Student Stories

Emily Barth, '11. Although Emily Barth ‘11 grew up in Ohio and Northern Kentucky, she has spent significant portions of her life overseas, primarily in Asia. (Read more)

Aaron Bernay, '10. A global perspective is what Aaron Bernay, Class of 2010, brings to every class he attends at UC Law. By the age of 10, Bernay had spent the first six years of his education attending six different schools located across the country. (Read more)

Sapphire Diamant-Rind, '11. Sapphire Diamant-Rink ‘11 was drawn to UC Law because of the opportunity to work closely with the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights. (Read more)

Andrew Goering, '11. With four generations graduating from either the University of Cincinnati or the College of Law, the Goering family boasts a strong connection. Consider: UC Law is now “home” to rising Andrew, Class of 2011. (Read more)

Maria Gonzalez, '09. For many law students, the biggest concern on any given day might be what club is offering free lunch. Maria Gonzalez, Class of 2009, has a bit more on her plate. Gonzalez manages law school classes and involvement in the Immigration and Nationality Law Review (INLR), in addition to maintaining a family with a husband and two children. (Read more)

Michael Harrington, '09. Although a majority of UC Law students hail from the Midwest, an increasing percentage of them have ventured from further afield to experience all that UC has to offer. One of those students is Mike Harrington, Class of 2009, who traveled from Salt Lake City, Utah to study at UC Law. (Read more)

Brian Howe, '10. Brian Howe, Class of 2010, already knows what he wants to do when he—practice public interest law. Being involved with the Ohio Innocence Project (OIP) this past year has enabled Howe to experience what it feels like to provide legal assistance to someone who couldn't otherwise afford it. (Read more)

Annah Icay, '11. When Annah Icay ‘11 went to work in the Philippines this summer, it was more than just a summer job; it was a trip home. (Read more)

Chandani Jones, '10. Chandani Jones has a tremendous energy that is certainly contagious. She has travelled a long way to get to UC Law’s Class of 2010 — from the Virgin Islands to Nashville, Tennessee to Uzbekistan and back to the U.S. (Read more)

Antonio Mazzaro, '09. In the midst of political chatter, UC Law students know there is one president who always has their interests in mind. Antonio Mazzaro, Class of 2009 and Student Bar Association (SBA) President, is a major presence at the law school. Taking over the position during the last months of the 2007-2008 academic year, Mazzaro swung into action to improve life as we know it at the law school. (Read more)

Adam Moser, '09. As the world is riveted by the athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics, hosted in Beijing, China, UC Law student Adam Moser, Class of 2009, has been getting a "bird's eye view" of the festivities. And "if work permits I even hope to catch the USA v. South Korea in baseball," Moser said. "Tickets are expensive and hard to come by; the baseball tickets were a gift so the least I can do is put them to good use," Moser laughed in a recent telephone interview. "The entire country has caught 'Olympic fever.' Everyone's learning the official song and the official clap. The stakes are high to do it right!" (Read more)

Daryl Osuch, '11. Atypical life experiences led Daryl Osuch ’11 to Cincinnati Law. Reared and educated in Chicago, IL, he matriculated at the University of Chicago, majoring in American History. His major required him to take classes in other fields, however, which led Osuch to take a number of Japanese history classes. (Read more)

Amanda Penick, '09. Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz couldn't have said it better. There's no place like home. And for Amanda Penick, Class of 2009, the true meaning of these words became evident when she moved back home to Cincinnati to begin her three year law school journey. (Read more)

Jazmine Robinson, '09. Not many law students' resumes include organizing a national convention. However, Jasmine Robinson, Class of 2009, will add this impressive feat to a long list of accomplishments this year as she organizes the National Black Law Students Association Conference. Robinson, a third year student, was selected by the national board to organize the conference after she ably served as the Midwest regional conference coordinator last year. (Read more)

Elisabeth Rotermund, '09. For most people at the law school who know third year student Elisabeth Rotermund, Class of 2009, remembering how to pronounce her last name has been a challenge "It's Rot-er-mund" [wrote-er-mund] she kindly corrects when a student or the occasional professor misspeaks. Perhaps it reminds her of her birthplace of Frankfurt, Germany whenever she needs to explain the pronunciation of her name. When translated into English, the German word Rotermund means "red mouth." The appropriateness of the translation can be seen in Rotermund's warm and energetic smile as she passes you in the hallway. (Read more)

Ryan Schmit, '10. UC Law’s Ryan Schmit ‘10 has always been an environmental enthusiast and pursuit of a career in environmental law was only a “natural” progression.  He was a political science major at Miami University, with a secondary focus in environmental sciences.  (Read more)

Sarah Welcome, '11. The reason that Sarah Welcome ’11 became a University of Cincinnati College of Law student can be directly linked to the opportunity she participated in this summer—working in Botswana, Africa. (Read more)