Public Knowledge offers unpaid internships during the school year and summer to students studying either law or public policy. If you are interested in an internship, please contact Michael Weinberg, or send your resume, a cover letter, and a brief persuasive writing sample.

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Fall 2012

• Raffi Melanson, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC – Raffi is a third year law student at Georgetown Law, specializing in digital media and technology law. At Boston University, Raffi took a special interest in the interplay between net neutrality and intellectual property while earning B.A.’s in International Relations, Economics and Math. Before joining Public Knowledge, he advocated on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing groups in DMCA and FCC proceedings for Georgetown’s Institute for Public Representation. He also worked on wireline telecom issues at the FCC, litigation matters at the U.S. District Court for D.C., and energy policy at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. When not in the office, Raffi likes to box, bike around the city, and watch cancelled television shows.

• Eric Null, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY - Eric Null is a recent graduate of Cardozo Law School with a concentration in Intellectual Property and Communications. He is very involved in telecommunications and Internet law and policy, having published legal articles on topics ranging from network neutrality to ICANN's New gTLD program, and a book chapter about the legal and political barriers to municipal broadband networks. He also worked as a research assistant to Professors Susan Crawford and Brett Frischmann. Follow him @ericnull.

• Lucy Wolf, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - Lucy graduated in the spring of 2012 with a BA in American History. She's interested in technology policy and plans to go to law school. She is from Seattle and is having a great time exploring the other Washington.

Summer 2012

• Greg Capobianco, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY – Greg is a rising 2L at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Beyond an interest in technology and law, he enjoys digital photography, politics, and the Oxford comma.

• Andrés Izquierdo, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia - Andres holds a JD from Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia, has completed specialized seminars on Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights in the Society of Authors and Publishers of Spain (SGAE) and in Intellectual Property at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  in Geneva, Switzerland. Andrés also has an LLM (Masters Degree) in Intellectual Property from the Universitá Degli Studi di Torino, Italy. His master's thesis, entitled "Alternative Approaches to Intellectual Property Protection of Bio-Pharmaceutical Innovation form a FLOSS perspective" received honors, was published by WIPO in the 2006 edition of "WIPO - Turin Collection of Research Papers" - and received an award from Microsoft International. He has served as legal adviser to the Colombian Association of Phonographic Producers Asincol; intern attorney in the firm Frignani & Associati Turin, Italy; Partner-Director of Litigation and Arbitration in the firm Palacio & Ballesteros, Colombia; and Business and Legal Manager for the Andean Region at Sony Music Entertainment. Currently he is a researcher for Universidad Javeriana in Labcom, Colombia and Parter-Director in Intellectual Property at Vanegas, Izquierdo & Delgado. Andrés has published various articles on Intellectual Property and Copyright and works as copyright teacher at various universities in Colombia.

• Justin Kaufman, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC

• Kara Novak, Notre Dame University Law School, South Bend, IN - Kara, a contracted staff attorney, came to PK in September 2011 with an interest in balanced copyright law and privacy, but now enjoys spending most of her time on spectrum and other telecom issues. She has fun exploring random parts of DC and aspires to a gig playing piano at Nordstrom. Kara holds a JD from Notre Dame Law School and a BA in mathematics and music from Hamilton College.

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• Carrie Ellen Sager, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC - Carrie is a rising 3L at WCL, where she blogs for the IP Brief and serves as Executive Editor for the Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law. Carrie has also worked at the National Abortion Federation and the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP), as well as interning with Judge John E. Jones III of the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Before law school, Carrie worked on internet communication for the National Center for Science Education.

Spring 2012

• Peter Brody, Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Peter holds a B.A. in American history from Emory University and is a native of Evanston, Illinois. Prior to joining Public Knowledge, Peter interned with Major League Baseball’s Baseball Assistance Team and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

• Kara Novak, Notre Dame University Law School, South Bend, IN - Kara graduated from Notre Dame Law School in May and is excited to start her legal career at Public Knowledge. She also has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and music from Hamilton College. Kara is interested in copyright law and exploring Washington, DC.

• William Theaker, American University, Washington, DC - William is in his second year as an Anthropology major and Philosophy minor. He is interested in using technology to make society more democratic and participatory. Before joining Public Knowledge, he worked on software licensing with the Free Software Foundation.

Fall 2011

• Peter Brody, Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Peter holds a B.A. in American history from Emory University and is a native of Evanston, Illinois. Prior to joining Public Knowledge, Peter interned with Major League Baseball’s Baseball Assistance Team and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

• Mart Kuhn, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC - Mart is a recent graduate of law school at GWU and returning PK law clerk. As an undergraduate, he earned a BE in mechanical engineering from the Cooper Union. Before law school, Mart was a patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office, and last summer he interned at a law firm specializing in trademark work. A hobbyist songwriter, he has copyrighted some original compositions and recordings. Mart's interests include intellectual property in all its forms, and devices that work the way you expect them to.

• Kara Novak, Notre Dame University Law School, South Bend, IN - Kara graduated from Notre Dame Law School in May and is excited to start her legal career at Public Knowledge. She also has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and music from Hamilton College. Kara is interested in copyright law and exploring Washington, DC.

• Dana Smith, Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC - Dana is a 3L at Duke University School of Law, and a legal intern at Public Knowledge.  Dana holds a B.S. in Media, Culture and Communication from NYU.

Summer 2011

• Avonne Bell, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC - Avonne is a rising second year law student at the George Washington University Law School. Prior to law school, she was a consultant with government consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton where she worked on national security and emergency communications issues. She holds a bachelor’s in engineering and a master’s in public policy.

  Avonne is interested in the vast policy/legal issues that are emerging due to the rapid innovations in telecommunications and internet technologies including in the area of intellectual property.

• Peter Brody, Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Peter holds a B.A. in American history from Emory University and is a native of Evanston, Illinois. Prior to joining Public Knowledge, Peter interned with Major League Baseball’s Baseball Assistance Team and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

• Meredith Filak, University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL - Meredith is a rising 2L at the University of Chicago Law School. Prior to enrolling in law school, she was a research associate for the Trans-Atlantic Consumer Dialogue’s Intellecutal Property Policy Committee and a research assistant at Knowledge Ecology International, where she worked on IP and international trade issues. Meredith is interested in how intellectual property evolves in response to issues of accessibility, international trade, fair use, and remix culture.

• Joe Newman, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC - Joe is a graduate of Wesleyan University with a B.A. in English and Music, and a rising second year student at GW Law. Prior to law school, Joe worked at Future Publishing, writing for its print and online publications. An avid musician, Joe is interested in copyright reform, specifically in the areas of First Amendment and Fair Use.

Spring 2011

• Eric Pico, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC - Eric Pico is a third year evening law student at the Catholic University of America and in the Institute of Communications Law Studies. Prior to interning at Public Knowledge, Eric was a patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office and subsequently a legal intern in the Office of Engineering and Technology at the Federal Communications Commission.

  Eric’s interest include intellectual property, wireless telecommunications, and Internet policy.

Fall 2010

• Ben Doernberg, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA - Ben Doernberg has completed two years of his undergraduate education at Muhlenberg College, and will finish his degree beginning in the spring. A Political Science and Sociology major, Ben spent this past summer as an International Relations intern at NASA Headquarters, where he sadly was not allowed to pilot any spaceships, even small ones. He is passionate about the importance of the open internet to a brighter future for the human race, and considers DVD region coding a nuisance and injustice of the worst kind.

• Jodie Graham, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC - Jodie Graham is a rising third year law student at the George Washington University Law School, where she is currently Executive Articles Editor of the American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal.  Before law school Jodie worked in the music industry.

  Jodie’s interests include copyright reform and promoting access to knowledge through smart policy choices for new technologies.

• Anne Halsey, Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, VA - Anne Halsey is a rising third year law student at Washington and Lee.  Before law school Anne worked for Google on the Apps team and for One Economy Corporation.

• Mart Kuhn, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC - Mart recently completed his second year of law school at GWU. As an undergraduate, he earned a BE in mechanical engineering from the Cooper Union. Before law school, Mart was a patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office, and last summer he interned at a law firm specializing in trademark work. A hobbyist songwriter, he has copyrighted some original compositions and recordings.

  Mart's interests include intellectual property in all its forms, and devices that work the way you expect them to.

Summer 2010

• Anjali Bhat, Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY - Anjali recently finished her second year of law school at Columbia. Before law school, she worked as a paralegal in DC.

• Jodie Graham, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC - Jodie Graham is a rising third year law student at the George Washington University Law School, where she is currently Executive Articles Editor of the American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal.  Before law school Jodie worked in the music industry.

  Jodie’s interests include copyright reform and promoting access to knowledge through smart policy choices for new technologies.

• Anne Halsey, Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, VA - Anne Halsey is a rising third year law student at Washington and Lee.  Before law school Anne worked for Google on the Apps team and for One Economy Corporation.

• Mart Kuhn, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC - Mart recently completed his second year of law school at GWU. As an undergraduate, he earned a BE in mechanical engineering from the Cooper Union. Before law school, Mart was a patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office, and last summer he interned at a law firm specializing in trademark work. A hobbyist songwriter, he has copyrighted some original compositions and recordings.

  Mart's interests include intellectual property in all its forms, and devices that work the way you expect them to.

• Christopher Reilly, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA - Chris is a rising second year law student at the University of Virginia.  At UVA, Chris is the incoming President of the Virginia Society of Law and Technology.  Prior to law school, Chris worked as a paralegal in DC. 

  Chris is interested in copyright reform, net-neutrality, broadband and spectrum policy, and privacy.   

Summer 2009

• Matthew McHale, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI
  Matthew McHale is a second year law student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Prior to Law School he worked as an R&D engineer and web developer. He studied computer science as an undergrad, and math (abstract algebra) and business in graduate school.

  Matthew’s interests run toward copyright reform, free speech, and privacy, particularly in the context of computers and other emerging technologies.

• Brian Rowe, Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA
  A recent graduate of Seattle University School of Law, Brian joins Public Knowledge for the summer as a Google Public Policy Fellow. Before law school, Brian was a techie and web designer with a BS in Informatics and BA Political Science from University of Washington.

  Brian is interested in copyright reform, net neutrality, broadband, cellphone jaming, free culture outreach and anything else that helps ensure that IP is working in the interest of the people.

• Julian Russo, University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL
  Julian Russo is a rising second year law student at the University of Chicago. Before law school Julian worked in public radio and as a paralegal at the Manhattan DA’s Office.

  Julian’s interests include copyright reform, furthering access to knowledge, and fostering competition in the marketplace to better serve the interests of people both as consumers and as citizens.

• Kathryn Tasker, New York University, New York, NY
  Katy, a DC native, is a rising senior at New York University in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication with fields of study in politics and persuasion, and globalization and transcultural communication. She also has a minor in Spanish Literature and Language. She plans to attend Law School after graduating from NYU.

Winter 2009

• Daniel McCartney, Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, MI

Fall 2008

• Sarah Jameson, Catholic University School of Law, Washington, DC
• Adi Robertson, University in Ithaca, New York, NY

Summer 2008

• Ari Abramowitz, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York, NY
• Alex Kanous, University of Michigan School of Information, Ann Arbor, MI
• Jonathan Law, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, IL
• Noah Pepper, Reed College, Portland, OR

Fall 2007

• Michael Moreno, Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, DC
• Michael Weinberg, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC

Summer 2007

• Brendan Ballou, Columbia University, New York, NY
• John Bergmayer, University of Colorado Law School, Boulder, CO
• Elizabeth Gonsiorowski, Brooklyn Law School, New York, NY
• Ben Kington, Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, OH
• Jacob Levin, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
• Kim Maynard, Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC

Fall 2006

• Ghazaly Imam, Georgetown University Law Center
• Karen Sum-Ping, George Washington University Law School

Summer 2006

• Bill Herman, Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania
• Christopher Johns, John Hopkins University
• Rashmi Rangnath, American University Washington College of Law
• Tim Schneider, New York University School of Law
• Sarah Zenewicz, Boston University School of Law

Spring 2006

• Neil Chilson, George Washington University Law School
• Michael Larmoyeux, American University Washington College of Law
• Rashmi Rangnath, American University Washington College of Law

Summer 2005

• Robert Kendall, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
• Kay Lu, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University
• Rita Sanzgiri, University of Colorado School of Law
• Jay Tamboli, Georgetown University Law Center

Spring 2005

• Matt Williams, American University Washington College of Law

Summer 2004

• Jef Pearlman, Stanford Law School
• Heidi Wachs, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University

Summer 2003

• Aaron Burstein, UC Berkeley School of Law
• Richard Yun, New York University School of Law