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TARSHA PHILLIBERT


Tarsha Phillibert just knew she wanted to practice medicine. After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Boston University, she went back to her native New York to work as a research coordi- nator in the Medical Genetics Lab at Columbia University. She did a lot of research, writing, and problem-solving during the course of her daily duties, but began to realize that she was thinking less about medical school and more about where else she might apply her skills.


“My sister was in law school and I talked to her about


the opportunities available there,” says Phillibert. “I realized that law school was a great platform to research, analyze, and write and to help people as well.” Phillibert was a dean’s list honoree, merit scholar-


ship recipient, and two-time Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Excellence for the Future Awards


DIVERSITY & THE BAR® MAY/JUNE 2012


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