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Public Interest Summer Grants Awarded

PILF also names student, attorney of the year

May 21, 2010 By USC Gould School of Law
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PILF also names student, attorney of the year

Ingrid NewquistThirty-nine USC Law students have received grants to support their public interest work this summer. They were recognized at an April luncheon hosted by the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF).

PILF also named its 2010 Student of the Year, Ingrid Newquist '10 (right), honored for her public service and involvement with PILF throughout her three years at USC Law.

Two alumnae attorneys were awarded for their commitment to social justice lawyering: Sarah Vesecky '99, deputy Los Angeles county counsel, named 2010 PILF Pubilc Interest Attorney of the Year; and Tara Cooper '05, an associate at Holland & Knight in L.A., named Paul Davis Memorial Pro Bono Attorney of the Year.

Below is a complete list of 2010 summer grant recipients.

Sarah Vesecky '99, middle left, and Tara Cooper, middle right, with PILF co-presidents Carolina Romanelli '11 and Jamie Hoffman '11
Sara Vasecky '99, middle left, and Tara Cooper '05,
middle right, with PILF co-presidents Carolina Roman-
elli '11 and Jamie Hoffman '11

Summer grant recipients

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