Inspired to empower immigrant teens, Katelyn started Impowerus as a 2L at Notre Dame in 2016. Katelyn was motivated to attend law school after seeing young immigrants living in the U.S. without their parents who had escaped dangerous situations in their birth countries and wanting to connect them with legal services. She started law school with the idea of Impowerus and gathered a team of fellow law students to collectively build a business by providing an online portal that allows attorneys to provide pro bono legal aid through a secure video chat platform. The Impowerus team created a sustainable business model that serves a public need. From her previous experiences teaching immigrants, Katelyn knew that teenagers live online, and with the assistance of some of her classmates they have created an easy to use online platform to connect pro bono attorneys with anyone in need of legal services.