Meet Some of Our Students
From clerkships and clinics to Indiana's collegial community ... why these JD candidates chose Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington.
Mindy Boehr, JD'08
Rising third-year student Mindy Boehr was one of only eight students selected for the EPA Honors Program. Armed with a fierce passion for environmental policy change, she headed for a summer in Washington, D.C. more »
Blake Thomas, JD'09
At 36 years-old, Blake Thomas left Los Angeles and a flourishing career in consumer financial services. Now a first-year student, he's finding fulfillment in the Tenant Assistance Project and discovering new talents in litigation. more »
Jason Klein, JD'08
Living in a tent village in Tanzania got him to law school. Indiana Law took him back to Africa, this time as a research assistant for IU's Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies in Liberia. "We might not be in the center of the world for international affairs, but our faculty members are," Klein says. "They have wonderful connections, and—academically—the world is at our fingertips" more »
Jennifer Norton, JD'08
An ICLEO participant, Norton made her place at Indiana Law as a Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition participant and a member of the Black Law Student Association. She found her passion for family law and criminal defense as a summer clerk for the Indiana Court of Appeals and a volunteer with Indiana Legal Services and the Protective Order Project. more »
Aaron Lykling, JD'08
As a platoon leader in Iraq, Lykling only hoped his year-long tour would deliver him and his soldiers safely home. He never dreamed his West Point education and military leadership would find him in an Indiana Law classroom. more »
Cindy Cho, JD'08
Cindy Cho is glad that her law school search ended in a place committed to a personal touch. "The Career Services Office was excellent in helping me get in touch with a network of alumni outside the Midwest," she said. more »
Nathaniel Holton, JD'09
"Feeling wanted plays a big part in deciding where you want to spend the next three years of your life," said Nathaniel Holton, the first-ever recipient of the Gary W. McFarron Intellectual Property Scholarship, an award established in 2005 to benefit female or minority law students who have backgrounds in the hard sciences.more »
Joe Pletcher, JD'08
After spending five years tinkering with molecules and constructing compounds, first-year student Joe Pletcher, a PhD in organic chemistry, is building a foundation for the practice of intellectual property law. more »
Derek Molter, JD'07
"When you're looking into the future, you set levels of goals," says Derek Molter. "At Indiana, I've been able to reach all of my highest-level goals." Some of his high points: a paid internship with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary and a summer with a top-D.C. firm. more »
Carlota Zimmerman, JD'07
Carlota Zimmerma spent last summer as an intern in the immigration department of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's New York office. A native New Yorker, she came to Indiana Law from one of the city's major network newsrooms, looking for a way to make a difference. more »
Matt Bedan, JD'07
Only a semester into his Indiana Law experience, Matt Bedan was knee-deep in felony drug prosecution cases as a law clerk for the South Central Indiana Narcotics Strike Force. more »
Laura Koenig, JD'07
"Solid financial support and the dedication of the School, faculty, and staff to public interest, will help the Law School continue to develop a national reputation for training thoughtful, committed citizens," says Laura Koenig, a current third-year student active in the Public Interest Law Foundation and the American Constitution Society. "We will become community, organizational, and world leaders.more »
Laura Ginn, JD'07
A California native, Laura Ginn knew nothing about Indiana before she applied. Today, with a great San Francisco internship, a semester in Spain, two years of law school, and a SPEA certificate in nonprofit management behind her, she has realized the power of following her instincts. more »
