Posts in Community Lawyering

“¿Hablas español?” It’s the most common question I’ve gotten this summer. Around Miami, I stick out like a sore thumb–blond …

I always get asked, “Why do you want to be a lawyer?” Without fail, every time I get asked that …

After almost two weeks of gloom and rain, the sun has finally re-emerged from behind its veil of clouds this …

“Are you from Iraq or Kuwait or…” I’m from Kansas, but that doesn’t matter. When someone asks me where I’m …

Almost two and a half years ago, I wrote the 150-word application essay that eventually got me into Duke. On …

Today, I was surprised, but not necessarily disappointed, to see that Michelle Carter was found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter …

Another week down, another week closer to going home, another week filled with self-evaluations. There is a lot I want …

At Legal Services, we work two days in the office and one day remotely from the University of Miami campus, …

Because we were so static and uninspired last weekend, our group was determined to do at least something over the …

Rain, Rain, Go Away   Miami’s weather has been quite volatile this past week, making both work and play more …