With 52 participating law schools and our growing national reputation for providing high quality work experiences in the public interest labor law and workers' rights area, the applicant pool was the largest and most qualified to date. The 2001 Summer Internships were successfully completed and employers were very pleased with the interns' work.

Supervisors reported that the interns were very effective and had measurable impact on their respective organizations. The students appreciated the opportunity to advance in their knowledge and experience in labor law practice. This year's PBF interns are as follows:

Heather Anderson
Boston College of Law
Work site: Community Legal Services, Employment Unit - Philadelphia, PA

Matthew Bradford
Villanova University School of Law
Work site: United Steelworkers of America - Pittsburgh, PA

Stephanie Bruce
Harvard University School of Law
Work site: NLRB - Enforcement/Litigation Unit, Washington, DC

Concepcion Escobar
University of Michigan
Work site: Greater Boston Legal Aid, Employment Unit - Boston, MA

Bruce Harland
Rutgers University School of Law - Newark
Work site: SEIU-Washington, DC

Darragh Inman
University of Maryland School of Law
Work site: AFSCME - Washington, DC

Michelle Johnings Seifert
University of San Francisco School of Law
Work site: HERE Local 2

Fernando Jose Guerra
Fordham University School of Law
Work site: Workplace Project-Hempstead, NY

Tony Lu
New York University School of Law
Work site: National Employment Law Project - New York, NY

Buffy Maria Baldridge
CUNY School of Law
Work site: NLRB-Member Walsh's office - Washington, DC

James McDermott
University of Texas School of Law
Work site: Chicago Newspaper Guild - Chicago, IL

Avantika Rao
University of California, Davis School of Law
Work site: Asian Law Caucus - San Francisco, CA

Kimberly Romano
Hofstra University School of Law
Work site: NLRB Region IV (Philadelphia/Brooklyn)

Gobind Sethi
American University School of Law
Work site: AFL-CIO - Washington, DC

Joseph Shelton
Catholic University, Columbus School of Law
Work site: IUE - Washington, DC

Diana Spagnuolo
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Work site: Friends of Farmworkers - Philadelphia, PA

Elizabeth Tripi
New York University School of Law
Work site: United Mineworkers of America - Fairfax, VA

Melanie Orhant
American University School of Law
Work site: DC Employment Justice Center - Washington, DC