The Peggy Browning Fellowship is an elite training program for the next generation of labor lawyers. We are an official mentor organization for the Peggy Browning Fellowship, and are proud to host law student fellows in the summer. Our fellows learn about civil rights litigation first-hand, and the experience is a spring-board to a career in the field.
David came to us as a rising 2L from the University of Michigan Law School. He drafted the appellant's brief in an interesting and newsworthy case. He also drafted a complaint and discovery in a racial harassment/retaliation case, drafted discovery motions and tried a case to a focus group. He is back in law school now, working to complete his degree.
Liam came to us as a rising 3L from the Georgetown University Law Center. He drafted a successful opposition to summary judgment resulting in a large settlement. He also drafted a complaint and discovery motions, and litigated a focus group. He is back in law school to finish the final year toward his degree.
Jillian came to us as a rising 2L from the University of Mississippi law school. She drafted a sexual harassment complaint, participated in contract negotiations, drafted and responded to discovery requests, drafted jury instructions in an overtime case, attended multiple settlement conferences, drafted an opposition to a motion to dismiss and successfully tried a real case to a focus group. She is back in school now, working to complete her law degree.
Zak's fellowship came between his 2L and 3L year at the University of Georgia law school. Like Jillian, he drafted complaints and engaged in discovery. He also participated in investigatory interviews with the NLRB and drafted a position statement for a charging party before the NLRB. He drafted an appellate brief for a matter before the EEOC, and an opposition to summary judgment in a complex pay discrimination case in federal court. He is a union-side labor lawyer practicing in Alabama.
Tess was instrumental in trying a sexual harassment case to a jury in federal court. She assisted in preparation by presenting arguments to a focus group before trial. At trial, she participated in selecting the jury, prepared demonstratives for use in opening statements, and read deposition testimony in court. The trial resulted in a $750,000 emotional distress verdict. She is now a union-side labor lawyer practicing in Memphis.
Nicholas came to us as a rising 3L and worked remotely as a fellow during the surreal summer fellowship of 2020. He drafted an appellate brief, conducted two focus groups, and wrote multiple motions and discovery. After lawschool, he returned to the firm for a six-month post-graduate fellowship in litigation, where he had the opportunity to engage in a successful bench trial. He is now the in-house attorney for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE
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Mary Kate first came to us as a rising 2L and, like Nicholas, worked remotely during the summer fellowship of 2020. She also drafted an appellate brief, conducted two focus groups, and wrote multiple motions and discovery. After lawschool, she also returned to the firm for a roughly six-month stint as an associate at the firm, where she had the opportunity to make opening arguments and examine a key witness at a successful jury trial. She is now a plaintiff's-side class action attorney in Indiana.
In 2019, Jay started work with the firm as its first Peggy Browning Fellow. In 2020, he graduated magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law where he served as a civil rights research assistant and a labor and employment teaching assistant and also founded the Mississippi Workplace Law Society. After graduation, Jay joined the firm as its first associate. In 2022, Jay left the firm to work as a trial attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Emily joined our fellowship program as a rising 3L from Washington University in St. Louis law school. She drafted a free speech complaint, wrote summary judgment briefs in a race discrimination case, helped prepare for depositions and settlement conferences, and conducted a focus group in an ultimately successful sexual harassment case. She now works as an employee benefits (ERISA) lawyer in Nebraska at USI Insurance Services.
Schuyler joined the firm as a student associate before we were a part of PBF. In 2016 he was a rising 3L at the University of Mississippi Law School. In six weeks working at the firm, he drafted summary judgment briefs in a disability discrimination case and discovered his passion for litigation. He is now the First Assistant District Attorney in Delaware County, New York.
Sharon gets an honorary spot on this page as the firm's first paralegal. During her years at the firm, Sharon kept Joel in line. She talked to well over 1,000 potential clients looking for help, and despite that call volume, she still took the time to make sure everyone got a fair shot. She's now moved to Maryland to be with family and has a new job caring for people in need. They are very fortunate to have her. We are all still counting on her prayers for us.
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