Connect with a Current Student

A group of current BU Law students, known as Student Admissions Ambassadors, volunteer each year to serve as an information resource for prospective students. Our Ambassadors have a wide variety of interests and are engaged in many activities here at BU Law. Prospective students can email an Ambassador directly if they have specific questions or just want to learn about life at BU Law from a student perspective. Please keep in mind, these students are volunteering their time on top of their law classes. We kindly ask that you reach out to one student from the list below.

If you have questions related to admissions or the application process, then please contact the Admissions Office at bulawadm@bu.edu or 617-353-3100.

Student Admissions Ambassadors

Name: Lauren Batchelder
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2025
Email: lbatch@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Saint Anselm College, History, Class of 2018
Hometown: Chester, NH
BU Law Activities: International Refugee Assistance Project, JD Orientation Co-Director, Access to Justice Clinic, Antiracism and Community Lawyering Practicum, Public Interest Scholar, If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice, Women’s Law Association
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): United Nations: International Law Commission, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute: Immigration Unit, BU Center for Antiracist Research, Research Assistant for Caitlin Glass

Name: Lizzie Bohnstedt
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2026
Email: ebohn@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Boise State University, Psychology, 2021
Hometown: San Diego, CA
BU Law Activities: First Generation Professionals, ABA Client Counseling Competition, Immigration Law & Policy Society, Access to Justice Clinic, Journal of Science and Technology
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Judicial Extern at the U.S. District Court of Southern California, Research Assistant to Professor Zohra Ahmed

Name: Uri Brookmyer
Pronouns: He/Him
Year: Class of 2026
Email: urib@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: University of Florida; Philosophy; 2018
Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
BU Law Activities: American Constitution Society, Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, BU/MIT Student Innovations Law Clinic, Client Counseling Competition, Health Law Association, Boston University Law Review
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Regulatory/Compliance Intern at Trillium Health, Research Assistant to Professor Jay Wexler, 2025 Corporate Summer Associate at Latham & Watkins in Boston

Name: Ethan Busch
Pronouns: He/Him
Year: Class of 2026
Email: ejbusch@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: University of Rochester, Linguistics and Classical Civilizations, 2023
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
BU Law Activities: Compliance Policy Clinic, President of Energy and Environmental Law Society, BU-BC Environmental Law Teaching Program, Business Law Society, Intramural Soccer, Softball
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Summer Legal Intern at Charles River Watershed Association, 2025 Summer Associate at Kirkland & Ellis in Boston

Name: Olivia Byrd
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2026
Email: ocbyrd@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Emory University, International Relations and Philosophy, 2020
Hometown: Jefferson City, TN
BU Law Activities: Public Interest Law Journal, Criminal Law Clinic, Public Interest Law Society, Criminal Law Society, Women’s Law Association
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Judicial Internship with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Name: Gemma del Carmen
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2025
Email: gdc@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: The Catholic University of America, Politics and Psychology, 2022
Hometown: Arlington, Texas
BU Law Activities: Former Vice President Women of Color Collaborative, Former Lawyering Fellow, Tour Guide, Equity Fellow, Editor-in-Chief of International Law Journal
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Research Assistant for Jasmine Gonzalez and Professor Rory Van Loo, 1L Diversity Fellow, 2L Summer Associate at McDermott, Will, & Emery, Legal Intern at Rue Gilt Groupe, Legal Intern for District Judge Margaret Guzman

Name: David Chairez
Pronouns: He/Him
Year: Class of 2025
Email: dchairez@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Saint Anselm College, Politics and Peace & Justice Studies, 2022
Hometown: El Monte, CA
BU Law Activities: Diversity & Inclusion Editor for Boston University Law Review, Former Co-Vice President of Latin American Law Student Association, Lawyering Fellow
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): General Counsel Legal Intern at Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Summer Law Clerk in the Economic Stability Workgroup for the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Legal Extern in the Employment Litigation Section at the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, BU Graduate Housing Assistant, Research Assistant for Professor Benjamin Pyle and Professor Stephen Donweber

Name: Maddy Covington
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2026
Email: mcoving@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: University of Notre Dame, History, Business Economics and Sociology, 2023
Hometown: Westfield, NJ
BU Law Activities: JD/MBA student, Public Relations Officer for Women of Color Collaborative, Latin American Law Student Association, Treasurer for Disabled Law Student & Allies Association, Health Law Association, Business Law Society, JD Orientation Co-Social Chair
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Legal Intern for Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Research Analyst for Board Effectiveness Practice at Korn Ferry, Research Assistant for Professor Benjamin Pyle, 2025 Summer Associate at Sidley Austin LLP in Boston

Name: Lexi Eid
Year: Class of 2026
Email: leid@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Southern Methodist University, Political Science, French, Economics, 2023
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
BU Law Activities: First Generation Professionals, Business Law Association, Women’s Law Association, Ski Club, Negotiation Competition, Middle Eastern & South Asian Law Students Association, Latin American Law Students Association, Compliance Clinic, International Law Journal
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): 1L Diversity Summer Associate with Kirland & Ellis

Name: Bailey Greenberg
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2026
Email: bmg@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Boston College, Political Science, 2020
Hometown: East Greenwich, RI
BU Law Activities: First Generation Professionals, Women’s Law Association, Lawyering Fellow
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Summer Law Clerk at Sherin & Lodgen, Fall 2024 Judicial Extern

Name: Jam Hammond
Pronouns: He/Him
Year: Class of 2026
Email: jamch@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Northeastern Psychology and ASL BS, 2014; Pitt MPA/MSW, 2019
Hometown: Cambridge, MA
BU Law Activities: OutLaw, Black Law Student Association, Student Government Association Student Representative
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Federal and State Judicial Intern, Assistant at the LGBTQIA+ Center

Name: Hamid Hoshmand
Year: Class of 2026
Email: hoshmand@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Boston University, Political Science and Economics, 2020
Hometown: Nutley, NJ
BU Law Activities: American Journal of Law and Medicine, Lawyering Fellow, ABA Client Counseling Competition, Health Law Association, BU Law Intramural Soccer
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): 1L Summer Associate at Foley Hoag

Name: Shiri Huber
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2025
Email: shiri@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: University of Maryland, College Park, Business, 2019
Hometown: Los Altos, California
BU Law Activities: BU/MIT Student Innovations Clinic, Boston University Law Review, Jewish Law Students Association
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Intern at DocuSign in San Francisco, Externship at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Boston, Summer Associate at Akin Gump in New York

Name: Sarah Iglesias
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2026
Email: sarahigl@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: University of Massachusetts Amherst, English, History, 2021
Hometown: Stoughton, MA
BU Law Activities:  Latin American Law Student Association, Women’s Law Association, Health Law Association, American Journal of Law and Medicine
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Judicial Intern to the Honorable James F. Lang at Suffolk County Superior Court, Fall 2024 Boston Medical Center Compliance Extern, 2025 Summer Associate at Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick

Name: Maxwell James
Pronouns: He/Him
Year: Class of 2025
Email: Jamesmax@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Boston University, Questrom School of Business, Accounting, 2022
Hometown: Northborough, Massachusetts
BU Law Activities: Stone Moot Court, Albers Honors Moot Court, Criminal Law Society, Compliance Policy Clinic, Banking & Finance LL.M
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): 1L Scholar Summer Litigation/Controversy Associate, 2L Summer Litigation/Controversy Associate and Post-Grad Litigation/Controversy Associate offer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Name: Khushi Kanda
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2027
Email: khushik@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: The College of New Jersey, Finance, 2023
Hometown: Marlboro, NJ
BU Law Activities: Middle Eastern and South Asian Law Students Association, Women of Color Collaborative, Disabled Law Students & Allies Association, Business Law Society

Name: Matt Kaplan
Pronouns: He/Him
Year: Class of 2026
Email: mkaplan9@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Bowdoin College, Economics, 2019
Hometown: Larchmont, NY
BU Law Activities: BU/MIT Student Innovations Lab Clinic, Lawyering Fellow, Run Club
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Summer 2024 Legal Intern at Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Part-Time Coach for BU Undergraduate Sailing Team

Name: Sadie Keller
Pronouns:  She/Her
Year: Class of 2025
Email: smkeller@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Oberlin College, Politics and Hispanic Studies
Hometown: Lawrence, KS
BU Law Activities: BU National Lawyers Guild, Public Interest Law Society, Massachusetts Defense of Eviction Project
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Legal Intern at MA Attorney General’s Office, Summer Associate at Anderson & Kreiger, LLC, Research Assistant for Professor Jade Brown

Name: Sarah King
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2026
Email: skking@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Texas A&M University, Business Honors & Management, 2023
Hometown: Houston, TX
BU Law Activities: International Law Journal, Lawyering Fellow, First Generation Professionals, Women’s Law Association, Business Law Society
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Summer Associate at Vinson & Elkins

Name: Kai MacLean
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2026
Email: kaimac@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: University of Southern California, Global Health & Political Science, 2020
Hometown: Winchester, MA
BU Law Activities: Criminal Law Clinic, Antiracism and Community Lawyering Practicum, Lawyering Fellow, Boston University Law Review, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, Health Law Association, Public Interest Law Society, Women of Color Collaborative
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Judicial internship on the Court of Federal Claims

Name: Jessica Martinez
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2025
Email: jessmtnz@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: University of Florida, Political Science and Public Relations, 2022
Hometown: Hialeah, FL
BU Law Activities: Former Clinical Student for BU Law Student Innovations Law Clinic, former President of Student Government Association, Lawyering Fellow for 1L Lawyering, Orientation Welcomer; Co-Chair for 2023 First Generation Convening, Student Government Association 3L Rep, Graduate Assistant for Student Affairs, SGA Liaison for AMICI Scholae (a student advisory board that focuses on assessing and improving students’ academic and professional experience here at BU Law), Administrative Editor for the Journal of Science and Technology, Latin American Law Student Association, Women of Color Collaborative, First Generation Professionals
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Intern for Lawyers for Civil Rights, Summer Associate at Sidley Austin LLP in Boston

Name: Fumi Noda
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2026
Email: fuminoda@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Barnard College, Political Science, 2023
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan & West Chester, PA
BU Law Activities: Vice President of Student Government Association, Immigrants’ Rights and Human Trafficking Clinic, Co-Chair for J.D. Orientation Committee, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, Women of Color Collaborative, Immigration Law & Policy Society
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Teaching Assistant for Writing and Research in LLM Program, Legal Intern at CPCS Mental Health Litigation Division, Incoming Summer 2025 Legal Intern for Lawyers for Civil Rights

Name: Cristina Palazzese
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2025
Email: palazz@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: University of Florida, Psychology, 2020
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale
BU Law Activities: Journal of Science and Technology, Former Secretary of Student Government Association
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Gunster Firm in Miami with post-graduate offer

Name: Benjamin (Ben) Pelon
Pronouns: He/Him
Year: Class of 2026
Email: bpelon@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: University of Vermont, Philosophy, 2020
Hometown: Lincoln, MA (I commute!)
BU Law Activities: BU Law Soccer, BU Law Run Club, BU Choruses (with the College of Fine Arts), Public Interest Law Society, Middle Eastern and South Asian Law Students Association, Immigration Law and Policy Society, BU Law Softball, BYO (Be Yourself Orientation), JD Orientation volunteer
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Legal Intern at Committee for Public Counsel Services Child and Family Law Division in Brockton, Substitute Teacher and Residential Care of At-Risk Youth with Justice Resource Institute at Walden Street School

Name: Ananya Potlapalli
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2026
Email: apotlap@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: The Ohio State University, Operations Management, Minor in Legal Foundations of Society, 2023
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
BU Law Activities: Middle Eastern and South Asian Law Students Association, Immigration Law and Policy Society, Plaintiff’s Law Association, Public Interest Law Journal, Mental Health Litigation Practicum
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Summer Intern at PAIR Project, Intern at American Immigration Lawyers Association

Name: Kaley Rohlinger
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2025
Email: rohlink@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Marquette University, Public Relations & Marketing, 2019
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
BU Law Activities: Energy & Environmental Law Society, Plaintiffs’ Law Society
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Teaching Assistant for Professor James Fleming, Legal Intern for Town Solicitor of Braintree, Legal Intern for Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Summer Associate at Dechert, Legal Environmental Intern for MassDOT/MBTA

Name: Erin Ryu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Year: Class of 2026
Email: erinryu@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: UCLA, Political Science, 2018
Hometown: Orange County, CA
BU Law Activities: Women of Color Collaborative, Co-President of Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, Co-President of First Generation Professionals, Intellectual Property Law Society, Review of Banking and Financial Law Journal, Client Counseling Competition
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Judicial Extern for California Court of Appeal, Legal Intern at Fidelity Investments, Research Assistant for Professor Steven Dean

Name: Ivana Wijedasa
Pronouns: She/Hers/her
Year: Class of 2026
Email: wijedasa@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: Boston College, International Studies, 2022
Hometown: Metuchen, NJ
BU Law Activities: Co-President of the Middle Eastern & South Asian Student Association, Co-Vice President of the Immigration Law & Policy Society, Boston University Law Review, Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, Tour Guide
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Judicial Intern for the First Circuit Court of Appeals, Research Assistant for Professor Jonathan Feingold

Name: April Yoon
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: Class of 2025
Email: aprily@bu.edu
Undergraduate School, Major, Year: King’s College London, Bachelor of Laws, 2022
Hometown: Seoul, S. Korea and Singapore
BU Law Activities: Asian Pacific American Law Students Association
Work Experience (since starting BU Law): Teaching Assistant for LLM Legal Research and Writing, Research Assistant to Professor Keith N. Hylton, Legal Assistant at Blumsack and Canzano PC, Spring Judicial Extern at United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Summer Law Clerk at Kaufman Dolowich LLP