Fall 2011

1L

2L

Before Jared J. Drucker started using his middle initial, he was just your average “Joe.”  While earning his B.A. in Communication Studies from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, Jared also served in the United States Marine Corps, ultimately attaining the rank of Sergeant.

As a board member of the Thomas Jefferson Student Veterans Organization, a competition veteran of the Alternate Dispute Resolution Society, and now the Director of Gastronomy for the Jeffersonian, Jared spends his free time reading case law books and highlighting hornbooks.  Aside from continuing to enjoy sipping scotch and the occasional cigar, Jared no longer has time to enjoy his more favorite past times like underground Segway street racing and competitive napping.  Jared also hopes to carve out some time this year for other activities he enjoys like running, surfing, soccer, and golf.  Jared admits using his middle initial “will take some getting used to,” but adds that it is necessary to coordinate with his monogrammed socks and underwear.

2L

Elisabeth Donovan, a 3L who will be graduating in May 2012, dreams of writing for The New York Times and hopes to one day have a career as a legal analyst. Elisabeth currently works at the TJSL Communications Department as a writer and editor and will also be writing for San Diego Lawyer Magazine this semester, along with interning at the San Diego County Department of Child Support Services. An animal rights activist, Elisabeth is also the Vice President of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund.

Elisabeth earned a B.A. in Communications from California State University, Fullerton, where she wrote for the student newspaper, The Daily Titan. She spent a total of 2 ½ years as both a writer and editor at her college newspapers and 1 ½ years writing for her college magazine. A fierce supporter of the 1st Amendment, Elisabeth often wrote controversial and risqué articles, and decided to pursue a law degree after her work was censored by an administrator at her college.

Ashley is a 2L, a member of Criminal Law Society, and Sports Law Society. She is from Denver, Colorado, and graduated from Fort Lewis College with a degree in communications.

Sarah Stewart-Bussey is a 3L and will graduate May 2012. Along with writing and editing for the Jeffersonian, Sarah serves as Co-President of the Criminal Law Society and interns at the Legal Assistance Office at MCAS Miramar. Sarah attended San Diego State University and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Political Science in May 2009. Sarah also participated in Army ROTC while at SDSU, and earned her commission as an Army officer in May 2009. Upon graduation from Thomas Jefferson, she will return to the U.S. Army to serve in the JAG Corps.

Cory Lacy was born and raised in Thousand Oaks, California, where he attended Thousand Oaks High School.  He graduated from California State University, Chico, with a degree in Political Science and a certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution.  Since he began at TJSL, Cory has spent four semesters as a Law Clerk for the San Diego Office of the Public Defender.  Cory currently works as a Law Clerk for the San Diego District Attorney’s Office in the Family Protection Division.  Cory also serves as the Chief Notes Editor of the Thomas Jefferson Law Review.  In addition, Cory is active with the Student Bar Association and is a pupil member of the Hon. J. Clifford Wallace Chapter of the American Inns of Court.  In his free time, Cory enjoys working out, golfing, mountain biking, relaxing, and spending time with friends and family.

Nick Arcamone is a former Army Captain and current legal intern with the San Diego Public Defender.  Nick graduated from Sacramento State in 2005 with a BA in Political Science.  From '05- '09, Nick served as a Tactical Intelligence Officer, commanding platoons of both interrogators and analysts.  In 2008, he became the Army’s first officer to pilot the "Silver Fox," an unmanned aerial drone.  Nick was forced to leave the Army after  it was discovered that he had a rare allergy to long distance running, working on weekends and standing still for long periods of time.  Now a 3L,  Nick hopes that sharing his unique perspective will help other students and veterans in law school.