Ali Baraff
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| Ali Baraff is a 3L at GGU Law. _______________________
Ali grew up in sunny Santa Monica. She
went to an all-girls Catholic high school in Los Angeles before attending UC Irvine, where she studied Social Ecology. After undergrad, she took a year off, interned, volunteered and worked for Heal the Bay. Since beginning law school, she has been involved in a plethora of activities, from associate editor on the Environmental Law Journal to law school mentor. |
Ali’s primary ambition is to make a difference in the world. When she worked for the Orange County Coast Keeper in 2009, she was involved in water quality management and explored how acidity levels in the ocean affected the surrounding areas and wildlife. This unveiled a desire to be able make a positive and lasting difference on the world. It also affirmed that law school was the right path in accomplishing her goals.
Ali is a competitive ocean swimmer. She swam in the ocean all through high school. In 2012, she was the first woman to win the Penguin Swim, a 500-yard swim on New Year’s Day at 8 AM! She even has a trophy as tall as me and I’m 5’2”. It’s safe to say, swimming is her thing.
From 2009-2010, Ali was an Aquarist for Heal the Bay in Santa Monica, CA. She fed and cleaned the marine life and logged important information about them. She also taught visitors about the animals and how they reflect the Pacific Ocean wildlife.
Ali is extremely active here at GGU. She served as the panel co-chair for the Water Law Symposium. She is active in PAD and her favorite classes so far include Real Estate Transactions and ELS.
Ali’s main source of motivation is that she never feels like she’s done enough. This is evident with her abundance of volunteer work and impressive accomplishments while at GGU.
If not in law school, Ali would be in medical school studying to be a cardio-thoracic surgeon or a pediatrician. Either way, she would be out in the world being super-woman and making an amazing impact on the world!
Her advice to other law students is to never lose track of their goals. Her specific advice to first-year students is to talk to upperclassmen. They went through the same exact thing as you and they are more than willing to share their experience.
Interviewer: Kasee Kinzler is a first-year law student at GGU. She was born and raised in Los Angeles and went to undergrad at CSU, Chico. After law school, she is interested in pursuing a career in environmental law.
