Jennifer Scheller Neumann, ’03, spent two decades with the Environment and Natural Resources Division at the US Department of Justice before entering private practice in 2024.
Christopher Wendt, ’98, Immigration Counsel and Inaugural Chair of Minnesota’s Legal Aid Agency
Trial lawyer Jackson Pahlke, ’17, represents clients in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. He helps them move on to more hopeful chapters in their lives.
In 2023, as one of the few associates licensed to practice in both Michigan and Ohio in the Detroit office of Dykema Gossett PLLC, Elizabeth Morales, ’20, was uniquely positioned to work on a significant human trafficking case as a junior lawyer. She also had relevant experience from her time as a student-attorney in Michigan Law’s Human Trafficking and Immigration Clinic (HTC).
The Hon. J. Chris Larson, ’99, created an internship program for people with intellectual disabilities and established inclusivity guidelines for his courtroom.
Food has always been a source of joy for Jessica Jiwon Choe, ’24, especially traditional Korean dishes. The main character of her debut children’s book couldn’t agree more. Choe served as a student attorney in the Zell Entrepreneurship Clinic, where A Colorful Collection (ACC) was a client and earned its publisher status. Later, Choe became a client of ACC, ultimately sharing Yuna Choe and the Perfect Bowl of Rice with young readers.
