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As 2025 draws to a close, we’re looking back at the past year at Georgetown Law, from headline-grabbing guest speakers and alumni achievements to the work of students and faculty in clinics, courts and beyond.

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The award for Best Design went to Mohammad Akhavannik (L’18), David Schifrin (L’17) and Tim Tanner (L’17) for their British Columbia Justice Navigator, developed for Access Pro Bono Society of British Columbia.

Tech for Justice: 2017 Iron Tech Lawyer, Privacy Practicum Competitions

May 1, 2017 Public Interest & Community Service

An app that helps D.C. parents and students advocate effectively when a student faces suspension and expulsion. Another app that helps pro bono lawyers and intake personnel in British Columbia to determine quickly and efficiently the types of issues that a potential client is facing. A third that helps LGBTQ New Yorkers victimized by violence get help. A fourth that alerts overworked and underpaid service workers that their employer may be violating the federal Service Contract Act.

Professor from Practice Andrew Schoenholtz and Dash-Muse Fellow Patrick Griffith of the Human Rights Institute presented the Bettina Pruckmayr Award for Human Rights to Megan Abbot (F’09, L’17) and Becca Balis (L’17) at Public Interest Proud.

OPICS Celebrates 20 Years of Championing Public Service

April 25, 2017 Public Interest & Community Service

What does OPICS stand for? OPICS means that Caitlin Cocilova (L’15) is teaching others to advocate for themselves at the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. That Mark Doss (L’13) at the International Refugee Assistance Project fought “tooth and nail” to help a client detained at JFK airport. That Lee McGoldrick (L’99), who worked for Teach for America as a college student, was able to build a career with that organization. That thousands of current and former Georgetown Law students are working to improve the lives of others, every single day.

Yoga Helps At-Risk Girls Cope with Trauma, Georgetown Law Report Finds

April 25, 2017

WASHINGTON  – A report released today by Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality calls for specialized yoga programs to be offered widely to girls in the juvenile justice system amidst growing evidence that they can help them overcome the harmful effects of pervasive childhood trauma.

Georgetown Law Students Document LGBT Violence By Salvadoran Officials

April 23, 2017

A new report from Georgetown Law’s Human Rights Institute documents widespread discrimination and violence perpetrated against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in El Salvador at the hands of law enforcement officers, soldiers and justice system officials.

John Podesta (L’76) with Dean William M. Treanor and student leaders of the Class of 2017.

John Podesta (L’76) Delivers 2017 Graduating Class Lecture

April 18, 2017 Our Alumni

When John Podesta (L’76) graduated from Georgetown Law with an interest in politics and environmental issues, he had no idea that his passion would lead him to serve one future president (Bill Clinton) as chief of staff, advise another future president (Barack Obama) on climate and chair the campaign of a 2016 presidential candidate (Hillary Clinton).

Professor Paul Butler, the inaugural Albert Brick Professor of Law, with Professor Allegra McLeod, Dean William M. Treanor and Professor Abbe Smith.

Professor Paul Butler Installed as the Albert Brick Professor of Law

April 17, 2017 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Race & Law

“My name is Paul Butler and I represent the United States — that’s how I used to start my opening statements when I was a prosecutor,” Professor Paul Butler said to the crowd gathered in Hart Auditorium on April 12. “I represented the government in criminal court in the District of Columbia, and I used that power to put black men in prison. And black women. And poor people. And Latinos. Like a lot of prosecutors that was pretty much all I did.”

Students Argue Before Distinguished Judges at Beaudry Moot Court Competition

April 10, 2017

Not every law student going to a job interview is able to say that he or she once mooted a case in front of a former solicitor general, two federal judges, a talented Supreme Court practitioner and the national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union — all at the same time.

2017 Dash Conference Highlights International Criminal Justice

April 6, 2017

What is the status of international criminal justice today? How might current U.S. leadership impact human rights? The 2017 Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights, “Global Criminal Justice: Accomplishments, Challenges, and Future Directions” at Georgetown Law on April 3 examined the most critical questions.

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