The Branstetter Summer Fellows program is an initiative designed to enable law students who are interested in litigation and dispute resolution to work in unpaid summer internships with a non-profit or government organization where they will gain meaningful litigation experience. Branstetter Summer Fellows receive a whole summer stipend or partial summer stipend for the internship.
2025 Branstetter Summer Fellows include:
| Name | Placement |
|---|---|
| Ethan DeVoe | Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference |
| Rohit Chaudhuri | Tennessee Office of the Post-Conviction Defender |
| William Estes | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Tennessee |
| Abigail (AJ) Johnson | Colorado Attorney General |
| Jonathan Klotz | Philadelphia District Attorney's Office |
| Aaron Lam | California Department of Justice |
| Fiona Miller | Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General |
| Ellis O’Donnell | Office of the District Attorney General, Nineteenth Judicial District |
| Jack Justice | U.S. Department of Justice, District of South Dakota |
| Rubi Rivera-Miguel | Criminal Division of the Office of Attorney General |
Ten Vanderbilt Law students worked in state and federal judicial chambers, in the offices of U.S. and District Attorneys, and in other government law offices as Branstetter Summer Fellows.