“This award means so much to me! In law school, focusing on the betterment of women in the legal profession is what inspired and drove me when the law school bubble became too much. Remembering that our education and skills can actually be used to impact real change in people's lives and help women makes it all worth it!! After successful bar passage, I will be joining SWMW law as an Associate Attorney in their Pittsburgh office, working on plaintiff-side asbestos and toxic tort litigation.”

– Aislinn Zimmerman, on receiving the 2026 NAWL Outstanding Law Student Award for Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.