June 26, 2025
Pacifica Welcomes 2025 Summer Associates
“It is a pleasure to work with these aspiring legal professionals and to help shape their understanding of what it means to practice law while also serving the community."
Pacifica Law Group is pleased to introduce our 2025 Summer Associates: LeAnn Campbell, Stefania Kristjansson, Emily Morado, and Sulley Schuster. This year’s Summer Associate class members come to Pacifica with a commitment to service and a passion for justice, both as law students and in previous work on issues ranging from social and environmental justice, to disability rights, to access to education.
Pacifica’s Summer Associate program is central to the firm’s commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession. Our program focuses on recruiting and providing opportunities to law students from communities and backgrounds historically underrepresented in the legal profession. Summer associates work in our office in Seattle and are exposed to a broad range of meaningful work and educational experiences.
“It is a pleasure to work with these aspiring legal professionals and to help shape their understanding of what it means to practice law while also serving the community,” said Pacifica Managing Partner Denise Stiffarm. “All of us at Pacifica value the opportunity to learn about their unique life experiences, and to gain their fresh perspectives on our work and on the wider legal profession.”
LeAnn Campbell is a rising third-year law (3L) student at University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she was a fellow of the UF Law Program on Children and Families. Prior to pursuing her J.D., LeAnn earned her B.A. in Education Sciences with an emphasis on disabilities in society, and also worked for 12 years as a paralegal in education law. During her time with Pacifica, LeAnn worked closely with our School Districts Practice Group, furthering her exposure to school law. In the fall, she will join Seattle Public Schools for a Semester in Practice externship.
Stefania Kristjansson is a rising second-year law (2L) student at University of Washington School of Law, and a 2025 Gregoire Fellow. Gregoire Fellows spend the summers after their first year of law school working at both a Seattle-area law firm and either a Seattle-based corporation or government agency. Stefania is spending the first part of her summer with Pacifica, and will work for the Washington State Attorney General’s Office during the second half of her fellowship.
Emily Morado is a rising 2L student at Seattle University School of Law and a fellow of the Legal Employers Advancing Diversity Program (LEAD-WA), which provides internship opportunities to law students from communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession. Emily earned her B.A. from University of Washington. Before law school, she worked for Geeking Out Kids of Color, a Seattle-based nonprofit focused on providing tech education to BIPOC youth.
Sulley Schuster is also a rising 2L student at Seattle University School of Law, where she was a first-year fellow of the Access to Justice Institute, which equips students for careers advancing social justice. Sulley earned her B.S. from University of Oregon, and has worked previously for companies engaged in environmental and social justice issues.
The application window for the 2026 Pacifica Law Group Summer Associate program will open in early December, 2025. Follow Pacifica on LinkedIn to stay up to date on our Summer Associate program opportunities.
