Mariah Grossman - President

  • Born and raised in Tampa, FL.

  • Double Gator from The University of Florida with a BA in Sociology and a MA in Mass Communication with a specialization in Public Interest.

  • Prior to law school worked as a business strategist, interned with the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, and interned with North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services.

  • Worked at Simpson Thacher in Houston doing corporate transactional work her 1L summer where she will be returning next summer.

Austin Boyles - Executive Vice President of Planning

  • Grew up in the Houston area

  • College at TCU - majored in Political Science, minors in business and history, played on the TCU baseball team for three years

  • Prior to law school worked in digital advertising for five years

  • Split the summer of 2025 between working in Vinson & Elkins’ Dallas Office and as a Judicial Intern for Judge Brantley Starr of the Northern District of Texas

  • Will clerk for Judge Mark T. Pittman of the Northern District of Texas after law school

  • In his free time, Austin enjoys playing board games, cheering for Houston sports teams, and reading classic literature

Daniel Green - Executive Vice President of Development

  • Undergraduate degree in business management. Prior to law school worked in commercial sales.

  • Worked at as a summer associate at Kirkland and Ellis in their corporate group during 1L summer and will return for 2L summer.


Dustin Matocha - Vice President of Programming

  • He is an Articles Editor for both the Texas Review of Law and Politics and the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law, and recently competed in the Thad T. Hutcheson Moot Court Competition.

  • This coming summer, he will join King & Spalding LLP in Austin as a litigation summer associate and has accepted a clerkship with Justice Brett Busby of the Supreme Court of Texas for the 2027–28 term.

  • Dustin has previously served as a law clerk in the Special Litigation Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas and as a judicial intern for Justice Busby.

  • Before law school, he worked in public policy, including as Campaign Director for the Texas Public Policy Foundation and as Chief Operating Officer of Empower Texans.

  • He earned his B.B.A. in Business Management and B.A. in Government from The University of Texas at Austin.

  • In his free time, he’s either at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium, Disch-Falk Field, floating on the Guadalupe River, or smoking something on his Big Green Egg.

Dominic Iannelli - Vice President of Finance & Logistics

  • From Southlake, TX

  • B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Notre Dame with a minor in Poverty Studies

  • Prior to law school, worked in corporate finance, investment banking, and private equity

  • President of the Catholic Law Student Society (CLSS)

  • Society Coordinator for the Society Program

Gavin McGuffin - Vice President of Professional Development

  • Gavin grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, and is an Eagle Scout. In college, he got involved in politics and leadership, interning for Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, serving as Chief of Staff of the Texas Federation of College Republicans, and leading the TCU College Republicans as president.

  • This past summer, Gavin worked in the Criminal Prosecutions Division at the Texas Office of the Attorney General. He’s interested in building a career in litigation.

  • Outside of school, you’ll usually find Gavin on the golf course, active in his church community, or working toward earning his skydiving license.

Blake Brawner - Speaker Chair

  • A native Texan and double longhorn, Blake graduated from UT with degrees in finance and Plan II Honors and was an undergraduate fellow of the Civitas Institute. In addition to being an active member of the Federalist Society, he is a new member of Texas Law Review and an associate editor for the Texas Review of Law & Politics.

  • During 1L summer, Blake was a summer associate at Vinson & Elkins in Dallas and a Blackstone intern. After law school, Blake will clerk for Justice Evan Young on the Texas Supreme Court and Judge Don Willett on the Fifth Circuit.

  • In his free time, he enjoys playing soccer and cheering on the Longhorns.   

Peter Cain - Social Chair