Category: 2015

Damali Martin ’16 is a student at Temple University Beasley School of Law and a 2015 Law & Public Policy Scholar. In 2013 she graduated from Drexel University where she earned her B.S. in Computer Science with concentrations in Artificial Intelligence, Human Computer Interaction and Gaming. While attending Drexel, Damali completed three 6-month internships at A Step Ahead Technology (a non-profit that teaches computer skills to adults and youths in the West Philadelphia area), the Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She was also inducted in Phi Sigma Pi, a National Honors Society and held several positions with the West Indian Student’s Establishment(WISE). Damali entered Temple as part as the evening program while working full-time at Comcast as an Automation Engineer Contractor. While at Temple, Damali has participated in Temple Law Summer Abroad in Rome and the University Disciplinary Review Committee. Damali is currently interning at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the Office of the Assistant Commissioner for Patents through the Patent Extern Experience Program (PEEP). As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, her research is focused on the World Trade Organization’s (WTO), Agreement on Trade Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) with a special focus on the needs of Least Developed Countries. (LDC’s). Ultimately, Damali wishes to use her degrees to facilitate access to technology in less developed countries.

Megan A. Moore ’17 is a Conwell Law Scholar and 2015 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. She participates this summer as a Student Honors Law Clerk in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Ms. Moore works in the Office for Environmental Justice.

Ms. Moore’s background includes Media Relations, Writing and Editing, and Science Communications. Ms. Moore previously led a STEM Education program for middle school students at an Education and Latino based community center. She also interned in the Office of the Administrator and worked in the Office of the Science Advisor at U.S. EPA before beginning her studies at Temple University.

Ms. Moore completed a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in English with minor studies in Spanish and Latin American Languages at the George Washington University in 2012. She is involved with the Black and Latin American Law Students Associations at Temple University, as well as the Temple Environmental Law Society and Student Public Interest Network.

Alison Neveil ’17 is a student at Temple University Beasley School of Law, and a 2015 Law and Public Policy Scholar. Born and Raised in Northeast Philadelphia, Alison has always had a passion for politics, public policy, and the law. In 2014, she graduated summa cum laude from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, receiving her B.A. in Communication Studies, with a minor in Political Science. Alison was a leader of the West Chester Division II women’s golf team, and was also employed for two years by West Chester’s Residence Life and Housing Services as a Resident Assistant. As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Ms. Neveil is working at the United States House of Representatives in the Office of Congressman Robert Brady. Her policy interests involve exploring gun control and regulation, focusing specifically on the Philadelphia area. At Temple Law, Ms. Neveil is the Vice President of the Brehon Irish Law Society and an active member of the Women’s Law Caucus. After graduation, Alison hopes to continue a career in public policy and the political arena.

Trisha Stein ’17 is a student at Temple University Beasley School of Law and a 2015 Law and Public Policy Scholar. Ms. Stein graduated from the University of Delaware with a BA in Human Services. Prior to law school Ms. Stein worked for a corporate law firm and an insurance company. Ms. Stein has spent time in over fifteen countries and lived for a month on the Galapagos Islands teaching English. While at law school, Ms. Stein has gotten involved in numerous activities, and is the president of the Jewish Law Students Association. As a Law and Public Policy Scholar, Ms. Stein is working for AEquitas, a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of justice in sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, and human trafficking cases. Ms. Stein’s policy paper will be on sexual abuse in confinement.

Lilah R. Thompson ’17 is a student at Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law. She is currently interning at the Office of Immigration Litigation at the Department of Justice – Civil Division. At Temple Law, Lilah is the President of the Student Public Interest Network, Co-President of the National Lawyer’s Guild, and an Executive Board member of Law Students for Reproductive Justice. Her main legal interests include policy surrounding detained immigrants and the effects of recent Executive Memoranda regarding immigration. Lilah is a 2011 graduate of Franklin & Marshall College in English, Spanish and International Studies and previously served as a Fellow for Human Rights and Social Justice at The Ware Institute for Civic Engagement at F&M. While at F&M, Lilah was active in working with refugees and immigrants by raising awareness and funds, coordinating volunteers, and providing pro bono legal assistance to asylum seekers detained in York County Prison.

Monica Nugent ’17 is a student at Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law and a 2015 Law & Public Policy Scholar. Ms. Nugent hails from Litchfield, Connecticut and earned her B.A. in English and Political Science from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 2011. Prior to entering law school, Ms. Nugent worked as a litigation paralegal in the intellectual property practice group at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld in Philadelphia. During her time at Akin Gump, she gained significant trial experience and was a member of trial teams that brought cases before various federal tribunals, including the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the District of Massachusetts and the United States International Trade Commission. As a law student at Temple, Ms. Nugent is a member of various student organizations including the Brehon Society and the Sports and Entertainment Law Society. While in Washington, D.C., Ms. Nugent interned at Doyle, Barlow and Mazard, PLLC, a boutique law firm specializing in antitrust, international trade, and hospitality law. Ms. Nugent’s policy interests concern enforcement of competition law in the United States in the European Union.