DeAndré Keené Bell II Wins The Law Place Law School Scholarship for 2024

Bell II will receive $2,500 in financial support to put toward his legal education.

SARASOTA, FL, UNITED STATES, November 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The legal profession plays host to dozens of heroes. Some are widely known, while others do world-changing work on a person-by-person scale. This year, The Law Place applauds DeAndré Keené Bell II for bringing one such inspirational figure into the light.

When applying for The Law Place’s Law School Scholarship, DeAndré Keené Bell II had to think critically about the legal professionals who helped shape his passion for the field. While he roots his early inspiration in fictional characters, he claimed that his first law teacher, Charlie McCullum, had a direct hand in charting his future.

Charlie McCullum, better known as Mr. McCullum, taught DeAndré Keené Bell II’s Law I, Law II, and Court Systems courses in high school. As DeAndré Keené Bell II’s teacher, he pushed DeAndré to understand the gray areas of the law. He introduced DeAndré and his peers to complex cases without shying away from the real-world factors like race and class that complicated them further.

In DeAndré’s own words, “Mr. McCullum trained us to become true courtroom advocates. We learned evidence to sway juries to our side in trial simulations. We learned written and oral advocacy to prevent the miscarriage of justice and argue before the U.S. Supreme Court in appellate simulations.”

Thanks to Mr. McCullum’s influence, DeAndré made waves as a member of Attorneys in the Making. When he began his college career at Dillard University, he championed the team’s first appearance in the AMTA National Championship Tournament. Since his graduation and entry into law school, he’s held numerous formidable internships and laid the foundation for a judicial clerkship.

DeAndré emphasizes that his success in the world of law and continued passion for the subject has its roots in Mr. McCullum’s continual dedication to a thoughtful study of the law. DeAndré hopes that after he takes the legal world by storm, he can offer similar guidance to the next generation of lawyers.

The Law Place and its scholarship selection committee applaud DeAndré’s dedication to his legal studies as well as his gift for narrative. Since reading his scholarship essay, the firm has awarded DeAndré its $2,500 The Law Place Law School Scholarship in hopes that it will ease some of DeAndré’s financial burdens.

The team hopes that future scholarship applicants will emulate DeAndré’s dedication to his studies and humble appreciation of the people who inspired him to pursue a legal career.


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