The Scholars

Isabelle Aubrun

Isabelle Aubrun is a 2021 Law and Public Scholar and a Rubin-Presser Social Justice Fellow. She serves as the Co-President of Temple’s chapter of If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice and on the Outlaw Executive Board. Isabelle graduated from Brown University magna cum laude in 2016, where she studied environmental and social public policy.

Prior to attending law school, Isabelle supervised New York City high schoolers in the Summer Youth Employment Program registering Latino voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election. She then worked for three years as a multilingual legal services case manager at Philadelphia VIP, where she helped close the vast civil justice gap by ensuring low-income Philadelphians in crisis were represented by pro bono counsel in the areas of housing, family, and income stabilization. There, she also conducted in-court intake and facilitated legal representation for borrowers in Philadelphia’s Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program and coordinated VIP’s Language Access Program. Most recently, Isabelle worked as an English Language Assistant for the academic school year at a middle school in the north of France.

As a Law and Public Policy Scholar, Isabelle is working as a legal intern with the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice in the Federal Coordination and Compliance Section. She is committed to creating systems-level change by ensuring dignity and access for those too often denied it, with a current focus on LGBTQ+ rights and reproductive justice.

Adam Burtt

Adam Burtt LAW ‘22 is a 2021 Law and Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Adam graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2017 with a B.A. in Political Science with minors in Legal Studies and Spanish. Adam is involved in the Temple Law School Sports and Entertainment Law Society, as well as the Temple Law Democrats.

Prior to law school, Adam worked as an intern and volunteer coordinator for the senatorial campaign of Admiral Joe Sestak and as a legal assistant providing support to military veterans for Social Security and Disability claims. Since beginning law school, Adam has had the opportunity to work as a judicial intern for Judge Zachary Shaffer and provide research assistance to Professor Marc Edelman of Baruch College regarding the NCAA and antitrust topics.

This summer, Adam is working for the General Counsel of 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 and cloud services. Adam’s policy interests include election law, voting rights, and antitrust issues.

Emily Davis

Emily Davis LAW ’23 is a 2021 Law & Public Policy Scholar and Weisman Family Fellow. She graduated magna cum laude from the George Washington University with a B.A. in International Affairs and a concentration in Global Public Health. While at GW, Emily spent a semester studying abroad in Amman, Jordan, where she conducted independent research on conceptualizations of the future for Syrian refugees. In 2016, Emily was awarded a Critical Language Scholarship through the U.S. State Department to study Arabic language in Oman.

Before law school, Emily was a litigation paralegal in the Washington, D.C. offices of Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP. She helped represent clients in major antitrust class actions and intellectual property disputes. Emily also participated in several pro bono projects, including conducting research on solitary confinement practices around the world and volunteering with the National Election Protection Hotline.

At Temple, Emily has been involved with the Student Public Interest Network and participated in the National Lawyers’ Guild Expungement Clinic and Pardons Clinic.

For summer 2021, Emily is interning at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the General Counsel, Legislation and Regulations Division. Her policy interests include civil and political rights, the intersection of immigration and climate change, and gender equity.

AJ Dillione

AJ Dillione LAW ’23 is a Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law where he serves as Treasurer of the American Constitution Society.

Before law school, AJ served as Advisor to Attorney General Kathleen Jennings. AJ’s role at the Delaware Department of Justice (DDOJ) included serving as the primary political, policy, and public affairs advisor to the AG. As a member of the DDOJ policy team, he helped craft legislation to further the AG’s agenda and worked with members of the Delaware General Assembly to help pass eleven pieces of legislation that originated from with the DDOJ. He served as the AG’s designee on the Delaware Overdose Fatality Review Commission, which was charged with sending policy recommendations to the General Assembly to combat the opioid epidemic. AJ worked with state agencies and Delaware’s federal delegation to identify state-specific harms for inclusion in multistate litigation. AJ also prepared a joint grant application to secure funding to create a housing assistance program for individuals exiting the criminal justice system.

Prior to working for the DDOJ, AJ worked as the Campaign Manager for Kathleen Jennings 2018 campaign for Attorney General. This successful campaign received 61.3% of the vote in the general election, which was the second largest margin of victory or any non-incumbent Attorney General during the 2018 election cycle. Before managing the campaign, he worked for over two years in the Delaware General Assembly. AJ graduated from Dartmouth College in June 2015 with a B.A. in Sociology.

During the summer of 2021, AJ is serving with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia in the Sex Offense and Domestic Violence Section. His main policy interest is criminal justice reform, specifically sentencing guidelines, qualified immunity, and recidivism.

Emily Doñe

Emily Doñe is a Law & Public Policy Scholar and evening student at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Emily is a 5th year high school educator, who spends her days empowering students of Philadelphia, as she works to dismantle educational inequity at the forefront of her classroom. She earned a Bachelor of Sciences in Psychology from The Pennsylvania State University.

In the summer of 2016, as part of the Penn State Social Justice Fellowship Program, Emily partnered with Georgetown Law to teach high school students – in the District of Colombia – about their rights. This program evoked a newfound passion for educational advocacy, specifically as it pertains to our country’s underserved communities. Emily then went on to teach, while simultaneously receiving her Masters of Arts in Teaching, with a focus in English, from Relay Graduate School of Education.

At Temple, Emily serves as a representative of the School Discipline Advocacy Service. She is also a member the National LGBT Bar Association, as well as the Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia. Last summer, she interned at Ballard Spahr, LLP within the Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Group. Prior to law school, Emily interned at the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office.

Emily is currently interning with the DC United States Attorney’s Office in the Major Crimes Division, where she is looking forward to expanding her knowledge base. Her policy interests include intellectual property, data privacy, and human rights.

Austin Duebel

Austin Duebel LAW ’23 is a 2021 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Austin graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (International Relations) and History.

After graduation, Austin moved to Los Angeles, CA and worked for two years as a business immigration paralegal at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, & Loewy, LLP. At Fragomen, Austin assisted over one thousand foreign nationals in initiating and maintaining their stay and work eligibility in the United States, serving a client with the largest immigration program in the country. Soon after joining Fragomen, Austin was moved to the intake section of his team where he coordinated strategy with the supervising attorneys, foreign national, and employer before assigning the case to a caseworker for preparation and filing. Austin’s drive for productivity and efficiency saw his role expand to include many additional responsibilities to the point where he was responsible for processing almost all Non-Immigrant Visa cases for California.

This summer, Austin is interning at the D.C. US Attorney’s Office with the General Crimes division in order to explore his interest in Government representation in legal matters.

Conor Foley

Conor Foley LAW ’23 is a 2021 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Conor graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. with a Bachelor of Arts in Government. As an undergraduate student, Conor studied comparative governmental systems with an interest in Russian politics and the former Soviet states. He was also a dedicated member of the Georgetown Club Water Polo team.

During college, Conor worked for both Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey and Pennsylvania Congressman Conor Lamb as a legislative intern. After graduation, he was a Consultant in the Public Affairs and Government Affairs segment at FTI Consulting in Washington, D.C. where he worked on accounts for various international clients. Conor’s interest in international affairs and politics drew him to the Temple International Law Society, and he was selected to be a 1L Section Representative and to lead a panel discussion on international cybersecurity in conjunction with the International Law and Public Policy team.

As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Conor is working for the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division in the Aviation, Space, and Admiralty Section. His policy interests encompass climate change and international law, specifically the means by which the international legal order can find solutions to the pressing climate issues of our time.

Simi Grewal

Simi Grewal LAW ’23 is a 2021 Law & Public Policy Scholar at the Temple University Beasley School of Law. At Temple, she is the Vice-President of the South Asian Law Student Association and helped organize a panel about the farmers’ protests in India. Simi graduated from the University of Rochester in 2017 with a B.S. in Neuroscience and a minor in Gender Studies.

Prior to law school, Simi spent three years at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, and Garrison. She was a paralegal in the patent litigation department for two years, and she worked in the business development department for one year.

As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Simi is a Summer Law Clerk at Schwartz & Ballen. Her policy interest is exploring the nexus between data privacy, gender, and the law.

Mary Beth Griffin

Mary Beth Griffin LAW ’23 is a 2021 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. At Temple, she has developed practical lawyering skills through participating in expungement clinics with the National Lawyers Guild and a criminal record clearing clinic with Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity. She also volunteered with Al Otro Lado and Mariposa Legal to assist with immigration research and database-building. Next year, Ms. Griffin will serve as the Intake Chair for the School Discipline Advocacy Service, a student-run organization that represents Philadelphia students undergoing disciplinary proceedings to ensure that their rights and interests are respected.

Prior to law school, Ms. Griffin earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications with a specialization in Rhetorical Studies at Villanova University. After graduation, she became an AmeriCorps Fellow and spent a year teaching math at a middle school in Newark, New Jersey. As an educator, she developed skills in community outreach, data analysis, as well as adolescent development and communication. This experienced solidified her desire to continue to work in the public interest field.

As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Ms. Griffin is working with the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia in the Victim Witness Assistance Unit. Her policy interests include juvenile justice, education and immigration reform.

Eleanor Holzman

Eleanor Holzman LAW ‘23 is a 2021 Law & Public Policy Scholar, Beasley Scholar and Weisman Family Fellow at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Prior to law school, Eleanor graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and a minor in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. During her undergraduate studies, Eleanor worked at the Allegheny County Department of Human Services Office of Equity Inclusion where she researched the effectiveness of LGBTQ training requirements and drafted standards of practice for engaging with transgender youth. As a founding member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi, she organized events related to the intersections of gender, feminism, and Jewish identity.

This summer, Eleanor is interning at SAGE (Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders) with the Director of Advocacy. While there, Eleanor will draft model legislation to help advocates from across the country implement laws that promote the rights and dignity of LGBT older adults in long-term care facilities. Her policy interests include protecting the civil rights of marginalized communities and criminal justice reform.