Karli Uwaine is a 3L from Honolulu, Hawaii and served on ALDF’s Executive Board for all three years of law school. She came to L&C specifically to study animal and environmental law, and is interested in the intersection of both fields. In particular, she is interested in giving animals a higher status within the law and environmental justice issues. She believes that compassion and empathy for all, including non-human animals, is what the future of this planet is dependent on.