Applicant Testimonials 

Dean Russell’s generosity to meet with me, encourage me consistently over four years, provide clarity in guidance and next steps, counsel me in how and where to best focus my energy, and, more than anything, champion my story has blessed me more than I could ever express in words. Her counsel helped me gain admission, with a prestigious scholarship to Emory in the Fall. The beautiful part is that I know thousands of other students who would say 100% the same. 

Dr. Russell was a vital resource when I was applying to law school. Under her guidance, I was admitted early to Georgetown, graduated in 2020, passed the PA Bar, and have been practicing plaintiff-side class action litigation in the Philadelphia area since.

Dr. Russell's guidance gave me the confidence to apply, and gain acceptance, to my dream law school, The University of Chicago.  Since graduating, I secured a Federal Clerkship with the Seventh Circuit and will be returning to Nashville in September to work at the Public Defender’s Office! 

Dr. Russell was big part of lighting the fire in myself and other students to pursue law and in guiding us through the process. After graduating from Harvard Law in 2021, I secured two Federal Clerkships and am now an Associate Attorney in California.   

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