“I am a Deputy Attorney General in the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, where I civilly prosecute violations of California’s Unfair Competition and False Advertising laws. I was a member of the Attorney General’s Honors Program inaugural class, and worked in the Corporate Fraud Section’s False Claims Unit for three years prior to joining the Consumer Law Section.”

– Adelina Acuña, JD ’12, Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General

Rose is a litigator for Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP in Los Angeles. Although her practice focuses on copyright law and representing clients in the entertainment and technology industries, she maintains an active pro bono practice. Recent representations include obtaining a reversal in the Ninth Circuit for a pro bono client who was wrongfully placed on the No Fly List. She also represented the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) in successfully quashing a criminal subpoena for attorney and caseworker records, as well as obtaining a court order to protect the confidentiality of CAST’s shelter for victims of human trafficking.

– Rose Ehler, JD ’12, Litigator, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Maggie is a legal fellow with the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, where she files strategic litigation on behalf of prisoners who have endured years of extreme solitary confinement in prisons across the country.  Maggie previously worked at Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts, a statewide legal services organization for persons incarcerated in Massachusetts jails, houses of correction, and prisons.  Her focus at Prisoners’ Legal Services included disability rights, access to medical care, conditions of confinement, and legislative reform. Maggie is a former law clerk to the Honorable Marsha S. Berzon of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Honorable Myron H. Thompson of the Middle District of Alabama.

– Maggie Filler, JD ’12, Legal Fellow, Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center

“I am a litigation associate at Covington & Burling LLP. My practice focuses on representing insurance policyholders in coverage litigation and representing clients in commercial and class action litigation. I also maintain an active pro bono practice, including representing a California state prisoner in an appeal before the Ninth Circuit; successfully representing a Navy veteran in appealing a denial of benefits; and counseling a non-profit news organization on defamation, privacy, and public records issues.”

– Rani Gupta, JD ’12, Litigation Associate, Covington & Burling LLP

“I am the Assistant Director of Individual Advocacy at Council for Children’s Rights in Charlotte, NC. I manage the Special Education Advocacy for Kids (SpEAK) program. SpEAK protects and advances the educational rights of children with disabilities in Mecklenburg County through legal representation and advocacy. As part of that work, I conduct trainings for parents, community members, and service providers on children’s rights. Additionally, I serve on several community committees, including the Juvenile Law Section of the Mecklenburg County Bar, the Child Fatality Prevention and Protection Team, and the ParentVOICE Advisory Committee.”

– Stephanie Klitsch, JD ’12, Assistant Director of Individual Advocacy, Council for Children’s Rights

After working to incentivize and develop renewable energy with non-profits and The White House Office of Energy & Climate Change, Clint transitioned to doing the same work with law firms, in private practice, and more recently in-house with renewable energy companies.

– Clinton Light, JD ’12

“I’m an AUSA in Tampa (Middle District of Florida), currently in its Appellate Division doing mostly criminal and some civil appeals.”

– Colin McDonell, JD ’12, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida

“I’m currently an associate at Rothner, Segall & Greenstone, a law firm based in Pasadena, California that serves clients throughout the Southern California region. The firm represents labor unions, labor-management trust funds, and employees. My work largely involves directly and indirectly representing the workplace interests of a variety of employees, including public school teachers, adjunct professors, truck drivers, clerical staff, lineworkers, fast food cashiers, docents, and bus drivers.”

– Daniel Rojas, JD ’12, Partner, Rothner, Segall & Greenstone

Political law associate Alexander Tischenko focuses his practice on voting rights, with an emphasis on combating restrictions that make it challenging for individuals to vote. He represents voters and political committees in voting rights litigation, including trial and preliminary injunction proceedings, as well as helping to defend a political committee in breach of contract litigation. Alex has experience working with expert witnesses, drafting discovery and dispositive motions and document review. Alex previously served as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice in the Civil Rights Division. While working in the division’s Voting Section, Alex conducted investigations and participated in litigation regarding state and county compliance with federal lawsthat protect the right to vote, which include, the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), Voting Rights Act (VRA) and Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).

– Alexander Tischenko, JD ’12, Associate, Perkins Coie

“My work since graduating from SLS has varied widely, but it has always been in the public interest. I’ve worked as a civil rights litigator on nationwide class actions, as counsel for unions and low-wage workers, at a nonprofit collaborating with local government on access to counsel, on behalf of immigrants in California’s Central Valley, and as an attorney in the federal and state courts.”

– Katie Traverso, JD ’12

Charlie Wysong is a partner at HSPRD, a civil litigation firm in Chicago with a significant public interest practice. Charlie’s practice focuses on civil rights litigation and appeals, with a significant docket of whistleblowers pursuing False Claims Act litigation, combatting discrimination against people with disabilities, representing employees in wage claims, and clients who have experienced discrimination at work, in healthcare and other places, on sports teams, and in education settings. Charlie enjoys most finding ways to partner with my clients to advance social change, and to co-counseling cases with non-profit advocates like Equip for Equality, the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, AARP Foundation, and others. Charlie is also active in legal and policy advocacy on education issues, including school discipline reform, the rights of transgender students, and disability issues.

– Charlie Wysong, JD ’12, Partner, Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym