Category: 2020

Suzy Bernstein LAW ’22 is a 2020 Law & Public Policy Scholar and a Beasley Scholar at the Temple University Beasley School of Law. At Temple, she is active in the Student Public Interest Network on their community service committee. She graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 2017 with a B.A. in English and a minor in Science, Technology and Society.

Prior to law school, Suzy spent two years as a paralegal at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. She worked in a generalized bureau with eight Assistant District Attorneys of varying levels of seniority.

As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Suzy is working as a legal intern at Internet2, a nonprofit internet and telecommunications consortium that provides member research or educational institutions with the nation’s largest and fastest high-speed fiber optic network. Her policy interests include digital governance, general data protection and the intersection between technology and criminal law.

Lily Bernadel LAW ’22 is a 2020 Law & Public Policy Scholar and Conwell Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Prior to law school, Ms. Bernadel earned a Master’s Degree in Social work and worked as an Intensive Family Preservation (IFP) Clinician with Family Centers in Stamford, Connecticut. As the IFP clinician, Ms. Bernadel provided home-based care management to families involved with the Department of Children and Families to reduce the risk of further abuse and neglect of children at imminent risk of out of home placement.

While in graduate school, Ms. Bernadel developed an interest in racial disparities, particularly the factors that perpetuate the racial gap and the lasting impact this gap has on communities. She saw the impact firsthand as an intern at a residential re-entry program for women in Irvington, New. Since entering law school, Ms. Bernadel has been an active member of the Black Law Student Association (BLSA) and the National Lawyers Guild (NLG). She was involved with a workshop training sponsored by the NLG and the Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project (YRSP) to help people re-enter the work force.

As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Ms. Bernadel is working at the School Justice Project. Her policy interests include racial disparities within the juvenile justice system and the role of mental health & trauma as it relates to recidivism.

Jeremy Brown LAW ’22 is a 2020 Law and Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Jeremy graduated from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor in 2017 with a B.A. in Economics and Political Science. While at the University of Michigan Jeremy spent 8 months working at the White House under the Obama administration in the Office of Presidential Personnel. After graduation, Jeremy spent two years working at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Washington, D.C. At Morgan Lewis Jeremy worked with large and small non-profit clients to file for and maintain their tax exemption both at the federal and state level. He also worked with these non-profit clients on various corporate governance matters as well as mergers and acquisitions between non-profit entities.

While in Washington, Jeremy will be working with the Department of Justice, Civil Division, Torts Branch, Aviation, Space & Admiralty Section.

Emily Erwin ’22 is a 2020 Law & Public Policy Scholar, Beasley Scholar, and Weisman Family Fellow at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Emily graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. As an undergraduate student, she studied social movements in East Asia at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan. As a student athlete, she competed in the Big Ten conference, and advocated for policy changes in Rutgers’ athletics department.

After graduating, Emily interned in a criminal defense law office where she observed deficiencies in the state criminal justice system. Wanting to serve the public, Emily began working as a records clerk in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. There she fostered her interests in criminal justice and civil service, but realized she wanted to advocate for the public. At Temple she has volunteered for the Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project’s Reentry Workshop and will be participating in the Access to Justice Clinic in the Fall 2020.

As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Emily is working for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Her policy interests include ghost gun regulation and inhibiting violent extremism during and after Covid-19.

Alex Fried LAW ’22 is a 2020 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. In January of 2019, Alex graduated magna cum laude from The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs with a B.A. in International Affairs and Economics one semester early. He has worked in congress, on campaigns, with trade associations, and with corporate government affairs offices. Additionally, Alex has been awarded 2nd place in the European Union’s Schuman Challenge, a national competition hosted by the EU to identify possible areas of concern and methods on how to collaborate. Alex currently serves as President of Temple’s International Law Society, which works to enrich Temple Law on international legal issues.

While in Washington, D.C., Alex will be working with Microsoft.

Zachary Friedman LAW ’22 is a 2020 Law and Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Mr. Friedman graduated from Rutgers University in 2018 with a B.A. in Film Studies. Throughout his undergraduate education, Mr. Friedman wrote, directed, and produced numerous films ranging from short firm scripted films to long form documentaries.

Mr. Friedman has worked for numerous media outlets throughout his undergraduate career. He served as a Production Assistant for ESPN and assisted in covering both The Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles in 2015 as well as the Invictus Games in Florida in 2016. Mr. Friedman worked as an Editorial Intern at Men’s Journal Magazine in 2016, assisting the publication in feature research, writing, and editing. He also spent the final semester of his senior year as a Programming Intern at Channel 6 Action News in Philadelphia assisting the news, community outreach, and entertainment departments.

Outside of his professional experience Mr. Friedman has volunteered over the years as a baseball coach at his high school alma matter and has worked as a summer camp counselor for children with disabilities since his sophomore year of high school.

This summer Mr. Friedman will be working at Sandy Hook Promise helping them in their mission to bring an end to gun violence in schools and protect our nation’s youth. His policy interests consist of accessibility of education, gun control issues, and international law.

Giuseppe Galantuomo LAW ’21 is a 2020 Law & Public Policy Scholar, and Weisman Family Fellow at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Giuseppe graduated summa cum laude from Chestnut Hill College where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.

After graduating college, Giuseppe worked for a year as a paralegal at Haggerty, Goldberg, Schleifer, & Kupersmith, P.C. where he aided clients with their social security disability applications and appeals. During this time, Giuseppe was also elected by his local borough to serve on its Zoning Hearing Board.

At Temple Law, he served as the Vice President of OUTLaw (LGBT+ student organization). Giuseppe is also a member of Temple Law’s Student Public Interest Network where he acted as its 2019-2020 Dean’s Cup Coordinator. He also volunteers for Temple Law’s Transgender Name Change Clinic. Giuseppe is also an active member of Temple Law’s Student Board of Governors, where he currently acts as Parliamentarian and head of its Constitutional Committee. In addition, Giuseppe is a staff writer for the Temple Law Political & Civil Rights Society.

Giuseppe realized his passion for anti-discrimination law while interning at the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations. His specialized interest in employment law was further informed by his internship at the Philadelphia Law Department’s Labor & Employment Unit. This summer, Giuseppe is working as a legal intern at the Employment Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice.

Kathleen M. Killian LAW ’21 is a Law & Public Policy Scholar, a Rubin-Presser Social Justice Fellow, and an Institute for International Law & Public Policy Fellow at Temple University Beasley School of Law. She is also a Research Editor for the Temple Journal of International & Comparative Law. Kathleen graduated with a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida and a M.S in Mental Health Counseling from Suffolk University in Boston.

Upon graduation, Kathleen worked as a methadone clinician for two and a half years in Boston, where she provided counseling to opioid-addicted patients. Prior to law school, she served in Ghana as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Health sector from 2016-2018.

This summer, Kathleen is interning at the United States Agency for International Aid.

Paul Loriston LAW ’22 is a Law & Public Policy Scholar, a Beasley Scholar, and a Weisman Fellow at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. He graduated from New College of Florida in 2018, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and conducted research examining racial enrollment disparities at his alma mater. As an undergraduate he served as student body president, founder and president of the Black Student Union, and was a part of the Black History Month planning committee leadership team. Aside from his on-campus activities, Mr. Loriston mentored at-risk minority children and volunteered his time mentoring incoming black undergraduates.

This summer Mr. Loriston is working as an intern for Sandy Hook Promise, an above-the-politics organization that supports sensible program and policy solutions to gun control reform. He is passionate about civil rights, equal opportunity, and equal justice.

Brian Maguire LAW ’21 is a Law and Public Policy Scholar and member of the Federal Judicial Clerkship Honors Program at Temple University Beasley School of Law. A native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Brian graduated cum laude from the University of Scranton in 2018, earning a Bachelor of Science in Political Science with a focus on public administration. While at the University of Scranton, Brian spent four semesters interning for a United States Senator and served as a Student-fellow on Secretary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign. Following undergraduate graduation, Brian enrolled in the part-time evening division program of Widener University Law School and began working full time as a campaign finance staffer on a congressional campaign in the Philadelphia suburbs during the 2018 mid-term election cycle. After completing his first year of law school at Widener, Brian transferred to Temple University Beasley School of Law in the fall of 2019. He is now a full-time student at Temple and continues to advise political campaigns in Delaware County. Through the Federal Judicial Clerkship Honors program, Brian plans to spend the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters working for a United States District Court Judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

As a Law and Public Policy Scholar, Brian is working at Philadelphia City Hall in the office of Councilman Derek Green. Brian’s policy interests include equal access to voting rights and the municipal, state, and federal government responses to the COVID-19 outbreak.