Summers in Public Defense

Panel of upper-classmen discussing their summers/other experiences working at public defense offices across the country. Aimed at 1L and 2Ls. Our goal is to give more insight to public interested students before they start their summer job application process. 

Panelists:

Madeline Waddell (2L) - Orleans Public Defenders (New Orleans, LA)

Nat Fine (3L) - Colorado State Public Defender (Salida & Alamosa offices)

Jessi Tremayne (3L) - Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights (New Orleans, LA) & The Legal Aid Society’s Juvenile Rights Practice (Brooklyn, NY)

Ruthie Goldstein (3L) - Texas Fair Defense Project (Austin, TX) & Mecklenburg Defenders (Charlotte, NC)

Kevin Robinson (3L) - Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas (San Antonio, TX) & King County Department of Public Defense (Seattle, WA)