Lightfoot Announces Summer Clerk Class of 2025

June 23, 2025

Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC welcomes its 2025 class of summer clerks. The group comprises 17 first- and second-year law students from four different schools.
 
This year’s participants are: 

• Davis Boland, University of Alabama School of Law (2L)
• Jackson Clancy, University of Alabama School of Law (2L)
• Kiana Dorsey, University of Alabama School of Law (2L)
• Tanner Hines, Washington & Lee University (2L) 
• Malik Howard, Cumberland School of Law (2L) 
• Sarah Frances Jackson, University of Alabama School of Law (2L)
• Hope Methvin, University of Alabama School of Law (2L)
• Abby Vandiver, University of Alabama School of Law (2L)
• Andrew Weisenfeld, University of Alabama School of Law (2L)
• Preston Antes, University of Alabama School of Law (1L)
• Sarah Beth Corona, University of Alabama School of Law (1L)
• Robert Dickinson, Cumberland School of Law (1L) 
• Martha Ernest, University of Alabama School of Law (1L)
• Sam Guerrero, University of Virginia School of Law (1L) 
• Bess Martin, University of Virginia School of Law (1L) 
• Sloane Saxon, Cumberland School of Law (1L) 
• Kimberly Short, University of Alabama School of Law (1L)

Lightfoot’s six-week, in-person summer associate program immerses students in all elements and phases of litigation at the firm’s Birmingham office. Summer clerks gain invaluable firsthand experience through involvement in the real-world life of a Lightfoot trial lawyer by attending depositions, observing trials and contributing to meaningful assignments for top-tier clients. They also receive focused training and mentorship throughout the program, including sessions on the art of jury persuasion and mock argument presentations in a local courtroom.