UT Dallas grad receives Phi Kappa Phi fellowship

Blake Eaton is the fifth UT Dallas student to earn the fellowship.
Blake Eaton is the fifth UT Dallas student to earn the fellowship. | File photo

Recent University of Texas Dallas graduate Blake Eaton will continue to pursue a legal career at the University of Chicago Law School through a Urann Fellowship, offered by the Phi Kappa Phi honor society.

“I see the law as a system of rules, but with a human element. And there is a sort of poetry to it, crafting your words and finessing your argument for the person you’re helping,” Eaton seat.

Through the fellowship, Eaton will receive $15,000 towards his first year at law school. The fellowship is available to members of Phi Kappa Phi moving onto graduate or professional study. 

Eaton is the fifth UT Dallas student to earn the fellowship and credits the assistance of professors at the university. His time at UT Dallas has already informed his career, with time spent screening cases for The Innocence Project, convincing him to become a public defender.

“There are a lot of people who need help and fall through the cracks. They need someone who’s dedicated to taking on their cases,” Eaton said. “Once someone is convicted, it’s very hard to help them. You need people right on the front lines to avoid those kind of injustices, someone who’s in their corner who makes sure the court is treating them right.”