BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5485-12cd614de3ff4110d2d2103c64ee8418@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20261015T091912Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T200000 SUMMARY:Liberal Arts Alumni Law Student Panel DESCRIPTION:\n\nAre you considering law school or already applying? Join Liberal Arts alumni currently attending Law School to learn more about the applications process as well as the educational experience. \;\n \nVarious alumni will join us from different years and types of law scho ols to share their tips\, suggestions\, and experiences.\n\nPanelist Bio s:\n\nGenevievre Miller\, '\;20\n\n1L\, Northeastern University Law S chool\, Boston\, MA\n\nGenevievre graduated from Penn State this May com pleting degrees in Political Science and African Studies. During her tim e at Penn State\, Genevievre got involved in UPUA where she served as th e student liaison to the Borough. This fall\, Genevievre started her fir st year at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston. She hopes to pursue a career advocating for marginalized communities.\n\nDaniel Zahn \, '\;20\n\n1L\, Stanford University Law School\, Stanford\, CA\n\nDa niel Zahn is a first year law student at Stanford Law School\, where he is a Member Editor of the Stanford Journal for Civil Rights and Civil Li berties and a member of the Naturalization Pro Bono project\, OutLaw\, a nd the Jewish Law Student Association. Daniel graduated in Spring 2020 a s a Paterno Fellow\, Schreyer Scholar\, and member of the Presidential L eadership Academy with B.A. degrees in Communication Arts and Sciences\, English\, and Philosophy and minors in French\, History\, Rhetoric\, Je wish Studies\, and Linguistics. Daniel served as president and captain o f the Penn State Mock Trial Association and was involved with the Univer sity Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA). He interned with the Foundat ion for Individual Rights in Education and the Lehigh County District At torney\, completed research in Benin\, and studied abroad in London\, En gland\; Dublin\, Ireland\; and Besanç\;on\, France.\n\nBriah Gray\ , '\;18\n\n2L\, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of L aw\, College Park\, MD\n\nBriah is from Clarksburg\, MD and currently&nb sp\; 2L at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She graduated from Penn State in December 2018 with a double major in ps ychology and criminology. While at Penn State\, Briah was captain of the cheerleading team and a THON volunteer on the Special Events and OPP co mmittees. While at law school\, she serves as a staff editor on the Jour nal of Business and Technology Law as well as secretary of the Black Law Student'\;s Association. Along with school\, Briah works part-time a s a law clerk at Maryland Legal Aid in the Consumer Law Department. Her interest and experience range from criminal defense law to transactional law.\n\nBrenna Fisher\, '\;18\n\n3L\, University of Wyoming College of Law\, Laramie\, WY\n\nBrenna is originally from Manassas\, VA and gra duated from Penn State in 2018 as the Sociology Student Marshall and the 2018 recipient of the Hetzel Memorial Award. She is currently a 3L at U niversity of Wyoming College of Law in Laramie\, WY\, which she attends on a full tuition scholarship. After graduation\, Brenna will clerk for Hon. Scott Skavdahl\, Chief Federal District Court Judge for the Distric t of Wyoming and then Hon. Gregory A. Phillips of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. She is an editor on the Wyoming Law Review Board\, a teachi ng assistant for the legal research and writing program\, a student in t he Defender Aid Clinic and the 2020 Brimmer Scholarship Recipient. Durin g her past two years in law school she was president of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity\, a member of the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association and t he Women&rsquo\;s Law Forum\, and a volunteer for Equal Justice Wyoming. She has completed two judicial externships and spent her first summer a s a research assistant for two professors. This past summer\, she worked as a summer associate for Holland &\; Hart\, LLP\, a Am Law 200 Firm . During her time at Penn State she was a Paterno Fellow\, a Schreyer Ho nors Scholar\, and a student in the Presidential Leadership Academy. She also was president of the Justice Association (Crimininology Club) for two years and participated in THON\, Liberal Arts Ambassadors\, two stud y abroad programs\, and four internships.\n\nBrendan Bernicker\, '\;1 9\n\n2L\, Yale Law School\, New Haven\, CT\n\nBrendan Bernicker (&rsquo\ ;19) is a second-year student at Yale Law School. He graduated from Penn State with BAs in Philosophy and Political Science and an MA in Politic al Science. At Penn State\, he was active in the Paterno Fellows Program and Rock Ethics Institute\, and was also a Schreyer Scholar. In law sch ool\, Brendan focuses primarily on criminal justice reform litigation an d policy advocacy.\n\nZoom link available in the event listing in Nittan y Lion Careers.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/lib eral_arts_alumni_law_student_panel/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Are you co nsidering law school or already applying? Join Liberal Arts alumni curre ntly attending Law School to learn more about the applications process a s well as the educational experience. 

Various alumni will jo in us from different years and types of law schools to share their tips, suggestions, and experiences.

Panelist Bios:

Gene vievre Miller, '20

1L, Northeastern University Law Scho ol, Boston, MA
Genevievre graduated from Penn State this May co mpleting degrees in Political Science and African Studies. During her ti me at Penn State, Genevievre got involved in UPUA where she served as th e student liaison to the Borough. This fall, Genevievre started her firs t year at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston. She hopes to pursue a career advocating for marginalized communities.

Daniel Zahn, '20

1L, Stanford University Law School, Stanford , CA

Daniel Zahn is a first year law student at Stanford Law S chool, where he is a Member Editor of the Stanford Journal for Civil Rig hts and Civil Liberties and a member of the Naturalization Pro Bono proj ect, OutLaw, and the Jewish Law Student Association. Daniel graduated in Spring 2020 as a Paterno Fellow, Schreyer Scholar, and member of the Pr esidential Leadership Academy with B.A. degrees in Communication Arts an d Sciences, English, and Philosophy and minors in French, History, Rheto ric, Jewish Studies, and Linguistics. Daniel served as president and cap tain of the Penn State Mock Trial Association and was involved with the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA). He interned with the F oundation for Individual Rights in Education and the Lehigh County Distr ict Attorney, completed research in Benin, and studied abroad in London, England; Dublin, Ireland; and Besançon, France.

Briah G ray, '18

2L, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, College Park, MD
Briah is from Clarksburg, MD an d currently  2L at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey Sc hool of Law. She graduated from Penn State in December 2018 with a doubl e major in psychology and criminology. While at Penn State, Briah was ca ptain of the cheerleading team and a THON volunteer on the Special Event s and OPP committees. While at law school, she serves as a staff editor on the Journal of Business and Technology Law as well as secretary of th e Black Law Student's Association. Along with school, Briah works pa rt-time as a law clerk at Maryland Legal Aid in the Consumer Law Departm ent. Her interest and experience range from criminal defense law to tran sactional law.

Brenna Fisher, '18

3L, Universi ty of Wyoming College of Law, Laramie, WY

Brenna is originally from Manassas, VA and graduated from Penn State in 2018 as the Sociolog y Student Marshall and the 2018 recipient of the Hetzel Memorial Award. She is currently a 3L at University of Wyoming College of Law in Laramie , WY, which she attends on a full tuition scholarship. After graduation, Brenna will clerk for Hon. Scott Skavdahl, Chief Federal District Court Judge for the District of Wyoming and then Hon. Gregory A. Phillips of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. She is an editor on the Wyoming Law R eview Board, a teaching assistant for the legal research and writing pro gram, a student in the Defender Aid Clinic and the 2020 Brimmer Scholars hip Recipient. During her past two years in law school she was president of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, a member of the Wyoming Trial Lawyer s Association and the Women’s Law Forum, and a volunteer for Equal Justice Wyoming. She has completed two judicial externships and spent h er first summer as a research assistant for two professors. This past su mmer, she worked as a summer associate for Holland & Hart, LLP, a Am Law 200 Firm. During her time at Penn State she was a Paterno Fellow, a Schreyer Honors Scholar, and a student in the Presidential Leadership A cademy. She also was president of the Justice Association (Crimininology Club) for two years and participated in THON, Liberal Arts Ambassadors, two study abroad programs, and four internships.

Brendan Berni cker, '19

2L, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT
B rendan Bernicker (’19) is a second-year student at Yale Law School . He graduated from Penn State with BAs in Philosophy and Political Scie nce and an MA in Political Science. At Penn State, he was active in the Paterno Fellows Program and Rock Ethics Institute, and was also a Schrey er Scholar. In law school, Brendan focuses primarily on criminal justice reform litigation and policy advocacy.

Zoom link available in the event listing in Nittany Lion Careers.

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/liberal_arts_alumni_law_student_pan el/

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