Law student diaries

Grayson Evans (he/him) is originally from Denver, Colorado. He attended Metropolitan State University of Denver, where he earned his BA in History with a minor in Legal Studies. Before entering law school, Grayson served six years in the Army Reserves. He hopes to use his legal education to continue serving others, with a particular interest in supporting veterans.

Fernanda Urbina (she/her) was born and raised in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. She attended the University of Texas at El Paso and received her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with a minor in Legal Reasoning. She spent the summer as a judicial extern at the US District Court for the Western District of Washington. She is the President of the Advocacy Training Society, the Communications Director for the Student Bar Association and a member of the Seattle Journal for Social Justice. Fernanda hopes to use her legal education to advocate for domestic violence victims.

Adwoa Akyeansah (she/her) is originally from Newark, New Jersey. She earned her BBA in International Business with a concentration in Computer Information Systems from Howard University. After graduating, Adwoa joined Amazon in Seattle, Washington, as part of the company’s Finance Rotational Program and was among the first cohort of analysts in Treasury. She later joined Flicker, Garelick & Associates, LLP in Manhattan, New York, as a War Hazard Paralegal, where she specialized in cases under the Defense Base Act. Over the summer, she externed with Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), where she supported advocacy for immigrant and refugee children. Adwoa plans to leverage her law degree to advance a dynamic career in Finance and currently serves as President of the Black Law Students Association for the 2025–2026 academic year.

Theana (she/her) was born in Guam and moved to Washington State to attend the University of Washington, where she earned her BA in Law, Societies & Justice and American Ethnic Studies. She returned to Guam and was a high school teacher prior to law school. She spent her summers first as a Legal Associate for Salesforce, Inc., then with the Family Defense Fellowship with the Office of Public Defense. Theana is the President of the Filipino American Law student Association, a Research Assistant for the Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice, and an Online Editor for the Seattle University Law Review.