Diversity Fellowships

Each year, St. John's Law students stand out in a crowded field of applicants to earn diversity fellowships that place them in a range of work settings. As fellows, they gain practical knowledge and skills and forge valuable career connections while animating the Law School's commitment to building a more inclusive and representative legal profession.

2024 Diversity Fellows

New York City Bar Association 1L Diversity Fellowship Program

David DaCosta '26
Placement: Apple Bank

 

Alicia Mayo '26
Placement: Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP

 

Adam Mokbel '26
Placement: Bessemer Trust

 

Monserrat Perez '26
Placement: Marsh McLennan Companies, Inc.

 

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Long Island Legal Pipeline Program

Isiah Dickerson '26
Placement: Farrell Fritz 

 

Youngseon Kwon '26 
Placement: Ruskin Moscou Faltischek 

Corporate/Law Firm Alliance Summer Program (CLASP) sponsored by LatinoJustice 

Shereeza Ahmad '26

  • Summer 2024 Placement: Morgan Stanley

  • Summer 2025 Placement: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP

Bella Garabedian '26 

  • Summer 2024 Placement: MetLife Insurance 

  • Summer 2025 Placement: Evershed Sutherland, LLP 

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Anderson Kill Gene Anderson Clerkship (1L Summer Diversity Fellowship)

Simon Lee '26 

 

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Foley & Mansfield PLLP Summer Associate Diversity Program

Jarif Khan '25 

 

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Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP Diversity Fellowship

Melanie Matute '25 

 

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Haynes and Boone LLP 1L Diversity Scholarship

Rati Lolashvili '26 

 

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Mastercard 1L LCLD (Leadership Council on Legal Diversity) Scholar 

Samantha Caraballo '26

 

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Pfizer 1L Summer Scholar Program

Gabrielle Pilla '26

Kramer Levin’s Racial Justice Initiative Scholars Program 

Nagnouma Camara '26 

 

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The Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program

Kimberly Vinson '26
Placement: Hon. Carmine Velasquez, New York State Supreme Court, Queens County, Civil Term

 

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Dominican Bar Association Faviola Soto Judicial Internship Program

Sophia Francisco '26
Placement: Hon. Joanne D. Quinones, New York State  Court of Claims/Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Kings County

 

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Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York Law Student Scholarship

Regina Yoo '26 

 

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New York City Bar Association C. Bainbridge Smith Scholarship

Alexander Gonzalez '24

 

Princess Hanson '24 

 

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The Friends of The Metropolitan Black Bar Association, Inc. Bar Prep Scholarship

Myaysa Evans '24

 

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Past Diversity Fellows

New York City Bar Association 1L Diversity Fellowship Program

John Adinolfi '25 
Placement: MetLife Insurance

 

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Long Island Legal Pipeline Program

Julio Almonte '25
Placement: Jackson Lewis LLP

 

Isaiah Williams '25
Placement: Morritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

 

Nathalie Lindor '25
Placement: Abrams Fensterman LLP

Corporate/Law Firm Alliance Summer Program (CLASP) sponsored by LatinoJustice 

Rabab AlAmji '25

  • Summer 2023 Placement: American Express

  • Summer 2024 Placement: Cleary Gottleib Steen & Hamilton LLP 

Victoria Ciminero '25 

  • Summer 2023 Placement: MetLife Insurance

  • Summer 2024 Placement: Sidley Austin LLP 

Federico Curbelo '25 

  • Summer 2023 Placement: Equitable

  • Summer 2024 Placement:  Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 

Abigail Drummond '25 

  • Summer 2023 Placement: T-Mobile 

  • Summer 2024 Placement: Alston & Bird LLP 

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Philadelphia Diversity Law Group Fellowship Program

Nadiyah Owens '25
Placement: Dechert LLP

 

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Foley & Mansfield PLLP Summer Associate Diversity Program

Takunda Muziwi '24

 

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Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP Diversity Fellowship

Camila Faride Morcos '24

 

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Haynes and Boone LLP 1L Diversity Scholarship

Livingstone Harriott '25 

 

Stacey Hsu '25

 

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The Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program

Patrick Osse '25
Placement: Hon. Ona Wang, Magistrate Judge, SDNY

 

Bridget Murphy '25
Placement: Hon. James Cho, Magistrate Judge, EDNY

 

Roshawn Jarrett '25 
Placement: Hon. Carmine Velasquez, New York State Supreme Court, Queens County, Civil Term

 

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New York County Lawyers Association’s (NYCLA) Hon. Harold Baer Jr. & Dr. Suzanne Baer Equity & Inclusion in the Judiciary Internship Program

Nahama Paul ‘25
Placement: Hon. Hon. J. Paul Oetken, SDNY

 

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New York City Bar Association 1L Diversity Fellowship Program

Faith Banjoko '24
Placement: Herbert Smith Freehills

 

Kiaya Rose Dilsner-Lopez '24
Placement: American Express

 

Ekok Soubir '24
Placement: Cerberus Capital Management

 

Alyssa Tolentino '24
Placement: Gemini

 

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Long Island Legal Pipeline Program

Peter Famuyide '24
Placement: Abrams Fensterman LLP

 

Lauryn Hurtt '24 
Placement: Westerman Ball

 

Yori Johnson '24
Placement: Jackson Lewis LLP

 

F. Camila Morcos '24
Placement: Rivkin Radler LLP

Move the Needle 1L Diversity Pipeline Collective 

Valerie Rodriguez '23
Placement: Seyfarth Shaw

 

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Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP Diversity Fellowship

Jonathan Weiss '23

 

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Mastercard 1L LCLD (Leadership Council on Legal Diversity) Scholar 

Gabrielle Hilton '24

New York State Bar Association Diversity Summer Fellowship in Health Law 

Jacinda Thermidor ‘24
Placement: Catholic Health

 

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New York State Bar Association Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship in Environmental & Energy Law

Samia Shell '24
Placement: United States Environmental Protection Agency

 

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New York State Bar Association’s Kenneth G. Standard Diversity Internship

Brittany Cespedes '24 
Placement: AccessNow 

 

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The Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program

Sandra Deng  '24
Placement: Hon. Wendy Li, Queens County Civil Court

 

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New York County Lawyers Association’s (NYCLA) Hon. Harold Baer Jr. & Dr. Suzanne Baer Equity & Inclusion in the Judiciary Internship Program

Naya Brown-Yohay '24
Placement: Hon. Troy Webber, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department

 

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Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York Law Student Scholarship

Yuna Park ‘24

 

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