Jelani Shelton
Jelani Shelton earned his J.D. from the University of California, Irvine School of Law. During law school, he was the director of diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Student Bar Association and the co-president of the Black Law Students Association.
Gabryelle (Gaby) K. Matz-Carter
Gabryelle Matz-Carter earned her J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law, where she led the Black Law Students Association as president. During her time in law school, Gaby was awarded the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, allowing her to study French at UW’s Canadian Studies Center. She also served as a Perkins Coie summer...
Samuel D. Coren
Sam Coren graduated summa cum laude from Seattle University School of Law, where he served as the executive business & marketing editor for the Seattle University Law Review. While in law school, Sam participated in the school's Civil Rights Clinic with the Korematsu Center for Law and Equality. In 2023, he was a Perkins Coie summer associate....
Damani Taye Fields Baron
Damani Baron earned his J.D. from Washington University School of Law. Damani was selected for the Perkins Coie Diversity Fellowship program and also was a summer associate in the firm’s San Diego office in 2023.
Pj Novack
Pj Novack has experience representing individual and corporate clients in real estate, commercial, probate, construction, employment, and securities litigation, as well as in regulatory and criminal investigations and prosecutions. Before joining Perkins Coie, Pj practiced commercial and business litigation at a midsize law firm in San Diego. ...
Sarah Lesher
Sarah Lesher graduated cum laude from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. She served as the managing articles editor for the Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy and the director of programming for the law school’s American Constitution Society chapter. As a student attorney, Sarah assisted in representing young adult offenders in cl...
Kendra Leete
Kendra Leete graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law with a J.D. and certificate in tax law. In 2022, Kendra served as judicial extern for the Hon. Heather K. McShain of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In 2023, she was a Perkins Coie summer associate in the firm’s Chicago office....
Bo Yan J. Moran
While earning her J.D. from University of California, Davis School of Law, Bo Yan J. Moran served as a board member of the UC Davis Trial Practice Honors Board, winning several awards in mock trial competitions. Bo Yan also served as a judicial extern for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California to the Hon. Troy L. Nunley. Pri...
Evan Molineux
Evan Molineux works with clients on risk management and compliance issues related to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission-regulated products. He has experience with a range of industries, including food and beverage, cosmetics, medical devices, and electronics. In add...
Caitlin Niamh Edwards
Caitlin N. Edwards graduated cum laude from the Santa Clara University School of Law, where she served as a litigation assistant section editor for the Santa Clara Business Chronicle and associate of Santa Clara Law Review Vol. 63. During law school, she worked as a law clerk for the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. She also was a Perkins ...