2024 PILP Auction Raises $60K, Funds Nine Summer Internships
The Public Interest Law Project (PILP) raised $60,230 at its 2024 auction, funding summer stipends for nine law students working in public interest positions.
The Public Interest Law Project (PILP) raised $60,230 at its 2024 auction, funding summer stipends for nine law students working in public interest positions. PILP’s mission is to support students in unpaid internships that address the justice gap. This year’s auction proceeds will provide stipends of up to $6,500 for full-time and $3,250 for part-time internships.
2024 PILP Summer Award Winners:
- Matthew Bratek ’26 (Metropolitan Public Defender)
- Aidan Hall ’26 (Catholic Charities of Oregon— Immigration Legal Services)
- Christian Larson ’26 (Metropolitan Public Defender)
- Amanda Lee ’26 (Oregon Innocence Project)
- Fernaz Mohamadi ’26 (Metropolitan Public Defender)
- Isaiah Putnam ’26 (Deschutes Defenders)
- Victoria Reiners ’26 (Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center)
- Gabby Renae ’25 (Metropolitan Public Defender)
- Claire Walters ’26 (SOAR Immigration Legal Services)
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