About Jessica Ogilvie
Jessica Ogilvie is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, Buzzfeed, L.A. Weekly and many more. She was a contributing editor at Playboy for six years, and is currently at work on a memoir.
Articles written by Jessica Ogilvie
Finding an American Dream
Nguyen D. Luu helps his pro bono clients navigate difficult watersIt was 2021 when Nguyen D. Luu received word from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) that help was needed in Wisconsin. The San Jose-based immigration attorney was told that more than 13,000 Afghan refugees had landed in camps as part of the United States’ resettlement program following the country’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. Luu arrived in November, and the circumstances were grim: children running barefoot in the snow, people with no coats or other protection from …
Going Further Than the Maryland Child Victims Act
Samantha Dos Santos aims to hold perpetrators accountable, whether they’re backed by institutions or notOn April 26, Samantha Dos Santos, a partner in the Maryland law firm Plaxen Adler Muncy, published an op-ed in The Baltimore Sun titled “Maryland must pursue justice for all sex-abuse survivors.” In it, Dos Santos addressed the benefits and shortcomings of Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023. The act lifted the statute of limitations on civil lawsuits in child sexual abuse cases, making it easier for survivors to pursue justice. However, Dos Santos argued that many attorneys are now focusing …
All About Chemistry
Why Hang Alexandra Do turned her passion for science into a successful law careerHang Alexandra Do grew up predominantly in the Bay Area with a passion for science that was sparked by the ocean and marine life in general—and by one creature in particular. “I had this huge love for whales,” says the senior associate at Wilson Turner Kosmo in San Diego. “I loved learning about them, their ecosystem, everything.” Her curiosity about the sciences was further stoked in high school, when a teacher engaged Do’s class in the concepts of chemistry through baking. “I …
Trade Talks
Clifton Albright worked with both Obama and Trump administrations to ensure small businesses are repped fairlyIt wasn’t a surprise when Clifton Albright received an invitation from President Barack Obama’s administration to serve on the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Woman-led Business. He’d worked to help elect him and became friendly with people in his inner circle. But when the Trump administration asked him to stay on board, that was unexpected. “I was packing up,” says Albright, a founding partner at Albright, Yee & Schmit. “I figured it was over. …
The Medical Malpractice Defender Inspired by Erin Brockovich
Sarah Cherry watched the Julia Roberts film as an adolescent and found her callingAs a child, Sarah Cherry aspired to excel in the arts, medicine and the law. The Michigan-based medical malpractice defender saw the world as full of opportunity for an ambitious young person. “I wanted to be an actress, I wanted to be a doctor, I want to be a lawyer,” she says. “I had the impression I could do all those things at once.” That impression remained in place until the day law took the lead in an unexpected way. Cherry was 13 years old when she saw Erin Brockovich—starring …
Lubbock’s Musical Lawyer
Since learning piano as a child, Ann Manning has a musical and more than a dozen records in her nameStuck in a snow whiteout just before Thanksgiving while driving through the mountains to Angel Fire, New Mexico, the last thing Ann Manning expected was to compose the beginning of a musical. But that, says the Lubbock-based labor and employment attorney, is exactly what happened. “Going through the mountains, up on the last hill, I could barely see anything,” she says. “All of a sudden, a song went [through my head]: clippity-clop-clop, follow that star. Clippity-clop, how awesome you …
Thanksgiving in Pajamas with a Lot of Love
How Annie Levitt Heller returned the mantle of a large, loud, loving celebrationThe first time Annie Levitt Heller went to her future in-law’s house for Thanksgiving, she was floored. Having grown up in a home where the holiday was a quiet affair, her soon-to-be mother- and father-in-law’s crowded kitchen, boisterous guests and effervescent vibe caught her off guard. “It was very loud and involved a lot of people, and I had never been in a situation where it was a casual Thanksgiving,” says Heller, an associate at Sally Morin Personal Injury Lawyers. “Everyone's …
Family Law Attorneys Weigh in on States Repealing No-Fault Divorce
They say it could lead to clogged courts and dangers to domestic violence victimsSome lawmakers are challenging no-fault divorce, hoping to reintroduce the fault-based system of yesteryear. (Oklahoma state Sen. Dusty Deevers introduced a bill in January; the Texas Republican Party had it on its 2022 platform, as well as its current one; and federal politicians such as Ohio Sen. JD Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and former HUD Secretary Ben Carson have spoken in favor of stricter divorce laws.) In response, we asked some top divorce lawyers …
Dancing Her Way to the Olympics
IP lawyer Elizabeth Stamoulis performed at the 2004 closing ceremony in AthensThe moment Elizabeth Stamoulis remembers most about performing at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens is the sound of the audience when she entered the arena. “You always hear it described as the roar of the crowd,” says the intellectual property attorney. “I couldn’t see anybody because it was dark, but you could hear how many people were there. I’d never been in front of that many people before, and my breath got taken away.” Stamoulis, who lives in Florida …
Helping LGBTQ+ Immigrants Into America
Navid Dayzad works with clients towards a “win-win”Navid Dayzad was about 5 years old when he overheard his mother and grandmother, with whom he’d recently immigrated to the U.S. from Iran, talking in the kitchen. It was during the Carter administration, when the American government openly discussed the idea of deporting all Iranians as retaliation for the hostage crisis. “I remember very vividly my mom pondering out loud with my grandmother, on a very practical level, which of our neighbors would we leave our belongings with if they come …
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