Law student named a Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Public Policy Fellow
Catherine Douglas one of 22 law students selected for 2021 class.
Catherine Douglas, rising 3L, has been named a 2021 Public Policy Fellow with the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation. This summer she will work at the Juvenile Division of the Hamilton County’s Public Defender’s Office, advocating for fairness and equality in the criminal justice system.
The Public Policy Fellowship Program awards fellowships to first- and second-year law students who demonstrate a commitment to public service and a developed interest in public policy. These law students commit their summers to advancing public policy issues through work at non-profit institutions, government agencies and domestic or international organizations.
Catherine Douglas, 3L
This internship follows Douglas’s fellowship at the Ohio Innocence Project last summer. Prior to law school she received her bachelor’s degree from Pratt Institute and a master of Fine Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College. With a professional goal to work toward policy reform in the criminal justice system, this fellowship will be an important part in achieving her goal.
The 2021 Fellowship Program has 22 Public Policy Fellows. To date, the Foundation has provided fellowships to 298 law students at 24 schools across the US and overseas.
About the University of Cincinnati College of Law
Founded in 1833, the University of Cincinnati College of Law has the distinction of being the first law school west of the Alleghenies. From humble beginnings 175 years ago in a room above Timothy Walker’s law offices to its home today in Clifton (OH), Cincinnati Law has been on the leading edge of legal education. Thousands of lawyers have graduated from the law school, and about one-third practice in the Greater Cincinnati community, working in all areas of the law. For more information about the College of Law, visit www.law.uc.edu.
Interested in learning more about public interest law at Cincinnati Law? Visit the website: public interest law.
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