Hagens Berman is proud to introduce our exceptional group of 2025 Summer Associates.
Riya Mehta
Berkeley & Seattle Office
Riya attends Stanford Law School and is a graduate of Stanford University. She spent her 1L summer at the Open Markets Institute, where she researched unfair practices and deception in the poultry industry. Prior to law school, Riya worked in federal agriculture and environmental policy for five years, most recently serving as Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency.
Kristina Strommer
Seattle Office
Kristina attends Harvard Law School and is a graduate of Dartmouth College. She is fluent in Spanish and spent her 1L summer at another plaintiffs’ firm. Before law school, she worked at a Houston-based small public relations agency and at a Portland-based immigration nonprofit.
Liana Wang
Seattle Office
Liana attends Harvard Law School and is a graduate of Yale University. She speaks French and Chinese and enjoys baking and the outdoors. She spent her 1L summer at the San Francisco City Attorney's Office and previously consulted for local governments on climate and economic policy. Before law school, she also earned an M.Phil. in political theory at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.
Liam Bendicksen
Boston Office
Liam attends Yale Law School and a graduate of Brown University. Prior to law school, Liam worked at the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Samuel Cai
Boston Office
Samuel Cai attends Yale Law School and an honors graduate in economics from Brown University. He was previously a research fellow at Stanford Law School, where he co-authored research on gun violence, and a Summer Law Clerk for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Hawaii. Samuel is fluent in Mandarin and proficient in Spanish. Prior to law school, he was a news assistant at NPR and produced multiple episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money podcast.
Daniel Finley
Boston Office
Danny attends Harvard Law School and is a graduate of Tulane University. Prior to law school, Danny worked in patient advocacy and political organizing. He is fluent in Portuguese and spent his 1L summer at the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division, where he worked in the Healthcare and Consumer Products Section.
