Northeastern
University School of Law offers an innovative approach to legal
education that attracts a well-rounded student body whose educational
and cultural diversity enriches the process of learning about law. We
offer you a variety of opportunities to find out more about the law
school through the eyes of our current students.
Student Ambassadors 2007-08
Talk to a current student! The best way to learn
about being a student at Northeastern University School of Law is to talk
to someone who is already walking the walk. Our Student Ambassadors are happy
to answer your questions about life at Northeastern.
Name: Tayo Belle
E-mail: belle.i@neu.edu
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Undergraduate College: The Ohio State University
Undergraduate Major: Political Science
Areas of Interest: Constitutional Law, Civil rights Law, Public Interest
NUSL Activities: Student Bar Association, Black Law Students Association, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
Hobbies: traveling, politics, reading news magazines, exploring Boston
Name: Julie Brennan (3L) 
E-mail:julie.a.brennan@gmail.com
Hometown: Pembroke, Massachusettes
Undergraduate College: College of the Holy Cross '05
Undergraduate Major: English
Areas of Interest: Real Estate Law, Trust and Estates
NUSL Activities: Cooperative Income Sharing Program, Student Bar Association
Hobbies:running, reading
Name:Monika
Dargin
(3L)
E-mail: dargin.m@gmail.com
Hometown: Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Undergraduate College: Bowdoin College
'01
Undergraduate Major: Sociology and Spanish
Areas of Interest: Intellectual Property, Real Estate
NUSL Activities: Black Law Students Association, Queer Caucus
Hobbies: reading, hiking with her dog, karaoke, pilates, live music
and theatre, roadtrips, indulging in celebrity gossip
Name:Adrienne
Ellman
(3L)
E-mail: ellman.a@neu.edu
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Undergraduate College: Williams College
'03
Undergraduate Major: Psychology
Area of Interest: Criminal Law
NUSL Activities: Queer Caucus, Lawyering Fellow
Hobbies: squash, soccer, running, guitar, daily crossword
puzzles, anything outdoors
Name: Katherine Fang (3L) 
E-mail: fang.k@neu.edu
Hometown: New York, New
York
Undergraduate College: John Jay College
of Criminal Justice '05
Undergraduate Major: Criminal Justice
Areas of Interest: Criminal Law, Intellectual Property Law
NUSL Activities: Asian Pacific American Law Students Association,
International Law Society, Student Bar Association
Hobbies: reading, creative writing, drawing, Japanese animation
Name:
Monica Katz-Lapides (3L) 
E-mail: katz-lapides.m@neu.edu
Hometown: Santa Cruz, California
Undergraduate College: Brandeis University
'06
Undergraduate Major: African and African-American Studies; Italian
Studies; and Politics
Areas of Interest: International Human Rights, Rights of Immigrants
and Refugees, Civil Rights
NUSL Activities: Student Bar Association, Queer Caucus, Youth Advocacy
Caucus, Jewish Law Student Association, Phi Alpha Delta International Law Fraternity
Hobbies: singing, softball, cooking,
reading fiction and newspapers, watching hockey
Name: Leora Maccabee (3L)
E-mail: leoramaccabee@yahoo.com
Hometown: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Undergraduate College: Amherst College
'05
Undergraduate Major: Political and Economic Justice
Areas of Interest: Public Interest, Labor and Employment Law, Health
Care, Mass Torts
NUSL Activities: Jewish Law Students Association
Hobbies: music, politics, Jewish community work
Name: Ted Occhialino(3L)
E-mail: occhialino.e@neu.edu
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Undergraduate College: Kenyon College '96
Undergraduate Major: English
Graduate School: Portland State University '05 (MA, Literature)
Areas of Interest: Criminal Law, Environmental Law and Land Use, Federal Indian Law
NUSL Activities: Student Bar Association, Teaching Assistant
Hobbies: marathon running, classical music, literature, cooking with my wife
Name: Golda Philip (3L), JD/MPH 
E-mail: goldap@gmail.com
Hometown: Glendale, California
Undergraduate College: Stanford University
'04
Undergraduate Major: Cultural and Social Anthropology
Areas of Interest: Immigration Law, Public Health Law
NUSL Activities: Women’s Law Caucus, Asian Pacific American Law
Student Association
Hobbies: making films, cooking, reading, traveling
Name: Josh Zakim (3L)
E-mail: josh.zakim@gmail.com
Hometown: Newton, Massachusetts
Undergraduate College: University of Pennsylvania '06
Undergraduate Major: Political Science
Areas of Interest: Criminal Law
NUSL Activities: Student
Bar Association Council, Graduate and Professional Student Association, Law
Students for Israel, Jewish Law Students Association, Sports Law Society
Hobbies: working out, going out with friends, non-profit work, politics
