OUR FOUNDING

Fighting For Fairness emerged from our experiences applying to law school and helping others do the same. After tutoring primarily low-income applicants at elleSAT, Justine and Brad noticed parallels with their students: many tutees needed assistance filling in the knowledge gaps left from previously unsuccessful tutoring methods, wasting time and money they didn’t have. In May 2022, they conceptualized Fighting For Fairness’ holistic, three-pronged approach to best serve low-income law school applicants. We’ve carefully selected a team with experience in the application process, with all of us united behind our organization’s goals.

OUR OFFICERS

JUSTINE GLUBIS
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer

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Justine watched her mother—a Trinidadian immigrant—lose their home, so she dropped out of high school to help her family survive homelessness. She completed her GED and began her education at Pasco-Hernando State College with Pell Grants, eventually transferring to the University of Florida. She spent nearly four years at an entrepreneurship nonprofit and phone banked for housing insecurity initiatives, sharing her testimony for equity. Justine scored 171 on the LSAT and became an LSAT tutor, focusing primarily on providing low-income students high-quality care. She further edited admissions statements at no charge for underrepresented students. At the University of Michigan Law School, she is a Dow Sustainability Fellow, a Student Attorney for the Community Enterprise Clinic, and Co-President of the Native American Law Students Association.

 
BRAD CARNEY
Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer
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At the age of 19, Brad's parents kicked him out of the house. After a month of living out of his car at a gas station, begging for food, he joined the Army, serving six years total, with over two years in the 75th Ranger Regiment. Once his enlistment ended, he utilized the G.I. Bill to pay for his tuition at Dartmouth College in conjunction with a scholarship from the Posse Foundation. After scoring a 172 on the LSAT, Brad focused on helping low-income students achieve their dream LSAT score by offering free or low-cost tutoring. He continues to provide mentorship and application consulting for veterans with Service to School. In his spare time at Harvard Law School, he is a student contributor to Lawfare.

 
RACHEL HSU
Chief Creative Officer
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Rachel was born in Los Angeles to a Han Taiwanese family of Chinese Civil War refugees. She attended Barnard College, where she studied art history and architecture. She was a design intern at Cosmopolitan Magazine and a curatorial intern at MoMA in the Department of Architecture and Design. After graduating, she freelanced as an artist and graphic designer, illustrated two books, and worked as a legal assistant for two years. She scored a 179 and became an LSAT tutor, offering affordable tutoring and free accommodations guidance to low-income and underrepresented students. Rachel attends the UCLA School of Law on full scholarship as a Graton Scholar, where she is Senior Dialectic Editor at the UCLA Law Review and a Managing Editor of the Indigenous Peoples’ Journal of Law, Culture, & Resistance.

 
ALPHONSE SIMON
Chief Financial Officer
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Alphonse was born in Oakland, California, and raised by a single mother. As a first-generation college student, he began his education at the City College of San Francisco and ultimately transferred to UC Berkeley, receiving Pell Grants and the UC Blue and Gold Opportunity plan for low-income students. While at Berkeley, Alphonse studied Economics. After graduating, he spent four years doing data science before entering law school. Alphonse scored 176 on the LSAT and became an LSAT tutor. He attends Yale Law School on the full-tuition Hurst Horizon Scholarship, where he is an Executive Articles Editor for the Yale Journal on Regulation, Professional Development Chair of the Black Law Students Association, and Community Development Chair of First Generation Professionals.