Public Interest Law Society Student Chapter

What is The Public Interest Law Society?

Nova Southeastern University Law's Public Interest Law Society is a student-run organization founded in 1994 to promote public interest legal employment opportunities and to overcome the economic barriers that confront future public interest lawyers. The organization is also involved in a number of public service and law school projects including Canned Immunity (providing food for the needy), community service projects to help the needy, and the national public interest law conference held each October in Washington, D.C.

PILS Bylaws

Membership

If you are interested in becoming a member, you may e-mail Danielle Behring at dm2302@nova.edu. All students are invited to join.

Auction

The Public Interest Law Society's major fundraiser is the annual Auction held each Spring. The money raised by the Auction sponsors students who choose to take non-paying public interest positions during the summer. All non-graduating students are eligible to apply for these fellowships, which are awarded each year. The Public Interest Law Society is the ONLY student organization that gives all the money it raises back to the students. For more information you may email Elizabeth Fridman at ef392@nova.edu.

Equal Justice Works

Learn more about Equal Justice Works (formerly the National Association for Public Interest Law), visit their homepage at www.equaljusticeworks.org.

2016-2017 Executive Board

Danielle Massalone Behring
 President
Jacqueline Aleman Vice President
Ashley Richards Treasurer & Auction Co-Chair
Elizabeth Fridman Auction Chair & PILS Journal Editor

Faculty Advisor

Michael Richmond Professor of Law
Jennifer Gordon Director of Public Interest Programs

General Members

  • Sarah Butcher
  • Jalexis Camacho
  • Alexandra Fredericks
  • Heather Garfinkel
  • Angela Gerig
  • Clarisa Mondejar
  • Chrystal Robinson
  • Larissa Salvador
  • Bertha Serrano