Ayo (pronounced "Ah-yo") is a 2L from Beltsville, Maryland and he graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
He is interested in trial advocacy and had the fortune of winning the national college mock trial championship last year and the Greenhalgh mock trial tournament at Georgetown this past spring. He spent his 1L summer working as a law clerk at Saunders & Schmieler, a litigation firm in Silver Spring, MD and as a legal intern with the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Greenbelt, MD.
Ayo loves playing soccer and is always up for a pickup game outdoors on the tower green or indoors on the 4th floor of the fitness center. He is looking forward to another season of intramural soccer and is excited to watch the ongoing 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. He has lived in Nigeria and Japan, has been to England and France, and hopes to see more of the world after law school. One of his goals for the year is to expand the newly formed Georgetown Law African Students Society (GLASS). In addition to soccer, Ayo enjoys playing video games, watching TV, living and going out in DC, and seeing feature films in IMAX.
Tally Pucher is a rising 2L from New York City who came to Georgetown Law straight from her undergrad studies at Columbia University, where she majored in Political Science. Tally rowed during her four years at Columbia, and has now shifted gears to running, completing her first marathon in DC this past March. This year she will be President of Georgetown Outreach, a community service and pro bono service student organization, and will participate again in the Innocence Project. This summer, Tally interned at the NY Legal Aid Society's Education Advocacy Project, where she learned a lot about special education law and the family court system. She is a proud Section 3 "alum," and is looking forward to taking Poverty Law and Death Penalty Litigation this coming year. She loves exploring new neighborhoods in the District, and looks forward to expanding her first-hand knowledge of DC's best bakeries and coffee shops. Her favorite distractions are watching bad reality television and planning future travel adventures in France and India.
Clifton is a 3L from the Florida panhandle and graduated from the University of Florida with degrees in Business Administration and Political Science. He spent his 2L summer at the law firm of Dow Lohnes and at the National Association of Attorneys General. During his 1L summer, he worked for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission through the Blackstone Legal Fellowship with the Alliance Defense Fund. He also interned with the Executive Office of the President during his 2L Fall semester.
This is Clifton's second year as a Resident Fellow, the President of the Christian Legal Society (CLS), a Peer Advisor, and being on the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy. He liked 2L so much that he decided to do everything again, just with 3L standing.
Clifton is a die-hard Florida Gators fan and proudly bleeds orange and blue. He loves DC and is a perpetual tourist. Clifton eats absurd amounts of ice cream and loves sweet tea.
Cassie is a 3L and native Washingtonian. She graduated from Villanova University (Go Wildcats!) and earned an MSFS degree from Georgetown. She worked as a Presidential Management Fellow at the US Department of Commerce and coached kiddie tennis before starting law school. She works part time in the Office of the Legal Advisor at the US Department of State and is a trade editor for the Georgetown Journal of International Law.
Cassie spent her summer at Sidley Austin doing International Trade and Arbitration work and is looking forward to another year of Gewirz fun. She can't wait to get to know her fabulous residents, and plans to make sure everyone knows that Java Hut is a talent show (put your act together now!)
Cassie is looking for running, biking, and tennis buddies. She loves to travel, talk about travel, and hear about other peoples travel. She is addicted to the Economist and chocolate and also likes the beach, hiking, puppies, Indian food, wine, snow days, and Trader Joes.
Andrea, a 3L, grew up in Winter Park, Florida and studied English literature at Harvard College. Before law school, Andrea lived in China, where she brushed up on her Mandarin, learned to bargain, and explored the wide expanses of the country's western regions. During her 1L summer, Andrea interned with a federal judge in South Dakota and developed a deep appreciation for close-knit communities, outdoor activities, and national parks. Andrea returned to the Midwest this past summer to work with a law firm in Minneapolis. While at Georgetown, Andrea has enjoyed advising first-year law students, participating on The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, and competing on the school's Alternative Dispute Resolution team. She loves biking, classical music, and all kinds of stories. Andrea is delighted to serve as a Resident Fellow and looks forward to meeting everyone. Welcome to Georgetown!
