Monica Julian
Class of 2009
Undergraduate: California State University, Chico (Communication Studies; minor in Criminal Justice)
Hometown: Shingle Springs, CA
Summer 2007: Prison Law Office of San Quentin
I didn’t want to wait for law school graduation to become an advocate, and at Wake Forest, I didn’t have to. Wake offers a variety of opportunities to serve the community.
Wake’s Elder Law Clinic provided the opportunity to assist a nursing home resident in making health care decisions. As a participant in Guardian Ad Litem, I appeared before the Forsyth County District Court to advocate for an infant abandoned by his mother.
I worked with a man from New Orleans, whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Other Wake students and I helped reunite him with his grandson, whom he hadn’t seen since before the storm.
Through student organizations at Wake, I found myself at the local domestic violence shelter and at The Children’s Home. I also investigated whether a prison inmate was wrongly convicted, as a part of Wake’s Innocence Project.
Wake Forest faculty, staff, and students continue to find new ways to serve the legal profession and the local community. I am proud to be part of a law school that fosters effective advocacy as an integral part of the educational experience.
