“I work as an Assistant Solicitor General in the New York State Attorney General’s Office, where I represent the State of New York in civil appeals in federal and state court.”

– Jennifer Clark, JD ’11, Assistant Solicitor General, New York State Attorney General’s Office

Joelle partners with leaders of some of the world’s most innovative companies to consult and advise on diversity and inclusion strategies. She has written extensively about diversity, inclusion, and unconscious bias, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, The Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and on the cover of The Atlantic. She has been named to Recode’s list of the 100 most influential people in business, Marie Claire’s “New Guard” list of 50 women changing the world, and The New York Times’ Groundbreakers.

Before founding Paradigm, Joelle was a civil rights lawyer. Joelle’s legal background highlighted the consequences that can result from companies failing to consider diversity and inclusion early, and inspired her to found Paradigm. Joelle is a graduate of Stanford Law School.

– Joelle Emerson, JD ’11, CEO, Paradigm

Allen Gleckner serves as the director of energy markets, overseeing Fresh Energy’s work related to solar and wind deployment, transmission and distribution system planning, and electric vehicles. He has experience in Minnesota and Midwest wind and solar policy, particularly for distributed generation, transmission planning and wholesale markets, and appears regularly before the Minnesota Public Utility on these maters. Before Fresh Energy, Allen was staff attorney at the Environmental Law & Policy Center in Chicago and St. Paul. Allen has a BA in political science from Washington University in St. Louis and a JD from Stanford Law School. He is a member of the Minnesota Bar.

– Allen Gleckner, JD ’11, Director of Energy Markets, Fresh Energy

“I am a plaintiffs’ attorney in the Nashville office of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP.  My practice focuses on representing class action and whistleblower plaintiffs in federal civil suits across the country.  Recent cases include the Takata Defective Airbag Litigation MDL in the Southern District of Florida and a consumer class action in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging false reference pricing practices against four major retailers.  I also maintain an active pro bono practice, filing amicus briefs on behalf of nonprofits and law professors in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals.  Prior to joining Lieff Cabraser, I clerked on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.  I also previously worked as a litigation associate in the appellate group at Morrison and Foerster, LLP in Washington, DC.”

– Laura Heiman, JD ’11, Associate, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

“My practice is focused on representing public-interest clients in environmental, natural resources, and energy litigation and administrative advocacy. My career has included diverse roles in state government, environmental organizations, a public-interest law firm, and academia, and experience in litigation, policy, and lobbying.”

– Megan Herzog, JD ’11

“I work as a policy specialist in the Civil Rights Unit at the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). Our team ensures effective access and nondiscrimination for all applicants and recipients of benefits and services provided by CDSS and county welfare departments, including cash aid, food stamps, child welfare and adult protective services. I develop civil rights regulations and policy guidance and provide training and technical assistance to counties to strengthen civil rights protections for some of the state’s most vulnerable populations. I also play a lead role in the Department’s efforts to incorporate racial equity principles and practices into our policy decisions and operations.”

– Maureen Keffer, JD ’11, Policy Specialist, California Department of Social Services

Sophia Lin Lakin is a staff attorney with the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project. Sophia has active cases combating voter suppression across the county, including challenges to discriminatory voter identification and registration requirements, unlawful voter roll purges, and minority vote dilution. Her current cases include Fish v. Kobach, a challenge to Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s unlawful documentary proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration, and Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, a challenge to Ohio’s practice of purging voters who vote infrequently, which is now back before the district court after a disappointing loss before the Supreme Court.

– Sophia Lin Lakin, JD ’11, Staff Attorney, ACLU Voting Rights Project

“I am a Senior Attorney with the Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor. I primarily handle appellate litigation and regulatory work involving minimum wage and overtime, family leave, and anti-retaliation protections for workers. I joined DOL through the Honors Program, after completing a clerkship with Judge Carlos Lucero on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.”

– Erin Mohan, JD ’11, Senior Attorney, U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor

“I am a privacy, cybersecurity, and technology transactions attorney at Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Schreck. My work involves privacy compliance, advising on emerging technologies such as blockchain, and drafting complex agreements for tech companies, startups, and non-profits. Previously I worked as Counselor to the Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent federal agency that examines whether the Intelligence Community is appropriately accounting for the need to protect civil rights in its fight against terrorism. Unfortunately, there is very little I am allowed to say about my time with the government, but it was very rewarding work.”

– Esteban Morin, JD ’11, Attorney, Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Schreck

Kimi Narita is the Deputy Director of City Energy Project at the Natural Resources Defense Council.  She works with 20 major U.S. cities on energy efficiency in buildings.  She was a clerk for the Alaska Supreme Court and a Schneider Fellow.

– Kimi Narita, JD ’11, Deputy Director of City Energy Project, Natural Resources Defense Council

“I am the Director of the Source of Income Unit at the New York City Commission on Human Rights (“Commission”).  In my role as Director, I supervise a team of attorneys and advocates dedicated to enforcing the New York City Human Rights law. Specifically, my team intervenes when brokers and/or landlords refuse to rent to homeless families and individuals with housing subsidies provided by the government. My team also handles claims of housing discrimination related to race, disability, national origin, perceived citizenship status, and age.

Prior to joining the Commission, I represented tenants in affirmative litigation against neglectful and harassing landlords at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (“NYLPI”) and the Urban Justice Center (“UJC”). In group cases on behalf of up to 300 tenants in both state and federal court, we compelled owners to restore basic services, cease unlawful discrimination, and remediate indoor toxins such as mold, lead, and asbestos. “

– Stephanie Rudolph, JD ’11, Director of the Source of Income Unit, New York City Commission on Human Rights

“I represent indigent criminal defendants in California state appeals and related proceedings.”

– Tyrone Sandoval, JD ’11, Attorney, Law Office of Tyrone A. Sandoval