Pepperdine Caruso Law Alumni Participate in 2024 Bar Lunch Program
On Tuesday, July 30 and Wednesday, July 31, recent graduates from the Class of 2024 sitting for the bar exam received lunches from a record number of 31 Pepperdine Caruso Law alumni, as well as faculty, staff, and students, in 21 locations across the country. Established by University president Jim Gash (JD ‘93) over a decade ago, the bar lunch program gives the graduates not only a meal, but a smile, hug, or encouraging word during a challenging moment in their lives.
Pepperdine Caruso Law thanks its alumni, faculty, staff, and students who volunteered to deliver lunches across the country, including:
- Tyler Brown (JD ‘19) in Albuquerque
- Jimmy Azadian (JD ‘01) in Anaheim
- Carson Bennett (JD ‘19) and Kennington Groff (JD ‘14) in Atlanta
- Austin Jones (JD ‘19) and Zack Horton (JD ‘20) in Austin
- Colby Jones (LLM ‘21) in Boise
- Debbie Shutter (JD ‘88) in Chicago
- Zeke Fortenberry (JD ‘07) and Aaron Echols (JD ‘09) in Dallas
- Daniel DeCecco (JD ‘19) and Bazil Cunningham (JD ‘23) in Denver
- Melissa Anderson (JD ‘17) in Houston
- Abby Davis (JD ‘23) and Bryce Perkins (JD ‘14) in Indianapolis
- Kate Popick (JD ‘23) and Ebony Davis (MLS ‘23) in Las Vegas
- Colin Martell (JD ‘21) in Nashville
- Jessica Coberly (JD ‘17) in Reno
- Fhanysha Gaddis (JD ‘16) and Hannah David (JD ‘10) in Sacramento
- Olivia Lewis in Tampa
- Joe Castro (JD ‘22), Grace Koonce (JD ‘23), Brianna Bauer (3L) and Allison Howell (3L) in Washington, DC
- Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty and staff in Anaheim, Ontario, and Pasadena.
Dean Paul Caron said to the alumni who delivered lunches, “Thank you for taking your valuable time out of your busy lives and careers to serve our students. We appreciate all you do for our school. The bar lunch program is one of the very best ways we embody the Pepperdine mission of service.”
To learn more or make a contribution to cover the costs of the lunches, please see Pepperdine Caruso Law Bar Lunch Program
