Law Student Network

The Law Student Network harnesses the power of law students to transform 6AC’s reform efforts by enlisting students passionate about criminal justice to further its mission: ensuring that no person faces potential jail time without first having the aid of a lawyer with the time, ability, and resources to present an effective defense.

The Law Student Network hosted its inaugural class in summer 2020 and has expanded since. Students are integral members of our team, making meaningful contributions to 6AC’s evaluations and policy work. We are thankful to our students for contributing to indigent defense reform and our funders for letting 6AC make this happen!

All law students who are committed to our mission are encouraged to apply for a summer internship here.

2023 Summer Internship Program


Rowan Bienes-Allen, 3L
Tulane University Law School
J.D. & MPA Candidate, Class of 2024

Cheyenne Green, 2L
Georgetown University Law Center
J.D. & MPP Candidate, Class of 2025

Dominic Marcella, 2L
Georgetown University Law Center
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2025

Allison Nadler, 2L
The George Washington University Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2025

Mason Trinkle, 3L
Boston University School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2024

2023 Spring Internship Program


Rohan Garg, 3L
USC Gould School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

Victoria Staley, 3L
Cornell Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

Maya Madden, 2L
Texas A&M University
School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2024

2022 Fall Internship Program


Devraat Awasthi, 3L

University of Oklahoma
College of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

Sam Packard, 2L
Boston University School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2024

Jared Rothenberg, 2L
University of Washington School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2024

Anayo Umeh, 3L
University of Iowa College of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

2022 Summer Internship Program


Crystal Anderson, 3L

Boston University School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

Jacob Binnall, 3L
Boston University School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

Myles Crandall, 3L
University of Miami School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

Abigail Faust, 3L
Washington University in St. Louis
School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

Kira Pyne, 2L
The George Washington University
Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2024

Ricardo Jimenez Solis, 3L
Harvard Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

2022 Spring Internship Program


Avery Broome, 2L
University of Chicago Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

Mercedes G. Molina, 2L
University of Minnesota School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

Maxwell Ruh, 2L
Boston College Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

2021 Fall Internship Program


Claudia Ajluni, 3L
Boston College Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2022

Jackson Eskay, 3L
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2022

Jessica Guzzo, 3L
William & Mary Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2022

Palmer Smith, 2L
Vanderbilt University Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

2021 Summer Internship Program


Haley Allbee, 2L
Boston College Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

Sarah Fontaine, 2L
The George Washington University Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

Jashan Kashyap, 2L
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

Faith Katz, 2L
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

Olivia Miller, 3L
University of Chicago Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023
Harris School of Public Policy
MPP Candidate, Class of 2023

John Yaeger, 2L
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023

2021 Spring Internship Program


Gabrielle Caron, 2L
Georgetown Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2022

Ambroise Decilap, 3L
University of Virginia School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2021

Joanne Hyun, 3L
Boston College Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2021
Tufts University School of Medicine
M.P.H. Candidate, Class of 2021

Devon Sanders, 2L
Boston College Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2022

6AC is delighted to continue its partnership with the BU Criminal Trial Practice Clinic and welcomes the following students into the program:

  • Arianne Bennett
  • Sophia Caprio
  • Austin Clark
  • Thomas Coffey
  • Nicole Dill

2020 Fall Internship Program

We are delighted to welcome back students Tyson Burleigh and Jala Tomlinson from 6AC’s summer internship program to continue working with 6AC for another semester!  We are also excited to announce 6AC’s partnership this fall with the highly regarded Boston University School of Law (BU) Criminal Trial Practice Clinic! Nine law students in their final year at BU have been meticulously trained to defend criminal cases in Massachusetts courts. This fall, in order to augment the work they are doing in the Boston Juvenile and Boston Municipal Courts, the students will engage in a special project to enhance 6AC’s current evaluation of public defense in the neighboring state of New Hampshire. The partnership will allow students to gain a deep, on the ground perspective of the criminal legal process in another state while making a substantive, real world contribution to the mission of 6AC in supporting policy makers’ efforts to deliver equal justice.  6AC welcomes this partnership with the following students in the BU Criminal Trial Practice Clinic:

  • Laura Jensen
  • Maris Kramer-Brosnan
  • Rozman Lynch
  • Hayley Maybaum
  • Kaileigh Poe
  • Hanna Shah
  • Alex Weinstein
  • Kennedy Williams
  • Tristan Worthington

2020 Summer Internship Program

Buddy Bardenwerper, 2L
Harvard Law School
Harvard Kennedy School
J.D. & MPP Candidate, Class of 2022
Mary Brown, 2L
Harvard Law School
J.D. Candidate Class of 2022
Tyson Burleigh, 2L
Boston University School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2022
Brian Hurley, 3L
Suffolk University Law School
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2021
Grace Rhodehouse, 3L
New England Law | Boston
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2021
Shayna Scott, 2L
Northeastern University School of Law
J.D. Candidate, Class of 2022
Jala Tomlinson, 2L
New England Law | Boston
J.D. Candidate Class of 2022