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Wayne Law student wins Women Lawyers Association of Michigan scholarship


Wayne Law student Jaime Nelson was named the 2018 Dawn Van Hoek Scholar by the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation.

The foundation makes financial awards to women law students at each of Michigan’s law schools. Scholarships are determined on the basis of the students’ demonstrated leadership capabilities; community service in such areas as family law, child advocacy or domestic violence; commitment to diversity; and potential for advancing the position of women in society.

Nelson, a resident of Detroit, is involved with the Women’s Law Caucus, Damon J. Keith Students for Civil Rights, mock trial and Wayne Law’s Free Legal Aid Clinic. She conducts juvenile lifer mitigation for the State Appellate Defender Office and also is the graduate teaching assistant for Wayne State University’s Criminal Justice program where she’s pursuing a dual degree.

“I am deeply honored to have received the 2018 Dawn Van Hoek WLAM scholarship, named after a Wayne Law alumna who spent her career fighting for indigent clients and public defense,” Nelson said. “Wayne Law has given me great opportunities to pursue my passion for public interest, and this award has only strengthened my resolve to become an attorney that represents the people who need it most.”

Nelson had the unique opportunity to live in Guatemala on two separate occasions during law school to explore international human rights issues. She also attended the Spanish language school Proyecto Linguistico Quetzalteco to strengthen her Spanish-speaking skills.

For more than 10 years Nelson has worked as a community organizer, statewide coordinator for The Prison Creative Arts Project through the University of Michigan, and as an investigator of prisoner complaints for the state legislature. She plans to continue her work in public defense and prisoners’ rights. Nelson earned her bachelor’s from the University of Michigan.

 

DBA ‘Raising the Bar’ 2018 Annual Meeting
 

The Detroit Bar Association’s annual meeting will be held at the newly renovated Detroit Club, 712 Cass Ave. in Detroit from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 20. Join your peers for an evening of celebration and recognition, including installation of Detroit Bar officers and awarding those who have shown exceptional dedication to the outreach and growth of the law, within both the Detroit Bar and community. Registration includes appetizers and a drink ticket; a cash bar will be available throughout the evening. The cost for this event is $75 per person. Judicial officers may attend free of charge. Register to attend (and find sponsorship information) at www.detroitlawyer.org. If you bring a guest (in practice at least one year) who turns in a Detroit Bar Association membership application on site, you each receive an additional drink ticket.

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