2025-26 Board members

 

President

Thomas McDowell, ’26 (he/him), is OUTLaw’s Persident. Thomas came to law school to improve his arguing skills. His favorite queer TV show is Queer as Folk, and a fun fact about Thomas is that he once cliff-jumped into Crater Lake!

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INTEREST RELATIONS

Rachel Sznajderman, ’27 (she/her), is OUTLaw’s Director of Public Interest Relations. Rachel loves birding and hiking and thinks the best way to spend a day in Austin as at Barton. Her advice to new law students is to follow your heart and not get caught up in the noise. <3

DIRECTOR of firm relations

Evan Mueller, ’26 (he/him), is OUTLaw’s Director of Firm Relations. His favorite non-law-school way to spend the day is chilling, hanging out with frineds, and playing video games. Last summer, he went to the Lavender Law conference in New York! HIs favorite OUTLaw memory is banquet.

co-social directors

Zarick Qui, ’27 (he/him) and Stella Petrashko, ’27 (she/her), are OUTLaw’s Co-Social Directors. Zarick’s favorite OUTLaw memory is the mentorship party, and his favorite class is torts! He also knits and lovesChappell Roan! Stella loves to go to the Alamo Drafthouse and she’s also involved with the Women’s Law Caucus. Her queer icon? The Babadook. If you know you know.

 

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Elias Topo-Kemp, ’26 (he/him), is OUTLaw’s Director of Operations. His favorite class in law school is the Immigration Clinic, which gave him an opportunity to work and build relationships with clients! This year, he’s excited to finish school and get back to work!

 

Communications Director

Rachel Wallis, ’26 (she/her),  is OUTLaw’s Communications Director. Her favorite way to spend time when she’s not at law school is singing in community choirs, going to local theatre and comedy shows, and watching scary movies with her girlfriend. Her advice for 1Ls is to open themselves up to being friends with people they might not have expected to at first and to try to find time to get away from the law school and explore the city! This year, she’s excited to spend more time with OUTLaw and work on musical parody with Assault and Flattery.