Student Spotlights

Valen Zeltser

Changing Direction: Zeltser ’19 Finds Calling in Public Defense

Julie Bentzen

Julie Bentzen '19, with Career and International Experience, Sees Wide Range of Paths

Mehtasim Mahfuz

Mehtasim Looks to Help People Using Legal and Multilingual Skills

Justan Foster

M.S. Candidate, DMV Data Analyst Plans to Build Bridges for Data Managers and Data Protectors

Arianna Beltrez

For Beltrez ’19, Clinic Experience Affirms SVU Prosecution Track

Eric Greenhill

Priming for a Financial Career, the OUTLaw President Sees Albany as Home

Elizabeth Klassner

Klassner Plans to Make Albany Her Home After Graduating

Andrew Creary and James McAuley

Clinic Student Team Argues at Hearing, Wins Real Case for Real Client

Fabrice Michel

First-Year Student Awarded National Fellowship: Paid Summer Internship with Local Union

Kaitlyn Wilson

With Affinity for Languages—Including the Language of Law—Wilson Looks Forward to Advocating for Clients

Elizabeth Murad

Using Competence and Compassion, Murad ’19 Looks to Advocate for Domestic Violence Survivors

Lauren Ashley

Travel, Internships, Work Study, Research: Ashley ’19 Does Not See Summer as a Time to Rest

Doug Berinstein

Berinstein ’20 Named Inaugural Veterans Rights Summer Fellow

Benjamin Goes

Benjamin Goes ’19, Immersed in Education Projects, Expects the Law to Make Him More Effective

Damara Fredette

Fredette ’19 Joins Fight against Trafficking, Aspires to Become Public Defender

Alyssa Rodriguez

Rodriguez ’18 Taking Moot Court-Honed Skills to NYC Firm

Jalen Crawford

Criminal Justice, Community, and More: A Conversation with Jalen Crawford ’20

Ben Gold

Miami Native Poised to Enter Career in Tax Law in New York City

Michael Blase

Biologist to Lawyer: A Conversation with Michael Blase ’18

Efrain Vera

From Texas to NYC to Albany: A Conversation with Efrain Vera

Women's Law Caucus

Celebrating Women's History Month: A Note from the Women's Law Caucus

Wale Salis

From Nigerian Pharmacist to Law Student, Salis Pursues His Dream with Passion

Racquel Saddler and Rep Jeffries

‘An Amazing Experience’: Saddler ’18 Coordinates Regional Convention for Black Law Students

Jennifer Uhl

California Native Drawn to Many Areas of Law, Looks to Plant Roots in Region

Adebare Ogunleye

Up From New York City, Adebare Ogunleye Says Albany Feels Like Home

Erin Kilmer

Interning in Vienna, Kilmer ’18 Enjoys Professional and Cultural Opportunities

Allison Bartlett

To NYC, then Chicago, Now Back to Upstate New York for Law School and Work

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Fellowship Leads Students to Propose New Laws to Protect the Elderly from Abuse

Dan Lei

An Interview with Dan Lei, Class of 2018

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Albany Law Students, Vital to Supreme Court Brief, Find Avenue for Influence