Before attending law school, Jonathan Garcia (’23) taught writing courses for several years in the Department of English at BYU, nurturing a passion for the written and spoken word. During his 2L year, Garcia will serve as an associate editor for the BYU Law Review and as a member of the BYU Law moot court team. In 2021, he was selected by the BYU Law faculty for the Wendy C. Archibald Meritorious Achievements and Distinguished Service Award, and in 2022, he will be a summer associate for Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in California.

Carolyn Sharp (’22) is the first woman to serve as president of BYU Law’s Military and National Security Club. She has written groundbreaking papers on cognitive lethal autonomous weapons systems (CLAWS) and on the role advanced artificial intelligence and neurotechnology can play in reshaping the future of war. Sharp has also published pieces through the Lieber Institute for Law & Warfare at West Point. Sharp was elected to state and county political leadership positions as an undergraduate student and is raising two charismatic teenagers.

Brandon Graves (’22) is passionate about immigration reform and has interned with immigrant rights organizations in Washington DC and Utah. He spent his 2L summer with The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, where he assisted in litigation on behalf of immigrant families separated under “Zero Tolerance.” Graves is president of BYU Law’s American Constitution Society and a member of BYU Law’s national moot court team. He participated in the BYU Law Civil and Criminal Rights Appeals Clinic and served as a lead editor on the BYU Journal of Public Law.

Brooke Gledhill (’22) is pursuing a career in social impact and has interned with public interest and nonprofit organizations such as Ohio Legal Help and Encircle. Gledhill advanced to the national finals of the 2021 ABA Student Negotiation Competition and is a member of BYU Law’s national moot court team. She currently serves as president of BYU Women in Law and secretary of the BYU Chapter of the American Constitution Society. Gledhill was also a lead editor for the BYU Journal of Public Law.

Christina Chan (’22) interned with the Coast Guard Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG), the Department of Defense, and the National Security Law Division of the Army JAG at the Pentagon. She is editor-in-chief of the BYU Journal of Public Law and a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow, specializing in Mandarin Chinese. Passionate about minority representation, Chan has served as president of the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association and is a three-year board member and current vice-president of the Minority Law Student Association.

Daniela Seare (’23) is passionate about peace-building and conflict resolution. She has externed with the Leavitt Institute for International Development, where she designed a mediation curriculum for developing Eastern European countries. Seare works as a fellow for BYU’s Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution and serves on the board of the International Law Students Association. Prior to attending law school, Seare worked with a number of non-governmental organizations in Germany and Austria, assisting refugees from the Middle East with relocation and coping with trauma.

Kade Allred (2L) is the BYU Law Student Bar Association’s vice president of students, an associate editor on BYU Law’s Journal of Public Law, a member of BYU Law’s Trial Advocacy Team, and a member of the A. Sherman Christensen Inn of Court I. He is currently a research assistant to three professors focused on administrative, constitutional, and international law. Kade is also a legal intern at Schaerr | Jaffe LLP, a firm based in Washington, DC, that specializes in high-profile trial and appellate litigation.

Alusine Conteh (2L) is originally from Sierra Leone. He is vice president of BYU Law’s Black Law Students Association and a member of the BYU Law Trial Advocacy Team. Alusine has interned with the Utah Supreme Court, as well as Hayes Godfrey Bell, PC, and has served as a BYU Law faculty research assistant and student ambassador. Outside of law school, Alusine works with the nonprofit Future Scholars of Africa, which provides resources to African college students in Utah.

Marissa Flowerday (3L) is an aspiring judge. She has interned for the Utah Supreme Court and worked as a law clerk doing public defense, immigration, and civil litigation. She currently serves as president of the BYU Law Trial Advocacy Team and competes on the school’s national Trial Advocacy Team. Marissa is spending her final year of law school working with the Utah County Attorney’s Office.

Mike McKinley (3L) is enrolled in BYU’s JD/MBA joint-degree program. He is the executive editor of the BYU Journal of Public Law, an intern for Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew Durrant, and a law clerk for BYU’s Office of General Counsel and the US Senate Judiciary Committee. Mike has also worked as a summer associate at Snow Christensen & Martineau in Salt Lake City, Utah. Outside of law school, he volunteers his time as a humanitarian project director in developing countries around the globe.

Melissa Jo Townsend (3L) is passionate about appellate advocacy. After winning “Best Brief” in BYU Law’s 2020 Moot Court Competition, MJ was elected to the BYU Law Moot Court Board and drafted five appellate briefs during her 2L summer internship. She has externed on the Utah District Court and Utah Supreme Court and currently serves as a lead editor on BYU Law’s Journal of Public Law. As a 1L, MJ also received BYU Law’s J. Reuben Clark Award from her peers.

Vivian Tse (3L) is originally from Hong Kong. She spent both her 1L and 2L summers as an associate at Baker McKenzie, where she will return next fall as a first-year associate. Vivian is a member of the BYU Law Review and the BYU Journal of Public Law, and is director of events for the BYU Law Federal Bar Association. Vivian also works at Control4, one of the world’s largest pure IoT companies that focuses on cutting-edge home automation.