Law Student Scholarship Recipients
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José Bercerra
José was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 2016 where he majored in Government with a Business Certificate. After college, he joined Teach For America and taught high school math in the Rio Grande Valley and Austin. He graduated cum laude from Texas A&M University School of Law in May 2024 where he participated in the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, was President of the Tax Law Society, Vice-President of the Latinx Law Student Association, and Parliamentarian for the Student Bar Association. He will be joining Vinson and Elkins' Dallas office in the fall. |
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Kathryn Hamilton
Kathryn Hamilton graduated cum laude from South Texas College of Law Houston in May of 2024. During law school, Kathryn was an intern at KPMG and clerked for the Honorable Donna Roth of the Harris County 295th District Court. Additionally, Kathryn enrolled in several tax courses, including Federal Income Taxation, Corporate Taxation, Partnership & Subchapter S Taxation, and U.S. Taxation of International Transactions. She also served the community as a student attorney in the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, through which she represented low-income individuals in controversies with the IRS. Prior to law school, Kathryn obtained her BA in English and Political Science at Texas Christian University. She will continue her education in tax law this fall through New York University School of Law's Graduate Tax Program to pursue an LLM. Kathryn looks forward to returning to Texas to practice tax law after graduating.
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Joe Rubel
Joe Rubel graduated summa cum laude from South Texas College of Law Houston in May 2024. During law school, Joe was a student intern for the South Texas College of Law Low Income Taxpayer Clinic from 2022-2023, and he interned for the state and local tax division at BDO, L.P., where he will begin his legal career this fall. He also served as Vice President of the STCL Tax Law Society and during his 2L year he was a part of the Langdell Program for Federal Income Tax, which provides instructions and tutoring for incoming law students. Before law school, Joe earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin.
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Sarah Zepeda
Sarah Zepeda graduated from South Texas College of Law Houston in May 2024. During law school, Sarah contributed to the student body in several ways, including serving as Vice President of the Student Bar Association and Secretary of the Tax Law Society. She also externed with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel in Houston, volunteered with the school’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, and completed a research paper on tax credits for clean vehicles pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act under the supervision of Professor Bruce McGovern. After sitting for the Bar Exam in July, Sarah is heading to Washington D.C. to attend Georgetown Law for her taxation LL.M.
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LAW SCHOOL OUTREACH AND SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
Audrey Morris
Alyson Outenreath
Scholarship Election Committee Participants:
Sara Giddings
Stephen Long
Laurel Stephenson
Harriet Wessel
2023 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
- Valentyna Krachuck Dickinson, University of Texas School of Law
- Marcus Lys, South Texas College of Law
- Amy Nguyen, SMU Deadman School of Law
- Anna Taylor, University of Texas School of Law
2022 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
- Steve Campbell, SMU Dedman School of Law
- Chad Culpepper, Texas Tech University School of Law
- Rose Pauler-Rush, South Texas College of Law
- Sarah Yue, SMU Deadman School of Law
2021 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
- Emily Dace, SMU Dedman School of Law
- Emily Nguyen, SMU Dedman School of Law
- Cassandra Gonzalez, Texas Tech School of Law
- Tara Smith, Baylor College of Law
2020 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
- Ryan Ault, University of Texas Dallas College of Law
- Jasmine DiLucci, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- Sarah Husbands, University of Houston Law Center
- Charles Kelly, South Texas College of Law Houston
2019 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
- Stephanie Grissom, Texas Tech University School of Law
- Luis Leo, University of Texas School of Law
- Cody Wilson, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- Kathryn Torres, University of Houston Law Center
2018 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
- Adam Bateman, South Texas College of Law Houston
- Dominick Constantino, University of Texas School of Law
- Alexandra Romeo, SMU Dedman School of Law
- Lindsay Thomason, South Texas College of Law Houston
2017 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
- Thomas Bettge, Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law (Carlisle, PA)
- Oscar Carrillo, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Texas Southern University (Houston)
- Emily Fawcett, The University of Texas School of Law (Austin)
- Mary Sommers, SMU Dedman School of Law (Dallas)
2016 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
- Jessica Kirk, SMU Dedman School of Law (Dallas)
- Sharmeen Ladhani, Vanderbilt Law School (Nashville)
- Yang “Allyson” Li, The University of Houston Law Center (Houston)
- Julio Mendoza-Quiroz, Texas Tech University School of Law (Lubbock)
2015 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
- Samantha Coleman, St. Mary’s University School of Law (San Antonio)
- Ryan Phelps, University of Texas School of Law (Austin)
- Neil Clausen, University of Virginia School of Law (Charlottesville, VA)
- Kelsey Taylor, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (Dallas)
2014 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
The Tax Section first awarded Law Student Scholarships in 2014. Recipients that year were:
- Steve Cannon, Texas Tech University School of Law (Lubbock)
- Thor Fielland, University of Texas at Austin School of Law
- Megan James, Texas Tech University School of Law (Lubbock)