2023 Conference — Break Into Law Conference

Creating diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal field starts with ensuring that educational opportunities are accessible to all aspiring legal professionals, with emphasis on BIPOC, first-generation, and marginalized professionals.

The goal of this free, two-day, virtual conference is to be the bridge helping BIPOC, first-generation, and other marginalized aspiring legal professionals access legal education and the workplace, therefore affecting change in the workplace and our communities. We hope our conference will be an inspiration to aspiring law school applicants, current law school students, and young practitioners as they embark on their legal careers.

Agenda

Sponsorships

Join a world where entering the legal field is accessible.

Our free conference includes:

✔ Expert advice from attorneys, recruiters, legal professors and admissions officers, and current law school students

✔ A Career Fair with the chance to meet one-on-one with law firms in a variety of fields

✔ A Law School Fair with a chance to meet one-on-one a variety of law schools across the country

✔ The opportunity to get your questions answered live

✔ Virtual networking spaces to meet with other attendees and panelists

✔ Exclusive giveaways and promotions from Barrier Breakers® and our sponsors

✔ And more!

Learn about our Elite Sponsor, Legally Fit!

Alice Foley

Welcome Session • Made Possible by Legally Fit

11:45 - 12:00 p.m. EST | July 8, 2023

Keys to a Successful Law School Application

12:00 - 12:50 p.m. EST | July 8, 2023

Cynthia Rivera

Associate Law School Consultant at Barrier Breakers®, Inc.

Cynthia’s belief in the power of education and access to critical information has shaped her deep commitment to mentoring, advising, and motivating students and young professionals to develop their academic and career goals. Her passion results from her own journey through college and law school as a first-generation student. As a law school admissions consultant, Cynthia is dedicated to helping law school applicants discover their strengths and craft a personal narrative that maximizes their potential. She obtained her B.A. in History from Cornell University before earning her law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Dir. of Pre-Law Programming at Barrier Breakers®, Inc.

Alice Foley received her B.A. from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2009 and her J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law in 2013. Before her current role, she served as Assistant Director for Enrollment Management at West Virginia University College of Law and as an Admissions Counselor at the University of Kentucky School of Law where she spent much of her time traveling the country and meeting with students interested in law school.

Jasmeene Burton-Martin

Conquering the LSAT

1:00 - 1:50 p.m. EST | July 8, 2023

Mena Pirone

Founder & Tutor at Logic Games Pro

Mena Pirone graduated from Harvard Law School after scoring in the top 1% on her LSAT. She began her career in Intellectual Property Litigation with LSAT Tutoring as a simple pastime on the side. She soon came to appreciate the more significant impact she could have by helping others achieve their law school dreams and made LSAT Tutoring her full-time endeavor. Since that move some 13 years ago, Mena has developed a unique and targeted approach to the test which has helped hundreds of students gain admission to top schools like Stanford, Colombia, Yale, as well as her alma mater Harvard.

Law School Fair · Made Possible by 7Sage

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST | July 8, 2023

Founder & Tutor at Tutoring by Jasmeene

Jasmeene is a Princeton University graduate currently in her 2L year at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. As a neurodiverse woman of color who struggled to study the LSAT on her own, her mission is to help students of all backgrounds close the LSAT performance gap by offering affordable and effective personalized LSAT coaching.

Learn about our Elite Sponsor, 7Sage!

Our Law School Fair gives you the opportunity to meet one-on-one with admissions officers from law schools around the country. Just a few of the law 40+ schools that you can meet with include:

Legal employers try to hire capable, engaged, self-directed lawyers. They are the ones who engage with work and clients at a high level of self-awareness, empathy, and initiative. While a GPA and class rank serve as convenient measures for competence in analysis, reasoning, and writing, law school doesn’t provide a similar measure for self-directed professional development. The High5 test, which you will take before this session, can help with this gap. The High5 test is an online tool to assess an individual’s go-to strengths in working with others. When you know your cognitive and personal strengths, you can develop them to enhance your effectiveness as a lawyer and as a colleague. This in turn will help you to target lawyer roles, practice areas, and work settings that will give you more satisfaction. You also will be in a position to give more value to an employer – who will then want to hire you. This session will help you to develop your cognitive processing strengths and guide you to communicate them positively to prospective employers.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS SESSION IS FULL!

Using Your Strengths to Start a Successful Legal Career · Presented by LSAC

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST | July 8, 2023 · This session is for incoming 1Ls - 3Ls only. See Day Two for pre-law students.

Yolanda Ingram

Financing Your Legal Education

4:00 - 4:50 p.m. EST | July 8, 2023

LeAndra Ross

South Regional Director of AccessLex

LeAndra is an Accredited Financial Counselor® and the South Regional Director in the AccessLex Institute Center of Education and Financial Capability where she directs and manages the financial education programs and activities at ABA-accredited member law schools in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. She has 15 years of higher education and financial aid administration experience, and has passionately worked with students from a variety of backgrounds on making their college experience realistic and affordable.

Director of Access to Law School Education Programs at Penn Carey Law

After completing her B.A. in English, Yolanda attended Washburn University School of Law as a first-generation law student. She began her career at a mid-sized law firm and eventually became a law professor at Drexel University Kline School of Law. Her journey led her to her current role supporting underrepresented students in applying to law school.

Abigail Mbuvi

Assistant Director of Financial Aid at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law

Abigail Mbuvi is a Southern Illinois University at Carbondale graduate with a bachelor's degree in Photojournalism and Anthropology. Before joining Texas Law, she worked in the Office of Student Aid at Penn State, assisting undergraduate students and academic advisors as a financial aid counselor. Abigail has worked in financial aid for about ten years, with experience helping undergraduate and graduate-level students with their financial aid. She has also worked hard to create financial education programs to ensure a more holistic approach to financial aid offices in higher education.

Faith in the Legal Profession

5:00 - 5:50 p.m. EST | July 8, 2023

Gabrielle Best Husband

Owner & Managing Partner at G. Best Husband Law

Gabrielle grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and earned her law degree from American University Washington College of Law. She worked at various firms before founding G. Best Husband Law, a family law firm in Virginia and D.C. Since 2021, she has also served as the Housing Law Advisor at Christian Legal Aid of the District of Columbia.

Amani Taha

Vice President of the New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association

Amani is an Associate at Lowenstein Sandler LLP. Her practice focuses on public and private mergers, and advising companies on compliance with global trade regulatory regimes. Amani graduated from Rutgers Law School - Newark, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the International Law and Human Rights Journal, President of the Muslim Law Students Association and a Teaching Fellow for the Minority Student Program. She served as the NJMLA Law School Liaison from 2019-2021.

Sydney Montgomery, Esq.

Founder & Executive Director of Barrier Breakers®, Inc.

Sydney received her B.A. in English and Certificate in French Language and Culture from Princeton University and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. As the first lawyer in her family, She has used her platform since 2012 to help 4,000+ students break down generational barriers and step confidently into their future.

Kaysia Earley

Founding Attorney for Earley Law Firm

Kaysia Earley is known for achieving exceptional results. As a Christian Attorney whose moral compass is grounded in faith and fellowship, she has gained a well-deserved reputation as a fierce litigator who zealously fights for her clients’ fundamental rights. Founding attorney for Earley Law Firm, PLLC, she focuses on both criminal and civil litigation and is a strong advocate for her clients. In 2022, she was honored as a member of The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40.

Surviving 1L Year

6:00 - 6:50 p.m. EST | July 8, 2023

Aisha Bah

Rising 2L at Notre Dame Law School

Aisha Bah is a rising 2L attending the University of Notre Dame Law School where she's involved in the Black Law Students Association and the Student Bar Association. Prior to law school, Aisha was a Strategic Communications Coordinator for a full-service advertising agency where she created communication proposals, performed market research, and handled social media for clients. Aisha hails from Indianapolis, IN originally and earned her B.A. from Butler University in 2021. After law school, she hopes to practice litigation in a big city somewhere where there are endless things to do.

Amaya Roncyzk

Rising 2L at Harvard Law School

Amaya is a recent graduate of Dillard University, where she earned a B.S. in Urban Studies and Public Policy. Throughout her undergrad experience, she has conducted notable research on mass incarceration, juvenile recidivism, and microaggressions in the courtroom. She also created programming for Black women on campus and in her community through her work with In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda. As a student at Harvard Law School, she is a member of the Women's Law Association, First Class, and is the External Vice President-elect for the Black Law Students Association.

Thomas de Xavier

Rising 2L at Georgetown Law Center

A Toronto native, Thomas received his undergraduate and MBA degrees from Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland where he was a student-athlete on the DI Men's Swim Team and a student leader in various roles. During his 1L year, he served as a 1L Section Delegate of the Student Bar Administration and SBA Diversity Committee member. He is also a part of the South Asian Law Students Association, Black Law Students Association, Corporate and Financial Law Organization, Immigration Law Student Association, International Refugee Assistance Project, and the International Law Society. Thomas hopes to pursue a career in M&A law with a focus on pro-bono immigration.

Closing Session • Made Possible by Legally Fit

6:50 - 7:00 p.m. EST | July 8, 2023

Valerie James

Welcome Session • Made Possible by Legally Fit

10:45 - 11:00 a.m. EST | July 9, 2023

Future of Legal Education: Affirmative Action, AI, and Beyond

11:00 - 11:50 a.m. EST | July 9, 2023

Equity in Law School Admissions

12:00 - 12:50 p.m. EST | July 9, 2023

Linda Sheryl Greene

Dean of Michigan State University College of Law

Linda Sheryl is Dean and MSU Foundation Professor of Law at Michigan State University College of Law and an elected life member of The American Law Institute. She previously served as Associate Vice Chancellor and Evjue Bascom Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Inaugural Vice Chancellor for Equity/Diversity/Inclusion at the University of California San Diego.

Sr. Assistant Dean of Admissions, Financial Aid & Diversity Initiatives at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law

Valerie has 13 years of law school administration experience and 20 years of legal experience. She previously served as an assistant dean at UC Davis as well as at the law schools at UNT Dallas and the University of Arkansas Little Rock. She holds a J.D. degree with honors from the UALR and an Arkansas attorney’s license. Valerie’s professional career has focused on building and leading diverse, inclusive, equitable, and accessible higher education programs.

Lauren Jackson

Interviewing & The Job Search · Made Possible by

1:00 - 1:50 p.m. EST | July 9, 2023

Terra Davis

Chief Diversity & Talent Development Officer at Knobbe Martens

Terra Davis is the Chief Diversity and Talent Development Officer at Knobbe Martens. She is responsible for leading and integrating the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion, and talent development efforts, focusing on the recruitment, retention, and progression of diverse attorneys. Outside of Knobbe, she served as the 2020-2022 co-chair of the Legal Marketing Association’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Shared Interest Group and is a member of the Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals. Terra is a graduate of Howard University and received her DEI certification from Cornell University. She is passionate about DEI, serving marginalized communities, and pushing the needle forward for change.

Natasha Zech

Director of Attorney Recruiting, Diversity, and Development at Williams & Connolly

Natasha earned her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in English from the University of Virginia. After clerking for Judge Thomas Motley on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and working as a trial lawyer for several Washington area firms, she began her present career in law firm recruitment. For over a decade, she has managed all aspects of Williams & Connolly’s associate and summer associate hiring, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and associate professional development, as well as the planning and oversight of the firm’s summer associate program and firmwide social events.

Assistant Dean of Career Services at Howard University School of Law

Lauren R. Jackson, M.P.A., Esq., is a social entrepreneur, attorney, and speaker who is passionate about elevating Black women and girls. Lauren's legal career has involved working with organizations such as the New York State Department of Human and Civil Rights and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. She was a judicial intern for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson during her tenure on the District Court bench for D.C. and upon graduation, worked as a law clerk for Judge Magali M. Francois of the New Jersey Superior Court.

Career & Law Firm Fair · Made Possible by Weil, Gotshal, & Manges

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST | July 9, 2023

Sir Williams

J.D. Admissions Consultant at Spivey Consulting Group

Between his current role and previous experiences as a law school admissions officer, Sir has reviewed thousands of law school applications, counseled hundreds of students on admissions and financial aid, and aided the successful implementation of multiple pre-law diversity pipeline summer programs. Before entering law school admissions, Sir was a special prosecutor for the Dane County District Attorney’s Office in Madison, WI.

Closing Session • Made Possible by Legally Fit

6:50 - 7:00 p.m. EST | July 9, 2023

*Indicates overlapping sessions

Samira Jackson

In-House Counsel at The Players Company, Associate Attorney at Paré & Associates, LLC, NLFPA Certified Agent

Samira earned a B.A. in Communciation and Media Studies before earning her J.D. from St. Thomas University. She has over ten years of experience in the legal field and the sports realm, including being an NFLPA Certified Agent representing players in the NFL. She and her mother are the first NFL Agent mother/daughter duo to sign an SRA for an active client. In addition, she is also an agent on her husband’s NFL contract, making them the first spousal, agent/client duo. In her current role at The Players Company, a collective of over 300 professional athletes committed to financial literacy and empowering our communities, she handles day-to-day legal and regulatory matters for the company.

Working as a Government Attorney*

4:00 - 4:50 p.m. EST | July 9, 2023

Sports Law: Opportunities & Experiences*

4:00 - 4:50 p.m. EST | July 9, 2023

Aaronette Carter, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender at the Rockville Office of the Public Defender

Aaronette Carter, Esq., received her Juris Doctor from the University of Florida, College of Law. She also received an M.A. in sociology and a B.A. degree in criminal justice from the University of Florida. Ms. Carter is currently an attorney in Maryland. In 2001, she began her career as a solo practitioner, litigating cases in the area of family law, juvenile law, CINA law, and criminal law. In 2003, she joined the Office of the Public Defender in Rockville, Maryland, as an Assistant Public Defender, representing indigent parents in child abuse and neglect cases.

Understanding Federal Clerkships*

5:00 - 5:50 p.m. EST | July 9, 2023

Alejandra Salinas

Partner at Susman Godfrey

Alejandra Salinas is a partner at Susman Godfrey and co-chair of the firm's diversity committee. Named one of Houston’s “Top Women in Law” by The National Diversity Council, Alejandra represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex and high-stakes commercial litigation. She has successfully faced off against industry titans, including global media and technology conglomerates. Her client list ranges from large Fortune 500 retail and energy companies, to small businesses and individuals. She received her J.D. from Boston College Law School and her undergraduate degree in Management from the University of Texas at Austin.

Ayana Dow advises broker-dealers, financial institutions and other global and domestic financial entities on a broad range of regulatory and enforcement matters. Prior to joining WilmerHale, Ms. Dow was an associate in the financial services group at another international law firm in Washington DC. She was previously a policy fellow in the Office of Congressman James Clyburn.

IP Law: Opportunities & Experiences*

Jolene Robin-McCaskill Ph.D.

5:00 - 5:50 p.m. EST | July 9, 2023

Mike Spivey

Evita Grant

CEO and Founder of TecHustle

Evita earned her BSc from MIT before going on to receive her Ph.D. in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics from Harvard University and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. Before founding her own company, she was an Associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she worked on patents and innovations. At TecHustle, she is working to build the AFi payment platform to support the payment needs of offline MSMEs, the backbone of African economies.

Corporate Litigation: Opportunities & Experiences*

6:00 - 6:50 p.m. EST | July 9, 2023

Founder & Executive Director of Barrier Breakers®, Inc.

Sydney Montgomery, Esq.

Founder & Executive Director of Barrier Breakers®, Inc.

Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer for LSAC

In her role, Angela provides leadership, vision, energy, and a unified philosophy to LSAC’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on behalf of member law schools and the students who seek a career in law. Prior to her current position, Winfield was associate vice president for inclusion and workforce diversity at Cornell University.

Dean Akua Akyea

Associate Dean for Career Services at Cornell Law School

Akua Akyea leads a re-imagined office focused on supporting students and alumni in all practice areas. As Assistant Dean for Public Service at the Law School, she counseled students and alumni on both domestic and international public interest opportunities and on ways to incorporate pro-bono in corporate practice. Before coming to Cornell Law School, she was Assistant Dean of Career Services at the University of Iowa College of Law. Prior to that, she was director of Public Interest at Yale Law School for five years, and before that, she was at Columbia Law School’s Social Justice Initiative

Angela Winfield

Judicial Law Clerk at U.S. Courts of Appeals

Jordan is a graduate of Harvard Law School, Class of 2021. Upon graduating from law school, he clerked for the Honorable John J. McConnell, Jr., Chief Judge for the District of Rhode Island. Currently, he clerks on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia for the Honorable Jane R. Roth. Upon completion of his second clerkship, he will be joining the Security and Exchange Commission’s Office of General Counsel in their Appellate Section.

Cameron Clark

Supervising Attorney at UC Berkeley School of Law

Cameron D. Clark (he/they) is an Instructor and Supervising Attorney in Berkeley’s Policy Advocacy Clinic, pursuing legislative reforms to abolish administrative fines and fees imposed on youth who are involved in the criminal legal system. A civil rights attorney by training, Cameron previously litigated on behalf of clients to challenge solitary confinement and the sentencing of youth to life-without-parole. Cameron received his law degree from Harvard Law School, where he studied as a NAACP-LDF Earl Warren Scholar, a Harvard University Presidential Scholar, and managing editor of the Harvard Blackletter Law Journal.

Chanille Carswell

Chief Diversity Officer & Co-Chair of Litigation at Brooks Kushman

Chanille has over 20 years of litigation experience across the country. She focuses her practice on trademark, trade dress, and copyright litigation, representing prominent brands in the enforcement of their IP assets in District Courts, as well as opposition and cancellation proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She is active in the legal community and is dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) both within Brooks Kushman and the greater legal community. As a part of these efforts, she has facilitated the firm’s partnership with organizations that share the firm’s commitment to diversity in the legal profession. Carswell is passionate about giving back to her community and prioritizes civic engagement activities to improve her local community.

Paige Diggs

Associate Athletic Director of DEI at San Diego State University

Paige Diggs is a staunch proponent of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and an empowering force for marginalized individuals. She received her J.D. and MBA from West Virginia University, along with her B.A. in Mass Communication and Journalism from Fresno State. Diggs currently serves as the inaugural Associate Athletic Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the San Diego State University Athletic Department. Diggs is a sought-after speaker for various organizations allowing her to share the importance of infusing DEI at all levels. Though Diggs has not taken the traditional route with her J.D., she has used the skills she acquired to propel her career in college athletics. In addition to her work in higher education, her extensive industry experience, education, and desire to see everyone win are foundational in her drive to have a meaningful impact on those she encounters.

Honorable Judge Theodore McKee

Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

McKee received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the SUNY at Cortland and earned his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law. He was first elected as a Judge in 1984 on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and was moved to his current role after being elected by Former President Bill Clinton in 1994.

Associate at Haynes & Boone

Jolene earned her J.D. from South Texas College of Law Houston and her Ph.D. in Geophysics from Stanford University. As an Associate with a focus on IP, she draws on experience and advanced degrees in science, engineering, and geophysics to assist clients with the management of their patent portfolios, patent prosecution and litigation before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Jolene also serves as a member of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion, Women’s, and Working Parents initiatives.

Preetha Rini

Preetha Suresh Rini received her B.A. from Centre College and her J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law. She now represents clients in complex business litigation and appeals at Robinson Bradshaw in Raleigh, North Carolina. Preetha also owns her own art business, Prints By Preetha.

Associate at Robinson Bradshaw

Ayana Dow

Associate at WilmerHale

Adabelle Ekechukwu

Associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Adabelle (Belle) received her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2018 after receiving her A.B. in Neurobiology from Harvard College in 2014. After serving as a clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, she came to Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz’s Litigation Department.

Legal Aid & Public Interest*

6:00 - 6:50 p.m. EST | July 9, 2023

Fareeda Brewington

Fast Track Supervising Attorney at Women Against Abuse, Inc.

Cam Viney

Associate at Reed Smith

Cam is an associate in the Pittsburgh office and a member of the firm’s Global Corporate Group. His practice focuses on advising clients in connection with public and private mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, private equity transactions, corporate formation, corporate governance and financial transactions including debt financing and leveraged acquisitions. In addition, Cam is a member of On-Chain: Reed Smith’s Crypto & Digital Assets Group where part of his work has involved analyzing digital assets under the SEC’s Howey framework. Cam also has experience discussing the federal tax implications surrounding cryptocurrency investments.

Fareeda Brewington is currently Supervising Attorney at Women Against Abuse. Fareeda attended Suffolk University Law School where she received the Suffolk Public Interest Law Grant after her first year as a law student. That SPILG grant opened the door for her to be an intern at The Victim Rights Law Center which specifically assists victims of sexual violence with all legal matters. Fareeda's passion for assisting people experiencing violence lead her to Women Against Abuse where she started as a Staff Attorney in 2017 and then became the supervisor of the Fast Track Program which is a program that she believes in wholeheartedly. When Fareeda is not practicing law, she is spending time with her daughter Jewel in their South Jersey home.

Jordan Kennedy

Abena Williams Coates

General Attorney, Office of the General Counsel for U.S. Department of Education

Abena received her B.S. in Biology from Clark Atlanta University before earning her J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. While in law school, she held several roles as a District and Federal Judicial Law Clerk. A public interest enthusiast, Abena chose to work at Maryland Legal Aid. There, she quickly ascended to the role of Senior Human Rights Attorney. She later assisted with launching the Baltimore City District Court location of the Maryland Courts Self Help Centers, as a Supervising Attorney. Abena has twelve years of experience in the legal field and previously held a position as an Administrative Law Judge for Maryland's Office of Administrative Hearings where she adjudicated hundreds of administrative hearings and proceedings. In her current role, Abena focuses on advising government entities on Special Education law.

Our Career & Law Firm Fair gives you the opportunity to meet one-on-one with law firms, public interest organizations, and other legal professionals from around the country. Just a few of the companies that you can meet with include:

What traits come to mind when you think “lawyer”? Common ones are “smart,” “argumentative,” “confident,” “social,” “good communicator,” “takes charge/leads.” While many lawyers have these traits, many lawyers don’t and are still (equally/more) successful. The beauty of the legal profession is that it is big enough to need practitioners with many combinations of identities, personalities, experience, expertise, and skills. Success depends in part on using personal traits and strengths wisely and matching them to the right role and workplace. This session will help participants pursue success based on who they are and what they want to do with a law degree. Before the session, participants will take the High5 test, an online strengths assessment, to learn more about their go-to strengths. During the session, participants will explore their go-to strengths and learn how to use them, along with their values and passions, to chart a satisfying professional identity and career.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS SESSION IS FULL!

Harness Your Strengths to Start Law School Successfully · Presented by LSAC

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST | July 9, 2023 · This session is for pre-law students only. See Day One for 1Ls and law school students.

Chris Williams

Social Media and Assistant Editor for Above the Law

Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Before that, he wrote columns for an online magazine named The Muse Collaborative under the pen name Knehmo. He endured the great state of Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers.