• Brian Whitney ’20 - Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc. (Buffalo, NY)

Martha Krisel Fellows

• Ross Lopez ’20 - Queens County District Attorney’s Office, Homicide Trials Bureau (Kew Gardens, NY)
• Gargy Sarker Monterville ’19 - Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Criminal Defense Unit (Buffalo, NY)

Terry M. Richman Fellow

• Elizabeth David ’19 - American Bar Association Center on Children and Law (Washington, DC)

Suzanne E. Tomkins Women, Children and Social Justice Fellow

• Gina Piva ’20 - Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc., Family Unit (Niagara Falls, NY)

Western New York Law Center Fellow

• Nicholas Mansour ’20 - Western New York Law Center, Inc. (Buffalo, NY)

Women, Children and Social Justice Advocacy Fellow

• Gina Piva ’20 - Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc., Family Unit (Niagara Falls, NY)

Additional Fellowship Recipients

Catalyst Public Service Fellows

• Ashley Baxter ’20 - Honorable Doris Ling-Cohan, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department (New York, NY) - as part of the Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program.
• Deonna Jones ’19 - Erie County District Attorney’s Office (Buffalo, NY); The Door’s Legal Services Center (New York, NY)
• Natalia Marte ’20 - The Bronx Defenders, Criminal Defense Practice (Bronx, NY)
• Ifeoluwa Popoola ’19 - Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Civil Unit (Buffalo, NY)

BHRC Human Rights Fellows

• Amani Abuhamra ’20 - Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York (Buffalo, NY)
• Erin Barry ’20 - Center for Elder Law & Justice (Buffalo, NY)
• Peter Farruggia ’20 - Univera Healthcare Resource Center, Health & Human Rights Policy (Buffalo, NY)
• Taylor Knowles ’20 - Center for Elder Law & Justice (Buffalo, NY)
• Robert Neill ’20 - Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Health Care Access Project (New York, NY)

Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps JD Program Members

• Kerri Bejger ’19 - Clinical Legal Education Program at the University at Buffalo, School of Law (Buffalo, NY)
• Carrington Garber ’20 - Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Immigration Services (Buffalo, NY)
• Kelsey Hatfield ’20 - Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc. (Buffalo, NY)
• Jennifer Klemenz ’19 - Neighborhood Legal Services (Buffalo, NY)
• Robert Neill ’20 - Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Health Care Access Project (New York, NY)
• Leighann Ramirez ’20 - Unlocal, Inc. (New York, NY)
• Shelby Scibetta ’20 - Erie County Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc., Immigration Services (Buffalo, NY)
• Brian Whitney ’20 - Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc. (Buffalo, NY)
• John Zakour ’20 - Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. (Bath, NY) as part of the NYS Family Security Project.

Charles E. Mann Public Interest Award Recipient
Kaitlin Kramer ’19 – United States Attorney’s Office, WDNY – Buffalo, NY

Dean’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow
Lindsey Johnson ’19 – Honorable Charles J. Siragusa, United States District Court, WDNY – Rochester, NY

UB Law Alumni Association’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow
Olenka Masny ’19 – Legal Assistance of Western New York – Rochester, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Alana Bernhardt ’19 – Ontario County Public Defender’s Office – Canandaigua, NY
Kodai Sinclair Okano ’18 – Erie County District Attorney’s Office – Buffalo, NY
Genevieve Rados ’19 – Honorable Lawrence J. Vilardo, United States District Court, WDNY – Buffalo, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Grantees
Emily Stoufer Quinn ’18 – The Legal Aid Society of Rochester, Family Law Unit – Rochester, NY

BPILP also helped facilitate the following law alumni-funded fellowships:

Julie Freudenheim Fellow
Kaylan Porter ’18 – Honorable William M. Skretny, United States District Court, WDNY – Buffalo, NY

Garry Graber Fellow
Breanna Reilly ’19 – Erie County Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc. – Buffalo, NY

Kaplan & Reynolds Fellows
Allyson Kehl ’18 – Federal Public Defender’s Office, WDNY – Buffalo, NY
Amanda Oppermann ’18 – Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc. – Buffalo, NY
Luwing Peche Loayza ’18 – Chautauqua County Public Defender’s Office – Mayville, NY

Terry M. Richman Fellows
Sarah Gardner ’19 – Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. – Buffalo, NY
Luwing Peche Loayza ’18 – Chautauqua County Public Defender’s Office – Mayville, NY

Suzanne E. Tomkins Women, Children and Social Justice Advocacy Fellow
Chelsie Roberts ’18 – Wyoming County District Attorney’s Office – Warsaw, NY

Western New York Law Center Fellow
Alyssa Bergsten ’19 – Western New York Law Center, Inc. – Buffalo, NY

Additional fellowship recipients:

BHRC Human Rights Fellows
Chelsea Gonzalez ’19 – ACLU of Puerto Rico, The Women’s Rights Project – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Shazia Khan ’18 – Amnesty International USA – New York, NY
Natalia Marte ’19 – ACLU of Puerto Rico, Ending Mass Incarceration Project – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Leighann Ramirez ’19 – Ayuda – Washington, DC
Bethany Taylor ’19 – Legal Services of Central New York, Cancer Legal Advocacy & Services Project –
Syracuse, NY

Catalyst Public Service Fellows
Heather Burley ’19 – Chautauqua County Public Defender’s Office – Mayville, NY
Andrew Plewinski ’18 – The Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Practice – New York, NY
Jordan Sieracki ’18 – Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Attorneys for Children Unit – Buffalo, NY

Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps JD Program Members
Olenka Masny ’19 – Legal Assistance of Western New York – Rochester, NY

New York Bar Foundation Trusts and Estates Law Section Fellow
Nicole Mutignani ’19 – Honorable Barbara Howe, Erie County Surrogate’s Court – Buffalo, NY

Charles E. Mann Public Interest Award Recipient
Christine McClellan ’17 - Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Practice, Staten Island, NY

Dean’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow
Jason Gunning ’18 - Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Western District of New York, Buffalo, NY

UB Law Alumni Association’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow
Sean Rheinheimer ’18 - Honorable Jeremiah J. McCarthy, US District Court, WDNY, Buffalo, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Andrew Plewinski ’18 - Honorable Richard J. Arcara, US District Court, WDNY, Buffalo, NY
Ryan Sollenne ’18 - Legal Assistance of Western New York, LawNY, Geneva, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Grantees
Alyssa Erazo ’17 - Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc., Buffalo, NY
Allyson Kehl ’18 - Neighborhood Legal Services, Buffalo, NY

Catalyst Public Service Fellows
Jessica Neubauer ’18 - Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc., Buffalo, NY
Emily Stoufer Quinn ’18 - Legal Assistance of Western New York, LawNY, Bath, NY

BPILP also helped facilitate the following law alumni-funded fellowships:

Julie Freudenheim Fellow
Kayla Drickel ’17 - Erie County District Attorney’s Office, Buffalo, NY

Garry Graber Fellow
Jacob Sikora ’18 - Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled and Disadvantaged of WNY, Buffalo, NY

Kaplan & Reynolds Fellows
Sarah Hicks ’17 - Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled and Disadvantaged of WNY, Buffalo, NY
Karen Zacarias ’18 - Neighborhood Legal Services, Buffalo, NY

Martha Krisel Fellow
Maria Apruzzese ’17 - Erie County District Attorney’s Office, Buffalo, NY

Suzanne E. Tomkins Women, Children and Social Justice Advocacy Fellow
Victoria Karnisky ’17 - Erie County District Attorney’s Office, Buffalo, NY

Western New York Law Center Fellow
Noreena Chaudari ’17 - Western New York Law Center, Inc., Buffalo, NY

Additional fellowship recipients:

BHRC Human Rights Fellows
Jessica Gill ’18 - West Coast Prison Justice Society, Vancouver, British Columbia
Jayne O’Connor ’18 - Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, Buffalo, NY
Sebastian Sekhon ’18 - West Coast Prison Justice Society, Vancouver, British Columbia
Adrianna Zullich ’17 - Church World Services, Nairobi, Kenya

Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps JD Program Members
Jennifer Blais ’17 - Legal Aid Society of Rochester, Immigration Program, Rochester, NY
Christine McClellan ’17 - Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Practice, Staten Island, NY
Jayne O’Connor ’18 - Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, Buffalo, NY
Emily Stoufer Quinn ’18 - Legal Assistance of Western New York, LawNY, Bath, NY
Ryan Sollenne ’18 - Legal Assistance of Western New York, LawNY, Geneva, NY

New York Bar Foundation Trusts and Estates Law Section Fellow
Matthew Eaves ’17 - Honorable John M. Owens, Monroe County Surrogate’s Court, Rochester, NY

Charles E. Mann Public Interest Award Recipient
Andrew Tabashneck ‘16 - Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Buffalo, NY

Dean’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Philip Barth ’18, US Attorney’s Office, WDNY, Buffalo, NY
Joseph Lavoie ‘17 - The Legal Aid Society of Rochester, Rochester, NY

SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow
Nikolay Feodoroff ‘16 - Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc., Buffalo, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Megan Hartl ‘16 - Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, Watertown, NY
Kaitlin Hastings ‘17 - Ontario County District Attorney’s Office, Canandaigua, NY
Mathew John ‘16 - Kings County District Attorney’s Office, Brooklyn, NY
Christina Kennedy ‘17 - Advocates for Children of New York, New York, NY
Megan McGuiggan ‘17 - Honorable Julio M. Fuentes, US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Newark, NJ
Madison Ozzella ‘17 - Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc., LawNY, Olean, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Grants
Maria Apruzzese ‘17 - US Marshals Service, Arlington, VA
Kristen Dombroski ‘17 - Monroe County Family Court, Rochester, NY
Jason Fleischer ‘17 - Volunteer Lawyers Project, Buffalo, NY
Sarah Hicks ‘17 - Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc., LawNY, Olean, NY
Jayne O’Connor ‘17 - Partnership for the Public Good, Buffalo, NY

BPILP also helped facilitate the following law alumni-funded fellowships:

Kaplan & Reynolds Fellows
Rebecca Alward ‘17 - St. Andrew’s Refugee Services, Cairo, Egypt
Erica Pandolfo ‘16 - US Department of Education, Washington, DC

The Mary Jo Dowd Fellow
Volha Salavei ‘16 - Kings County District Attorney’s Office, Brooklyn, NY

The Martha Krisel Fellow
Anaiss Rijo ‘16 - The Legal Aid Society’s Juvenile Rights Practice, New York, NY

The Suzanne E. Tomkins Women, Children and Social Justice Advocacy Fellow
Christine McClellan ‘17 - Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Law Project, Brooklyn, NY

Charles E. Mann Public Interest Award Recipient
Derek Kettner ’16 – US Attorney’s Office, WDNY – Buffalo, NY

Dean’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Amanda Barba ’15 – New Jersey Division of Law, Department of Children and Families – Newark, NJ
Vagmi Patel ’16 – Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc. – Buffalo, NY

Frank G. Raichle Foundation’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Sean Carberry ’15 – New York State Attorney General’s Office, Litigation Bureau – New York, NY
Kelly Barrett ’15 – The Trevor Project, Government Affairs Counsel – Washington, DC

SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow
Patrick Leavy ’16 – Honorable Richard A. Dollinger, Acting Supreme Court Justice, New York State Court of Claims – Rochester, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Alexandra Cusano ’16 – Bronx County District Attorney’s Office – Bronx, NY
Andrew DeMasters ’16 – US Department of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel, Labor/Employment Division  – Washington, DC
Julia Gilgurd ’16 – Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc., Homeless Task Force – Buffalo, NY
Kate Hartman ’16 – Monroe County Public Defender’s Office – Rochester, NY
Jaclyn Silver ’15 – Erie County District Attorney’s Office, Felony Trials and Tactical Prosecution Bureaus – Buffalo, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Grants
Steven Fisher ’16 – Honorable Christian F. Hummel, US Magistrate Judge, US District Court, NDNY – Albany, NY
Thomas Kotrys ’16 – Erie County District Attorney’s Office, Felony Trials Bureau – Buffalo, NY
Daniel Palermo ’16 – Honorable Jonathan W. Feldman, US Magistrate Judge, US District Court, WDNY – Rochester, NY
Richard Rogers ’17 – City of Buffalo, Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning – Buffalo, NY
Samantha Yager ’16 – Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York – Buffalo, NY

SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni-Funded Fellowship Recipients:
Kaplan & Reynolds Fellows
Oscar Kpota ’15 – Empire Justice Center, Civil Rights and Education Unit – Rochester, NY
Ralph Tolbert ’16 – TransAfrica Forum – Washington, DC

The Suzanne E. Tomkins Women, Children and Social Justice Advocacy Fellow
Kathleen Farrell ’16 – Erie County District Attorney’s Office, Felony Trials Bureau – Buffalo, NY

Buffalo Human Rights Fellowship Recipients:
BHRC Human Rights Fellows
Jeff Hartman ’15 – US Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review – Tacoma, WA
Candace Morrison ’15 – Los Angeles Community Action Network – Los Angeles, CA
Jillian Nowak ’15 – Genocide Education Program, Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) – Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Kelsey Till ’16 – National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) – Aurora, CO
Alex Verdi ’16 – Domestic Violence and Family Law Section of AYUDA – Washington, DC

National Fellowship Programs Recipients:
Charles H. Revson Foundation’s Law Students Public Interest (LSPIN) Fellows
Mohammad Haque ’15 – Immigrant Defense Project – New York, NY
Volha Salavei ’16 – Civilian Complaint Review Board, Administrative Prosecution Unit – New York, NY
Kathleen Wysocki ’15 – New York State Attorney General’s Office, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit – Hauppauge, NY

Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps JD Program Members
John Darnall ’16 – Alaska Legal Services Corporation – Fairbanks, AK
Jenna DiLuca ’15 – Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY) – Jamestown, NY
Gretchen Frank ’15 – Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY) – Bath, NY
Matthew Smith ’16 – Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY) – Rochester, NY
Catherine von Hagn ’15 – Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY) – Bath, NY
Kristy Woodfield ’15 – Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY) – Jamestown, NY

The New York Bar Foundation Trusts and Estates Law Section Fellow
Amanda Karpovich ’16 – Honorable Barbara Howe, Erie County Surrogate’s Court – Buffalo, NY

Charles E. Mann Public Interest Award Recipient
Caitlin Nasypany ’15 - Herkimer County Family Court - Herkimer, NY

Dean’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow
Candace Morrison ’15 - Vive, Inc. - Buffalo, NY
Caitlin Nasypany ’15 - Herkimer County Family Court -- Herkimer, NY

SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow
Amanda Ruth Webber ’15 - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Region 5 - Ray Brook, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Erin Carman ’15 - Neighborhood Legal Services / Partnership for the Public Good - Buffalo, NY
Corey Chapin ’15 - United States Attorney’s Office, SDNY - Criminal Division - New York, NY
Jonathan Choi ’15 - Neighborhood Legal Services - Buffalo, NY
Jeffrey Donigan ’15 - New York State Attorney General’s Office - Syracuse, NY
Matthew Fanciullo ’15 - Honorable Lawrence E. Kahn, US District Court, NDNY– Albany, NY
Erin Goeman ’15 - Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc. - Buffalo, NY
Kerisha Hawthorne ’14 - Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo - Buffalo, NY
Chelsea Latta ’14 - Honorable Julio M. Fuentes, US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit - Newark, NJ

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Grants
Ian Bigelow ’14 - New York City Criminal Court - Brooklyn, NY / Monroe County District Attorney’s Office - Rochester, NY
Molly Deacon ’15 - Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc. - Buffalo, NY
Artur Jagielski ’15 - Kings County District Attorney’s Office - Brooklyn, NY

BPILP also helped facilitate the following law alumni-funded fellowships:
Kaplan & Reynolds Fellows
Ann Dillon ’15 - Access Living - Chicago, IL
Lindsey Luczka ’14 - Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office - Syracuse, NY

The Suzanne E. Tomkins Women, Children and Social Justice Advocacy Fellow
Jasmine Liverpool ’14 - Kings County District Attorney’s Office - Domestic Violence Unit -  Brooklyn , NY / The International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights - London, UK

Charles E. Mann Public Interest Award Recipient
Meghan Corcoran ’13 - Volunteer Lawyers Project, Unemployment Unit, Buffalo, NY

Dean’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow
Meghan Corcoran ’13 - Volunteer Lawyers Project, Unemployment Unit, Buffalo, NY
Sarah Fenster ’14 - Legal Services for the Elderly Disabled or Disadvantaged of WNY, Buffalo, NY

SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow
Michael Das ’13 - Honorable Lois Bloom, US District Court, EDNY, Brooklyn, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Allison Bozinski ’13 - Volunteer Lawyers Project, Buffalo, NY
Nona Elnakib ’13 - Erie County District Attorney’s Office, Buffalo, NY
Luisa Johnson ’14 - Honorable Jonathan Feldman, US District Court, WDNY, Rochester, NY
Eric Parker ’14 - Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Middletown, NY
Natalie Pellegrino ’13 - Federal Public Defender’s Office, WDNY, Buffalo, NY
Joe Schaffer ’14 - Arizona Department of Economic Security, Refugee Resettlement Program, Phoenix, AZ
Megan Shay ’13 - NYS Attorney General’s Office, Buffalo, NY
Tarunbir Singh ’13 - Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, Mineola, NY
Matt Turetsky ’14 - Ontario County Public Defender’s Office, Canandaigua, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Grants
Jacob Drum ’14 - Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA
Alison Kelly ’14 - US Attorney’s Office, WDNY, Buffalo, NY

BPILP also helped facilitate the following law alumni-funded fellowship:
Kaplan & Reynolds Fellows
Adam Hayes ’13 - Honorable Lois Bloom, US District Court, EDNY, Brooklyn, NY
Tina Song ’13 - Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc., Buffalo, NY

Dean’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Bradley Loliger ’13 – Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged of WNY, Buffalo, NY
Rachel Swyers ’13 – Western New York Law Center, Buffalo, NY

SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association’s Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellow
Jennifer Kubicki ’12 – Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, DC

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Brendan Anderson ’13 – Neighborhood Legal Services, Homeless Task Force, Buffalo, NY
Kinsey Davidson ’13 – US Attorney’s Office, Western District of New York, Buffalo, NY
Kevin Dwyer ’13 – New York State Office of the Attorney General, Buffalo,  NY
Nicole Ettlinger ’12 – State University of New York, Office of General Counsel, Albany, NY
Amy Fellenbaum ’13 – Administration for Children’s Services, New York, NY
Candace Filipski ’13 – Honorable Michael Telesca, US District Court, WDNY, Rochester, NY
Michael Herberger ’12 – Neighborhood Legal Services, Disability Law Unit, Buffalo, NY
Shea Kolar ’13 – Washington County District Attorney’s Office, Fort Edward, NY
Sean O’Brien ’13 – Honorable Paul Crotty, US District Court, SDNY, New York, NY
Kimberly Rowles ’13 – Ontario County Attorney’s Office – Canandaigua, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program/Student Bar Association Fellow
Sarah Bertozzi ’13 – Volunteer Lawyers Project, Buffalo, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Grant
Claudia DeJesus ’13 – Erie County District Attorney’s Office, Buffalo, NY
Bridget Kleinfelder ’12 – Volunteer Lawyers Project, Buffalo, NY

BPILP also helped facilitate the following law alumni-funded fellowships:

The University at Buffalo Law School Civil Rights Fellow
Erica Smith ’12 – Civil Rights Attorney Steven M. Cohen, HoganWillig, Amherst, NY

Joseph Antonecchia Fellow
Sarah Duval ’12 – Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc., Washington, DC

Kaplan & Reynolds Fellows
Aikeem Cooper ’12 – Fulton County Public Defender, Atlanta, GA
Jonathan Placito ’12 – Monroe County Legal Assistance Center, Rochester, NY