Student Organizations

Congratulations to the new AFP E-board

The Association of Federal Practice is pleased to announce the incoming 2025-2026 executive board:

• President: Leah Carter
• Vice President: Karli Ring
• Secretary: Stephanie Verbockel
• Treasurer: Russell Gibson
• Communications Director: Ellie Frier
• 2L Representative: Cora Olsen

Congratulations to the new executive board and thank you to all members for a great year!

Contact: Rachel Seifert

Student Organizations

Congratulations to the New EtLS E-board

The Entertainment Law Society is excited to announce the new e-board for the 2025-2026 school year!

• President: Isabelle Matuszewski
• Vice President: Matt Scowcroft
• Outreach Coordinator: Joshua Busher
• Secretary: Pamela Urlacher
• Social Media Manager: Lei Diego

Congratulations to the new board! You will all do a great job leading the Entertainment Law Society next school year! 

Contact: Erika Escamilla

Student Organizations

Congratulations to the New PILS E-board

The Public Interest Law Society (PILS) welcomes and congratulates the new executive board for the 2025-2026 school year! Next year's e-board is as follows:

• Co-Presidents: Elizabeth TenBarge and Annie Tate
• VPs of Event Execution and Volunteer Coordination: Heather Walla and Dalton Hein
• VP of Donation Solicitation: Sophia Bern
• VP of Administration & Social Media: Cora Olsen
• State Bar Liaison: Emmy Pagel
• 2L Rep: Natalie Guimont
• 3L Reps: Tyler Crass and Alana Borman

We would also like to the thank the outgoing PILS e-board, all of the PILS members, and anybody else who has supported PILS' efforts throughout this past school year. We look forward to continuing to support the public interest within the Marquette Law School community and beyond!

Contact: Tyler Crass

Speakers/Events

Finals Breakfast for Dinner

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - 6:00pm • Second Floor, Outside of the Student Affairs Office (238)

Save the date! Take a break from studying for final exams for the semesterly, "Finals Breakfast for Dinner." 

Breakfast will be provided first-come, first-served until it's gone on Tuesday, April 29, starting at 6 p.m., just outside of the Office of Student Affairs on the second floor. Full breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, potatoes, bacon, turkey sausage, and fruit, along with coffee and tea options. For those with dietary restrictions, gluten-free and vegan options will also be available and labeled. 

You can grab a plate and go back to studying, or you are welcome to hang out on the first and second floor to decompress and socialize. Food is provided courtesy of the Office of Student Affairs. 

We look forward to seeing you at breakfast!

Contact: Sarah DiStefano

Student Organizations

Congratulations to the New CFLS E-board

Congratualtions to your new Children & Family Law Society E-Board: 

President: Kate Miller

Vice President: Marina Rajkovic

Secretary: Emily Reinhardt 

Treasurer: Abby Rupnow 

Social Media Chair: Brianne Karrmann

3L Rep: Nuha McDiarmid

2L Rep: Sam Engel 

Congratulations everyone! We know you will all do amazing things next year!

Contact: Emily Wojnowski

Pro Bono Opportunities

MVLC Volunteer CLE: Motions to Seal or Redact Eviction Records

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 12:00pm • Zoom

This session will be presented by Meagan Winn, Eviction Diversion Coordinator at the Milwaukee Justice Center, and Judge Reyna Morales, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge. Register to attend here.

Meagan Winn is the Eviction Diversion Coordinator at the Milwaukee Justice Center. She is working to implement a problem-solving approach to eviction cases by connecting people to resources to navigate the court process and promote housing stability. She understands that stable housing is essential to community health and she believes all individuals should have equal access to justice through the courts. 

Judge Reyna Morales was appointed by Governor Evers in September 2020 and subsequently ran unopposed in 2021. Her current assignment is in the Small Claim Eviction Civil Division. She has previously presided over Delinquency, Children in Need of Protection & Services “CHIPS”, Guardianship, TRO’s & original jurisdiction matters. 

 Students can earn one hour of pro bono time by attending the MVLC Volunteer CLE Series. This free CLE series provides volunteers with in-depth information on some of the most commonly seen issues at the Clinics. These sessions are a great way to enhance your knowledge of the legal issues faced by clients of the MVLC while earning additional pro bono hours.

Contact: Katie Mertz

Student Organizations

Student Org End of Semester Reminders

Final Semester Requirements – due Monday, May 12

These items are for extracurricular student organization. Journals, Moot Court, PILS, and ADR Competition Board are excluded from these requirements. All forms are due after final exams, so there is plenty of opportunity to complete them in a timely manner.

• End-of-Year Transition Form
  • Required so we know leadership information going into the summer and next fall. Provide some basic information on how the year went for new board members. It will ask for an updated roster at this time as well.
• Reimbursement Form
  • All reimbursements should be requested before Monday, May 12, to ensure timely repayment for student organization expenses.
• Student Organization Storage Cleanout
  • Ensure that all organization items in 336L storage space are inventoried, cleaned, labelled, and stored neatly over the summer. 

Contact: Sarah DiStefano

Student Organizations

Congratulations to the New HLS E-board

Congratulations to the newly elected 2025-26 Health Law Society e-board members! Thank you to everyone who ran for a position.

• President: Gretta Yahn
• Vice President: Faith Pickelmann
• Secretary: Tyler Re
• Treasurer: Maxwell Bado
• Event Coordinator: Alana Borman

Contact: Payton Rahn

Academics

Summer and Post-Graduation Bloomberg Law, Lexis, and Westlaw Access

For all law students: Your access to Bloomberg Law, Lexis, and Westlaw is tied to the graduation date in your account profiles for each system.

Employers or organizations with which you volunteer or intern might require or prefer that you use firm/organization accounts rather than database access through your academic account. Please understand and comply with relevant practices and policies. Importantly, you must not share your Marquette-affiliated account credentials or access with anyone, including classmates or colleagues at work who have their own accounts.

Continuing students:

Bloomberg Law & Lexis: You will have automatic, unrestricted access to your Bloomberg Law and Lexis accounts this summer. There is no need to register and you do not need to limit use of these two accounts to academic purposes during the summer months. (Use of your Marquette-affiliated Lexis account much be limited to academic purposes during the regular academic school year, with permissible use expanding during the summer to include work for a firm, non-profit, clerkship, internship, or externship.)

Westlaw: You will also have automatic access to your Westlaw account this summer, but you must continue to limit use of your academic Westlaw account to non-commercial purposes. Non-commercial purposes include coursework, Research Assistant assignments, law review or journal work, moot court research, unpaid non-profit public interest work, clinical work for credit, and internships/externships for credit through the law school.

You can continue to use other databases, like HeinOnline, as you would during the fall and spring semesters.

Graduating students: 

Bloomberg Law: Your unrestricted Bloomberg Law access continues for six months after you graduate. 

Lexis: Your access to Lexis continues through December 2025, also with no additional registration required and with no limits on research time. Your Lexis account will automatically switch to a graduate portal in July. That portal includes access to most of the same content and features you have now, excluding public records, Protégé, Law360, and Practical Guidance. (Important: If you have Lexis Rewards and are graduating, redeem your points before they expire on June 30, 2025.) Lexis also offers the ASPIRE Program for grads engaged in 501(c)(3) public interest work. Learn more about Lexis graduate access at https://lexisnexis.com/grad-access/.

Westlaw: To extend your Westlaw access, including CoCounsel and Practical Law, register at https://lawschool.westlaw.com/authentication/gradelite if you have not already opted-in. This Grad Elite access extends for 18 months after graduation, with up to 60 hours of Westlaw use per month (compared to the 180-hour monthly cap in place for active student accounts). It can be used to gain understanding and build your knowledge of the law, increase confidence in your research skills, and prepare for the bar exam. It is not for commercial purposes, including situations when you are billing a client.

Watch for an email to your @marquette.edu account after graduation with reminders and related information from the library.

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Do you have questions about access to resources or working with these and other databases? Reference assistance and research consultations are available to you throughout the summer and beyond. Just stop at the Reference Desk or contact a reference librarian to get started. We're happy to help!

Contact: Elana Olson