At ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law’s April Reception with the Legal Community, 43 students were recognized for significant pro bono and community service, including third-year law student Kaitlin Shimansky who was recognized for contributing the most pro bono hours while at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ with 445 hours logged.
Second-year law student Christian Robin and first-year student Emily Pfeiffer were recognized for logging the most pro bono hours for the Classes of 2014 and 2015 respectively.
Three third-year law students were recognized for exceptional service in the law school’s clinics:
- Colleen Forcina won the Exceptional Service to the Wills Draft Clinic Award,
- Jessica Kondziola won the Exceptional Service to the Elder Law Clinic Award, and
- Elisabeth Linka won the Exceptional Service to the Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic Award.
The North Carolina Bar Association, represented at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s reception by NCBA President-Elect Alan Duncan, recognized the following third-year students for contributing more than 75 hours of pro bono service throughout their time in law school:
- Sarah Boshears
- Grant Buckner
- Sherea Burnett
- Ben Crissman
- Will Drath
- Sally Duncan
- Paul Elledge
- Shoshana Fried
- Charles Gaylor
- Dustin Gill
- Karima Grady
- Daniel Harris
- Stephen Hegedus
- Kristi Hollar
- Erika Hunter
- Drew Jones
- Michael Koeltzow
- Christopher Lane
- Gwendolyn Lewis
- Liz Linka
- Kathryn Maultsby
- Jenifer McCrea
- Dee Menzer
- Erin Milligan
- Jason Senges
- Natalie Shave
- Kate Shimansky
- Nicholas Spivey
The 28 students recognized above represent 23 percent of the Class of 2013. Combined, they reported 7,082 hours of pro bono service while at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law.
In addition, the student-led Pro Bono Board at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law recognized the following members of the Class of 2014 for completing more than 75 hours of pro bono service:
- Molly Barns
- Kate Bostrom
- Caitlin Cutchin
- Kristen DelForge
- Mallory Horne
- Tony Huynh
- David Lambert
- Brittany Long
- Brenna Ragghianti
- Christian Robin
- Monique Smart
- Patrick Ward
The Pro Bono Board is a stand-alone, student-run organization that was established in the fall of 2011 to support pro bono initiatives and to encourage active participation in pro bono activities at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law. The Pro Bono Board consists of law students Molly Barnes, Daniel Dziuban, Devon Johnson, Jack Parker, Alex Rogers and Rebecca Schumm.