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.