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Tyler grew up in Rochester, New York. He graduated from the State University of New York at Albany, where he studied finance and economics. Tyler spent his first summer as a research assistant to Professor Jennifer Mason McAward, researching patterns in violations of Brady v. Maryland. This past summer, Tyler worked as a summer associate in the Chicago office of Ropes & Gray, where he will return after graduation. He hopes to build a practice in white collar defense, investigations, and securities enforcement. Aside from JLEPP, Tyler has been involved at Notre Dame as a member of FPAC and a barrister on the Moot Court Trial Team. In his free time, Tyler enjoys reading fiction, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.

Michelle is from Los Angeles, California. She studied Business at Cal Poly Pomona. Prior to law school, Michelle worked in the wine industry before working as a paralegal in Santa Monica. Michelle is the Secretary of the Business Law Forum, and the President of the Food and Beverage Law Club. Michelle worked for the New York State Attorney General’s Office during her 1L summer. She will be a Summer Associate at White & Case in New York during her 2L summer, and she plans on working there as an associate post-graduation. Michelle is a certified sommelier under the Court of Master Sommeliers.

Whitney grew up in the small town of Mount Pleasant, Michigan. She then stayed in state for undergraduate, studying Spanish and Political Science at the University of Michigan. During her 1L summer, Whitney worked as a research assistant for Professor Venter, where she examined opinions written by Justice Ginsburg. Last summer, Whitney was a summer associate at Foley and Lardner in Washington D.C. Whitney will be returning to Foley following graduation. A fun fact about Whitney is that she has been to 16 Taylor Swift concerts.

Katherine Klem is a 2L. The co-youngest of six (she has a twin brother), she is originally from the eastern San Francisco Bay Area. She graduated with a bachelor of arts from the University of Dallas, majoring in English, with a Concentration in American Politics. She is a member of the Federalist Society, the St. Thomas More Society, and Jus Vitae, and she spent her 1L summer interning for the Napa Legal Institute in Washington, D.C. Her professional interests include religious liberty concerns and private property rights, with a focus on constitutional law.

Elizabeth is originally from Chicago. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2013, where she majored in Near Eastern Studies. Currently a 3L at Notre Dame Law School, she is an oralist on the Moot Court Board’s Seventh Circuit team. During her 1L summer, Elizabeth worked at the New York City Law Department in the Administrative Law division. This past summer, she was a Summer Associate at White & Case in New York. After graduation, Elizabeth will begin working full-time at White & Case. In her free time, she enjoys rock climbing, hiking, and hanging out with her dog, Archie.