Jenner Law Awards 2026 Make a Difference Scholarship to Bella Ramirez

Jenner Law, a Baltimore-based personal injury firm, has named Bella Ramirez as one of its 2026 Make a Difference Scholarship winners. Ramirez, originally from South Florida, is a first-year student at Cardozo School of Law in New York City and a 2025 cum laude graduate of Boston University. Her advocacy began in high school when, after a neighboring school suffered a mass shooting that killed 17 people, she organized a county-wide rally and helped register hundreds of voters. Initially on a journalism path, Ramirez interned in NBC News’ Investigations Department, where she helped uncover federal student aid fraud. Realizing she wanted to fight more directly for systemic change, she pivoted to law school.

At Cardozo, Ramirez is deeply involved: she is in the Gates Scholar Program for first-generation students and the Public Service Scholars Program, a member of the American Constitution Society and the Public Interest Law Students Association, a 1L representative for the Latin American Law Students Association, and a senator on the Student Bar Association. She is also training with the Unemployment Action Center to help unemployed individuals secure benefits. The Make a Difference Scholarship supports academically strong students who are committed to community impact. Jenner Law, founded in 2017, represents injury victims in cases including clergy abuse, therapist abuse, and nursing abuse, and runs the Jenner Law Donor Fund supporting causes such as animal welfare, civil rights, and food insecurity. The firm praised Ramirez as a stellar example of its scholarship’s mission.