Michael Gadinis is a recent valedictorian graduate of Claremont McKenna College and a paralegal at KLLF. Michael is currently in the second year of his two-year deferral period before attending Columbia Law School. Michael spent his first year working as a Program Associate at the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), where he connected more than 400 people who had experienced sexual harassment or discrimination in the workplace, education, or while accessing healthcare with nearly 1,500 free legal consultations. 

At Claremont McKenna College, Michael majored in Government with a minor in Gender & Sexuality Studies. Michael’s college career was most defined by his work leading CMC Advocates for Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, a confidential, student-run 24/7 hotline for survivors of sexual violence. Michael was an inaugural recipient of the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service for this work. 

When he’s not supporting KLLF’s clients and attorneys, Michael enjoys hopping around New York City coffee shops and bookstores, baking with his prized stand mixer, and hopelessly arguing that it’s the New York Giants’ year to win the Super Bowl.