CBL Scholars

  • Tavia Pappaly

    CBL Scholar Class of 2028

    CBL Scholar Class of 2028

    Tavia Pappaly is a Bay Area native, first generation American, and proud LEOP scholar. She earned her undergraduate degree in Sociology and Communication from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and spent five years working in the wine industry before law school. She will be working at Gibson Dunn –
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  • Deniz Masjedi

    CBL Scholar Class of 2028

    CBL Scholar Class of 2028

    Deniz Masjedi is originally from Iran and raised in Orange County. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a double major in Political Science and Sociology. Prior to law school, Deniz worked as a corporate paralegal at Cooley LLP, supporting venture capital transactions in the Palo Alto office.
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  • Alvaro Flores

    CBL Scholar Class of 2028

    CBL Scholar Class of 2028

    Alvaro Flores is originally from San Antonio, Texas, and graduated from the University of Southern California in 2023. His career has spanned political campaigns, local government, venture capital, and teaching entrepreneurship with City Year in East Palo Alto. As a CBL Scholar, Alvaro is focused on the intersection of law,
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  • Bubba Gleaves

    CBL Scholar Class of 2027

    Bubba Gleaves is a 1L at UC Law San Francisco, originally from North Idaho. She played Division I softball at Columbia University, earning a degree in Political Science with a concentration in Business Management. Prior to law school, Bubba co-founded a real estate company with her younger brother, which ignited her passion for business law.
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  • Erik Israel

    CBL Scholar Class of 2027

    Erik Israel is a 1L student at UC Law San Francisco. Raised in rural North Carolina, he is a proud first-generation high school and college graduate. Erik graduated from East Tennessee State University and worked in healthcare as a radiologic technologist before pivoting to finance and working as a self-employed securities trader. As an accredited investor,
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  • Marilyn Aguilar-Portillo

    CBL Scholar Class of 2027

    Marilyn Aguilar-Portillo is a 1L student at UC Law San Francisco. She is Salvadorian-American, from Los Angeles, and a proud Trojan from the University of Southern California. There, she earned a double major in Psychology and Philosophy, was a member of the USC Mock Trial Team, and graduated with honors. Before law school,
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  • Veronica Vernon

    CBL Scholar Class of 2026

    Veronica Vernon is a 2L at UC Law San Francisco and a Bay Area native. She is a proud alumna of UCLA, where she graduated with a BA in Psychology and Communication Studies. Before graduate school, Veronica built celebrity client brands at United Talent Agency and spearheaded the GoNoodle x Tonies Mindfulness collaboration.
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  • Malik Jefferson

    CBL Scholar Class of 2026

    Malik Jefferson is a 2L student at UC Law San Francisco. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, and attended the University of California Berkely where he received a bachelor’s degree in legal studies with an emphasis in economics and monetary policy. Prior to law school, Malik worked as a substitute teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District,
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  • Joanna Chen

    CBL Scholar Class of 2026

    Joanna Chen is a dual degree JD/MBA student at UC Law SF and UC Berkeley. Joanna was a Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholar at UC Berkeley, where she double majored in Political Science and Media Studies. Prior to law school, Joanna worked in investment banking, primarily in debt capital markets and technology M&A. She has also worked with startups and startup founders in a variety of capacities–finance,
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  • Sai Sumana Kaluvai

    CBL Scholar Class of 2025

    Sumana Kaluvai (Hometown: Roseville, CA) is a 3L at UC Law SF. She studied Bioengineering with a Tech Management focus at UCLA. She worked in pharmaceutical consulting at IQVIA prior to coming to law school.
    She interned at Quinn Emanuel (with a client secondment at Ripple) during her 1L summer, returned as a diversity fellow at Quinn her 2L summer and will be joining Quinn’s SF office after graduation.
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