Compassion & Choices’ Legal Advocacy and Policy department and the entire Compassion & Choices staff bid a fond farewell to our 2020 summer legal fellows.
Ellie Persellin
Ellie Persellin graduated from Rice University with a BA in Political Science and Policy Studies, then went to the University of Oxford where she received a Master of Science in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation. Ellie currently attends Georgetown University Law Center. With her strong background in policy work, she brought great insight to her role.
Cameron Newton graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BA in Political Science. Cameron currently attends William & Mary Law School. He previously interned for the 6th Congressional District of South Carolina, where he conducted legislative research for Congressman James Clyburn’s staff and managed various projects. Cameron has always wanted to be an advocate, and that’s precisely why he decided to attend law school. Cameron “developed a firm belief that all Americans deserve greater end-of-life autonomy” at a young age, after going through a difficult end-of-life experience in his family.
Cameron Newton
This summer, these two bright rising legal professionals helped with:
We look forward to seeing their success continue to grow but will miss having their brilliant minds supporting our work.
If you are interested in becoming joining our 2021 Summer Legal Fellowship program, please email [email protected].
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