Alyssa Medin, 2L
Growing up, Alyssa Medin always dreamed of being a lawyer. Her particular interest in housing law and eviction defense developed from personal experience with housing instability.
“My mom and I moved up and down the East Coast, always in rental apartments, and we were often just one paycheck away from eviction,” she says. “Now, I am looking to begin my legal practice with a specialization in real estate.”
Exploring these different paths in the Law School is possible because of the financial support I’ve received. I will never forget the day I learned that I was awarded my scholarship. Cost was a big concern for me, especially without financial support from my family and coming directly to law school after undergrad. I’m eager for the day I can pay it forward.
Medin studied philosophy, political science, and French at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, and graduated summa cum laude. Through a summer scholarship program, she was matched with her first legal job at the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Eviction Defense Clinic. She says that when it came time to apply to law school, Michigan was her dream school.
At Michigan Law, Medin served as a 1L representative for the First Gen Law Students Association last year, and is active in the Women’s Law Society and serves on the board of the Christian Legal Society.
“I’m eager to continue developing my interests through classes like Property Law. I’m also interested in working in the judiciary, and the Federalist Society has offered great insight into judicial and legal philosophy. I’ve already accepted a clerkship at the Iowa Supreme Court for the year after I graduate.”