Leivick (CAS\u201903, GRS\u201903) and Szczerban (CAS\u201903, Questrom\u201903) met during their freshman year, at a Boston University Mock Trial meeting. They quickly became friends, spending hours preparing for mock trial competitions and studying together for their political science classes\u2014a major they shared. Over time, their friendship blossomed into a relationship, which lasted through law school\u2014he at Harvard, she at Georgetown\u2014and into marriage in 2010.<\/p>\n After law school, Szczerban served as a clerk in Delaware and then joined a law firm in New York City, where he became a respected litigator and supporter of the Legal Aid Society. Leivick joined another firm, focusing on antitrust, securities, and complex civil litigation. Their twin daughters, Isabel and Juliet, were born in 2019. Less than four years later, Szczerban passed away.<\/p>\n Sarah wanted to honor her husband\u2019s legacy in a way that would have been meaningful to him. She reached out to the BU prelaw advising staff to find out how she could give back to future generations of BU mock trial students.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think he had any idea of the impact that he left on people. It was part of who he was. I wanted to continue that legacy,\u201d she says. \u201cI thought if there was a way to give back to students with similar interests, that would honor his legacy in a way that was befitting who he was as a person.\u201d<\/p>\n In June 2025, Leivick established the Christopher Szczerban Memorial Fund, which provides annual awards to College of Arts & Sciences undergraduates to support their participation in extracurricular activities, with a preference for students involved in student-run law groups like the BU Mock Trial Organization and Mock Mediation team. The first scholarships will be given in fall 2026.<\/p>\n Leivick, who now coaches high school mock trial, sees the fund as a way to support the next generation of lawyers. She looks forward to meeting the scholarship recipients and following their journeys at and after BU.<\/p>\n \u201cGiving money to the University, you\u2019re impacting the next generation. That\u2019s really the way to make a difference\u2014at the individual level,\u201d she says. \u201cI hope Chris would be proud of it.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/cas\/files\/2025\/11\/Magazine-images_Page_43-424x636.jpg\")
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