Lynn Kirshbaum is a third-year law student at UC Davis School of Law. She received her BS from Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, in International Politics with a certificate in International Development. She focused her undergraduate course of study on environmental and climate change policies of foreign nations, particularly those of China and other developing and emerging economies. During college she worked for the Climate Institute, a Washington, D.C. non-profit, and as an undergraduate research assistant focusing on the national security implications of climate change. In the summer of 2011, Lynn worked as an intern for the California Assembly Committee on Natural Resources in Sacramento. In 2012, she worked as a summer law clerk for the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Air Enforcement Division. In the fall of 2012, Lynn externed for the California Law Revision Commission, focusing her work on the Department of Fish and Game and Fish and Game Commission, and their ongoing Strategic Vision process. Lynn is Executive Editor of the UC Davis Law Review, and Executive Bluebook Editor for Environs, the environmental law and policy journal. She hopes to work for the federal government and intends to pursue a career in international environmental policy.

 

 

 

Madeleine Weisz is a second year student at King Hall. She was born and raised in Idaho, and graduated from Montana State University in 2008. Madeleine's interest in water related issues stems from her memories of watching spawning sockeye salmon return to Redfish Lake, high in the mountains of Idaho, every fall. Her passion for water environments continued to grow during the four summers she spent as a raft guide on the Salmon River in Stanley, Idaho. In her final thesis paper for her degree in economics, she explored the costs and benefits of removing four dams on the Lower Snake River in order to reverse the decline of salmon populations. Now a law student in Northern California, Madeleine is excited to explore the legal issues surrounding water in the region and also hopes to find the time to enjoy some of California's magnificent rivers.