Episode 10- Heather Mansfield: Taking a passion for law to arguing in front of the CT Supreme Court
Description
In the 10th episode of Who Are You?, Heather Mansfield, a third-year law student at Quinnipiac University’s School of Law shares:
🌽 How growing up on a family-run vegetable farm
in Northern Massachusetts sparked a work ethic she now brings to law
📚 Why a middle school mock trial over Tuck Everlasting
inspired her dream of becoming a lawyer
⚖️ The power of experiential learning—from winning asylum cases to
advocating for domestic violence survivors
💼 Her work with the Human Trafficking Prevention Project and
externships that led her to argue in Connecticut’s highest court
Related to this Episode:
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Quinnipiac Law Clinics, Externships and Experiential Education
Host: Joel Vanner
Guest: Heather Mansfield
Producers: Ryan Ziaks & Peter Gallay