Dear TLF Donors, Thank you for your incredibly generous donation to Texas Law Fellowships. I was fortunate to receive a summer fellowship from your donation, and this allowed me to pursue public interest work this summer that I would not have otherwise been able to… Read More »Fellow Profile: Stephanie Matherne
Dear Donor, I would like to thank you for your generous contribution to Texas Law Fellowships and for supporting law students interested in public interest work. As you may or may not know, summer work is crucial training time for law students. It is an… Read More »Fellow Profiles: Andrea Meza
Travis County Mental Health Public Defender The Travis County Mental Health Public Defender office provides legal representation to indigent mentally ill misdemeanor defendants in Travis County. Much of their work extends beyond legal representation to providing long-term support for clients to enable them to access… Read More »TLF Fellow of the Month: Abby Anna Batko-Taylor
Texas Defender Service Texas Defender Service is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that represents prisoners on Texas’ death row in their post-conviction proceedings. This summer I worked with Texas Defender Service in Austin and learned from and worked with experienced death penalty attorneys. I had the… Read More »TLF Fellow of the Month: Deanna Markowitz
Nueces County District Attorney’s Office This summer was my first practical foray into my chosen profession. Before this summer, I was naïve, ignorant, and completely confident in my grasp of how our criminal justice system operated. Pure logic, right? Here is the law, here is… Read More »TLF Fellow of the Month: Jeremiah Walters
Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Division, Manhattan My summer legal internship with the Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Division in Manhattan, New York was both exhilarating and invaluable. I was exposed to and able to participate in virtually all facets of the criminal litigation process. From conducting… Read More »TLF Fellow of the Month: Jillian Trezza