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Mon, 02/08/2021 LAWRENCE Second-year University of Kansas law student Heddy Pierce-Armstrong, of El Dorado, will serve as a Peggy Browning Fellow this summer. Peggy Browning Fellowships provide first- and second-year law students with unique, diverse and challenging work experiences fighting for social justice and advancing workers rights. “I have a strong commitment to the Midwest. I value labor and production in our state, and I know Midwestern workers,” Pierce-Armstrong said. “It’s exciting that someone from our school would be chosen for the fellowship.” Pierce-Armstrong will work at Pyle Rome Ehrenberg PC, a Boston-based labor and employment law firm, this summer. Through the 10-week fellowship, Pierce-Armstrong will engage in research projects related to ongoing labor law cases and assist in drafting pleadings and briefs. She is one of 91 students selected for the highly competitive program. ....