Blog: Scholarship

Kaitlyn Piechnik Wins The Law Place Law School Scholarship for 2022

Posted on: May 23, 2023. Category: Scholarship

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The Law Place offers a $2,500 Law School Scholarship award to honor the legal heroes who inspire students to become the next generation of justice fighters. For Wake Forest University’s Kaitlyn Piechnik, that idol is Malvina Shanklin Harlan. In an era when societal expectations confined women to specific roles, progressive individuals like Malvina paved the …

Andrew Van Ness Wins Law School Scholarship

Posted on: May 13, 2022. Category: Scholarship

The $2,500 Law School Scholarship from The Law Place is all about honoring the heroes who inspire students to become attorneys. For University of Florida graduate Andrew Van Ness, that hero is Professor Samuel Stafford. A Judicial Hearing Officer and professor for many years, Stafford helped ignite Van Ness’ passion for civil liberties. Why Van …