Pamela Hoekwater
Education
- J.D., Notre Dame Law School, ‘01
- B.S.W., Calvin College, Social Work & Political Science, ‘98
Extracurricular Activities While at NDLS
- Legal Aid Clinic
- Immigration Clinic
Employment
Staff Attorney, Western Michigan Legal Services
Grand Rapids, MI
Insights Regarding My Area of Practice
- I represent low income clients in a variety of legal issues.
Volunteer/Pro Bono Work
- Volunteer with Inner City Christian Federation in Grand Rapids speaking to clients about consumer law issues
- Volunteer with Safe Haven Ministries (a domestic violence organization) speaking to clients about family law issues.
On Classmates and Friendships:
“The friends I met at NDLS are invaluable to me. I very much appreciate the encouragement I received and continue to receive from them in my decision to become a legal aid attorney. Knowing that my family and I are surviving on a much-lower-than-average-attorney salary, my former classmates go out of their way to support us, including invitations for meals and out-of-town accommodations, babysitting our daughter, and even paying for the bar exam prep course that I otherwise could not afford to take.”
