Join Us in Welcoming Our 2025 Summer Law Clerks, Externs, and Interns!

Lauren Block 

Summer Law Clerk

Lauren (she/her) is a rising 3L at the University of Washington, where she serves as Co-President of the Environmental Law Society and is the incoming Executive Managing Editor of the Washington Law Review. She spent her 1L summer clerking for the Washington Attorney General’s Office in the Environmental Protection Division, assisting with legal research, drafting memoranda, and preparing motions for ongoing litigation. This spring, she is externing with a small water law firm in Snohomish, Washington, working on administrative and water law issues related to the upcoming adjudication of the Nooksack River. Before law school, Lauren earned her B.A. in Environmental Ethics & Policy and Political Science from the University of Portland. During college, she interned with the U.S. Department of the Interior and a regional seafood company’s government affairs department, gaining experience at the intersection of policy and natural resource management. Outside of school and work, she enjoys trail running, skiing, and perfecting her coffee-brewing technique. 

Hayden Hennike

Summer Law Clerk

Hayden (he/him) is a rising 3L at Berkeley Law. In law school, he has led the Drug Policy, Education, and Decriminalization project, a student-run pro bono organization focused on a public health approach to drug policy. Hayden has also worked as a law clerk at the United States Department of Agriculture’s Office of General Counsel. In that role, he provided legal assistance to the U.S. Forest Service, supporting its efforts to recover damages from parties responsible for wildfires on public lands. Before law school, Hayden graduated from California State University Long Beach with a degree in Economics. During his time there, Hayden worked as an Emergency Medical Technician and a whitewater raft guide on California’s rivers. In his downtime, Hayden enjoys hiking, cooking, reading, and spending time on the river. 

Adam Luban

Summer Extern

Adam (he/him) is a rising 3L at Boston University School of Law. As a student in BU’s Environmental Law Practicum, he drafted legislation to protect vulnerable renters from climate-change driven extreme weather and served as legal advisor for a coalition of social organizations advocating for equitable disaster recovery. He has also taught an undergraduate course in Critical Environmental Law at Boston College. Adam is an Executive Editor of theBoston University Public Interest Law Journaland serves as treasurer for the BU Environmental Law Society. Adam is from Syracuse, New York, where he first cultivated his love for the outdoors and skiing and biking up and down hills. He’s the head coach of the BU Cycling Team and an assistant coach for the Nordic Ski Team at his alma mater, Middlebury College. When he’s not skiing, biking, or studying, he can be found fruitlessly pursuing the perfect espresso.

Cayden Stone

Andrus Scholar Summer Intern

Cayden (he/him) is a Public Policy, Environmental Studies and Pre-law student going into his final undergraduate semester at Boise State University. Over the course of his collegiate journey, Cayden has gained a diverse array of experience in legislative affairs, political communications, and environmental policy. He spent this spring semester in Washington, D.C. studying and interning on Capitol Hill where he helped support his boss’s public lands, water, and Tribes portfolio. Cayden has particularly enjoyed studying our nation’s bedrock environmental laws and looks forward to applying his coursework to help advance the mission, message, and values of Advocates for the West this summer. Upon graduation, Cayden looks forward to attending law school. In his free time, you can find Cayden reading, skiing, hiking, or cheering on his beloved Seattle sports teams.  

Libby Tobey

Summer Extern

Libby (she/her) is a rising 2L at the University of Montana. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Willamette University, and a Master’s in Resource Conservation from the University of Montana, where she researched global policy efforts to redress loss and damage from climate change. In her second year, Libby will serve as co-chair of the Environmental Law Group and aspires to join the staff of the Public Lands and Resources Law Review. Between degrees, Libby has spent much of her time as a river guide and whitewater instructor around the western U.S. and abroad, taking periodic breaks to support conservation nonprofits in Utah and Idaho as a legislative aide and lobbyist. In her free time, she can most often be found paddling, skiing, or climbing, depending on the season. She is also a first-time film producer as of 2024, working with an all-women’s team on a documentary advocating for the removal of the lower Snake River dams.