Butzel Welcomes Seven Law Students to the Firm’s Summer Associate Program
DETROIT, Mich. – Each year, Butzel hosts law students as part of its Summer Associates Program. Law students selected are driven, ready to learn and grow, and, to one day, continue Butzel’s tradition of Excellence–one of the firm’s Core Values. The law students include Olivia Bainbridge, AJ (Alexander) Campbell, Josie Clerford, Maria Gustitus, Emma Hammoud, Kennedy Robinson and Glenn Stevenson.
Butzel’s Summer Associate program plays a part in contributing to the law firm’s more than 170-year history of being recognized among the leading law firms in the nation. Notably, several Butzel attorneys began their careers as Summer Associates and remain with the firm to this day– many staying for decades and making Butzel their permanent home.
Law students spend the summer gaining interactive, experience-based learning, and developing not just their legal skills, but also their business and leadership abilities.
Olivia Bainbridge
Bainbridge is a third-year law student at Michigan State University College of Law and serves as an Associate Editor for the Michigan State University International Law Review. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Law, summa cum laude, from Western Michigan University in 2023. Western Michigan University honored her as the Presidential Scholar of the Finance and Commercial Law Department at the Haworth College of Business.
AJ (Alexander) Campbell
Campbell is a third-year law student at Michigan State University College of Law. At MSU Law, he is a member of the Trial Practice Institute, where he is developing practical litigation skills through focused training in pretrial practice, courtroom advocacy, and trial strategy. He also has been recognized with a Jurisprudence Award for his work in the program. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Niagara University.
Josie Clerford
Clerford is third-year law student at the University of Michigan Law School, where she is a Dean's Scholar and Executive Editor for the Michigan Journal of Race & Law. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and Politics, cum laude, from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 2018.
Maria Gustitus
Gustitus is a third-year law student at Wayne State University Law School, where she serves as the Managing Editor of Wayne Law Review, and is a member of the Wayne Law Moot Court Team as the Co-Director of Mentorship. She earned a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Michigan State University in 2022.
Emma Hammoud
Hammoud is a third-year law student at Michigan State University College of Law, where she is involved in Moot Court and the Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with University Honors recognition, from the University of Michigan in 2024.
Kennedy Robinson
Robinson is a third-year law student at Wayne State Law School where she serves as a Governor at Large on the Student Bar Association’s Student Board of Governors. She is a Junior Member of the Wayne Law Moot Court team, the Professional Development Chair for the Black Law Student Association, and a member of The Advocate student newspaper. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, with honors, from Michigan State University in 2023.
Glenn Stevenson
Stevenson is a second-year law student at Cooley Law School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, summa cum laude, from Clark Atlanta University. She previously served as a Law Clerk at a private criminal defense firm. She also has prior work experience at the United States Attorney’s Office, Third Circuit Court Criminal Division, City of Detroit Law Department, and other private law firms.
