Sarah Anker just completed her first year of law school at UC Davis and anticipates receiving her Juris Doctorate in May 2013. In June, 2009, she received her BA from UC Berkeley. Presently, she is a Web Archives Editor for the UC Davis Journal of International Law & Policy and serves as a Know Your Rights Advocate with the National Lawyers Guild. Sarah has worked for a year at the Family Violence Law Center in Oakland where she became a senior legal intake worker. Additionally, she has experience working for the late Charles McGlashan, both on his campaign and in his office, where she co-created a promotional video for Marin Clean Energy which was shown at the Sausalito Film Festival. She was instrumental in the creation of Charles’ online presence which included spearheading various projects and events centered on the rollout of Marin Clean Energy. Her internship with our office will be full time through the end of the summer.

Chris Skelton began his internship with the County Counsel’s Office in May. Chris just completed is second year at University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he is currently pursuing his Juris Doctor with a concentration in Environmental Law and a Capitol Certificate in Public Law and Policy. He is expected to graduate in May 2012. Chris qualifies as a certified law student, so he may appear in Court. Chris hopes to practice environmental law, as demonstrated through his course selection, including International Environmental Law, Water Law, and Federal Public Land and Resources Law. Chris is a graduate of Duke University, where he received his BA in History and Japanese language. In his spare time, Chris is an accomplished Ironman triathlete.

Sharyn Mitchell is attending Empire College-School of Law in Santa Rosa and is a candidate for Juris Doctor in May, 2014. She received her Master’s Degree in Business Administration at Dominican University in December 2000. She is an undergrad of UC Berkeley, with a BA in Architecture. For the past 3-1/2 years Sharyn has worked at Jaret & Jaret in San Rafael as a Legal Assistant. She is proficient in all aspects of arbitration, assisted in preparation of briefs, motions and responses, and she has an extensive legal research background. Previously Sharyn worked for 10 years as an Engineer II, Project Manager of Public Sector Capital Improvement Projects, for the City of Novato.

Moe Jamil completed his undergraduate work at U.C. Berkeley and graduated from the Santa Clara University School of Law in May of 2005. Most recently, he has been volunteering for the County Counsel’s Office in Santa Clara. Prior to that, he worked as a Deputy Attorney General at the California Attorney General's Office in San Francisco. In addition, he has experience in the Santa Clara Public Defender’s Office as well as the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office. Moe will be coming into the office three days a week, gaining hands-on experience with dependency, probate, mental health and other matters as needed.

Abigail Bridgman holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law which she earned while working full time as a paralegal in a small civil litigation firm in Kampala Uganda. Presently, Abigail is completing a no-degree accelerated course at Empire College School of Law in Santa Rosa required for foreign law students before they can apply and sit for the California Bar. Her main interest is civil litigation. Recently, she has volunteered at a non-profit organization with a bias towards women and children’s rights. Apart from English, she speaks basic French and Swahili and is also fluent in Runyankore, Rutooro, and Luganda, all native dialects of Uganda. She says she is adventurous and loves hiking, camping, and gardening. She also enjoys photography, cooking, traveling and meeting new people.

Victoria Snyder is a recently admitted member of the California Bar, assisting with juvenile dependency issues part-time. She earned her JD at City University of New York School of Law (2009), a law school dedicated to “law in the service of human needs.” Victoria is a Bay Area native and graduate of Tamalpais High School and UC Berkeley with a BA in History and minor in Theater, Dance and Performance Studies. She has recently published in the Whittier Journal of Child and Family Advocacy. Victoria has worked as a volunteer law clerk with the Dependency Division of the Office of the Alameda County Public Defender, Disability Rights California, the Defender’s Clinic at Main Street Legal Services and is currently a Volunteer Attorney with the San Francisco VLSP Family Law Project. Prior to law school she worked as a mental health assistant at a non-public day treatment school, a CASA volunteer, a volunteer tutor at San Quentin Prison and a carpentry instructor at a summer day camp. Victoria enjoys rock climbing and new challenges.

Alexandra "Lexi" Louderback just completed her third year as a Business Administration student with a minor in law at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She is a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority – Delta Theta Chapter, where she serves as the financial vice president in charge of managing their budget. She is also a graduate of Marin Catholic High School (2007) where she maintained a 4.2 GPA and was on the Dean’s List all 4 years.

Brice Lynch, having completed his first year at George Washington Law School in Washington. D.C., Brice worked for us from May 17th – August 3, 2010, logging in a staggering 359.10 hours.    He expects to earn his J.D. in May 2012, and is a Thurgood Marshall Scholar with a GPA of 3.444. 
Brice is an undergrad of UC San Diego where he received his BS in Chemical Engineering.  He has 4 years of experience working at the Ares Corporation in Oakland and has passed the Chemical Engineering/California Engineer-In-Training exam.