2025 Summer Interns

With the generous backing of the Evergreen Hill Education Fund of Oregon Community Foundation, we welcome our summer law clerks and summer Field and Events Coordinator. We are so are excited about helping build the next generation of public interest environmental attorneys and advocates.

Danny Billick, Summer Legal Intern

Danny was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he developed his love for nature, exploring the shores of Lake Michigan Danny attended Western Washington University, where he doubled majored in Spanish and Environmental Studies/Economics. Before attending Oregon Law, Danny worked on a state legislature campaign and for two environmental non-profits. Last summer, Danny externed for U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson in Portland. As a 2L, Danny conducted research as a fellow in Oregon Law’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law Fellowship program, worked as a tutor in the Legal Research and Writing program, and served as a staff editor on the Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation. When not studying, Danny spends his time with his partner of ten years, working in the garden or playing with their dog, Zelda.

Dara grew up moving around the country before her family settled in Southern California. While living there, she loved playing beach volleyball and taking her dogs to the local dog beach. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University in 2021 and is now a rising 3L at the University of Oregon.She’s excited to continue working in the PNW after graduation on environmental advocacy efforts. Since moving to Oregon, Dara’s had to adjust to the rain and trees, but she has found a love in hiking and chasing waterfalls. 

Nicole is from Fort Mill, South Carolina, but found her calling to outdoor spaces during her time as an undergraduate at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming. She dual majored in Environmental Systems Science and Environment and Natural Resources and is fiercely passionate about protecting wild spaces and advocating for more sustainable interactions between people and the environment. As a current law student at the University of Oregon School of Law, Nicole has become especially interested in environmental law as it relates to subjects like food law, environmental policy, and environmental justice. Nicole is deeply involved in her law school community. She has taken leadership roles in the Land Air Water student organization as a Public Interest Environmental Law Conference Co-Director, where she is honored to be a part of such an important part of the PIEL community, and co-captain of the Disc-trict Court Ultimate Frisbee team. During her free time (when she gets it), Nicole enjoys hiking, climbing, skiing, ultimate frisbee, running, and just about any activity that gets her outside. 

Flora grew up swimming through bull kelp and picking up Dungeness crabs in the icy waters of Bellingham Bay. Now entering her senior year in the Honors College at the University of Oregon, she is pursuing a B.S. in Environmental Studies with a minor in Biology. With a background in restoration and plant surveys, she is passionate about integrating fieldwork with environmental justice advocacy and community-based research. She is excited to bring her knowledge of Pacific Northwest plants, love for local ecosystems, and enthusiasm for community engagement to the Cascadia Wildlands crew this summer!