Paige Foley is a third-year law student at the William S. Boyd School of Law and a student-attorney in the Investor Protection Clinic. Paige is originally from a very small town in East Texas, Ore City, and moved to Las Vegas when she was 16 to graduate high school early and attend the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for college.

Kristopher Kalkowski is a third-year law student at the William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, and a student-attorney with the law school’s Investor Protection Clinic. He will graduate from Boyd in May 2018.

I am a third-year law student at UNLV Boyd School of Law, and a student-attorney with the Investor Protection Clinic.  I am a fifth generation Nevadan and a Reno native. However, I attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for undergrad where I received a B.S. in Economics and rowed full time for their Division I varsity crew team.  After college, I worked a variety of jobs ranging from handy-man to laborer for a small, site development company, where I dug ditches, graded, laid pipe and general site development.

You served our country in the United States Navy. How did that experience shape your world view? 

The Navy shaped me as a person. I joined at the young age of 17. The whole experience taught me discipline in my work and how I conduct myself in everyday life. My military service has given me a heightened sense of patriotism and respect for my country.

Since your discharge, you have undertaken many interesting enterprises here in Las Vegas, yes? 

In high school, I was a teen lawyer for a program called Trial by Peers. I will never forget the first time I walked into a courtroom. I felt at home, and it was in that moment I knew I wanted to become a lawyer to help those in need. I was raised in Nevada and I felt I could do the most public good if I attended a law school in the area I would practice in. As a first-generation college student, this fellowship means I can afford to go to law school without being distracted by work.

I currently work as an elementary school teacher and, in the last few years, I have noticed how little a voice children and their parents have within the school system regarding their education. I believe the main reason for this is the lack of knowledge they have to make the best decisions for their education. Unfortunately, I found this to be most true for children with special needs. I would like to become an advocate for those children and their parents, to help them make knowledgeable decisions about their education and prepare them to be successful in the future.