J.D. Student Ambassadors


Student Ambassadors are a resource for prospective students who are interested in UCLA Law.

A collage of three photos of students at UCLA Law

Our J.D. Student Ambassadors are leaders on the UCLA Law campus. They serve the law school community in a variety of ways and are an excellent resource for anyone interested in attending UCLA Law. You are welcome to email them directly with any questions you have about life at UCLA Law! You may read more about each of them below.

For questions related to the application or admissions, you can email admissions@law.ucla.edu.

Nick Berke
Nick Berke

Nick Berke, 2L
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergrad: NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Areas of Interest: Entertainment Law, Business/Corporate Law, Intellectual Property
Contact Nick at studentambassador1@law.ucla.edu.

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Lara Elhassan
Lara Elhassan

Lara Elhassan
Undergrad: UCLA
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Areas of Interest: Environmental Law, Litigation, Business Law
Contact Lara at studentambassador6@law.ucla.edu

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Meredith McCabe
Meredith McCabe

Meredith McCabe, 3L
Hometown: Winnetka, IL
Undergrad: University of Southern California
Areas of Interest: Entertainment Law, Business/Corporate Law, Intellectual Property
Contact Meredith at studentambassador8@law.ucla.edu

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Julia Nuti
Julia Nuti

Julia Nuti, 3L
Hometown: Pleasant Hill, CA
Undergrad: San Diego State University
Areas of Interest: Sports and Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Post Conviction Justice
Contact Julia at studentambassador7@law.ucla.edu.

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Michael O'Key
Michael O'Key

Michael O'Key, 3L
Hometown
: Fayetteville, NC
Undergrad: Auburn University
Areas of Interest: Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy; National Black Law Journal; Reentry Legal Clinic; Education Rights Clinic
Contact Michael at studentambassador3@law.ucla.edu.

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Serena Silk
Serena Silk

Serena Silk, 2L
Hometown: Lake Havasu City, AZ
Undergrad: UCLA
Areas of Interest: Native Nations Law; Critical Race Studies; Education Law
Contact Serena at studentambassador2@law.ucla.edu

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Forest Wallace
Forest Wallace

Forest Wallace, 2L
Hometown: South Bend, IN
Undergrad: Indiana University Bloomington
Areas of Interest: Critical Race Studies, Moot Court, General Litigation, and the Incarcerated Persons’ Correspondence Project
Contact Forest at studentambassador5@law.ucla.edu

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