By Andrew Cohen and Sarah Weld
Fervent public service work is a staple of the Berkeley Law community — more than 95% of J.D. students take part in pro bono projects before graduating, faculty lend their expertise to wide-ranging cases, and alumni supervise student initiatives on top of their own volunteer efforts.
Every year, the school honors those whose dogged pursuit of justice for disadvantaged people and populations stood out. Here are this year’s winners, recently recognized at the annual public interest and pro bono graduation ceremony.
Birog, who came to Berkeley Law partly for the chance to engage in pro bono work right away, says her vast pro bono work helped remind her why she came to law school. She worked on disability rights issues in several capacities, including leading the school’s Disability Rights Project. With Disability Rights California’s Youth Advocacy Project, Birog helped people with mental health disabilities and co-developed a guide for disability justice practitioners. She also co-led the Gun Violence Prevention Project and chaired the Coalition for Diversity’s 2022 For People of Color conference, planning and facilitating the all-day event.
Birog says: “I am forever grateful to the Berkeley Law Pro Bono Program for not only allowing me to...
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