"I had a friend who graduated
from Wisconsin and he told me,
'Wisconsin doesn't just produce
great law students; it produces
great lawyers.'"
Hometown: Columbus, Mississippi
Education: B.A., Millsaps College (History and English)
Law School Activities:
- Wisconsin Mock Trial Team
- Wisconsin Moot Court Team
- Semi-Finalist in Wisconsin Moot Court Omar Megahed Competition
- Competitor in Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition
- Frank J. Remington Center’s Criminal Appeals Project
- Robins, Kaplan, Miller, and Ciresi Fellowship
Scott Colom was born in Mississippi, raised in Mississippi, attended college in Mississippi, and plans to return to Mississippi. But Scott decided along the way that he would be challenged and enriched by gaining a broad view of the world and its people.
Scott attended Millsaps College, a small private liberal arts college in Jackson, Mississippi, with a reputation for highly active, socially conscious undergrads, many of whom work with volunteer organizations. There, Scott was on the basketball team, tutored under privileged second graders, hosted forums on AIDS awareness, and volunteered with Mississippi Foster/Adopt Consortium for Kids.
Since Millsaps, Scott has challenged himself in a variety of ways. In particular, he’s reached far beyond his comfort zone, geographically and culturally. He lived for a year in Guyana, South America, teaching English for the Republic of Guyana Ministry of Education. He chose Wisconsin for law school, coming to the Midwest for the first time, and, after his first year of law school, he worked in Arusha, Tanzania, as a legal intern for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. In that position, he researched and drafted memoranda on various issues on International Criminal Law and attended tribunals with the supervising attorneys.
Scott will no doubt take what he’s learned from his experiences and use it to improve the lives of others. And when he goes back to Mississippi, he’ll be bringing with him knowledge, experiences, and friendships gained from living and working in places far different from his beloved home state.
Read more in "An Interview with Scott Colom"