Below is a list of the 2023 Graduate Fellows. Through the PILI Graduate Fellowship Program, new associates at Chicago law firms spend 300 hours between graduation and joining their firm working at public interest law organizations in Illinois.

If you have any questions about our Graduate Fellowship Program, please contact PILI's Attorney Program Manager Arthur Surratt by email or by phone at 312-832-5130.

Sponsored by Chapman & Cutler:

• Bakhtawar Mirjat from University of Illinois College of Law at Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation

Sponsored by Jenner & Block:

• Elizabeth Powers from University of Michigan Law School at Center for Disability & Elder Law
• Alex Bradt from Chicago-Kent College of Law at Legal Aid Chicago
• Jeff Salvadore from The University of Chicago Law School at Legal Aid Chicago

Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis:

• Kelly Meyer from Chicago-Kent College of Law at Ascend Justice
• Daniel Shin from University of Virginia School of Law at CARPLS
• Jack Frisbie from University of South California Gould School of Law at CARPLS
• Joshua Lustig from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law at Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
• Matthew Lazarski from University of Notre Dame Law School at Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
• Michael Lehavi from Harvard Law School at Federal Defender Program
• Alberto Vargas from The University of Chicago Law School at Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship
• Palmer Gunderson from The University of Chicago Law School at Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship
• Catherine Mitzner from Loyola University Chicago School of Law at Loyola University Business Clinic
• Dylan White from University of Illinois College of Law at Loyola University Tax Law Center
• Daisy Almonte from Harvard Law School at MALDEF
• Isabella Dexter from Washington University School of Law at North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
• Molly Brambil from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law at Northwestern University Bluhm Legal Clinic
• Spencer Parts from The University of Chicago Law School at Northwestern University Bluhm Legal Clinic
• Michael Beauchamp from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law at US Department of Housing & Urban Development - Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

Sponsored by Latham & Watkins:

• Amarantha Gomez from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law at Life Span Center for Legal Services and Advocacy
• Giordano Silvaggi from University of Michigan Law School at The Immigration Project

Sponsored by Mayer Brown:

• Jazymin Coleman from University of Illinois Chicago School of Law at Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
• Alex Duym from University of Wisconsin Law School at Equip for Equality

Sponsored by Sidley Austin:

• Hillary Aarons from Harvard Law School at ACLU of Illinois
• Meegan Mayer from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law at Center for Conflict Resolution
• Tim Cunningham from The University of Chicago Law School at Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts
• Spencer Caro from The University of Chicago Law School at Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts
• Taylor Wilson from University of Michigan Law School at Equip for Equality
• Blake Kozak from University of Michigan Law School at Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project
• Lucas Grisham from The University of Chicago Law School at Illinois Legal Aid Online
• Jordan Papai from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law at Illinois Legal Aid Online
• Josh Krivan from University of Michigan Law School at Ladder Up
• Paul Drake-Stockard from Georgetown University Law Center at Ladder Up
• Madeline Clasen from University of Wisconsin Law School at Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic at UW Law in Madison
• Martin Martinez from The University of Chicago Law School at Legal Aid Chicago
• Alex Butler from University of Michigan Law School at Legal Aid Chicago
• Adia Brantley from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law at Loyola University Business Clinic
• Boris Mercado from University of Illinois College of Law at Loyola University Tax Law Center
• Alice Qin from The University of Chicago Law School at Loyola University Tax Law Center
• Jordana Beh from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law at MacArthur Justice Center
• Mike Rowley from Notre Dame Law School at North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
• Tamara Soleymani from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law at Northwestern University Bluhm Legal Clinic