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SCALE Students Cindy Berganza ’25 and Hailey Roknipour ’25 Receive CLEA Outstanding Clinic Team Award for Client-Centered Immigration Work
May 9, 2025
In fall 2024, SCALE students Cindy Berganza and Hailey Roknipour entered Southwestern’s Immigration Law Clinic with a shared commitment to public service. Assigned to a U Visa case for a survivor of extreme domestic violence, they took on work that demanded both legal skill and a thoughtful, trauma-informed approach to client advocacy.