Washington, D.C. Summer Program
Washington, D.C. Summer Program
The D.C. Summer Program isn't just about work – it's about exploration.
Each year, the Washington, D.C., Summer Program sends a select group of students to the heart of our nation’s government. This isn't just a program; it's an invitation to immerse oneself in the epicenter of power and change.
Here, amidst the historical pillars and bustling corridors of D.C., students dive deep into meaningful externships, where every assignment echoes with significance.
Beyond clocking hours, the program is structured around growth. Our D.C. students spend most of their time in their meaningful field placement, at sites hand-selected to complement each student’s specific goals and interests. And as the sun sets over the iconic D.C. skyline, the learning continues with insightful evening classes.
It's not just a summer, it's the foundation of your future in law.
Beyond clocking hours, the program is structured around growth. Our D.C. students spend most of their time in their meaningful field placement, at sites hand-selected to complement each student’s specific goals and interests. And as the sun sets over the iconic D.C. skyline, the learning continues with insightful evening classes.
Enriched by a 2-credit course on 'The Ethics of Washington Lawyering' and a 3-credit externship seminar, the experiences are as vast as they are varied. In the past, our students have explored prestigious U.S. government departments and institutions, experienced the significance of our nation's capital landmarks, and forged lifelong memories and friendships that have lasted lifetimes.
Previous Summer Externship Participants
- Jared Andre — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Walton
- Alexis Apparicio — Office of Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH 13th District)
- Frank Bumb — U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Staff to Majority Counsel
- Anna Crisp — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of General Counsel
- Thomas Donadio — U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel
- Emily Douglass — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Judge O’Malley
- Ruben Garza — U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel
- Matt Gordon — Federal Trade Commission, Division of Financial Practices
- Carsten Hoyt — U.S. Department of Justice, Commercial Litigation Branch
- Riley Kane — U.S. Department of Interior, Office of the Solicitor
- Matt Krsacok — U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Office of Policy and Legislation
- Zach Leciejewski — Federal Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau
- Amanda Maxfield — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Judge O’Malley
- Justin McCuen — Federal Communications Commission, Office of Chairman Ajit Pai
- Brandon Miller — U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Privacy Office
- Clairanne Porter — Drug Enforcement Administration
- Jacob Schermer — Federal Election Commission, Office of Commissioner Weintraub
- Katy Scruppi — U.S. Senate Banking Commitee, Staff to the Minority Counsel
- Emily Shandruk — Transporation Security Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel
- Tony Shang — U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Privacy Office
- Brittany Stevenson — U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation
- Micaela Taylor — U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Office of Enforcement Operations
- Jessica Van Ranken — U.S. Department of Education, Office of General Counsel
- James White — U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, Staff to Majority Counsel
- Mark Widerschein — U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel
- Celeste Acevedo — U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Staff to the Minority Counsel
- Bret Baker — Federal Communications Commission, Office of Chairman Ajit Pai
- Caitie Cosby — U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel
- Chase Dean — Federal Election Commission, Office of General Counsel
- Rachel Gurley — U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section
- Lane Hagar — Public Citizen
- Maddie Hill — Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Zach Howard — U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of General Counsel
- Andrea Howell — U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, Staff to Majority Counsel
- Morgan Huff — U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel, Regulatory Affairs Law Division
- Austin Lines — U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, Staff to Majority Counsel
- Brian Mashny — U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel, Legal Counsel Division
- Richard McCutcheon — U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Privacy Office
- Anders Miller — U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (VA 3rd District)
- Sophia Mills — Campaign Legal Center
- Clare Murphy — U.S. Department of Justice, Servicemembers & Veterans Initiative
- James Pfeiffer — Amara Legal Center
- Aaron Pincus — U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Chief Counsel
- Megan Porter — Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Allie Roberts — Federal Trade Commission, Office of Policy Planning
- Adriana Sandoval-Sosa — U.S. Representative Tim Ryan (OH 13th District)
- Jim Schirmer — U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel, Intelligence Law Division
- Brittney Welch — U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Chief Counsel
- Hannah Wirt — U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Office of Enforcement Operations
- Alexa Askari — Federal Election Commission, Office of Commissioner Weintraub
- Jacob Carruthers — Legal Aid of Ohio
- Shea Daley — U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Judge Millett
- Ryland Doerr — Bankruptcy Judge Hoffman (SD Ohio)
- Natalie Engel — U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Chief Counsel
- Claire Halffield — RepresentWomen
- Ashlyn Hancock — Franklin County Prosecutor
- Isabelle Karamuco — U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel, Regulatory Affairs Law Division
- Shayla Kendricks — Frost Brown Todd LLC
- A.J. Koch — U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Staff to Majority Counsel
- Kevin Kolar — Clause 40 Foundation
- Laura Loya — U.S. Senate Banking Commitee, Staff to the Minority Counsel
- Tiraj Lucas — U.S. Representative Tim Ryan (OH 13th District)
- Izzy Marcelletti — U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel
- Joey Oteng — Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- Raj Patel — Federal Communications Commission, Office of the General Counsel
- Rachel Riestenberg — U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery
- Bailey Sanders — U.S. Department of Justice
- Allie Stevens — Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
- William Tomlinson — U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Staff to Majority Counsel
- Caroline Barber — U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, Staff to Minority Counsel
- Addie Becker — Families Against Mandatory Minimums
- Jordan Bernas — U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Chief Counsel
- Chris Deucher — U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Judge Walker
- Darby Dooley — U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of General Counsel
- Jake Felicetty — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Judge O'Malley
- Hannah Firestone — U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Office of Administrative Law Judges
- Tim Giessner — U.S. Department of Labor, Benefits Review Board
- Austin Grimmett — West Virginia Attorney General's Office
- Melissa Hammer — U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Office of the General Counsel
- Jimmy Hinton — U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel, Regulatory Affairs Law Division
- Nell Kennedy — U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel
- Eleni Kokales — DC Rental Housing Commission & U.S. District Judge Sarah Morrison (SD Ohio)
- Chloe Koon — Clause 40 Foundation
- Lydia Kotowski — Healthy Together Project at the Children’s Law Center
- Candace Milner — Lawyers' Committe for Civil Righta, Economic Justice Project
- Brooke Pauley — Federal Election Commission, Office of Commissioner Weintraub
- Greg Seymour — Transporation Security Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel
- Joe Shields — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Investment Management
- Cole Stemmer — U.S. Department of Labor, Employees' Compensation Appeals Board
- Sarah Warner — U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office on Trafficking in Persons
- Austin Brandenburg — Administrative Conference of the United States
- Jasmine Corrie — U.S. Department of Education, Office of General Counsel
- Nathan Dahlstrom — Senator Judiciary Committee, Minority Staff (Grassley)
- Kevin Glomski — U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Judge Neomi Rao
- Griffen Hess — Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Bureau
- Frank Kelley — Food and Drug Administration, Office of Legislation
- Kylie Kuhlman — Families Against Mandatory Minimums
- Olivia LeRoux — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of General Counsel
- Ian Martin — Committee on House Administration, Minority Staff
- Ranjit Mavi — Veterans Administration, Courts of Appeals Litigation Group
- Aditya Medicherla — U.S. Federal Court of Claims, Judge Ryan Holte
- Gage Miller — Federal Election Commission, Office of Commissioner Ellen Weintraub
- Jennifer Patton — Food and Drug Administration, Office of Legislation
- Cole Pirwitz — Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Minority Staff (Lankford)
- Derek Potts — Committee on House Administration, Majority Staff
- Sarah Pribe — U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation
- Nathan Rhodes — Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Minority Staff (Portman)
- Will Rhynhart — Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
- Morgan Robinson — U.S. Department of Labor, Labor Benefits Review Board
- Spencer Seide — Federal Aviation Administration, Chief Counsel's Office
- Caitlyn Skavdahl — Transportation Security Administration, Chief Counsel's Office, Enforcement
- Cory Ventresca — Federal Election Commission, Office of Commissioner Shana Broussard
- Eleanor Vorys — U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Employment Section
- Josh Weintraub — U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel, Regulatory Affairs Division
- Izzy Cohen- The Safe Sisters Circle
- Sam Edwards- Center for Election Innovation and Research
- Elias Rubanenko- International Downtown Association
- Ioanna Skubbas- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Levi Brake- Federal Aviation Administration
- Zane Protus- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Chad Schumacher- U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs
- Claudia Flores Hernandez: Ayuda
- Gavin Maziarz: Center for Election Innovation and Research
- Justin Shapiro: Federal Election Commission
- Jingqi Zhang: The Copyright Society
- Olivia Beckett – Children’s Law Center
- Lindey Helwagen – U.S. Department of Energy
- Grace Iannarino – U.S. Department of Justice
- Catey Wolfe – Federal Election Commissioner Shana Broussard
- Harper Zhang – The Copyright Society