Kobie is a graduate of Williams College, where he majored in Political Science, focusing on comparative politics of the Middle East, and obtained a concentration in Leadership Studies: U.S.  Foreign Policy. During his undergraduate career, Kobie studied abroad for a year in Egypt, studying at the American University in Cairo taking Arabic language and graduate political science courses. He also spent three weeks in Morocco studying comparative corruption between America and the Middle East/North Africa region. After graduating from Williams College in 2017, he served as a paralegal at two boutique firms in South Jersey, handling civil fraud and breach of contract cases. During law school, Kobie interned with U.S. District Court Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton, NJ. In Summer 2022, he interned with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in their New York City and San Francisco offices, getting involved in pro bono and intellectual property matters.

Malley Chertkov was raised in New Jersey and was excited to return for law school. Malley graduated from Wellesley College in 2019 with a degree in Philosophy and went on to work as a paralegal at the U.S. Department of Justice in the Criminal Division, Fraud Section, helping prosecute individuals for serious financial crimes and major market fraud. While in college, they were a board member of Wellesley Against Mass Incarceration and worked as a tutor and volunteer coordinator for the Petey Greene program, tutoring and helping develop curriculum for incarcerated students in Massachusetts. They also worked as an Intern Investigator at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, helping to investigate felonies that their clients were accused of and gathering evidence to aid their defense.

Upon graduating law school, Malley hopes to become a public defender, help shape criminal justice policy, and build institutions that allow for the holistic healing of both victims and perpetrators of harm.

Trang is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a Mayor’s Scholar and graduated magna cum laude majoring in Mass Communication with a minor in Spanish. Trang went on to earn a Master of Science in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Upon graduation, Trang received the Harrington Award, the highest achievement awarded to a Master’s degree student. Following her studies, Trang embarked on a 14-year career as a broadcast journalist, beginning at the NBC affiliate in Huntsville, AL, and ending in her hometown of Philadelphia, PA at CBS3 KYW-TV, where she was nominated for two Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards. As a law student, Trang spent her 1L summer as a Summer Associate at Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, a nationally recognized boutique environmental and energy law firm. She is Co-President of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association and is currently serving on the law school’s Dean Search Committee. Given her extensive background in journalism, Trang is particularly interested in Media and First Amendment Law to ensure freedom of the press.

Neeraja is a New Jersey native and 2019 graduate of the College of William & Mary, where she graduated cum laude majoring in biology with a minor in public health. While at William & Mary, Neeraja conducted microbiology research and studied comparative health care policy in Copenhagen, Denmark. Neeraja sought to improve minority representation in student leadership by serving as a President's Aide, director of the Orientation Program, and member of the Undergraduate Honor Council. Neeraja was a James Monroe Scholar and received the Ewell Award upon graduation for her contributions to campus leadership. Neeraja went on to work as a Research Editor at TED Conferences LLC, fact-checking TED talks, podcasts, and other digital media content and helping manage the fact-checking process. As a 1L, Neeraja was a part-time clerk with Calderone Bullock LLC, a full service patent firm in New Jersey. In Summer 2022, she was a 1L LCLD Scholar and Summer Associate at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in their Philadelphia office. As a 2L, Neeraja worked as an extern with U.S. District Court Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden, New Jersey. She is a pro bono volunteer with Zeff Law Firm's Social Justice Law Project, working in connection with local NAACP chapters to review claims of civil rights violations. Neeraja is passionate about public service and providing high quality legal representation for her future clients.