
Erica Bampton, Student Advisor, Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (M-VETS); B.A., Art History, cum laude, Virginia Commonwealth University; J.D. Candidate, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School.
Erica is a first-generation part-time law student in her second year. She works full-time for a private law firm focusing solely on Veterans’ disability benefit claim appeals. Prior to law school, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Virginia Commonwealth University, where her coursework emphasized visual analysis, historical research, and persuasive writing.
Erica has taken the following relevant coursework:
- Writing-intensive courses, including Legal Research and Writing, Trial-Level Writing, Appellate Writing, and Drafting Legal Contracts.
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Foundational Coursework, including Contract Law, Torts, Civil Procedure, Property, Criminal Law, and Constitutional Law.

Megan Nieboer, Student Advisor, Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (M-VETS); B.A., Marketing, Calvin University; J.D. Candidate, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School.
Megan is a first-generation law student in her third year. She earned her B.A. in Marketing, with a minor in Philosophy, from Calvin University. During law school, Megan completed the Army JAG Corps Summer Internship Program at Fort Hood and interned with the Environmental Law Division at Fort Belvoir.
Megan has taken the following relevant coursework:
- Writing-intensive classes, including Legal Research and Writing, Appellate Writing, and Legal Drafting
- Foundational coursework, including Contracts, Torts, Civil Procedure, Property, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence, and Professional Responsibility