Lulia Mehari
Lulia Mehari is a second-year law student at the University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Francis King Carey School of Law, where she is a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Team. Mehari is a recipient of the Maurice A. Bellan '98 Family Public Interest Fellowship. This summer, she is interning with the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, where she has gained hands-on experience conducting legal research, drafting motions, and participating in every stage of the criminal trial process. Her work has centered on Fourth and Fifth Amendment issues, reflecting a broader passion for litigation, constitutional advocacy, and ensuring that individual voices are meaningfully heard within institutional processes.
Prior to law school, Mehari earned her B.S. in Government and Politics from the University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø, College Park, where she competed in the American Moot Court Competition and received an award for Appellant Brief Writing. She also served as Chief Deputy and as an Off-Campus Legislator in the Student Government Association, experience that strengthened her leadership, advocacy, and public service skills. She is now pursuing her J.D. at ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Carey Law, making her a proud double Terp.
Mehari is passionate about higher education policy and ensuring that student voices are meaningfully included in institutional decision-making.
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