Experience
Equip for Equality   May 2013 - Present

Skills
Westlaw, Legal Writing, Legal Research, Trials, Litigation, Courts, Commercial Litigation, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy, Family Law, Lexis, Document Review, Document Drafting, LexisNexis, Microsoft Office, Legal Assistance, Employment Law, Research, Microsoft Word, Nonprofits

Education
Robert Morris University - Illinois   1999 — 2001
Associate's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

Experience
Equip for Equality   July 2015 - Present
Cook County State's Attorney Office  January 2015 - July 2015
Equip for Equality   July 2014 - September 2014
Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association  May 2011 - August 2013

Skills
Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Editing, Social Media

Education
University of Chicago Law School   2013 — 2016

Washington University in St. Louis   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy

Experience
SIU Carbondale Graduate and Professional Student Council   April 2015 - Present
Bloomberg BNA  May 2014 - Present
Equip for Equality   May 2014 - Present
Southern Illinois University  February 2014 - Present
World Financial Group (WFG)   January 2013 - July 2014
Kovach Building Enclosures  June 2008 - June 2013

Skills
Contractors, Construction, Walls, Construction Management, Carpentry, Decks, Drywall, Subcontracting, Framing, Change Orders, Siding, Roofers, Renovation, Concrete, Pre-construction, Value Engineering, Demolition, Blueprint Reading, Construction Safety, Flooring, Legal Research Skills, Budgets, Financial Analysis, Strategic Financial..., Management, Marketing Communications, Legal Writing, Computer Hardware, Technical Support, Teaching, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, Leadership, Research, Customer Service, Legal Research, Microsoft Word

Education
Southern Illinois University School of Law   2013 — 2016
Doctor of Law (JD)

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale   2008 — 2011
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Legal Studies, General, A+

Keiser University   2008 — 2009
AA, Paralegal studies, B +

Experience
Equip for Equality   August 2015 - Present
DePaul Law Review, Vol. 64   March 2014 - August 2015
Winston & Strawn LLP  May 2014 - July 2014
Professor Stephan Landsman   January 2014 - May 2014
Professor Wendy Epstein   May 2013 - January 2014
Buchanan Law Offices, LLC   June 2013 - September 2013
Professor Bruce Ottley   April 2013 - September 2013
the Honorable Lynn Egan   January 2013 - June 2013
Klain & Associates, LLC   February 2012 - January 2013
WNUR  August 2010 - July 2011

Skills
Social Security..., Social Security Law, Lexis, Westlaw, Legal Writing, Legal Research, Litigation, Trials, Research, Fundraising, Product Liability, Public Speaking, Appeals, Corporate Law

Education
DePaul University College of Law   2012 — 2015
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Summa Cum Laude

Northwestern University   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy

Southampton High School

Experience
Community Activism Law Alliance (CALA)   April 2014 - Present
Equip for Equality   September 2010 - September 2014
Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago  August 2008 - September 2010

Skills
Community Lawyering, Poverty Law, Community Activism..., Civil Rights Law, Civil Litigation, Community Outreach, Community Organizing, Activism, Nonprofits, Writing, Litigation, Youth Empowerment, Technology, Public Speaking, Community Service, Volunteering, Volunteer Training, Volunteer Management, Legal Research, Legal Writing

Education
Harvard Law School   2005 — 2008
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Civil Rights, Poverty, and Community Law

University of Oxford   2001 — 2004
Master's Degree, English Language and Literature

Brown University   1997 — 2001
Combined 4 Year Accelerated M.A./A.B. Program, Literatures in English

Rodkilde Gymnasium   1995 — 1996

Brockton High School

Experience
Equip for Equality   September 2015 - Present
Legal Aid Society  January 2015 - May 2015
Professor Marci A. Hamilton   May 2014 - May 2015
Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal  April 2014 - May 2015
Thivierge & Rothberg, P.C.   June 2013 - November 2014
Legal Services NYC - Manhattan Legal Services   January 2014 - May 2014
Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal  June 2013 - April 2014

Education
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law   2012 — 2015
Juris Doctor

Brandeis University   2009 — 2012
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Cum Laude

Geneva Community High School   2004 — 2008
High School Diploma

Experience
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.   August 2011 - Present
SHARP Literacy, Inc.   February 2014 - Present
US Courts  August 2010 - December 2010
Daley DeBofsky & Bryant  May 2010 - August 2010
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  January 2010 - May 2010
Mayer Brown  January 2010 - May 2010
Equip for Equality   August 2009 - January 2010
Mayer Brown  August 2007 - August 2008

Skills
Legal Writing, Legal Research, Employment Law, Disability Law, Government Contracts Law, Litigation, Administrative Law, Civil Litigation, Employment...

Education
Northwestern University School of Law   2008 — 2011
J.D.

Northwestern University   2003 — 2007
B.A., Cum Laude, History

Experience
LAF  September 2015 - Present
The Honorable Judge Magnus-Stinson   July 2014 - August 2014
Equip for Equality   May 2014 - July 2014
Kaplan Higher Education  May 2013 - August 2013
Champaign County Office of the Public Defender   June 2012 - August 2012
Urbana Adult Education   2009 - 2012

Education
University of Illinois College of Law   2012 — 2015
Juris Doctor 2015, Law

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2008 — 2012
Bachelors, English Literature, Spanish

Experience
The Arc of the United States  July 2015 - Present
Autism Speaks  March 2015 - July 2015
State of Illinois  September 2014 - January 2015
Institute on Public Policy for People with Disabilities   March 2013 - September 2014
The Law Offices of Charles Fox   November 2009 - March 2013
Equip for Equality   October 2009 - May 2010
Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein, Johnson & Bareck   February 2008 - July 2009
The Law Offices of N. David Kornfeld   January 2006 - January 2008

Skills
Legal Research, Legal Writing, Litigation, Public Speaking, Non-profits, Public Policy, Mediation, Advocacy, Government Advocacy, Dispute Resolution, Board Development, Disability Rights, Social Services, Program Development, Problem Solving, Leadership, Research, Developmental..., Special Education, Policy, Policy Analysis, Community Outreach, Hearings, Conflict Resolution, Event Planning, Workshop Facilitation, Board Relations, Fundraising, Program Management, Nonprofits

Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Doctor of Law (JD), Child and Family Law Certificate, Education Law Practicum

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science (BS)

Experience
Winston & Strawn LLP  October 2013 - Present
Equip for Equality   June 2013 - October 2013
Disability Rights California  June 2011 - August 2011
University of Wisconsin-Madison  August 2007 - August 2010
Medical College of Wisconsin  June 2005 - August 2007

Skills
Legal Research, Research, Westlaw, Legal Writing, Corporate Law, Special Education, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance

Education
Stanford University Law School   2010 — 2013
J.D.

University of Wisconsin-Madison   2007 — 2008
M.S., Clinical Psychology

DePaul University   2001 — 2005
B.A., Psychology

Experience
Northwestern University  September 2010 - Present
Equip for Equality   2004 - 2010

Skills
Higher Education..., Administrative..., Event Planning, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, Community Outreach, Research, Grant Writing, Editing, Fundraising, Nonprofits

Education
Northwestern University
Art History

Experience
Equip for Equality   February 2015 - Present
Cascino Vaughan Law Offices, Ltd.   October 2011 - July 2014
Kane & Fischer   2010 - 2012
Schuyler, Roche & Crisham, PC   2000 - 2010

Skills
Civil Litigation, Arbitration, Litigation Management, Settlement, Appellate Practice, Depositions, Motions, Toxic Tort, Breach Of Contract, Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mediation, Class Actions, Employment Law, Torts, Legal Writing, Legal Research

Education
University of Michigan Law School   1994 — 1996
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

University of Michigan   1990 — 1994
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Honors English Literature

Experience
Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered  February 2015 - June 2015
Jeffrey M. Goldberg Law Offices  May 2014 - February 2015
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago  January 2014 - May 2014
Loyola University Chicago  January 2014 - May 2014
Equip for Equality   May 2013 - November 2013
State Farm  2011 - 2012
Four Seasons Health Club  2010 - 2012
Busey Bank  2005 - 2011
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  2009 - 2010
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  2009 - 2010

Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law   2012 — 2015
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Tax Law/Taxation and Health Law

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2006 — 2010
B.S. in Kinesiology

Experience
Equip for Equality   March 2015 - Present
Access Living  July 2014 - March 2015
Access Living  November 2012 - March 2015
Access Living  February 2012 - November 2012
Access Living  September 2011 - February 2012
Access Living  March 2011 - September 2011
Eleventh United States Circuit Court of Appeals   May 2008 - August 2008
Partnership Against Domestic Violence  September 2001 - July 2005
Emerson Media, Inc.   November 1998 - July 2001
Meredith  May 1994 - September 1998

Skills
Courts, Criminal Law, Trials, Legal Research, Civil Rights, Strategic Negotiations, Contract Negotiation, Hiring, Crisis Management, General Investigations, Advocacy, Transactional Drafting, Analysis, Deductive Reasoning, Analytic Problem Solving, Mitigation Strategies, Public Speaking, Training and..., Print Media, Digital Media, Fortune 500 Sales &..., Consensus Building, Skilled Multi-tasker, Identifying New Revenue..., Amiable Personality, Easy Sense of Humor, Negotiates easily..., Grant Writing, Legal Writing, Non-profits, LIHTC Development, Advanced Legal Research..., Policy, Community Development, Litigation, Research, Legal Issues, Appeals, Community Organizing, Fundraising, Legislative Relations, Volunteer Management, Fair Housing Law, Section 504, Compliance Monitoring, Domestic Violence Legal..., Corporate Communications, Americans with..., Fair Housing Act, Disability Law

Education
John Marshall Law School   2005 — 2009
Doctor of Law (J.D.)

Drake University   1995 — 1997
M.A. Journalism Studies, Integrated Corporate Communications

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale   1987 — 1991
B.S., Journalism

Streator High School   1983 — 1987

Experience
Equip for Equality   May 1996 - Present
Lambda Legal  1994 - 1996
Peterson and Ross   1988 - 1993

Education
University of Illinois College of Law   1985 — 1988
JD, Law

Experience
Cook County Public Defender  2014 - Present
Loyola University Chicago School of Law  2012 - Present
Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.   2011 - 2013
Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.   June 2010 - August 2010
The Honorable Judge Der-Yeghiayan   September 2009 - December 2009
Equip for Equality   2009 - 2009

Skills
Legal Writing, Commercial Litigation, Litigation, Legal Research, Civil Litigation, Editing, Courts, Arbitration, Class Actions, Trials, Litigation Support, Trial Practice, LexisNexis

Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law   2008 — 2011
J.D.

Boston College   2004 — 2008
B.A., English

St. Ignatius College Prep   2000 — 2004

Experience
Human Services Research Institute  April 2015 - Present
Disability Rights Oregon  June 2013 - April 2015
Self-Determination Resources Inc.   October 2011 - June 2013
Access 2 Independence   August 2010 - May 2011
Iowa Abortion Access Fund   January 2009 - May 2011
Wild Bill's Coffee Shop   August 2008 - May 2011
Systems Unlimited  May 2006 - May 2011
North Liberty Community Food and Clothing Pantry   December 2009 - May 2010
Equip for Equality   May 2009 - August 2009
University of Iowa Citizen Lawyer Program   May 2008 - August 2008

Skills
Non-profits, Community Outreach, Program Development, Fundraising, Public Speaking, Social Services, Event Planning, Volunteer Management, Microsoft Office, Public Relations, Social Media, Strategic Planning, Editing, Teaching, PowerPoint, Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Nonprofits, Mental Health, Policy, Legal Research, Grant Writing, Case Management, Disability Rights

Education
University of Iowa   2008 — 2011
MSW, Social Work

University of Iowa College of Law   2007 — 2010
Juris Doctorate

Cornell College   2003 — 2007
BA, Women's Studies, Ethnic Studies, English

Experience
Newland & Newland LLP   May 2013 - Present
The Law Office of David W. Daudell   May 2012 - November 2012
JPMorgan Chase  September 2011 - May 2012
Equip for Equality   April 2011 - July 2011
Fisher & Phillips  August 2008 - October 2009
Lewis, Davidson & Hetherington   August 2006 - August 2008
Kid Castle Education Corp. - Xi'an, China   January 2005 - June 2005

Skills
Legal Research, Legal Writing, Employment Litigation, Civil Litigation, Trials, Workers Compensation, Westlaw, Litigation, Public Speaking, Courts, Microsoft Office, Hearings, Personal Injury, Legal Issues, Legal Assistance, Research, Mediation, Employment Law

Education
The John Marshall Law School   2007 — 2011
Juris Doctor, Labor/Employment Law

Eastern Illinois University   2001 — 2004
Bachelors of Arts, History

Wheeling High School   1996 — 2000

Richmond, The American International University in London

Experience
Roberts McGivney Zagotta LLC  January 2013 - November 2014
Remien Law, Inc.   January 2012 - October 2013
Equip For Equality   September 2010 - October 2011
The Andy Warhol Museum  August 2009 - May 2010
Museum of Contemporary Art  May 2009 - August 2009
Yad b'Yad (Hand in Hand)   August 2006 - August 2007

Skills
Intellectual Property, Legal Research, Litigation, Licensing, Legal Writing, Trials, Appeals, Civil Litigation

Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Law   2008 — 2010
J.D., Intellectual Property and Appropraite Dispute Resolution

Oxford Brookes University   2006 — 2006
Fine Art

State University of New York College at Fredonia   2002 — 2006
B.S., Sound Engineering

Experience
Equip for Equality   October 2014 - July 2015
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP  June 2013 - August 2013
New York Legal Assistance Group  June 2012 - August 2012
Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen Baden-Wuerttemberg   May 2010 - August 2010

Education
University of Chicago Law School   2011 — 2014
Doctor of Law (J.D.)

Stony Brook University   2007 — 2011
Bachelor's degree, German Language and Literature; Political Science; Middle Eastern Studies

Experience
Equip for Equality   February 2015 - Present
City of Chicago Department of Law  December 2014 - February 2015
Weiss Ortiz PC   October 2014 - December 2014
Chicago Legal Clinic, Chancery Advice Desk   July 2014 - December 2014
The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Clinic  May 2012 - May 2014
The John Marshall Law School  February 2012 - May 2012
CARPLS  January 2012 - May 2012
The Circuit Court of Cook County  August 2010 - December 2011
The Law Project for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless   June 2009 - August 2009
Leahy, Eisenberg & Fraenkel, Ltd.   October 2006 - June 2008

Education
The John Marshall Law School   2008 — 2011
Doctor of Law (J.D.)

Lucerne Academy for Human Rights Implementation, University of Lucerne, Switzerland   2010 — 2010
International Human Rights Law

University of Michigan   2002 — 2006
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with High Honors, Comparative Literature with French Language

Experience
Groupon  December 2014 - Present
The Circuit Court of Cook County  August 2013 - May 2014
Equip For Equality   January 2013 - July 2013
The Law Offices of Thomas Glasgow, LTD.   May 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Litigation, Legal Writing, Legal Research, Motions, Personal Injury, Courts, Social Media, Trials

Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology   2011 — 2014
J.D.

Mt. Mary College

Experience
Equip for Equality   April 2015 - June 2015
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet  March 2015 - April 2015
Family Service Association of Greater Elgin   January 2013 - July 2013
Kohl's Department Stores  August 2011 - November 2012
Einsteins Bagels  August 2011 - May 2012
College of DuPage  August 2010 - May 2011
DuPage Open Door Program   August 2010 - December 2010
Jewel Osco  September 2002 - April 2010
YWCA USA  August 2009 - November 2009

Skills
Microsoft Word, Highly motivated..., Goal Oriented, Time Management, Social Services, Data Entry, Empowerment, Multicultural, Crisis Intervention, Strategy, Teamwork, Telephone Skills, Connecting people to..., Good listener, Sensitivity, Compassion

Education
Aurora University   2012 — 2014
Master's Degree, Social Work

Aurora University   2008 — 2010
Bachelor's degree, Social Work

College of DuPage   2004 — 2008
Associate's degree, Human Services

Experience
Chicago Kent College of Law  August 2015 - Present
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Domestic Relations   August 2015 - Present
Chicago Kent College of Law  August 2014 - Present
Equip for Equality   May 2015 - August 2015
City Year  June 2013 - June 2014
City Year  July 2012 - June 2013
University of Florida  May 2011 - May 2012

Skills
Research, Community Outreach, Nonprofits, Public Speaking, Facebook, Microsoft Office, Non-profits, Teaching, Event Planning, Coaching, Recruiting, Social Media, Social Networking, Tutoring, Interviews, Leadership, Teamwork, Microsoft Excel, Data Entry, Transcription, Press Releases, Volunteer Management, Community Service, Youth Mentoring

Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology   2014 — 2017
Juris Doctor (J.D.)

University of Florida   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Arts, Criminology/Anthropology, 3.56

Flanagan High School   2004 — 2008
High School Diploma

Experience
Stand Up for Each Other Chicago   August 2014 - Present
Homewood-Flossmoor High School  August 2014 - Present
Self-Employed  January 2004 - Present
Advocates for Children of New York  May 2015 - August 2015
Equip for Equality   August 2014 - May 2015
Office of the Public Guardian  June 2014 - August 2014
Community Consolidated High School District 230  August 2008 - August 2014
ANN INC.  May 2012 - August 2013
Chicago Public Schools  January 2013 - May 2013
University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences  August 2011 - December 2012

Skills
Litigation, Legal Research, Civil Litigation, Legal Writing, Research, Microsoft Office, Courts, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Public Speaking, PowerPoint, Social Media, Customer Service, Event Planning, Editing, Nonprofits, Community Outreach

Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law   2013 — 2016
Law

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2004 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Creative Writing and English/Language Arts Teacher Education, 3.53/4.0

Carl Sandburg High School   2004 — 2008

Experience
Pathways Senior Living, LLC   September 2015 - Present
City of Chicago Department of Law  August 2015 - September 2015
Peck Ritchey, LLC  May 2014 - June 2015
Fichera & Miller, P.C.   January 2014 - May 2014
Center for Disability and Elder Law (CDEL)   December 2013 - May 2014
Equip for Equality   September 2013 - January 2014
American Bar Association  June 2013 - August 2013
Nielsen, Zehe & Antas P.C.   December 2012 - June 2013
Within Reach - Center for Autism  May 2011 - August 2012

Skills
Legal Writing, Legal Research, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, Drafting Motions, SPSS, Data Analysis, Nonprofits, Community Outreach, Teaching, Westlaw, Pleadings, Project Planning, Leadership

Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Juris Doctor (JD), Law

Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine   2011 — 2012
MPH, Community Health

Tulane University   2007 — 2010
BSPH, Environmental Health, magna cum laude

Experience
Equip for Equality   January 2015 - April 2015
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services- Division of Survey & Certification   September 2014 - December 2014
Health Justice Project- Loyola University Chicago School of Law   May 2014 - December 2014
Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy   May 2014 - August 2014
American Dental Association  January 2014 - April 2014
Administration of the President of Georgia   June 2011 - August 2011

Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law   2012 — 2015
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Health Law

Indiana University Bloomington   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Science, Public Affairs

Experience
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley  April 2015 - July 2015
Independent legal counsel   September 2014 - December 2014
Independent legal counsel   February 2013 - December 2013
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley  August 2011 - May 2012
Bay Area Legal Aid  September 2010 - November 2010
American Civil Liberty Union   January 2010 - May 2010
Loyola Community Law Clinic   January 2010 - May 2010
Equip for Equality   June 2009 - August 2009

Skills
Legal Assistance, Legal Writing, Legal Research, Westlaw, Administrative Hearings, Public Interest

Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law   2006 — 2010
JD, In't Human Rights Law

Brandeis University   1997 — 2000
BA, Anthropology

Experience
Varner Legal   January 2015 - Present
Florida Coastal School of Law  January 2014 - Present
DirectLaw, Inc.   January 2013 - Present
Kedzie Law Offices, PC   August 2012 - October 2013
Equip for Equality   August 2011 - December 2011
The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law   September 2010 - May 2011
Chicago-Kent Law Offices Health and Disability Law Clinic   May 2010 - August 2010
Port St. Vincent de Paul   June 2008 - December 2008
United Way of Dane County  August 2008 - November 2008
Front Steps Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (The ARCH)   January 2007 - June 2007

Skills
Public Speaking, Research, Policy Analysis

Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology   2009 — 2011
Doctor of Law (JD), Law

University of Wisconsin-Madison   2007 — 2009
Master of Public Affairs (MPA), Policy Analysis

Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology

Experience
Bryce Downey & Lenkov, LLC   June 2015 - Present
Matushek Nilles & Sinars   December 2011 - April 2015
Horwood Marcus & Berk  November 2011 - December 2011
Daley DeBofsky & Bryant  October 2011 - December 2011
City of Chicago, Department of Law  October 2011 - December 2011
Daley DeBofsky & Bryant  August 2010 - October 2011
Equip for Equality   May 2010 - August 2010
Chicago Transit Authority  September 2009 - December 2009
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois   May 2009 - August 2009
Illinois Attorney General's Office  May 2009 - August 2009

Skills
Civil Litigation, Depositions, Product Liability, Torts, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Motions, Trials, ERISA, Class Actions, Toxic Tort, Commercial Litigation, Courts, Employment Law

Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology   2008 — 2011
JD, Law

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2001 — 2005
BA, History

Highland Park High School   1997 — 2001

Experience
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP   September 2014 - June 2015
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit  September 2013 - September 2014
Schiff Hardin LLP  September 2008 - July 2013
Equip for Equality   May 2008 - September 2008
Schiff Hardin LLP  May 2007 - August 2007
Baird Holm LLP  May 2006 - August 2006

Skills
Reinsurance, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Arbitration, Product Liability, Mediation, Appeals, Legal Research, Insurance Law, Legal Writing, Securities Regulation, Corporate Governance, Litigation Management, Trade Secrets

Education
University of Iowa College of Law   2005 — 2008
JD with distinction, Law

Northwestern University   2003 — 2005
MA (4.0), Public Policy and Administration

Northwestern University   1999 — 2003
BA cum laude, with departmental honors and Phi Beta Kappa, American Studies & Political Science

Millard West High School, Omaha, NE   1996 — 1999

The University of Chicago   2009 — 2010
Certificate, Financial Decision Making

Experience
Robert Half Legal  2012 - Present
Equip For Equality   April 2013 - May 2013
Law Offices of the Cook County Public Defenders   July 2010 - August 2010
Law Offices of the Cook County Public Defenders   June 2007 - August 2007

Skills
Legal Research, Legal Writing, Legal Documents, Volunteering, Document Review, Document Drafting

Education
Northern Illinois University College of Law   2008 — 2011
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Law

Ball State University   2004 — 2008
Bachelor's degree, Criminology

Experience
Dallas County Attorney's Office   August 2015 - Present
Equip for Equality   May 2015 - August 2015
Drake Elder Law Clinic   January 2015 - May 2015
Iowa State Capitol   January 2015 - May 2015
Ofenbakh Law Firm, PLLC   March 2014 - April 2015

Skills
Legal Research, Legal Writing, Litigation, Microsoft Office, Civil Litigation, Research, Courts, Public Speaking, Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, Criminal Law, Family Law, Legal Assistance

Education
Drake University Law School   2013 — 2016
Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Luther College   2009 — 2013
Bachelor’s Degree, Psychology and Political Science

Experience
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  June 2015 - Present
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  April 2011 - Present
Julie Tizzard, Attorney at Law   October 2010 - April 2011
Center for Access to Justice and Technology Student Editorial Board   October 2009 - May 2010
Equip for Equality   May 2008 - August 2009
Student Hurricane Network  February 2008 - June 2009
Anixter Center  April 2006 - April 2008
Such Stuff Theatre, Inc.   September 2000 - April 2006
Guild Literary Complex   April 2004 - December 2005
Rainbow House  August 2002 - May 2004

Skills
Legal Writing, Hearings, Public Speaking, Training, Nonprofits, Legal Research, Grant Writing, Grants, Fundraising, Research, Appeals, Public Policy, Civil Rights, Westlaw

Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology   2007 — 2010
JD, cum laude

Grinnell College   1997 — 2000
BA

Whitney Young Magnet High School   1992 — 1996

Experience
MonaVie  January 2011 - Present
Equip for Equality   February 2006 - April 2009
Unity Parenting and Counseling   1999 - 2003

Skills
Administrative..., Data Entry, Outlook, Legal Writing, Office Management, Wordperfect, Filing, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, File Management, Microsoft Office

Education
Chicago State University   2008 — 2011
Bachelor's degree

Experience
private practice  2008 - Present
University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration  September 2010 - Present
Chicago Women's Health Center  2004 - 2010
Equip For Equality   2002 - 2003
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago  1998 - 2001
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago  1997 - 1998
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago  1995 - 1997
Victor C. Neumann Association  1994 - 1995

Skills
Psychotherapy, Group Therapy, Social Services

Education
University of Illinois at Chicago   1999 — 2002
MSW, Social Work

Michigan State University   1988 — 1992
B.A.

Experience
Reed Smith LLP  September 2011 - Present
Equip for Equality   2011 - 2011
Reed Smith LLP  2010 - 2010
Keller Rohrback  2009 - 2009

Skills
Legal Research, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Legal Writing, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Class Actions, Business Litigation, Corporate Law, Due Diligence, Corporate Governance

Education
Northwestern University School of Law   2008 — 2011
JD, Cum Laude

Pomona College   2002 — 2006
BA

University of Oxford

Experience
Sg2  March 2015 - Present
Sg2  February 2014 - March 2015
Northwestern University  September 2013 - March 2014
City of Chicago Department of Law  June 2012 - March 2013
Equip for Equality   January 2012 - April 2012
Mauk & O’Connor, LLP   June 2011 - August 2011
Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago  January 2011 - April 2011
Sg2  July 2008 - July 2010
Northwestern Magazine  June 2007 - August 2008
NorthShore University HealthSystem  September 2004 - June 2008

Skills
Legal Research, Research, Writing, Litigation, Advocacy, Legal Writing, Photography, Photoshop, Civil Litigation, Westlaw, Trials, Editing, Public Speaking, Healthcare, Arbitration, Lexis, Courts, Depositions, Microsoft Office, Report Writing, Analysis, Microsoft Word, Healthcare Industry, Data Analysis, Policy Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Policy, Public Policy

Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law   2010 — 2013
Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, Law

Northwestern University   2004 — 2008
B.A., Political Science, History

Tsinghua University   2007 — 2007
n/a, Study Abroad Summer 2007

Experience
Steve Greenberg & Associates, Ltd.   November 2014 - Present
The Family Defense Center  August 2014 - November 2014
Family Defense Center  January 2013 - May 2014
Loyola University Chicago  September 2011 - May 2014
Chicago Law and Education Foundation   January 2013 - May 2013
Equip for Equality   May 2012 - November 2012
Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School at the University of Chicago  June 2009 - January 2010
Roosevelt University  January 2008 - June 2009

Skills
Research, Child Law, Special Education Law, High School Education, Higher Education, Child Welfare Law, Direct Client..., Civil Rights Law, Legal Writing, Criminal Procedure, Westlaw, Landlord Tenant Disputes, winning appeals, Child Welfare

Education
University of Chicago   2002 — 2008
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Social Thought

Marlboro College   1999 — 2002
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Literature/Russian

Experience
Equip for Equality   September 2014 - Present
Spingarn Senior High School   August 2009 - August 2011
Teach For America  June 2008 - August 2009

Skills
Education Law, Special Education, Juvenile Law, Juvenile Delinquency, Legal Assistance, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Teaching, Educational Leadership, Staff Development, Talent Acquisition, College Recruiting, Resume Writing, Student Recruiting, Career Counseling, Recruiting, Classroom, Civil Litigation, Public Speaking, Research

Education
DePaul University College of Law   2011 — 2014
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Child and Family Law, Special Education Law

George Mason University   2009 — 2011
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Special Education

Ohio University   2005 — 2008
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Journalism, Women's Studies

Geibel

Experience
Equip for Equality   September 2015 - Present
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit  August 2013 - August 2015
Equip For Equality   January 2012 - May 2013
American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois   May 2012 - August 2012
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights   May 2011 - May 2012
Professor Carolyn Shapiro   May 2011 - May 2012
UNO Charter School Network  August 2007 - January 2010
Teach For America  2007 - 2010

Skills
Legal Writing, Civil Litigation, Legal Research, Westlaw, Lexis, Legal Issues, Research, Public Speaking

Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology   2010 — 2013
J.D., Law, Magna cum Laude, Certificate in Public Interest Law

Dominican University   2007 — 2009
MA, Teaching

Macalester College   2003 — 2007
BA, Political Science

Università degli Studi di Parma   2005 — 2005
Italian Language

Experience
LAF  November 2014 - Present
Equip for Equality   March 2013 - July 2014
Syracuse University College of Law  August 2009 - May 2010
Syracuse University Low Income Taxpayer Clinic   August 2009 - December 2009
Office of the Cook County Public Guardian  May 2009 - August 2009
Law Office of Steven Buitron, Esq.   June 2008 - October 2008
America's Child Montessori   November 2006 - May 2007
Princess Cruises  June 2006 - November 2006
Desert View High School  August 2005 - November 2005

Skills
Legal Research, Litigation, Westlaw, Curriculum Design, Public Policy, Legal Writing, Teaching, Research, Civil Litigation, Policy Analysis, Criminal Law, Appeals, Courts

Education
Syracuse University College of Law   2007 — 2010
J.D., magna cum laude

University of Arizona   2001 — 2006
B.A., Secondary Education - Social Studies, cum laude

Experience
Bock & Hatch, LLC   May 2014 - Present
Equip for Equality   November 2013 - May 2014
University of Illinois College of Law Federal Civil Rights Clinic   August 2012 - May 2013
City of Chicago Department of Law Federal Civil Rights Litigation   June 2012 - August 2012
Tobin, O'Connor & Ewing   June 2011 - August 2011
Hon. Judge Nora Barry Fischer, District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania   June 2010 - August 2010
Office of the Honorable Arlen Specter, United States Senate   June 2009 - August 2009

Education
University of Illinois College of Law   2010 — 2013
J.D., Law

Lafayette College   2006 — 2010
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Government and Law

Experience
Rusin & Maciorowski  July 2015 - Present
Equip for Equality   October 2014 - July 2015
Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship  2012 - 2013
Equip for Equality   June 2012 - September 2012
Teach For America  May 2009 - May 2011
University of Chicago  September 2005 - June 2009
American India Foundation  May 2007 - August 2007
Merrill Lynch  June 2006 - August 2006

Skills
Microsoft Office, Editing, Research, Public Speaking, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Customer Service, Teaching, HTML, Non-profits, Creative Writing, Legal Research, Social Media Marketing, Legal Writing, Fundraising, Nonprofits

Education
University of Chicago Law School   2011 — 2014
Doctor of Law (JD)

University of Chicago   2005 — 2009
BA, Political Science and Government, Honors

Experience
Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.   November 2012 - Present
Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)   September 2011 - December 2011
Texas Civil Rights Project  May 2011 - August 2011
Equip for Equality   May 2010 - July 2010
Green Valley Bilingual School   August 2008 - June 2009
Kansas City Worker's Justice Project   October 2006 - November 2007

Skills
Legal Writing, Legal Research, Civil Litigation, Federal Court Litigation, Homelessness Prevention, Negotiation, Foreclosure Defense, Landlord-Tenant, Administrative Law, Public Benefits, Employment Law, Consumer Protection, Fair Housing Law, ADA compliance, Education Law, Document Review, Westlaw

Education
Northwestern University School of Law   2009 — 2012
J.D., Law

University of Kansas   2004 — 2008
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science; Spanish; International Studies

Experience
Northwestern University School of Law  August 2012 - Present
Equip for Equality   May 2013 - August 2013
Teach for America  August 2011 - July 2012
Marquez UNO Charter School   August 2010 - July 2012
Teach for America Chicago  June 2010 - July 2012

Skills
Curriculum Design, Lesson Planning, Tutoring, Teaching, Classroom Management, Educational Leadership, Literacy, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Non-profits, Special Education, Classroom, Differentiated..., Public Speaking, Teacher Training, Event Planning, Data Driven Instruction, Community Outreach, Educational Technology, Early Childhood..., Nonprofits

Education
Dominican University   2010 — 2012
Master's degree, Early Childhood Education and Teaching

University of Michigan   2006 — 2009
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology

Experience
Franczek Radelet P.C.   February 2014 - Present
LAF  August 2013 - January 2014
LAF  June 2012 - May 2013
Matt Cohen & Associates   August 2012 - December 2012
The Honorable Ruben Castillo   January 2012 - April 2012
Equip for Equality   January 2012 - April 2012
Teach For America  August 2008 - June 2010

Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law   2010 — 2013
Juris Doctor, Law

The University of Georgia   2004 — 2008
Bachelor of Arts (BA), French Language and Literature and English

Experience
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP   May 2015 - July 2015
George Washington University Law School  August 2014 - May 2015
Cozen O'Connor  May 2014 - July 2014
Cozen O'Connor  October 2012 - May 2014
Equip for Equality   July 2012 - August 2012
Bark & Co Solicitors   June 2012 - July 2012
Chew On This Dog Barkery   March 2008 - August 2010

Skills
Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, PowerPoint, Social Media, Research, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Spanish, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Leadership, Fundraising, Leadership Development, Time Management, Event Planning, Facebook

Education
The George Washington University Law School   2013 — 2016
Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Villanova University   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Summa Cum Laude, Majored in Philosophy and Political Science, Business Minor, 3.97

Providence Catholic High School   2005 — 2009
4.67

Experience
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia  June 2010 - Present
Equip for Equality   January 2009 - November 2009
Uptown People's Law Center  September 2007 - December 2008

Skills
Legal Assistance, Trial Practice, Trials, Constitutional Law, Disability Law, Mental Health Law, Direct Client...

Education
Northwestern University School of Law   2004 — 2007
JD, Law

Texas State University-San Marcos   2000 — 2004
Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics and English

Experience
Equip for Equality  

Education
Northern Illinois University College of Law   1987 — 1990
Doctor of Law (J.D.)

Roosevelt University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Public Administration