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California’s rural poor get legal help from Geoff Trautman ‘13Across the bay from University of California at Santa Cruz where Geoff Trautman ’13 studied Politics as an undergraduate, the Watsonville office of California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) serves the state’s rural poor. Trautman works there providing legal support to the rural residents of Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.

Devan Flahive ’14: A budding antitrust attorneyFor three years before law school Devan Flahive ’14 lived, ate, and breathed dairy science as a nutritionist at Cargill, an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. After one year at Penn State Law, she is up to her elbows in agriculture once again, this time as a budding antitrust attorney.

Q&A with Monika OyamaMonika Oyama was a summer associate at White & Case in Tokyo. We caught up with her to learn more about her experiences.

Korean Criminologist studies comparative law at Penn StateSherlock Holmes and detective fiction is what got Penn State Law LL.M. student Dr. Joon Tae Lim interested in the study of crime and crime prevention. Now, his career in law enforcement is based on careful analysis of facts and law.

Tanya Cramoy serves as steward of the ocean at NOAASewage and garbage. Those are two of the dozens of things that get Tanya Cramoy ’13 excited about her summer internship in the International Section of the Office of the General Counsel for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Currently, she is working on a new Polar Code which will amend existing international maritime regimes with mandatory provisions specific to the poles.

Penn State Law announces partnership with Dubai Judicial InstituteTo pave the way for an exchange of research and educational opportunities, Penn State University Dickinson School of Law and the Dubai Judicial Institute signed a collaboration agreement.

Penn State Law and School of International Affairs launch new interdisciplinary publicationPenn State has created a new online forum for interdisciplinary analysis, the Penn State Journal of Law and International Affairs.

Vice Admiral James W. Houck joins Penn State LawVice Admiral James W. Houck, who retired from his position as the 41st Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the U.S. Navy, has joined the of Penn State University Dickinson School of Law. Houck plans to focus his teaching and scholarship on international and national security law as well as maritime law and policy.

Center for Immigrants’ Rights provides tools to help immigrant survivors of domestic violenceAdvocates and attorneys who work with victims of domestic violence need to understand the dynamics of power and control and how they affect the safety of their clients. This understanding is especially important in working with non-citizen victims who often face additional hurdles compared to American citizens. The Center for Immigrants’ Rights has published “Immigration Relief for Victims of Abuse and Domestic Violence,” a toolkit to help practitioners in representing immigrant victims of domestic abuse.

Michael Gill ’13: Spending the summer at the intersection of law and financeFrom a very young age Michael Gill knew he wanted to be a lawyer, but he didn’t know what kind of lawyer until his first year of law school. One thing, however, that he was certain about was his interest in finance, so he decided to look for opportunities to use a law degree with a finance degree. This summer Gill is doing that as an intern at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s Development Finance Institution that makes loans to projects in developing countries that also have a U.S. company nexus.