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Alysse Medina
January 2009
The VLP is pleased
to announce
that Alysse Medina
(pictured at
right with student
coordinator,
Jillian Aja) has
been chosen as
our Outstanding
Law Student
Volunteer for
January. Alysse
is a third year
law student at the
U of A and has
been participating
in the
Guardianship Clinic this
semester. Alysse
excelled in
this clinic,
exuding professionalism, skill and confidence. She was extremely
thorough in her
review of each client’s case and magnificently handled any
‘surprises’ that
came up. Alysse is so at ease in the courtroom that she
appears to be a
natural born litigator. She was truly impressive to watch
and the VLP is
very grateful to have had her be a part of our program.
Alysse
is originally from Phoenix, AZ but decided to attend the U of A as
an
undergraduate.
She graduated magna cum laude in 2006 with a Bachelor’s
degree in
Political Science and a minor in Business Administration.
Fortunately
for us, she
decided to continue on as a Wildcat. During her two and a half
years
at the law school,
Alysse has not only been an incredible volunteer but she’s
also been active
in the school’s Law Women’s Association and Latino Law
Student’s
Association. Alysse has enjoyed many of her classes, but just
recently found her
favorite professor when she took Bankruptcy Reorganization
with Adjunct
Professor Rob Charles. Alysse says that she “really liked how
he presented the
material. He took a practical application approach to the
material but was
still able to illustrate how all the pieces fit together within
the bankruptcy
system.”
We asked Alysse
what she feels is the most important thing she has learned
from volunteering
with the VLP and she replied with a very astute answer. “I
guess VLP just
reiterated that nothing is always normal. Guardianship seemed
like a straight
forward clinic but many different situations would arise making it
fun to see how a
general law can apply to so many different people.”
Alysse
is a self-described TV addict. She regularly tunes into Gossip
Girl,
House, and
Top Chef, and she further admits that “sadly, I would
probably
watch anything.”
She is also an admitted sugar junkie, therefore, her dream
job would be
working as a baker or being the founder of Sprinkles. And
when
Alysse just needs
to get away, she heads to her parents’ cabin in Payson,
Arizona. ”It is
the best in winter because there is tons of snow but it is also
a great escape in
the summer because it is always in the seventies. I love it!
In fact, I wish I
was there now.”
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