3L Angelique Ryan has been named one of the top 25 law students nationally for 2016 by National Jurist Magazine. Ryan is one of 25 future lawyers honored in the National Jurist’s inaugural “Law Student of the Year” feature.
“Elon Law third-year Angelique Ryan has combined pro bono work with travel to represent clients with great legal needs,”National Jurist said, noting Ryan’s leadership in pro bono advocacy for immigrant women and children detained indefinitely in Karnes Detention Center in Texas and her travel to Ethiopia to advocate for the reunification of a family separated by war.
The National Jurist quotes Elon Law Professor and Director of the law school’s Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic, Heather Scavone, reflecting on Ryan’s contributions.
“During her tenure as a student at Elon, Ms. Ryan has undertaken remarkable efforts to ensure access to justice by those in need, including civilly detained women and children, noncitizen criminal defendants, refugees, and indigent defendants in the criminal courts,” Scavone said.
Read the full Elon University E-net article here.
Congratulations to Angelique!!
