
Office of Admissions – Student Ambassadors
Connect With a UH Law Student Ambassador
University of Houston Law Center Student Ambassadors represent the J.D. program by sharing their experiences with prospective and admitted students. Ambassadors participate in recruiting events, answer questions from a current student perspective, and help future law students learn more about academics, student organizations, journals, clinics, legal work experience and life at UH Law in Houston.
Prospective and admitted students can meet an Ambassador during a Chat With a Student Ambassador virtual session. Sessions are offered during the fall and spring semesters and are not offered during the summer. Please register at least 24 hours in advance through the Admissions Event Calendar (opens in a new tab).
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Meet the Student Ambassadors
Select Meet [first name] to explore each Ambassador's organizations, leadership, journals, clinics, legal experience and areas of interest.


Abigail Alquiza
2L
Undergraduate institution: Texas A&M University
Meet Abigail
- Student organizations
- Association of Women in Law; Health Law Organization; Aggie Bar Association
- Journal
- Houston Business and Tax Law Journal
- Legal experience
- Summer Associate at King & Spalding; Mass Tort Litigation Case Manager at D. Miller & Associates, PLLC
- Areas of interest / goals
- Corporate Law / Health Law

Jose Avalos
2L
Undergraduate institution: Texas State University
Meet Jose
- Student organizations
- OUTLaw, Latine Law Student Association (LLSA)
- Leadership
- OUTLaw - Vice President, LLSA - Communications Chair
- Journal
- Houston Business Tax Law Journal
- Legal experience
- Kirkland and Ellis - Summer Associate
- Areas of interest / goals
- Transactional - Employee Compensation or Employment & Labor


Morgan Billingsley
3L Lead Ambassador
Undergraduate institution: Edward Waters University
Meet Morgan
- Student organizations
- Advocates/ UHLC BLSA
- Clinics
- Mediation 1/2 , Civil Justice clinic 1/2
- Legal experience
- Criminal defense( sparks law firm) / in house ( Kuraray)
- Areas of interest / goals
- Corporate law/labor and employment

Jasmine Ezzell
3L
Undergraduate institution: UT Health
Meet Jasmine
- Student organizations
- Health Law Org, BLSA, BARBRI Student Representative
- Journal
- Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy
- Clinics
- Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic I
- Legal experience
- MD Anderson Legal, City of Houston Legal, UH General Counsel, HCAO - Harris Health
- Areas of interest / goals
- Health law, transactional, corporate

Lindsay Frankfort
1L
Undergraduate institution: Duke University
Meet Lindsay
- Student organizations
- AWIL
- Leadership
- First year rep for If/When/How
- Legal experience
- Interned for district judge in southern district of Texas

Madison Gartman
3L
Undergraduate institution: Stephen F. Austin State University
Meet Madison
- Student organizations
- Houston Business & Tax Law Journal
- Leadership
- HBTLJ Fundraising Editor
- Journal
- HBTLJ
- Legal experience
- On my 5th intern/clerkship. Oil and gas, in house, firm, public interest/ civil side of Harris county attorneys office, tax, and property litigation. All others transactional
- Areas of interest / goals
- Energy, Environmental, and Property

James Gengaro
2L
Undergraduate institution: Liberty University
Meet James
- Student organizations
- The Advocates, Muslim Legal Society, ADR team, Christian Legal Society
- Leadership
- Muslim Legal Society: Marketing Director. The Advocates: Hippard Open Mock Trial Tournament Director
- Legal experience
- Law Clerk at the Texas Attorney General’s Office Child Support Division
- Areas of interest / goals
- Family Law. Practice a Family Law Firm

Elizabeth Grounds
2L Part-Time
Undergraduate institution: University of Houston
Meet Elizabeth
- Areas of interest / goals
- probate/estate planning, family law

Alyssa Lowery
3L
Undergraduate institution: University of Houston
Meet Alyssa
- Student organizations
- Houston Business and Tax Law Journal; Moot Court Team
- Leadership
- Editor-in-Chief in HBTLJ; Vice Chair of Administration and Finance in Moot Court
- Journal
- HBTLJ
- Legal experience
- Summer Associate at Spencer Fane; Legal Intern at UH General Counsel Office; Legal Intern at Harris County Medical Society
- Areas of interest / goals
- Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation; I will work at Spencer Fane post grad and hope to continue in health, IP, and commercial litigation.

Aliyah Muhammad
3L
Undergraduate institution: University of North Texas
Meet Aliyah
- Student organizations
- Black law student association and muslim law student association
- Clinics
- Civil Justice Clinic
- Legal experience
- Law Clerk and legal Internship
- Areas of interest / goals
- Personal Injury, Family Law and Sports Entertainment Law

Alena Panova
2L
Undergraduate institution: University of Houston
Meet Alena
- Journal
- Houston Business and Law Journal
- Legal experience
- Legal Assistant

Suhani Patel
1L
Undergraduate institution: University of Houston
Meet Suhani
- Legal experience
- Immigration Law Intern, Judicial Clerkship
- Areas of interest / goals
- Health and Immigration Law

Jenna Pham
3L
Undergraduate institution: Texas State University
Meet Jenna
- Student organizations
- APALSA, CTLS, IPSO, HLO, AWIL
- Leadership
- 3L Advisor (APALSA), Internal VP (CTLS)
- Legal experience
- Legal intern, Law clerk
- Areas of interest / goals
- Criminal Prosecution, IP

Sydnee T. Smith
2L
Undergraduate institution: Texas Christian University
Meet Sydnee
- Student organizations
- Association of Women in Law and Christian Legal Society
- Leadership
- Torts tutor for section A for Professor Duncan
- Journal
- Houston Business & Tax Journal
- Legal experience
- I am a King & Spalding Summer associate: for both summer of 2026 and 2027
- Areas of interest / goals
- I am super interested in criminal law, but also torts and products liability.

Morgan Trevino
3L Part-Time
Undergraduate institution: Texas Tech
Meet Morgan
- Clinics
- Death Penalty & Criminal Appeals Clinic, Pro Se Clinic
- Legal experience
- Intern for Office of Chief Counsel for a federal government agency
- Areas of interest / goals
- Federal Government

Alexandra Tropoli
1L
Undergraduate institution: University of Texas
Meet Alexandra
- Student organizations
- I recently joined AWIL and Longhorn Bar Association
- Legal experience
- Law Office of James Fallon (legal intern) and Oaks, Hartline & Daly, LLP (legal intern)
- Areas of interest / goals
- I'm interested in a variety of areas of law from real estate, wills, trusts and estates, education law, general corporate law and more. I'm interested in working in house one day but I am open to other paths as well.


