Student Spotlight

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🤘STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Veda Tsai ’25

For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Veda Tsai! Q: How has your undergraduate mock trial experience at UT Dallas helped you in law school so far?  A: I gained both logical thinking and substantive knowledge from mock trial. Our mock trial program gave us the opportunity to analyze the information and […]

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🤘STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Barbara Di Castro Young ’23

For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Barbara Di Castro Young! Q: Where did you do your undergraduate work, and what did you major in? A: I graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, and my major was International Political Economy. What groups/clubs/internships have you participated in while at Texas […]

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🤘 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Jonathan Ladd ’25

For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Jonathan Ladd! Q: Where did you do your undergraduate/graduate work, and what did you major in? A: I did my undergraduate and graduate work at Abilene Christian University. As an undergraduate, I double–majored in Political Science and English. In graduate school, I got an […]

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🤘STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Leah Weintrub ’23

For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Leah Weintrub! Q: Where did you do your undergraduate work, and what did you major in? A: I graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2014 and majored in Biology and Economics Strategy. You started law school several years after you received your […]

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🤘STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Caroline Colgin ’25

For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Caroline Colgin! Q: What has been the best surprise about your law school experience? A: The support system at Texas Law is incredible. From my first day as a 1L, the upperclassmen and professors have been incredibly helpful and they sincerely want to help […]

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🤘 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Jamaal Lockings ’24

For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 2L Jamaal Lockings! Jamaal is this year’s president of the Student Bar Association. Q: Where did you do your undergraduate work, and what did you major in? A: I attended the University of Central Arkansas, where I double majored in Communications and Public Relations with […]

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🤘STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Crystal Tran ’24

For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 2L Crystal Tran! Q: Where did you go and what did you study as an undergraduate? A: I went to the University of Houston as an undergraduate and received a dual degree in Psychology and Political Science. How did your prior life experiences influence your […]

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🤘STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Alex Rigby ’23

For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Alex Rigby! Q: What university did you attend as an undergraduate and how did your studies help prepare you for law school? A: I went to the University of Virginia where I studied Government and Economics and minored in English. The degrees were great […]

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🤘STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Mary Grace McFarland ’24

For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 2L Mary Grace McFarland! Q: What did you do before law school? A: I went to UT Austin for undergrad and studied Political Communication. After that, I taught fourth- and sixth-grade English and earned my master’s degree in Education before pursuing law school.   What […]

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