Past PILA Grant Recipients

2007 – 2006 – 2005 – 2004 – 2003 – 2002 – 2001 – 2000 – 1999 – 1998 – 1997 – 1996 – 1995

2007

Awards totaled $70,000
  • Maren Anderson (Class of 2008) received a full grant to work at the Skagit County Public Defender, providing representation for parents in dependency proceedings.
  • Ashley Fluhrer (Class of 2008) was the recipient of the Faculty Grant. Ashley worked on the Racial Disparity Project at the Defender Association, challenging local laws that disproportionately affected youth of color and homeless on King County streets.
  • Rachael Gardiner (X 2009) received the Justice Bobbe Bridge Grant to work at the National Center for Youth Law, addressing access to mental and behavioral health care for children in foster care and in the juvenile justice system.
  • Jennifer Kaplan (Class of 2008) received a full grant to work in the Animal Protection Litigation Section of the Humane Society of the United States in Washington, D.C., assisting with lawsuits against abusive practices in animal agribusiness.
  • Rachel King (Class of 2009) received a half grant to work at Disability Rights Washington (formerly Washington Protection and Advocacy System), providing information and referral and assisting with investigations of abuse and neglect of people with disabilities.
  • Keisha Knight (X 2009) was the recipient of the UW Center for Human Rights and Justice Grant to work at The Children's Foundation in Kenya developing publications on child sexual abuse and trafficking issues.
  • Matthew McGowan (Class of 2008) received a full grant for his work at the Defender Association, researching the results and implications of King County's "three strikes" defense funding and providing representation for indigent clients.
  • Anna "Mickey" Moritz (Class of 2009) was the recipient of the Give Back Half Grant, funded by former PILA grantees. Mickey worked at the Center for Biological Diversity on actions to protect Washington's and Oregon's coastal waters.
  • Cooper Offenbecher (Class of 2008) received a full grant to work at the Defender Association, representing indigent individuals on misdemeanor charges.
  • Dylan Orr (Class of 2009) was the recipient of the Student Health Law Organization Grant for his work at Disability Rights Washington, where he worked on efforts to address systemic deficiencies in the investigation and reporting of suspicious deaths of people with disabilities in institutions and residential facilities.
  • Karin Rogers (Class of 2009) received the Ada Shen-Jaffe Grant to work at Columbia Legal Services, where she worked on projects addressing Washington practices of trying juvenile offenders as adults and improving inmate access to mental health treatment.
  • Chelsea Spector (Class of 2009) received a full grant to work at the Office of the Children and Family Ombudsman, analyzing the state of juvenile group homes in Washington.
  • Paul Weideman (Class of 2009) was the recipient of the Dean's Grant. Paul worked on statewide consumer protection issues, with an emphasis on protections for Washington's immigrant community.
  • Siiri Wilson (Class of 2009) received the Buck & Gordon Grant for her work at the Kowanyama Aboriginal Land & Natural Resources Management Office in Australia. Siiri provided legal assistance on wetlands protection, mining rights, and Native Title land claims.
  • Christina Wong (Class of 2009) received a full grant to work at Northwest Federation of Community Organizations, providing policy research and publication development to assist grassroots activists on issues related to police accountability, immigrant access to healthcare, and acquiring a living wage.

2006

Awards totaled $47,500
  • Kelly Canary (class of 2007)received a Dean's Grant to work at the Innocence Project in New York. She worked on all aspects of cases to free wrongly convicted people.

  • Karen Clevering (class of 2008) received a half grant to work at the Northwest Justice Project in Olympia. Her primary project was researching how Medicaid personal care hours are awarded to individuals with developmental disabilities. The research was used to assess a potential legal claim to promote the rights of these individuals.

  • Ashley Fluhrer (class of 2008) received a full grant to work at Picture the Homeless in New York (New York). Ashley coordinated the Constitutional Rights Legal Clinic for homeless people created documentation of systemic civil rights abuses of homeless people to help PTH plan its next stages of litigation against the criminalization of homelessness.

  • Sarah Hale (class of 2007) received a full grant to work at the Earthjustice International Law Program (Oakland, CA). Sarah worked specifically on a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that sought relief from the impacts of climate change resulting from the United States failure to take effective action to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

  • David Howenstine (class of 2007) received a full grant to work at Lambda Legal in Los Angeles to help protect the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals, and people living with HIV or AIDS.

  • Ji Hye Kim (class of 2008) received a Faculty Grant to work for the Committee for Indigent Representation and Civil Legal Equality (CIRCLE)at the Northwest Justice Project. CIRCLE seeks judicial recognition of the fundamental right to civil legal representation.

  • Richelle Little (class of 2007) received a half grant to work with the ACLU of Alaska on inadequate medical care in the Alaska prison system.

  • Adrian Madrone (class of 2007) received a half grant to work at the Northwest Defenders Association. He provided legal representation for indigent clients in the adult misdemeanor division and in juvenile court.

  • Cooper Offenbecher (class of 2008) received a half grant to work at The Defender Association, providing support to attorneys in the Misdemeanor, Felony, and Appellate units on bail hearings, pre-trial motions, jury trials, and appeals.

  • Jennifer Robbins (class of 2008) received a work study grant to work at Columbia Legal Services on projects aimed at preventing and alleviating homelessness. Specifically, she worked to broaden the homeless community's access to the Seattle Homeless Court, which is a collaborative effort to assist homeless individuals remove barriers to housing and employment.

  • Brenda Tausch (class of 2007) received a full grant to work at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project where she collaborated with the Domestic Violence Unit and served low-income immigrant survivors of violent crime and domestic violence.

  • Joanna Wilson (class of 2007)received the Center for Human Rights and Justice Grant to work at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (Seattle) assisting the asylum attorney in developing viable asylum cases and specialized in gender-based asylum claims.

    • 2005

    Awards totaled $40,000
    • Mark Cote (Class of 2007) received the Dean's Grant to work at the Unemployment Law Project, representing unemployed workers at administrative hearings.

    • Ashley Peck (Class of 2007) received the Faculty Grant to work at American Rivers, assisting attorneys in their legal efforts to protect rivers and the salmon and steelhead they support.

    • Marie Ericson (Class of 2006) received a Foster Pepper Grant to work at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, serving abused children and victims of human trafficking.

    • Kim Borowicz (Class of 2007) received a Foster Pepper Grant to work at the Disability Rights Commission, protecting the rights of disabled workers who experience discrimination.

    • Ruby Wells (Class of 2007) received a PILA full grant to work at Alaska Legal Services Corporation, serving the legal needs of the Yup'ik Eskimo population.

    • Sarah Asbury (Class of 2007) received a full PILA grant to work at New York County Defenders Services, providing support to public defenders who take on felony cases.

    • Lindsey McCune (Class of 2007) received the Center for Human Rights and Justice Half Grant to work at the Northwest Justice Project, researching the collateral consequences of criminal history and the application of criminal history in connection with fair housing violations.

    • Katie Meyer (Class of 2006) received a PILA half grant to work at Northwest Federation of Community Organizations, writing a regional report on immigration to be used by low-income citizen's action groups in their education and advocacy efforts.

    • Sara Ayoubi (Class of 2006) received a PILA half grant to work at the Unemployment Law Project, providing assistance to Washington State residents who have been denied their unemployment benefits.

    • Suzanne M. LiaBraaten (Class of 2007) received a PILA work-study grant to work for Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services, serving immigrants from Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador and providing training for pro bono attorneys serving immigrant victims of domestic violence.

    2004

    Awards totaled $50,000
    • Douglas Arbuthnot (Class of 2006) worked for Hate Free Zone Washington as a direct advocate, facilitating cases ranging from police misconduct, to wrongful dismissal, to FBI interviews. He also supported specific policy and legislative issues and community mobilization efforts.

    • Marisa Bender (Class of 2006) worked for Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services, assisting political asylees and immigrant juveniles, and helping develop community education programs on current immigration concerns and continuing legal education for attorneys on how to help immigrant survivors of domestic violence.

    • April Brinkman (Class of 2005) worked for Northwest Justice Project, producing educational materials about the rights of immigrant families and limited English proficient (LEP) persons in federal housing and setting up a project in which law students and social work students team up to assist clients in legal cases connected to mental health disorders. As a Rule 9 Intern, she also researched and written legal briefs and helped to resolve legal disputes for individual clients.

    • Julie Fields (Class of 2006) worked for the National Wildlife Federation, conducting legal research related to threatened and endangered salmon species, the Columbia River hydropower system, and water pollution from storm water runoff.

    • Corey Fitzpatrick (Class of 2006) worked at the Society of Counsel Representing Accused Persons (SCRAP) on the Fostering Independence Project. She researched issues related to how foster children can be better prepared to fully support themselves once they age out of the foster care system. Additionally, Corey created a resource book for SCRAP's youth clients and worked on an audio-documentary account of youth experiences with aging out.

    • Tyson Kade (Class of 2006) worked for the Center for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP), a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring Washington's waters. Tyson supported CELP's efforts to ensure that the Washington Department of Ecology's proposed rulemaking regarding water rights in the Columbia River maintained sufficient quantities of water to support salmon populations.

    • Nicole Kovite (Class of 2006) worked with the Unemployment Law Project (ULP). As a second year law student, Nicole was given the unique opportunity to learn the art of oral advocacy by working in Administrative Law. While many of her fellow classmates wrote memos, Nicole spent the summer representing dislocated workers before an Administrative Law Judge.

    • Cynthia Tomkins (Class of 2006) worked for the Kathy and Steve Berman Environmental Law Clinic. The primary focci of the Environmental Law Clinic (ELC) is to provide pro bono environmental legal assistance to Northwest clients who might otherwise not be able to afford legal services.

    • Molly Torsen (Class of 2005) worked in the office of the general counsel at the Institute of Museum and Library Services in Washington, DC, a small federal agency fostering leadership, innovation and lifelong learning. Molly worked on matters ranging from a UNESCO Convention to the United States Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program, which is an insurance program for traveling art exhibitions that has been hugely successful in providing an affordable option to domestic museums that host international exhibitions.

    • Lesli Wood (Class of 2005) worked as a Rule 9 intern at The Defender Agency (TDA). In this capacity, Lesli experienced an intensive one week trial advocacy training program. She was assigned a caseload from TD's misdemeanor unit, which included charges of weapons possession, domestic violence assault, indecent exposure, hit and run, and DWLS 3rd degree.

    2003

    Awards totaled $43,250
    • Chloe Anderson (Class of 2005) worked for Columbia Legal Services in the Institutions Project, a non-profit organization that serves people in prisons, jails, juvenile correctional facilities, and mental health facilities. Chloe helped support the Project's five priorities involve institutional conditions of confinement, alternatives to institutionalization, discrimination, sentencing and placement issues, and issues related to courts and adequacy of representation.

    • Kristin Bryant (Class of 2005 - Union Bank Grant) worked for the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, which provides training and support to domestic violence direct service providers, represents its members' interests in the state legislature and in other policy-making organizations, and works to educate the public about domestic violence issues. Kristin primarily worked on legal research to support the Coalition's legislative agenda as well as writing a guide for the statutory requirements that govern Child Protective Services.

    • Emily Cordo (Class of 2005) worked for the Northwest Women's Law Center, a non-profit organization that advances legal rights for women throughout the Northwest. Emily worked on the Information and Referral line, receiving phone calls from the community about all areas of law. Emily also conducted legal research, wrote memos, and worked on large projects including one regarding the fetal rights movement.

    • Emily Deckman (Class of 2005) worked for Columbia Legal Services in Tacoma, a non-profit organization that provides free civil legal services to people of low income in Pierce and Kitsap Counties. Emily helped set up a Housing Justice Project in Pierce County to assist low income tenants who faced eviction. Emily also assisted clients who had their public benefits wrongfully terminated, and helped represent these clients at administrative hearings.

    • Ali Erskine (Class of 2005 - Law Commerce and Technology Grant) worked for PrivacyActivism, a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for and educating the public about privacy rights. Ali worked on two large writing projects regarding the Coast Guard's new port security regulations and the Transportation Security Administration's revised regulations. Ali also worked on smaller projects and wrote memos on numerous issues including federal and state spam law.

    • Sonja Hardenbrook (Class of 2004 - Dean's Grant) worked for the Snohomish County Public Defender, a non-profit law office that contracts with Snohomish County to provide effective assistance of counsel to individuals accused of crimes or are subject to voluntary commitment. Sonja carried a mini misdemeanor caseload ranging from malicious mischief to driving under the influence. Sonja conducted client interviews, requested investigations, wrote and argued pretrial motions, and negotiated with prosecutors.

    • Heather McKimmie (Class of 2005) worked for the Unemployment Law Project, serving Washington State workers who were wrongfully denied unemployment compensation benefits. The Project represents people from all over the state, even in rural areas, in administrative hearings in attempts to obtain unemployment compensation. Heather interviewed clients, conducted factual and legal research, and represented clients at sixteen administrative hearings.

    • Jacqueline Pruner (Class of 2005) worked for Centro Austral de Derecho Ambiental (CEADA), a non-profit community organization with offices in Santiago and Puerto Montt, Chile. This organization focused on reducing environmental degradation such as loss of deforestation and contamination of water supplies. Jacqueline conducted national and international legal research and worked with other organizations including the United Nations and the Center for International Environmental Law.

    • A.J. Rei-Perrine (Class of 2004 - Bergman, Senn, Pageler, & Frockt Grant) worked for the Defender Association in the Racial Disparity Project, seeking to reduce racial bias and disparity in criminal justice through litigation, policy advocacy, public education, and community organizing. This past summer, the project focused on the selective enforcement challenge with a consolidated group of felony drug cases. A.J. researched legal issues, met with community partners, and collaborated with attorneys, policy makers, and community groups.

    • Paula Royalty (Class of 2005) worked for the Innocence Project Northwest Clinic, which helps to free inmates from Alaska and Washington that have been wrongfully convicted of crimes. Paula screened initial inmate letters and requests, analyzed cases for possible appeals, drafted requests for DNA testing and personal restraint petitions, and viewed police reports, trial transcripts, and appellate opinions. Paula also helped prepare and manage the move to the new law school building.

    • Sasha Sajovic (Class of 2005) worked for the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) in Geneva, an organization whose mission is to incorporate fundamental principles of ecology and justice into international law. Sasha worked in the organization's Trade and Sustainable Development Office where she focused the majority of her time on assisting a Staff Attorney in compilation of a WTO Trade and Environment compendium.  She worked on breaking down the primary trade and environment cases for summary in the compendium appendix and on CIEL's website.

    • Andreea Szabo (Class of 2005 - Faculty Grant) worked for Columbia Legal Services in the Street Youth Legal Advocates of Washington (SYLAW), a legal services program geared at serving the legal needs of homeless and at-risk youth in Washington. Andreea interviewed clients and worked on cases regarding emancipation, CHINS, sealing juvenile records, dependency, and protection orders. Andreea also conducted legal research and worked on community outreach projects.

    • Adam Yanasak (Class of 2004) worked for the Defender Association in the Misdemeanor Division where he served indigent criminal defendants accused of misdemeanor crimes in the Seattle Municipal Court. He represented eleven different clients throughout the summer. He met with them regularly, reviewed their cases, and appeared in court on their behalf. He also assisted on special research assignments, wrote briefs, and presented an oral argument in King County Superior Court.

    2002

    Awards totaled $42,000
    • Jenni Pertuset received a Dean'ss Grant to work for the Native American Project in conjunction with Columbia Legal Services.

    • Bree Kame'enui received a Dean's Grant to work for The Defender Association and for Legal Aid Services of Oregon in their Farmworker Division.

    • Dawn Noel received a full grant to work for the San Juan County Forage Fish Spawning Habitat Protection Project.

    • Hannah Saona received a full grant to work for Tierra Nueve/Skagit County Hispanic Ministries.

    • Siovhan Sheridan-Ayala received a full grant to work for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

    • Ashley Evans received a full grant to work for the Government Accountability Project.

    • David Huneryager received a full grant to work for Street Youth Legal Advocates of Washington.

    • Katrina Zafiro received a full grant to work for the Family Law Division of Columbia Legal Services.

    • Jane O'Sullivan received the Faculty Half Grant to work for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.

    • Paul Marvy received a half grant to work for the King County Public Defender's Racial Disparity Project.

    • Laura Gerber received a half grant to work for the United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights.

    • Tuffer Harris received the Law, Commerce, and Technology Grant to work for the Attorney General's Office, High Tech Unit.

    2001

    Awards totaled $28,625
    • Andrew Chan (class of 2002) worked for Columbia Legal Services in the Community Legal Clinic, serving Washington State's low-income communities on state and federal public assistance issues.

    • Clare Gilbert (class of 2002) worked at the Government Accountability Project (GAP), advocating on behalf of whistleblowers at the nation's nuclear facilities and using the information provided by the whistleblowers to highlight and correct the exposed deficiencies.

    • Laura Martin (class of 2002) worked for Columbia Legal Services on the Street Youth Legal Advocates of Washington (SYLAW) project. SYLAW offers free legal services and advocacy to homeless youth or youth at risk of becoming homeless.

    • Carmel Morgan (class of 2002) worked at Fremont Public Association in the Family Assistance/ Welfare Advocacy Program, helping individuals who experience difficulty obtaining or retaining public benefits like food stamps, General Assistance, Temporary Aid to Needy Families, medical coverage, and childcare.

    • Robert O'Neal (class of 2002) worked for the Island County Public Defender, assisting the public defenders, attending court, preparing for trials, and handling his own caseload of misdemeanors.

    • Rebecca Andrews (class of 2003) worked with the Northwest Women's Law Center, a non-profit group that advances legal rights for women throughout the Northwest. Becky took on both legislative and litigation research and writing projects, which helped protect and expand women's access to reproductive health care. Becky also provided legal information to women and men in Washington State on the Center's information and referral hot line.

    • Kristin Carveth (class of 2003) worked with Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, an environmental organization dedicated to the preservation of Puget Sound. Kristin reviewed permits and advocated for a reduction in pollution.

    • Dahra Latham (class of 2003) worked at Planned Parenthood in the Fair Access to Contraception Project, providing advice and representation to women seeking contraceptive coverage under their employer-provided health plans.

    • Paul Marvy (class of 2003) worked for the Defender Association in the Racial Disparity Project, seeking to change practices within Washington's criminal justice system which produce racial disparities.

    • Jill Simmons (class of 2003) worked with the Northwest Women's Law Center researching legal solutions to inadequate insurance coverage for women's medical procedures, gender discrimination in high school sports, and discrimination against victims of domestic violence in employment.

    2000

    Awards totaled $31,500
    • Abby Goldy (class of 2001) worked at Columbia Legal Services (CLS) in the Community Legal Clinic as an outreach worker in the Filipino Community. Abby is fluent in Tagolog and provided information to Filipino organizations about the legal services offered at CLS. This information is shared with the Filipino community so the members are better informed about the legal services available.

    • Lisa Hasselman (class of 2001) worked on the Language Access Project at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia. The Language Access Project advocates on behalf of individuals with limited English proficiency to ensure that the Philidelphia welfare department honors their obligation of effective communication with all of their clients.

    • Bridget Slavens (class of 2002) worked for the Unemployment Law Project assisting unemployed people in Washington state who have been wrongly denied unemployment benefits. Without legal advocacy these individuals may be unable to obtain benefits to meet their most basic needs. Yearly, this organization provides legal representation at 450 hearings and legal assistance to 900 clients.

    • Mariette Spence (class of 2001) worked for the Social Security Advocacy Project (SSAP). She provided advice and legal representation to individuals with disabilities that seek Social Security disability benefits. Many of her clients had mental and physical disabilities that preclude them from successfully advocating for themselves. Without disability benefits many of these clients would be homeless and unable to access medical care critical to their survival.

    • Carrie Tracy (class of 2001) worked with Columbia Legal Services in Tacoma, providing civil legal assistance to low-income residents of Pierce and Kitsap Counties, in cases relating to access to public assistance and related services and benefits, access to housing and housing development, family law and elder law.

    • Shannon Walker (class of 2001) worked for Teamchild providing civil legal services to youth in trouble. Teamchild's goal is to address the issues underlying a young person's criminal behavior. Teamchild works to secure each young person's rights to education, mental health and medical treatment and to promote a safe and stable living environment.

    • Sims Weymuller (class of 2002) worked with the Center for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP), a non-profit group that advocates for Washington State waterways. With CELP Sims has researched and developed a case that will close the statutory loophole that allows big developers to sidestep the Washington Water Code and withdraw thousands of gallons of water from our already depleted ground waters sources.

    • Mick Woynarowski (class of 2002) worked with the Federal Public Defender's Office on the habeas corpus project which seeks the release of people whom the INS considers indefinite detainees. These are non-citizens who can be deported due to a criminal conviction. All of these clients have served their sentences. Most are being held indefinitely at detention centers because their home countries do not have normal diplomatic relations with the US or their home countries do not recognize their citizenship.

    • Nicole Zimmer (class of 2002) was a welfare advocate with the Fremont Public Association, a local nonprofit agency whose goal is to end poverty. She represented clients who have difficulty accessing or retaining public benefits from the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). The welfare system is complex and confusing and welfare advocacy helps to ensure that basic food, shelter and medical care is available for families in desperate need of assistance.

    1999

    Awards totaled $35,000
    • Ann Frost (2L) worked with Street Youth Legal Advocates of Washington (SYLAW) providing legal information, education, and representation to the homeless and at-risk youth of Seattle.

    • Shawn Olson Brown (2L) worked with the Northwest Justice Project to put together resources parents might need when their child is involved in due process hearings around special education, ESL/bilingual education or disciplinary issues.

    • Shannon Walker (1L) worked with Columbia Legal Sevices to expand the Housing Justice Project to South King County residents, who have no representation when facing landlord attorneys. Tony Leahy (1L) worked with Washington State Fair Trade Coalition, the state division of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch.

    • Serena Scott-Ram (1L) workned with Fremont Public Association's Welfare Advocacy Program, increasing her clients' access to the legal system that disseminates DSHS benefits.

    • Miles Graf-Brennen (2L) represented unemployed Washington workers who have been denied unemployment benefits in conjunction with the Unemployment Law Project.

    • Ivy Wong (1L) worked with Ayuda, Inc. and spent the summer in Washington, DC examining the effectiveness of the Violence Against Women Act's immigration provisions and possibly drafting an handbook for handling VAWA cases.

    • Brent Hart (2L) handled his own misdemeanor caseload, providing representation for indigent client in conjunction with The Defender Association.

    • Jennifer Yogi (1L) assisted communities subject to a disproportionate share of environmental impacts with the Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment in San Fransisco.

    • Susan Larrance (2L) worked under the guidance of advocates at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, helping low-income clients with family-based visas, deportation proceedings, habeas corpus actions or domestic violence-related protections.

    • Paul Richmond (2L) worked with the Government Accountability Project to protect whistleblowers and on a project to examine racial disparity in the criminal justice system through The Defender Association.

    1998

    Awards totaled $21,000
    • Gavin Skok (Class of 1999) worked with the Society of Counsel Respresenting Accused Persons in the adult misdemeanor unit as a Rule 9 Intern.

    • Joe Christy (Class of 2000) worked at American Rivers on the Endangered Salmon Project.

    • Megan Smith (Class of 2000) worked in Washington, DC with the International Human Rights Law Group. Specifically, she worked on the U.S. ratification of the Women's Convention, do research on both the rights of women in custody and victims of trafficking and prostitution.

    • Joseph Marshall (Class of 1999) did criminal defense work at The Public Defender Association as a Rule 9 Intern.

    • Hank Balson (Class of 1999) produced a video for the Northwest Justice Project that orients clients appearing in King County Superior Court on family law and domestic violence hearings.

    1997

    Awards totaled $15,000
    • Signe Dortch (1L) worked at the Illinois Migrants Legal Assistance Foundation doing migrant farmworker legal advocacy.

    • Karen Hanrahan (1L) worked at the International Human Rights Law Group, on Bosnian human rights issues.

    • Chong Lo (2L) worked with the Northwest Justice Project to naturalize immigrants with disabilities who are at risk of losing their disability benefits.

    • Meriam Rosenbaum (1L) worked with the Northwest Justice Project, advocating for welfare recipients and handling their hearings and appeals.

    • Quoc Trang (2L) worked at Columbia Legal Services, enforcing the settlement agreement with the Seattle Public Schools regarding interpreter services for bilingual students.

    • Casey Trupin (1L) used his PILA grant to set up the Street Youth Legal Outreach Project at UW, which trains students to be advocates for street youth.

    1996

    Awards totaled $9000
    • Peter Hurtado (2L) worked for Habitat for Humanity, providing legal assistance to Habitat's affiliates in the US and abroad.

    • Kelli Schmidt (2L) served as an intern for TeamChild, providing casework support and an extensive research project on children's post-expulsion education rights.

    • Christy Thompson Ibrahim (1L) worked with the Family Law Mentor Program and the Self-Help Plus Program of the King County Bar Association, training low- and moderate-income clients in the procedures for obtaining dissolutions.

    • Sue Tracy (2L) worked for the Refugee and Immigrant Child Care Project, creating a manual on starting day-care centers, compiling a directory of multicultural and low-cost providers, and representing individuals wrongly denied access to child care subsidies.

    1995

    Awards totaled $7500
    • Amy Kratz (2L) implemented a naturalization project for legal immigrants through Evergreen Legal Services.

    • Johanna Bender (2L) worked as an intern in the felony unit of the Seattle-King County Public Defender Association.

    • James Mackler (1L) worked with American Rivers, focusing on reforming outdated and harmful dams during their relicensing and on ending fish barging in the Columbia basin.