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I am currently a law clerk at Debevoise & Plimpton in the litigation department. I am also a trained Restorative Justice Practitioner and Conflict Coach. I am particularly interested in privacy, cybersecurity, AI, and technology and employment litigation. I have experience in community organizing and nonprofits, particularly related to conflict/accountability work, racial and social justice movements, and community building. I am the author of “The Due Process Owed to Noncitizens: Standardizing the Burden in § 1226(a) Bond Hearings with the Help of Hernandez-Lara and Velasco Lopez,” 44 Cardozo L. Rev. 1635 (2023).Fellowships and AwardsStudent Service Award, Inspire! Awards, Cardozo Law School; May 2022Dean's Distinguished Scholar, Cardozo Law School; June 2021 Public Service Scholars, Cardozo Law School; August 2020-May 2023E. Nathaniel Gates Scholarship, Cardozo Law School; August 2020We Are All New York Fellow; 2019-2020Beyond Identity Scholar-Activist; August 2017 – June 2019St. Clair Drake Award for Commitment to Social Justice, City College; May 2018Edward I. Koch Fellowship, City College; August 2017 – May 2018Horace W. Goldsmith Scholarship, Macaulay Honors College; December 2016 – May 2018Partners for Change Fellowship, City College; August 2016 – May 2017Skadden | Arps Legal Studies Scholarship, City College; July 2015 – May 2017Campus Involvement Scholarship, City College; May 2016Macaulay Esperanto Fellowship, Macaulay Honors College; May 2015 – June 2015

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