Civil Justice Student Fellows

In 2022, the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession launched the Civil Justice Fellows program. Designed to engage Stanford Law School students in research, writing, and policymaking across various aspects of the civil justice system, the Fellows program reflects the core values and goals of the Rhode Center. The Fellows play a critical role in shaping the Center’s priorities and pushing our thinking forward. We are proud of their contributions to original scholarship, impactful projects, and vital discussions at Stanford Law School and beyond.

Rhode Center Fellows Tackle Access to Justice

Learn more about our Civil Justice Fellows program in this short video

Current Fellows

Dana Alpert

Dana Alpert is a third-year law student at Stanford, where she serves as the Senior Notes Editor of the Stanford Law Review and is a member of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. She previously held leadership roles with the Prisoner Legal Services Pro Bono Project and SLS OutLaw. Prior to law school, Dana worked in the California State Legislature, passing landmark legislation on access to justice, gun violence prevention, and food safety. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. After graduation, she will clerk for Judge Toby J. Heytens on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Arlington, Virginia.

Sara Bobok

Sara Bobok is a third-year law student at Stanford, where she is involved with Stanford Law Review, the Workers’ Rights Pro Bono, the Education Defense Project, Youth and Education Advocates, and First-Person Storytelling. Sara is a joint degree candidate at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education, and is a Knight-Hennessy Scholar and 2024 PD Soros Fellow. She spent her 1L summer on the Special Litigation Unit at NYLAG and her 2L summer at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP, a boutique civil rights firm in New York. Before law school, Sara worked at a direct services youth advocacy organization in East Harlem. After graduation, Sara will clerk for Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She holds a B.A. in Social Studies from Harvard University.

Amy Cass

Amy Cass is a third-year law student at Stanford where, in addition to the Rhode Center, she is involved with the Environmental Law Clinic, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Stanford Law Review, and the SLS Musical. She spent her 2L summer at Williams & Connolly in D.C. Before law school, Amy graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in History of Science and then worked as a consultant at Bain & Company where she focused on healthcare and private equity. After graduation, Amy will clerk for Judge Michelle Friedland on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Judge J. Paul Oetken on the on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

John Curry

John Curry is a second-year law student at Stanford where he serves as a Senior Editor of the Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Co-Director of the Project Clean Slate Pro Bono, and Co-President of the Law and Political Economy club. John graduated from Morehouse College summa cum laude with a degree in philosophy. His interests include legal philosophy, ethics, and political theory. John spent his 1L as a legal intern for International
Bridges to Justice in Geneva, Switzerland.

Ned Herrington

Ned Herrington is a second-year law student at Stanford. He is currently the Editor in Chief of the Stanford Law and Policy Review and a member of the Housing Pro-Bono Project. Ned spent his 1L summer working at the Institute for Justice on their Zoning Justice Project. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and prior to law school worked building homeless shelters across the country.

Elise Miner

Elise Miner is a second-year law student at Stanford. She is a member editor of the Stanford Law Review and volunteers with the Stanford International Refugee Project. She spent her 1L summer interning at the California Attorney General’s Office, working on criminal appeals. Elise graduated with a B.A. in English from Georgetown University, and prior to law school, she worked as a litigation paralegal at Cleary Gottlieb.

Owen Foulkes

Owen is a third-year law student at Stanford, where he has been involved with the Clean Slate Project, the Stanford Law and Policy Review, and Law and Political Economy. He spent his 1L summer with Judge Nina Morrison on the Eastern District of New York and his 2L summer at Hecker Fink LLP. Before law school, Owen received a BA in History & Literature from Harvard University and worked as a criminal defense investigator at the Tulsa County Public Defender’s Office. After graduation, he will clerk for Judge Sidney H. Stein on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Harrison Hurt

Harrison Hurt is a third-year law student at Stanford. He serves as the Senior Development Editor of the Stanford Law Review and volunteers with the Social Security and Disability Pro Bono Project. He was a finalist in the 2025 Stanford Law School Kirkwood Moot Court Competition and is a co-president of the 2025-2026 Kirkwood Moot Court Board. He spent his 1L summer interning for Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in the Southern District of New York and his 2L summer at Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C. After graduation, he will clerk for Judge Eric D. Miller in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Christian Meyer

Christian Meyer is a second-year law student at Stanford. He is a member editor of the Stanford Law Review and volunteers with the Prisoner Legal Services Pro Bono Project. He spent his 1L summer in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California and will spend his 2L summer at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. His interests include civil rights litigation, access to justice, and legal history. Christian received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins University in International Studies and History.

Maya Rodriguez

Maya Rodriguez is a third-year law student at Stanford. At SLS, she has worked in the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and held leadership roles with the Stanford Law Association and Stanford Law Latinx Student Association. She spent her 2L summer working in election law at Elias Law Group in Washington DC, and her 1L summer with Planned Parenthood Federation of America. After graduating, Maya will work for a year before clerking for Judge Sparkle Sooknanan on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Prior to law school, Maya worked in campaigns and advocacy, managing a $7 million Independent Expenditure program at EMILY’s List. She has her B.S. from Yale University.

Sarah Ryan

Sarah Ryan is a third-year law student at Stanford, where she is involved with the Workers’ Rights Pro Bono, Outlaw, and Stanford Law Review. Sarah spent her 1L summer at the Department of Labor’s New York Office of the Solicitor and her 2L summer at Altshuler Berzon LLP. Before law school, Sarah graduated with a B.A. in Social Studies from Harvard College and worked as a legal assistant at a plaintiff-side employment firm. After graduation, Sarah will clerk for Chief Judge David J. Barron on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and Judge Jennifer Rochon on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Molly Wancewicz

Molly Wancewicz is a second-year law student from San Jose, California. At SLS, she is involved in Stanford Law Review, the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, the Workers’ Rights Pro Bono Project, and the Plaintiffs’ Lawyers’ Association. She spent her 1L summer as a Peggy Browning Fellow at Leonard Carder and will spend her 2L summer at Bredhoff & Kaiser and Susman Godfrey. Before law school, Molly completed a Fulbright scholarship in Belgium and spent two years teaching sixth-grade English in Houston public schools. Molly holds a B.A. in History and Political Science, summa cum laude, from Rice University.

Jessica Wang

Jessica Wang is a third-year law student at Stanford where she is on the Stanford Law Review and a member of the Religious Liberty and Supreme Court Clinics. She is also a Moot Court quarterfinalist and recipient of the Susman Godfrey Prize. Jessica spent her 2L summer at Girard Sharp and McKool Smith and her 1L summer externing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and interning at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Civil Division, in the Northern District of California. After graduation, she will clerk for Justice Goodwin Liu on the Supreme Court of California and Judge Rachel Bloomekatz on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Before law school, Jessica was a management consultant at Oliver Wyman. She holds a B.A. in Economics and Rhetoric from UC Berkeley, where she researched access to civil justice.

Victor Wu

Victor Wu is a JD-PhD student in Political Science at Stanford. He is a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics, a Sallyanne Payton Fellow, and a Harry Bremond Fellow at the Stanford Center for Racial Justice. Victor served as Managing Editor of the Stanford Law Review and Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Environmental Law Journal. He has interned with Earthjustice, Sierra Club, U.S. EPA, the California AG’s Office, the NY Legal Aid Society, the Federal Public Defender for the CDCA, and the Public Defender Service in DC. He also externed with Judge Robert E. Bacharach on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Brian Xu

Brian Xu is a second-year law student at Stanford. He is a student director of the Workers’ Rights Pro Bono Project, a member editor of the Stanford Law Review, and a Harry Bremond Fellow at the Stanford Center for Racial Justice. Throughout law school, Brian has worked at ACLU NorCal, Legal Aid at Work, ACLU National, and Public Justice. His interests include workers’ rights, administrative law, and access to justice. He earned a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and is pursuing a concurrent Master of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School.

Leo You Li

Leo You Li is a J.S.D. candidate at Stanford Law School. His research adopts interdisciplinary methods to study comparative courts and civil justice under the digital transformation. His works have appeared or will be forthcoming in the Yale Journal of International Law, South Carolina Law Review, among other academic journals. At Stanford, he has served as Co-President of the China Law and Policy Association. He has been awarded the Gerald J. Lieberman Fellowship, the university’s academic leadership honor for doctoral students. He obtained a J.S.M. from Stanford, an LL.M. from UPenn, and an LL.B. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is admitted into the New York Bar Association and holds the Legal Professional Qualification Certificate of the People’s Republic of China.