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PSVF Fellow: Elie Kirshner (J.D. ’21)

Phillips Black Philadelphia, PA Elie Kirshner will spend his fellowship year with Phillips Black in Philadelphia, collaborating with formerly incarcerated individuals to represent wrongfully convicted…

PSVF Fellow: Mary Claire Kelly (J.D. ’21)

Greater Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (GASP) Birmingham, AL Mary Claire Kelly is a Climate Justice Fellow with GASP (Greater Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution)…

PSVF Fellow: Ki Hoon Hur (J.D. ’20)

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Seattle, WA I will spend my fellowship year at Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, where I will engage in a combination of strategic…

PSVF Fellow: Bryna Godar (J.D. ’21)

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota St. Paul, MN Bryna will be joining the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota in St. Paul, MN, primarily working to…

PSVF Fellow: Gabrielle Frieser (J.D. ’21)

Reprieve Washington, D.C. Gabrielle Frieser will spend her fellowship year with Reprieve working on its lethal injection project, which uses a combination of litigation, investigation,…

PSVF Fellow: Alev Erhan (J.D. ’21)

European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Berlin, Germany Alev Erhan will be a fellow with the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, primarily working in…

PSVF Fellow: Brooke Davies (J.D. ’21)

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance Tunis, Tunisia As part of the PSVF fellowship, Brooke Davies will be joining the constitution-building team at the International…

PSVF Fellow: Katie Cion (J.D. ’21)

MacArthur Justice Center, Supreme Court and Appellate Program Washington, D.C. Katie Cion will be joining the MacArthur Justice Center’s Supreme Court and Appellate Program in…

PSVF Fellow: Katharine Bohrs (J.D. ’21)

Advocates for Justice in Education Washington, D.C. Katharine Bohrs is a Skirnick Public Interest Fellow at Advocates for Justice in Education (AJE) in Washington, D.C.

PSVF Fellow: Justin Bogda (J.D. ’20)

Communities for a Better Environment Los Angeles, CA Justin graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Environmental Studies (B.S.) and International…

PSVF Fellow: Julianna Astarita (J.D. ’21)

Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Chicago Trial-Practice Group Chicago, IL During law school, Julianna was an editor of the Harvard Law Review and the Director of…

PSVF Fellow: Ikram Ais (LL.M. ’21)

REDRESS The Hague, Netherlands During her time at HLS, Ikram Ais worked as Co-Director of Activism at Harvard Law School Advocates for Human Rights, a…

PSVF Fellow: Jesselina Rana (LL.M. '22)

International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) New York, NY Jesselina Rana was selected as a Kauffman Fellow and will spend her fellowship year with the…

PSVF Fellow: Marisa Skillings (J.D. '22)

Community Law Office of the Knoxville Public Defender Knoxville, TN Marisa Skillings will represent individuals accused of misdemeanors and DUIs in proceedings at the Community…

PSVF Fellow: Ruby Ritchin (J.D. '22)

Human Rights First New York, NY Ruby will work with Human Rights First advocating for asylum seekers with disabilities through research, advocacy, representation, and strategic…

PSVF Fellow: Alexis Picard (J.D. '22)

ACLU of Illinois Chicago, IL Alexis Picard will be a PSVF and Edith Fine Fellow at the ACLU of Illinois. Alexis’ project will involve investigating…

PSVF Fellow: Mira Naseer (J.D. '22)

REDRESS London, UK Mira Naseer will spend her fellowship year with REDRESS in London, United Kingdom. REDRESS is an international human rights organization that pursues…

PSVF Fellow: Samantha Lint (J.D. '20)

Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) San Francisco, CA
Samantha will spend her fellowship year with the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) working with…