San Francisco, Ami Parekh, a member of the 2009 LMJ graduate class, says law school gave her invaluable fl exibility. “Although I am not a practicing lawyer, I do think my law
degree was essential for me in my current role and I believe I will continue to use things I learned in law school along my future career path,” says Parekh, also a researcher specializing in the development of innovative care with a focus on Aff ordable Care Act provisions. “By allowing me to pursue law school and grant- ing me some degree of fi nancial freedom, the LMJ scholarship helped me be creative in my career endeavors.” T e LMJ scholarship program will continue to aff ord
exceptional students of all socio-economic backgrounds and experiences the tools necessary to enter and excel in fi elds across the corporate spectrum. In substantive ways, such scholarship programs are fundamentally changing the character of power and infl uence throughout the country. “In a lot of ways, increased diversity pushes what is
accepted. It’s no longer accepted to have monolithic institu- tions in public and private businesses,” says Harvard’s White. “T is society is made up of people from diff erent backgrounds and we demand that in the corporate world. T at celebrates what is best about American culture.” D&B
Brian Dabbs is a freelance writer and editor based in Washington, D.C.
CLASS OF 2015
The students are studying at top law schools around the country.
ADAM AMIR University of California, Berkeley School of Law
ANTHONY PETTES Duke University School of Law
CELESTE JACKSON Duke University School of Law
DERRICK DAVIS Harvard Law School
ANDRE SCOTT University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison
MALINDA BRIDGES University of Virginia School of Law
CHRISTINE CHAN University of California, Berkeley School of Law
EMILY LY University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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KATHY NGUYEN University of Pennsylvania Law School
INGRID PEREZ University of California, Berkeley School of Law
KEANDRA BARLOW University of Michigan Law School
KENDELL COATES University of Chicago Law School
KELSEY LEONARD Duquesne University School of Law
LUIS LANDEROS University of California, Berkeley School of Law
VICTORIA WHITE Harvard Law School
MAY/JUNE 2013 DIVERSITY & THE BAR®
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