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Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Greg graduated with a BA in Criminal Justice from SUNY at Albany. He is a member of MSP and the Black Law Students Association. He also served as a fellow for the MSP Legal Skills Study Group and participated in Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial. Greg was a 2024 Philadelphia Diversity Law Group Fellow and worked as a legal intern for GSK.
Julia earned her B.A. in English from UCLA. She is the proud daughter of Mexican immigrants, the first in her family to attend university and law school. Before law school, she worked in higher education and a boutique family law firm. She is a Social Justice Scholar, Legal Education Access Pipeline Scholar, and Pipeline to Practice Scholar. She currently works at an insurance defense firm in PA. She plans on taking the California bar in July 2025.
Born and raised in Binghamton, NY, Zach graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in International Relations. Since coming to Rutgers, he has been an intern with a federal bankruptcy judge and has worked in personal injury at Morgan & Morgan. After graduation, he will be a law clerk for Heather Z. Cooper, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Vermont.
Kayla has a B.S. in Music Business with a background in music. She plans on pursuing a career in entertainment and/or intellectual property law, with an emphasis on copyright policy and regulation. She is originally from Houston, Texas and recently moved to Camden for law school. At Rutgers, Kayla is a 1L Representative for the Sports and Entertainment Law Society and the Rutgers Intellectual Property Law Association.
A New Jersey native, Emily graduated summa cum laude from Mount St. Mary's with a B.A. in Political Science in 2023. At Rutgers Law, she serves as President of the Women's Law Caucus and as an Associate Editor of the Women's Rights Law Reporter. Emily is interested in civil law practice, particularly at the appellate level. During her 1L summer, she interned with the Women's Law Project and this coming summer she will join Cooper Levenson as a Summer Associate.
Julia graduated with a degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland. She participated in Camden’s Summer Jump Start Program and is a proud member of the Minority Student Program. Since joining the Rutgers Law community, she has become involved in the Intellectual Property Society and the Business and Commercial Law Society. Julia plans to pursue business/corporate law and focus on transactional practice.
Bailey attended Regent University, where she received her B.S. in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. Upon graduating, Bailey became a social worker for the Investigations Division of Child Protective Services in Chesapeake, VA where she discovered her passion for child advocacy. She is a 1L Representative for Rutgers' Family Law Society and is excited to be back in her home state as she pursues her law degree.
An alumna of Seton Hall, Kate graduated summa cum laude with her B.S. in Diplomacy & International Relations in 2021. She serves as a TA with the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, Publication Editor for Rutgers Law Review, and President of the American Constitution Society. She has also previously served as the Philbrook Chair of the Association for Public Interest Law, and project leader of the Voters' Rights Pro Bono Project.
Alison is originally from Long Island but has lived in South Jersey for most of her life. She attended Rutgers University, where she graduated magna cum laude in Psychology and Political Science. Alison has shown her commitment to public service through her time interning for the New Jersey Courts, her participation in multiple pro bono projects and her work with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General in their Division of Law.