Nine Vanderbilt Law students will work this summer in state and federal judicial chambers, in the offices of U.S. and District Attorneys, and in other government law offices as 2024 Branstetter Summer Fellows.
The Branstetter Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program awards up to 10 summer fellowships each year to enable law students interested in litigation careers to work in unpaid summer internships in federal and state judicial chambers and government law offices and with legal nonprofits. Fellows receive stipends to help defray their living costs while working as interns.
The 2024 Class of Branstetter Summer Fellows include:
- Olivia Allen, Class of 2026, interning for The Honorable David C. Norton, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
- Daniel Birnholz, Class of 2026, interning for The Honorable Alexander S. Bokor, Third District Court of Appeal, Florida, Miami, Florida
- Grace Georgo, Class of 2025, interning for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Tennessee and the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee
- Katherine Hintlian, Class of 2026, interning for The Honorable Thomas M. Durkin, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
- Ze Jun Li, Class of 2026, interning for The Honorable Orelia E. Merchant, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York
- Alice Liu, Class of 2026, interning for Attorney Gina Ramos Campbell, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Oakland, California
- Alejandro Pena, Class of 2026, interning for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida, Miami, Florida
- Alexandra Peterson, Class of 2026, interning for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee
- Simon Sisk, Class of 2026, interning for The Honorable Katherine A. Crytzer, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
