All Rise - The Gonzaga Law Podcast Gonzaga University School of Law

Last spring Gonzaga law alum Charnelle Bejelkengern became the first woman of African American decent to serve as a judge in Eastern Washington. In this episode, she shares her experience as new judge and how mentorship and leadership opportunities can impact students for many years to come.  

We are excited to introduce one of our new faculty members, Agnieszka (Aneshka) McPeak in this episode. Agnieszka will be joining us as an associate professor and the new director of the school’s Center for Law, Ethics & Commerce. During this conversation, she shares her background and personal story as well as her research.

 Chantell Cosner chats with long-time faculty member and expert in immigration policy professor Megan Ballard talks about Gonzaga University’s immigration clinic, her recent trip to Nogales, Arizona and the impact of probono work.

During this episode, Dean Jacob Rooksby visits with Sandra Park. Sandra is a senior attorney with the ACLU Women’s Rights Project. Her work focuses on advancing gender equality and challenging discrimination experienced by survivors of gender-based violence, and she was also counsel on the ACLU’s successful 2013 U.S. Supreme Court challenge to human gene patents. During this conversation, she shares her insights and experience with the case.

Today, we hear from faculty Drew Simshaw sharing his insights on teaching first-year courses as well as what the future of lawyering might look like.