Category: Student Spotlight

  • portrait of Jamall Lockings
    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 […]
  • Crystal Tran headshot
    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 […]
  • Alex Rigby headshot
    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 […]
  • 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 […]
  • Connor Madden
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Connor Madden! Q: Tell us about how you’re involved with the Texas Space Law & Policy Society and how you think it might help your career? The Texas Space Law & Policy Society (TXSLAPS) is a perfect example of how Texas Law empowers its […]
  • Monica Dike
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Monica Dike! Q: As an undergraduate student at Sam Houston State University, you were involved in leadership roles in student organizations. Can you share more about how that experience prepared you for law school? A: Leadership played an integral role during my undergraduate experience. […]
  • Taylor Luke
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Taylor Luke! Q: Congratulations on winning a Beck Writing Award. Can you share more about that honor and how do you think your strong writing skills will help you in a legal career? The Beck Award is given to students who had especially strong […]
  • Lea Kokenes
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Lea Kokenes! Q: What did you gain from your summer experience in a public interest fellowship? I spent this past summer as a G. Rollie White Trust Public Interest Summer Fellow at the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, in New York City, as an […]
  • HR Huber-Rodriguez
    We are pleased to bring back our Student Spotlight series for the 2022-23 school year! For this edition, we invite you to meet 2L Benjamin “HR” Huber-Rodriguez. In addition to working toward his Juris Doctorate, HR is seeking a dual degree with the LBJ School of Public Affairs where he serves as a research assistant. […]
  • Luke Dombroski headshot
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Luke Dombroski! Q: How have you found life in Austin? Does it suit you? I have definitely enjoyed my time in Austin! It is such a vibrant city, and with the incredible growth that the city is experiencing, there is no better place to […]
  • Jacqueline Morales headshot
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Jacqueline Morales! Q: We heard that you participate in ballet folklorico, can you mention more about that? Growing up in Brownsville, Texas, I always admired the women who danced Mexican ballet folklorico during Charro Days, a local holiday. I’m fulfilling an artistic dream of mine, […]
  • For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Julia Di Fiore, a member of Texas Law Review, a Texas Quizmaster, and a Teacher’s Assistant! Q: What sort of things are you engaged in at law school? My extracurriculars include being a member of Texas Law Review, a TQ for Professor Schiess, and […]