Steven Begakis received a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School, magna cum laude, and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. In August he will begin clerking for Judge Margaret Ryan on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and after clerking he will practice litigation at Greenberg Traurig in his home city of Los Angeles. Steven wrote an article in the Notre Dame Law Review on the doctrine of judicial takings and is interested in the intersection of natural law and economic rights.