Personal Jurisdiction

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Rebecca Petrilli graduated from Wittenberg University with a BA in English and Art History, then received her JD from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. She is a first-generation lawyer and one of very few people in her extended family to receive a bachelor's degree. She's worked for Themis for six years and, before sitting for the bar exam, was a Themis Rep in law school (all three years). She used Themis for the MPRE and the bar exam, passing both on the first try. She's passionate about helping students pass the bar with as much ease as possible. She enjoys reading, gardening, and spending time in nature.

Taylor Williams graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015 with a double major in psychology and legal studies and a certificate in criminal justice. In college, she worked in two psychology labs - one studying psychopaths in prison and the other working at Mendota Mental Health Institute, which is the inpatient hospital where people who successfully pled insanity are treated. She earned her JD from Georgia State College of Law in Atlanta in 2019 and was planning to continue working in family law, but everything changed after she failed the Georgia bar and her boss cut her salary by roughly 30% with no warning. When she switched to Themis to prepare for the UBE, her score went up 26 points, and she passed in every UBE jurisdiction. She attributes her success on the bar exam to Themis's MBE performance data and director support. At the time we recorded this episode, Taylor had worked for Themis for over 3 years as a Sales Director. She has since moved to a new role as an attorney recruiter with Skywater Search Partners. We wish Taylor all the best in this new role! 

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Roshanna K. Toya is an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Isleta where she was born, raised, and resides today. She currently practices civil rights, criminal defense, and Indian law at Rothstein Donatelli in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Before going into private practice, Roshanna clerked for the New Mexico Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. 

Roshanna is also familiar with the internal workings of tribal governments as she has served her Pueblo as an associate justice for the Isleta Pueblo Appellate Court since 2013. She now serves the Pueblo as the Chief Justice of the Appellate Court. There she presides over cases related to probate, domestic relations, criminal law, employment law, and any other types of disputes that are appealed from the tribal court. 

Roshanna is a 2005 graduate of New Mexico State University, where she earned her Bachelor of Criminal Justice. She also earned her Master of Criminal Justice and Master of Social Work from NMSU, and she is a 2019 graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law. 

Learn more about the Isleta Pueblo here: https://www.isletapueblo.com/government/appellate-court/

Learn more about Roshanna here:  https://www.rothsteinlaw.com/native-american-heritage-month-roshanna-k-toya-shandiin-herrera-nora-whippi

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Our Theme Song is Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ **This track was shortened for use in this episode. Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

Preston is a 2023 graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law and a 2009 graduate of Southwestern University. He also holds a Master of Arts from St. John's College. 

Jacqueline is a 2023 graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law and a 2018 graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Engineering. 

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Our previous logos were designed by Lizzie L. O'Connor.

Our Theme Song is Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ **This track was shortened for use in this episode. Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

Ross Guberman is the Founder and CEO of BriefCatch. BriefCatch is a tool that helps to solve legal writing challenges, including typos, citations, and legalese. Ross is the President of LegalWritingPro, a legal writing training company.

Ross helps lawyers and judges enjoy writing. He conducts writing and editing workshops for law firms, agencies, and courts. He is the author of several best-selling books, including Point Made and Point Taken. He is the judiciary’s choice to train new federal judges, and has also served as an expert witness, a law school adjunct professor, and a commentator for The New York Times and other publications. 

Ross is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Chicago Law School.

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Our new logo/branding was designed by Ellie Mejia, a graphic designer and illustrator located in Chicago, Illinois. Check out Ellie's work here.

Our previous logos were designed by Lizzie L. O'Connor.

Our Theme Song is Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ **This track was shortened for use in this episode. Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

Serge Martinez is a Professor at UNM School of Law, where he teaches, writes and practices in the area of housing law, with a focus on the rights of renters and improving housing stability. He has served as Associate Dean for Experiential Learning since 2019, meaning he heads up all of the clinic and externship programs at the law school. In 2020, Serge also helped launch Amparo, a nonprofit that assists renters facing eviction and supports tenant organizing in Albuquerque. 

Before joining the faculty at UNM, Serge taught at Hofstra University School of Law and National Taiwan University College of Law, and worked as a senior staff attorney at the Urban Justice Center's Community Development Project, where he represented tenants and tenant associations in New York City. Serge is a graduate of Yale Law School and Brigham Young University.

Elizabeth Elia is an Associate Professor at UNM School of Law, where she Elizabeth teaches courses related to property law, land use, real estate development, renewable energy development, environmental law, poverty law and clinic. She is also an active participant in shaping housing policy in New Mexico at both the state and local levels. 

​Before moving to New Mexico in 2017, Elizabeth worked in D.C. as a transactional lawyer specializing in the development and preservation of affordable housing across the US and its territories and served on D.C.’s Affordable Housing Strikeforce. Elizabeth holds an LLM degree from Georgetown Law, a JD from American University Washington College of Law, and a BA from New College of Florida.

Serge, Elizabeth and Allison (PJx co-host) recently founded the New Mexico Center for Housing Law (also known as NMCHL or CHL), a nonprofit dedicated to promoting housing stability and justice for people of the state of New Mexico. To learn more about CHL and its mission, please visit nmchl.org. 

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Our previous logos were designed by Lizzie L. O'Connor.

Our Theme Song is Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ **This track was shortened for use in this episode. Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

Jessica Paduganan is a Litigation Associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. She has been practicing at the firm for just over a year. She is a 2017 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and a 2022 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. 

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Please Note: All opinions expressed in this episode are those of Jessica Paduganan, individually, and do not represent the opinions of Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP.

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Our new logo/branding was designed by Ellie Mejia, a graphic designer and illustrator located in Chicago, Illinois. Check out Ellie's work here.

Our previous logos were designed by Lizzie L. O'Connor.

Our Theme Song is Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ **This track was shortened for use in this episode. Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

All opinions expressed in this episode are those of Rachel Levick, individually, and do not represent the opinions of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Rachel Levick is an environmental litigator and enforcement defense specialist practicing in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Litigation Department and in the firm’s Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort Practice Group in Washington, DC. She has represented clients in a wide range of federal and state litigation, agency enforcement actions, cost recovery cases, and administrative rulemaking challenges. She was named a Law360 Rising Star for Environmental Law in 2023, and “One to Watch” by Best Lawyers in Environmental Litigation in 2022 and 2023.

Rachel started her career at Gibson Dunn in 2013. After working at the firm for a year, she pursued a two-year clerkship in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She returned to Gibson Dunn in 2016 and recently made partner in 2022. 

Rachel is a 2010 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a 2013 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.

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Our episodes are edited by Scott Donnell at Run and Drum Media https://www.runanddrummedia.com

Our new logo/branding was designed by Ellie Mejia, a graphic designer and illustrator located in Chicago, Illinois. Check out Ellie's work here.

Our previous logos were designed by Lizzie L. O'Connor.

Our Theme Song is Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ **This track was shortened for use in this episode. Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html