Outstanding PILC Students Recognized
Natalia Rivera-Pacheco speaks about her Public Interest Law Center experiences after being
recognized as the Outstanding Clinical Student Advocate Award recipient.
Last Friday, April 12, our Public Interest Law Center (PILC) held its year-end celebration and award ceremony. During the event, several students were honored for their advocacy excellence with PILC’s annual awards. Third-year law student Natalia Rivera-Pacheco received the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Clinical Student Advocate Award, which is presented to one student per law school each year for excellence in class participation and client advocacy. Second-year law students Zoe Chaskel and Tazara Weilhammer received the Advocate on the Rise Award for their professional growth in public interest advocacy. LL.M. student Yazmin Rocio Herrera received the Exceptional Pro Bono Service Award for her pro bono services to the Farmworker & Immigration Rights Clinic. In addition to the student awards, PILC also presented the Community Advocate Award to Dr. Thomas Clark and Sarah Halsell (‘03), a Tallahassee attorney, for outstanding pro bono services to PILC clients and clinical programs. During the event, professors also discussed many accomplishments by PILC clinical students during the 2023-2024 academic year. Congratulations to all the award recipients on their much-deserved recognition and to PILC on a very successful academic year!