STUDENT NAME: Brittany Elias

LAW SCHOOL: Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

STATUS: Rising 3L

UNDERGRADUATE: University of California-Irvine, B.A. Art History;  minor, Women’s Studies

HOME CITY/STATE OR COUNTRY: Los Angeles, California

Understanding Brittany Elias means knowing how deeply connected she is to her Argentinean heritage, which she works to fuse with her American upbringing, and how passionate she is about the arts, the result of being raised in a family that encouraged creative thought. (It didn’t hurt that her father was a director for 40 years.) The intertwining of these two strands was manifest in 2009 when Elias, an undergraduate at the University of California-Irvine, established Museum of the Souls (Museo de las Almas) as a business. Five years later, the company still focuses on Hispanic and Latino artists, providing a platform to exhibit and auction their work, and for the up-and-comers, an introduction to the art market. Continue reading →

Student Name: Tyler A. Rube

Law School: Gonzaga University Law School

Status: Rising 3L

Undergraduate: U.S. Air Force Academy (Legal Studies)

Other Degrees: Masters, Webster University (International Relations)

Home City/State: Phoenix, Arizona

Tyler Rube, a rising 3L and current Gonzaga Law Student Bar Association vice-president, was born and raised in Phoenix, Ariz., and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at 17. After a few years, Rube was accepted into the U.S. Air Force Academy and subsequently graduated as Class President in 2007. He then worked as a Special Agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, where he conducted felony-level criminal and counterintelligence investigations. Continue reading →

Student Name: Christine Doelling

Law School:  University of California,  Hastings College of the Law

Status: Rising 2L

Focus:  Media, Entertainment and Intellectual Property

Undergraduate Degree/Institution: BA American Studies (2008), George Washington University (Washington, D.C.)

Graduate Degree/Institution: Masters – Media, Communications and Critical Practice (2012), University of the Arts, London College of Communications

Home city/state or country: Berkeley, Calif.

Christine Doelling, a rising 2L, is immersed in the music industry, where she aspires to work. She has created and led multi-channel marketing initiatives for world-renowned artists, musicians, museums and media companies. Doelling founded Lunchbox Theory, a music promotion company in Washington, D.C., and has served as a music promotion consultant for National Geographic Live.

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Student Name:
 Adam Cernea Clark

Law School:
 Northeastern University School of Law

Status: 3L

Focus:  International Development, Environmental Law

Undergraduate Degree/Institution: BA English (2005), Kenyon College

Graduate Degree/Institution: Masters, Environmental Law & Policy, Vermont Law School (joint program)

Home city/town, state or country: Houston, Texas

On a Northeastern law school co-op program in Bucharest, Romania last August, Adam Cernea Clark arrived just as thousands of protesters took to the street. The government was about to approve a private sector gold mining project that many Romanians feared would release cyanide into the environment. Cernea Clark, who studies environmental law and international development as part of Northeastern’s dual-degree program with Vermont Law School, said he felt compelled to get involved. Continue reading →