The Dan Bradley Fellowship Program

Since 1991, through the Dan Bradley Fellowship Program, LAAC has awarded summer funding every year to one or more law students working with a LAAC member program. To honor Dan Bradley's legacy and the principles for which he stood, the goal of the Fellowship is to offer law students, particularly those from low-income or working class backgrounds the opportunity to consider a career in legal services.

Applications will be available in February of 2012 scholarships being awarded in the Spring of 2012.

2011 Fellows:

"I am incredibly grateful to have been given the opportunity to work for the Watsonville Law Center as a legal intern this summer. Although I have only had my internship for a little over a month, each and every day is a learning experience for me. More importantly, for the first time in my life, I have been able to work directly with clients with potential legal issues, draft legal documents, and work side by side consulting attorneys. I have come to value the significance of providing high quality legal advice to clients, and especially to an undeserved and low-income population. My brief time here has literally flown by, but in that short period, I have already experienced tremendous growth in my professional and personal development. I know that my remaining time at the Watsonville Law Center will be as rewarding as it has been so far. "

Jacqueline Duran, Watsonville Law Center

"During my internship with Legal Services of Northern California, my perceptions of legal services as a whole changed dramatically. In the beginning, I had the idea that I would focus on one task: my goal was to take on as many cases related to habitability as possible. It was not long before I realized that my cases were determined by the clients that walked through the door. As I adapted my plans for the internship, I was able to set a new goal for myself, one that involved listening to the community, listening to our clients, and responding with the aid necessary to help."

Kevin Carmichael, Northern California Legal Services

2010 Fellows:
Cristina Chavez, Inland Counties Legal Services Inc.
Elizabeth Aakhus, California Rural Legal Assistance
Maria Olaguez, Community Legal Services

2009 Fellows:
Jocelyn Michelle Godinho, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc
Liz Jackson, Public Advocates
Rebecca Rabovsky, Legal Services of Northern California

2008 Fellows:
Annie Pan, Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Rigel Massaro, Public Advocates
Eve Epstein, Legal Services of Northern California

2007 Fellows:
Elizabeth Alamillo, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Vardui Barsamyan, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles
Rebeca Canales, Public Law Center
Elan Martínez, Legal Aid of Marin County
Alan Nolley, Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Steliana D. Schmidel, Immigrant Legal Resource Center

2006 Fellows:
Kirushanthy Balachanthiran, Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
Caryn Crosthwait, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
Amanda Newell , California Rural Legal Assistance
Jennifer Phan, Public Counsel
Karma Quick, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund

2005 Fellows:
Brian O'Toole, Bay Area Legal Aid
Nicole Camarillo, California Rural Legal Assistance
Angelica Nohemi Quiñónez, Child Care Law Center
Katharine Ruhl, U.C. Davis Immigration Clinics
Lourdes Barrera, Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice
Yohandra Ugarte,Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law

2004 Fellows:
Raja Jorjani, California Indian Legal Services
Francisco Moreno, CA Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
Vianey Ramirez, Neighborhood Legal Services of LA County
Jamie Kang Xiong, Central California Legal Services

2003 Fellows:
Charesa Garrett, East Bay Community Law Center
Paul Swiller, Public Counsel

2002 Fellows:
Audrey del Valle, Neighborhood Legal Services of LA County
Clarice Lin, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights

2001 Fellows:
Jennifer Reisch, Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center

2000 Fellows:
Sonia Merida, Equal Rights Advocates

1999 Fellows:
Amanda R. Touchton & Jennifer Rotman, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children

1998 Fellows:
Thuy Thi Nguyen, National Health Law Project

1997 Fellows:
Wendy Anderson, CA Rural Legal Assistance Foundation

1996 Fellows:
Sara Chang, San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance

1995 Fellows:
Jami Tillotson, Legal Services of Northern California

1994 Fellows:
Caleb Rush, California Rural Legal Assistance

1993 Fellows:
Cynthia Waddell, Legal Aid Society- Employment Law Ctr
Claudia Alvarez, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

1992 Fellows:
Latonya Slack, National Health Law Program
Karla Stewart, California Women's Law Center

1991 Fellows:
Melinda Benninghoff, Solano Legal Assistance
Terry Truong, National Center for Youth Law
Guadalupe Zamorano-Reagin, Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law