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What are you going to miss most about ����ֱ�� Law?

The people!�� ����ֱ�� Law has such a warm and supportive sense of community.

What is your most memorable experience at ����ֱ�� Law?

My most memorable experience was The 2025 ����ֱ�� Environmental Law Journal Blank Rome LLP Symposium, and specifically the opportunity to discuss my student “Comment” on federal prosecutions of corporate environmental crimes with Professor David Uhlmann. Professor Uhlmann not only led the Justice Department’s Environmental Crimes Section and EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, but also is a leading scholar in the field and a nice guy.

What are you most looking forward to as you begin your next chapter?

Serving my community.�� I’m excited to do work that I believe in for the people and the Commonwealth that I love.

What advice would you give the incoming ����ֱ�� Law class of 2028?

I benefited from being intellectually curious and following that curiosity.�� The work is more fun and more meaningful when I’m connected with my “why.”

What are you going to miss most about ����ֱ�� Law?

Before coming to law school, I had a career in an unrelated field. For anyone who’s worked for a few years, a job can feel stagnant after some time.��To me, law school was the opposite of stagnant. It was a period of immense personal and professional growth.��There were so many opportunities to develop new skills—in fact, too many to squeeze into three years. Despite knowing which area of the law I wanted to work in before starting law school, I’m going to miss the latitude for exploration that law school provides to try new things across disciplines for the sole purpose of learning and growing.��In this way, law school—and education in general—is a great privilege.

What is your most memorable experience at ����ֱ�� Law?

My most memorable experience at ����ֱ�� Law was serving as a law clerk on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary for Delaware Senator Chris Coons this year.��I was able to travel to D.C. for a few days each week and work on Capitol Hill. Having had no exposure to government work prior to this experience, every day at the Senate was jam-packed with new experiences like attending hearings, meeting with constituents and reviewing drafts of new bills.��I worked with an incredibly talented group of attorneys and was happy to be a fly-on-the-wall most days seeing them in action.��The whole experience was fantastic and was made possible by two ����ֱ�� Law grads who previously worked on the same team, which speaks to the strength of the ����ֱ�� Law community!

What are you most looking forward to as you begin your next chapter?

There is so much to look forward to. In the fall, I’ll be starting as an Associate at Fish & Richardson doing patent litigation, which merges my love of science with the law. I’m very excited to enter this next chapter of professional growth at Fish alongside so many talented colleagues. In addition, as a Charles Widger Leadership Scholar, I plan to stay engaged with ����ֱ�� Law in the years to come through the current and incoming Widger Scholars, Charles and Barbara Widger and the amazing alumni community of Widger Scholars. Finally, I’m hopeful that I’ll have the opportunity to mentor ����ֱ�� Law students and pass on the guidance that my mentors have given me over the past three years.

What advice would you give the incoming ����ֱ�� Law class of 2028?

I’d urge any incoming student reading this to remember how much of a privilege being a student at ����ֱ�� Law is—especially during times of stress. There is an immense power in gratitude, and there is so much to be grateful for as a law student.��As I mentioned, law school allows you to learn and try new things all in the service of self-improvement. And so, when you are feeling stressed, try and remember that you are surrounded by faculty, staff and students who are all there to help you grow and become the best version of yourself.��Practicing gratitude may give you the little push you need to finish that reading, start that outline, or write that brief!��

What are you going to miss most about ����ֱ�� Law?

When I applied to ����ֱ�� Law, I interviewed with the dean of admissions. We joked about how the public perceives lawyers: mean, rude and competitive. He told me that ����ֱ�� Law is for law students who want to break that stereotype and redefine what it means to be a lawyer. In that moment, I decided to attend ����ֱ�� Law, and I am so glad I did. ����ֱ�� Law is full of an amazing, connected energy that celebrates you in your highs and supports you in your lows. The camaraderie of the students here is unmatched, and I will miss this comfort as I venture into the legal profession.��

What is your most memorable experience at ����ֱ�� Law?

Although I won’t forget the countless hours of studying anytime soon, my most memorable experiences at ����ֱ�� Law happened outside the classroom. Serving as president of the Women’s Law Caucus and as a Dean’s Ambassador were incredible honors and helped shape my time here in meaningful ways. But above all, the moments I’ll cherish most are the simple ones: laughing, bonding and living life with my classmates.

What are you most looking forward to as you begin your next chapter?

I’m looking forward to carrying the spirit of ����ֱ�� Law into my next chapter, where collaboration, empathy and authenticity guide my legal practice. I hope to build and contribute to a legal community that is as supportive and uplifting as the one I found here, where people show up for each other both professionally and personally.

What advice would you give the incoming ����ֱ�� Law class of 2028?

Be yourself, be silly and be unique. Comparison is the thief of joy, and that proverb is more relevant than ever in law school. You will inevitably compare yourself to your classmates and vice versa, but remember there’s no right way to be a law student, especially at ����ֱ�� (we’re breaking stereotypes, remember?). School is very important; don’t get me wrong, but being a person—specifically being yourself—is more important.��

What are you going to miss most about ����ֱ�� Law?

I will miss my friends and the community I was fortunate enough to cultivate over my three years. I came here from out of state not knowing anyone, and I am leaving with life-long friendships. I will also miss being in a space where I had opportunities to pursue my professional interests and passions while being taught by incredible professors.��

What is your most memorable experience at ����ֱ�� Law?

My most memorable experience would be getting to know the other public interest-minded students and building community with them! We might not be the biggest group, but hearing the types of work that others are getting to do during law school and afterwards inspires me.��

What are you most looking forward to as you begin your next chapter?

I am looking forward to applying all the skills I have learned during my three years here in representing indigent clients. I came to law school wanting to go into public defense, and ����ֱ�� helped get me to the job I wanted coming into law school!��

What advice would you give the incoming ����ֱ�� Law class of 2028?

Focus on the process, not the outcome! As long as you feel like you did your best, you should be proud of yourself. I would also recommend adopting two cats for your mental health.��

What are you going to miss most about ����ֱ�� Law?

What I will miss most are the smiles, laughter and joy that filled the commons, whether faculty, staff or student day in and day out. (Except during finals!)

What is your most memorable experience at ����ֱ�� Law?

My most memorable experience was the standing ovation for Professor��Ellen Wertheimer's last day at ����ֱ��. Students lined up from the third floor all the way to the front of the building showering Professor Wertheimer in applause as she walked out. It was inspiring to see the school, as a collective, come together and share that moment for such an amazing professor.��

What are you most looking forward to as you begin your next chapter?

As cliche as it sounds, I’m most looking forward to helping people who don’t have the means to help themselves, or are facing adversity greater than their own means to help themselves.��

What advice would you give the incoming ����ֱ�� Law class of 2028?

Equip yourself with persistence. Don’t allow one blunder to define you, nor one success. Instead, allow your reaction to those results to be the��defining factor.��