Attorney General Neronha welcomes new class of Honors Fellows, record number of applicants for next year’s Honors Program

Published on Thursday, October 26, 2023

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that the Office has welcomed four recent law school graduates as part of its Honors Program, while celebrating a record number of applicants from law schools across the country seeking to join next year’s class of Honors Fellows.

With the Honors Program application period for the 2024 class closing earlier this month, the Office now begins its review of a record number of applications – more than 90 – vying for a limited number of positions within the Office. Applicants included law students from Boston College Law School, Columbia Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, Harvard Law School, New York University School of Law, Boston University School of Law, and Yale Law School. In all, the program attracted applicants from 37 law schools all across the country.

The Honors Program offers recent law school graduates and newly admitted to the bar lawyers the opportunity to work in the Office of the Attorney General during a one-year term in which they will gain valuable experience while serving the people of Rhode Island. The Honors Fellows have an opportunity to join the Office as a permanent employee at the completion of their fellowship.

“Our Office continues to attract talented individuals with a deep commitment to public service and justice,” said Attorney General Neronha. “I am excited to welcome this year’s Honors class into our Office, where they will make a difference in the lives of Rhode Islanders through the critical work of our Office. Moreover, a record 94 prospective attorneys applied for next year’s cohort, which demonstrates that the work of the Office is compelling and meaningful to new generations of public servants, and gives me high hope for Rhode Island’s future.”

Attorneys will be selected for the Honors Program over the coming months based on their commitment to public service, academic achievement, leadership qualities and experience, and relevant legal or policy experience. Honors Program attorneys will serve in the Office’s Criminal Division and Civil Division. The 2024 Attorney Honors Program begins in September 2024.

Attorney General Neronha has welcomed four individuals to this year’s Honors Program:

Dawson Galluzzi is a graduate of New York University School of Law. Dawson also served as a Brave Justice Intern for the Queen District Attorney focusing on housing and worker protection, a student law clerk for the Legal Aid Society of San Diego, and a JusticeCorps Student Member for AmeriCorps.
Paul Meosky is a graduate of Yale Law School. Paul served as a summer intern to the Honorable Henry J. Nowak of the New York Supreme Court’s 8th Judicial Circuit, as well as to the US Attorney’s Office in the District of Colorado.
Clare Noone is a graduate of Boston College Law School. Clare has served as a legal intern for the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, as well as for the Center of Human Rights and Global Justice.
Rachel Rebello is a graduate of Georgetown Law and previously served as both a legal intern and William C. Clifton Clerk in the Attorney General’s Office. Rachel also served as an Honors Law Clerk for the Environmental Protection Agency in 2022.

Learn more about our Honors Program here.

Applicants for the 2024 Honors Program represent the following law schools:

Albany Law School
American University Washington College of Law
Boston College Law School
Boston University School of Law
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Columbia Law School
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
George Mason University
Georgetown University Law Center
Harvard Law School
New England Law School
New York University School of Law
Northeastern University School of Law
Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
Pace Law School
Penn State Law School
Roger Williams Law School
Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Suffolk University Law School
Syracuse University College of Law
The George Washington University School of Law
The University of Texas School of Law
Tulane University Law School
University of Baltimore School of Law
University of California, Irvine School of Law
University of Connecticut School of Law
University of Massachusetts School of Law
University of Missouri School of Law
University of Nebraska Law
University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law
University of North Carolina Law School
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Vermont Law School
Washington University School of Law
Western New England University School of Law
William & Mary Law School
Yale Law School

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