During the summer of 2025, a number of law school and undergraduate students interned at Disability Rights Texas. Thank you to all of the interns who were with us this summer. Learn more about some of the interns below.
Jerah Bevill
Jerah is a rising 2L at the University of Houston Law Center with a degree in Marketing from Prairie View A&M University. Currently a Law Clerk at Disability Rights Texas, she’s passionate about helping others with disabilities. As a new candidate for The Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy, Jerah is eager to learn about the relationship between the law and public health.
Gerardo Estrada
Gerardo is a rising junior at UT, majoring in Accounting and Integrated Master in Professional Accounting (iMPA). He really pays close attention to detail in financial matters, and he’s driven by a strong aptitude for forensic review and a commitment to uncovering critical information.
Temiloluwa Idowu
Temi is a rising 2L at Baylor Law School. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a minor in Accounting. Temi is passionate about public service and has interned for Texas Advocacy Project and a state civil district judge. This fall, Temi is looking forward to participating in a Baylor Law advocacy team and continuing to pursue legal advocacy.
During her clerkship with DRTx on the Housing and Transportation team, Temi worked on drafting reasonable accommodations and modifications, legal research of fair housing law, landlord-tenant matters, and analysis of cases for short-term advice. She secured a successful reasonable accommodation for a family who needed a search voucher after terminating their lease early for disability-related reasons. Temi clerked under the Fair Housing Clerkship Program at DRTx established by Madison Barney, who is sponsored by an anonymous donor from Equal Justice Works.
Cayli Lucia
Cayli is a rising 2L at the University of Houston Law Center. Her passion for disability advocacy was first sparked after feeling the impact of COVID-19 as both a teacher’s aide at a twice-exceptional school and as a disabled student herself. Cayli studied the intersection of political communication and K-12 education at the University of Texas, earning a Bachelor of Science in Communication and Leadership and a certificate in public policy.
Previously, Cayli interned with the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities and the UT Austin Disability Cultural Center. This summer, she interned with the DRTx Education Team, advocating for students with disabilities statewide. Cayli envisions a career dedicated to disability advocacy and empathetic legal representation, centered on empowering clients and their families.
Maren Mihelich
Maren is a rising 2L at Baylor Law School. She attended Grand Canyon University for her undergraduate degree, with a major in Justice Studies. This upcoming fall, Maren looks forward to participating on a Baylor Law advocacy team and membership on Baylor Law Review. Her work experience as a caregiver has given her a passion for her clerkship at DRTx.
During her clerkship with DRTx on the Housing and Transportation team, Maren focused on drafting reasonable accommodations, legal research of fair housing law, client communication, and analysis of cases for short-term advice. She secured a successful reasonable accommodation for a client who needed to terminate her lease early for disability-related reasons. Maren clerked under the Fair Housing Clerkship Program at DRTx established by Madison Barney, who is sponsored by an anonymous donor from Equal Justice Works.
William Nguyen
William is a rising 2L at Vanderbilt University Law School. During his time in law school, William worked with Vanderbilt’s Medical Legal Partnership, a collaboration with the medical school’s Shade Tree Clinic to provide free medical and legal services to underserved communities in Nashville. He has also previously worked with incarcerated clients with disabilities as an intern with the Washington Lawyers’ Committee. William attended Georgetown University for his undergraduate studies, from where he holds a major in International Politics, and minors in Asian Studies and French & Francophone Studies.
William is personally connected with the work at DRTx as someone with a mental disability, and his background in policy and civil rights has further shaped his legal advocacy work.
Rachel Rosenberg
Rachel is a rising 2L at Baylor University School of Law. She attended the University of Florida for her undergraduate degree in Criminology with a minor in Family, Youth, and Community Sciences.
Previously, Rachel has worked with Americorps, City Year Miami, as a literacy learning interventionist, the Miami Dade Public Defender’s Office, at Clarke Silverglate, PA, a boutique commercial litigation firm, and Morgan & Morgan, a plaintiff’s personal injury firm. While interning at Disability Rights Texas, where she worked on housing, reasonable accommodations, and landlord-tenant matters. Rachel is also the Community Outreach Coordinator for Baylor Public Interest Law Society.
Her legal experience before law school informs her client-centered, compassionate approach to legal advocacy.
Annelane Sallee
Annelane is a rising 2L at the UT School of Law. She is from Brighton, Michigan and has a bachelor’s in communications from North Central University. Annelane has experience volunteering with foster care students and she’s interested in practicing law that involves working with children and people with disabilities. During the recent spring semester of 1L, Annelane did pro bono work with DRTx and Speak. She will also participate in the Children’s Rights Clinic at UT this upcoming fall. Annelane is looking forward to continuing her education and learning more about this practice of law.
Mason Smith
Mason is a rising 2L at the University of Texas (UT) School of Law and he’s looking forward to serving as VP of the Law Student Disability & Neurodivergent Alliance. His professional interests lie in exploring the nexus between disability and other areas of the law, such as housing, education, healthcare, and AI. As an individual with a disability himself, Mason hopes to one day combine his personal experiences with disability with his knowledge of the law to successfully advocate and advance the rights of individuals with disabilities across a variety of areas. He has thoroughly enjoyed the experiences he’s had at DRTx this summer, from monitoring federal trials to writing due process complaints and everything in between.
Amber White
Amber is a rising senior at UT, majoring in Sustainability Studies and minoring in Sociology. She is a fellow with the Youth Justice Alliance, who matched her with DRTx. Amber is excited to pursue a career in law with a focus on environmental and policy law. She will be continuing her undergraduate studies this fall with a study abroad sustainability program in Sydney, Australia.