School of Law News

As a young paralegal just out of college, Jessie Peterson JD ’21 never would have predicted she’d take center stage the day San Francisco welcomed its first new mayor since 2018.

Before stepping into the world of taxation, Will Norling MLST ‘22 owned and operated cafes and food trucks in San Francisco. The long hours and physical demands were tough, especially as he thought about starting and raising a family.

On January 31, experts in human rights, policy, and international law gathered in USF’s McLaren Conference Center for the 2025 Law Review Symposium, “Navigating Boundaries: Legal Perspectives on Migration.”

As an undergraduate accounting major, Julia Siewit JD ‘21 LLM ‘22 discovered a passion for the field of taxation. Years later, that interest became the foundation for her career in tax law, and Siewit earned both a JD and an LLM in Taxation from USF School of Law.

Jonathan Harriman ‘07 is on a mission to change how young people view the legal profession. For more than 15 years, he has volunteered with Balboa High School’s Law Academy, working to dispel myths and educate students about what it means to be a lawyer.

Here are 2024’s most read USF News stories, starting with the No. 1 article.

Meet 16 new faculty members who joined USF this fall.

On November 15, 2024, USF Law, in collaboration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), hosted a daylong event examining the evolution of name, image, and likeness (NIL) laws for student-athletes. USF Law Dean Johanna Kalb welcomed attendees and reflected on the “revolutionary” changes to NCAA policy and the implications for “college athletics, for schools, for the athletes themselves, and for the fans who support them.”

Fabiola Pardo Garcia ‘25 speaks four languages, serves as forum editor of USF Law Review, is Graduation Chair and Vice President of the Latinx Law Student Association, and as a 2L, tutored Academic Support Program 1Ls. Given her multiple passions and activities, it’s no surprise that the third-year law student has also tested the waters with a range of legal fields.

As a third-year USF Law student, Omar gained real-world, hands-on experience in USF’s Criminal Law Clinic.