RALEIGH — This summer, Campbell Law School will become the second law school in North Carolina to host Justice John Paul Stevens Fellows.
Due to the generous support of Campbell Law alumnus Charlie Rawls ’82 and his wife, Deanne Maynard, with a matching grant from Campbell Law School, the law school will be administering two $5,000 stipends to first-year students Hailey Larock ’26 and Sylvia Hopkins ’26 during the summer of 2024.
Larock will be working for the Wake County Public Defender’s Office and Hopkins will spend her summer with N.C. Guardian ad Litem.
“This fellowship will support my long-term goals of working in family law, particularly child advocacy with the opportunity to make meaningful differences in the lives of children,” Hopkins said.
April Giancola, assistant dean of Career and Professional Development, added, “It is an amazing opportunity to support our students who wish to make a direct impact in our communities in North Carolina and fuel their journeys in the public interest.”
The John Paul Stevens Foundation, founded as a living legacy to the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, is dedicated to promoting public interest and social justice values in the next generation of American lawyers, according to its website.
“The Foundation oversees the Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship, which reflects Justice Stevens’ deep belief that a dynamic and effective justice system depends on a cadre of trained and committed lawyers doing public interest work,” the website states.
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Since its founding in 1976, Campbell Law School has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion, and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. Among its accolades, the school has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts nearly 5,000 alumni, who make their home in nearly all 50 states and beyond. In 2024, Campbell Law is celebrating 45 years of graduating legal leaders and 15 years of being located in a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of North Carolina’s Capital City.