About Our Community
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Here’s a little bit about each of our valued contributors:
Sona Makker
Ryan Hallagan
Ryan Hallagan recently graduated from the University of San Diego with a B.A. in Psychology and English and plans to parlay that education into writing about his greatest passion: the big business that is professional sports. He also enjoys writing short stories, obsessively listens to bands like The Gaslight Anthem and actively wishes that a time-traveling DeLorean really did exist, so that he could go back to 1975, far away from all of the terrible music he hears on the radio today. Follow him on Twitter @rallyforhally
Joe Baur
Joe Baur is a freelance writer, filmmaker and satirist with a diverse array of interests including travel, adventure, craft beer, health, urban issues, culture and politics. He ranks his allegiances in the order of Cleveland, the state of Ohio and the Rust Belt, and enjoys a fried egg on a variety of meats. Joe has a B.A. in Mass Communication with a focus on production from Miami University. Follow him at joebaur.com and on Twitter @BaurJoe
Stan Sinberg
Stan is an award-winning newspaper columnist, radio commentator, and features writer whose humor has appeared in everything from the NY Times to WSJ and MAD Magazine. Stan is a native New Yorker living on the west coast. His website is www.stansinberg.com and you can follow him on twitter @ssinberg1
Rob Sharp
Rob Sharp is an international law junkie with a particular interest in comparative law, sovereignty and state responses to terrorism. On the lighter side of things, Rob enjoys travel, college football, and reading. Rob has a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley and a JD from Notre Dame Law School. Rob returned to his birthplace of London in his second year to participate in NDLS’ Concannon Programme of International Law.
Marc Freeman
For more than twenty years Marc Freeman has made his living working behind things; the camera, his keyboard, his laptop, and taller people. Since graduating from Pomona College, he has travelled between Los Angeles and Seattle as a film and television writer, copywriter, editor, and journalist. His work has included well-known projects such as Terminator 2, Home Alone, The Fugitive, Will and Grace, and Bill Gates Last Day at Microsoft video. In recent years he’s also written jokes for comedic performers such as members of Second City. Marc squeezes time in as a college film professor where he enjoys talking shop but hates grading papers. He has a wife, daughter, and dog who are all much prettier.
Kira O'Connor
Kira graduated from of U.C. Berkeley with a degree Mass Communications and Media Studies and will graduate from the University of Oregon School of Law in May 2012. Kira has worked in entertainment and media since high school, and during college she worked at Universal Music Group and the Cal Berkeley television station. In law school, her focus has been on sports, entertainment, and intellectual property law. When her face isn’t buried in case law, she enjoys triathlons, adoring baby animals, and taking jumping pictures. Follow her on Twitter @kiraoconnor
Richard Trinick
Currently working for a legal software start-up company in London, Richard graduated in Jurisprudence (Law) from the University of Oxford and is a future joiner of Hogan Lovells LLP. His blogging interests include just about anything with a legal or political angle on either side of the pond. Away from a computer Richard enjoys great food, exciting music, any sport except golf, and gripping TV (not to mention giving recommendations about all of these things). All opinions are his own. Twitter: @richtrin
Sean Dugan
Sean Dugan is currently entering his third and final year at the University of San Francisco School of Law and holds a B.A. in History from the University of Berkeley. His legal interests are expansive but he holds a special affinity for intellectual property rights. When not focusing on the law, Sean enjoys politics, the HBO series ‘The Wire,’ and the city of San Francisco. His greatest passion remains cheering for the Boston Celtics. His second greatest passion is rooting against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Juliette Frette
A writer, artist, and modern feminist, Juliette's work can be found in various publications including Playboy, The Huffington Post, Examiner.com, Music and Literature Review (MLR), and Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art. Follow her on Twitter @JulietteFrette
Antoinette Siu
Antoinette is a Communications Associate at WiserEarth. At the University of California, Berkeley, she studied Peace and Conflict Studies with a focus in Human Rights. She hopes to pursue investigative journalism and nonprofit management in the future. In another life, she'd love to travel the world as a food critic or do some CSI. If only we could have it all. Follow her @antoinettesiu
Nisha Ajmani
Nisha Ajmani is a recent law school graduate from the University of Oregon, and she graduated from Bowdoin College with a B.A. in Religion with a Psychology minor. She’s particularly interested in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Consumer Protection issues, and in her spare time, she loves to bake (as she’s a self-professed sugar junkie), swim, and hang with her tuxedo cat, Izzy.
Jordan Parker
Jordan Parker earned a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School and B.A. in communication from the University of Louisville. She has a special interest in the way issues involving sports interweave with key social issues, including the law, technology and intellectual property. She's a bit of a fitness fanatic, which is perfect because she's also quite the cultural explorer, a journey that often involves a wide variety of food. Play some salsa music, and you'll find Jordan on the dance floor. Follow her on Twitter @JordanAleah.
