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Young and On Their Way
By
Erin White
Arizona Daily Star
Sunday, April 24, 2005
Ten of Tucson's up-and-comers, ages 16 through 25
A
small school in the Peruvian countryside has its first
library
thanks to Keren G. Raz. She's 22.
David
Margolis is working on research that could lead to
more
successful treatments for bone diseases. He's 25.
Ben
Meza is as dedicated to his future career - being a
drummer - as
a Fortune 500 CEO. He's 16.
These
young people are three of the up-and-comers who made the latest
"Absolutely
Arizona" list, rounding out a batch of 10 people age
25 and under to watch.
Lindsay St. John
Second-year law student, University of
Arizona, 24
Keep
an eye on this bunch : from left, Charles Whitesell, Alistair
Chapman, Keren G.
Raz, Caít NiSiomón (on trunk), Ben Meza (on
floor), David Margolis (on floor), Lindsay
St. John and Sami
Hamed. Fellow up-and-comers Joseph Parsons and Tera Cupis
were
not present for the photo shoot.
Why she's worth watching:
St. John is the law-student coordinator for three clinics
run by the
Volunteer Lawyers Program. She recruits law students to give free
legal
advice to low-income clients in clinics on domestic relations,
filing for bankruptcy or
filing for guardianship.
The
guardianship clinic, which she and two other students helped create,
is still in the
pilot stages, so her role in it requires constant
redefinition. St. John says this clinic
hits her heart most closely
because she's helping parents hold on to their children.
"Informing people of their rights is crucial in helping them be
pro-active," she says.
The
attorney hopeful handles training schedules for about 100 students
and makes
sure volunteers show up for appointments. This involves "a
lot of last-minute, frantic
searching for volunteers or filling in
myself," St. John says.
A bonus for the Old Pueblo:
As the daughter of two UA professors, St. John grew
up in Tucson,
but did her undergraduate work in San Antonio, where she got a taste
for
policy by working with the Texas city's government. After
experiencing life in the
courtroom as an intern for the Pima County
Attorney's Office, she decided she'd like to
work for the office
after graduation. She eventually wants to get into public policy
work,
fighting for legislation that protects children, combats
poverty and reforms
landlord/tenant laws.
Extra credit:
St. John was chosen to be the senior articles editor for the Arizona
Law
Review. In the position, she'll be the face of the periodical, a duty well-suited to
her
sunny, outgoing disposition.
Contact reporter
Erin White at
ewhite@azstarnet.com or 807-8429.
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