Brody-O’Neill Endowed Faculty Scholar Professor Kevin Hopkins Developing...
Professor Kevin Hopkins, recently announced as the inaugural Brody-O’Neill Endowed Faculty Scholar, will begin development on a new course, entitled Law at the Intersection, in Spring 2022. The course,...
View Article3L Maddie Townsend Featured in Windy City Times for Historic Moot Court Win
As published by Windy City Times A new article out from Windy City Times spotlights third-year student Maddie Townsend and her recent moot court competition win for best oralist at the 27th Annual...
View ArticleJD Concentration in Critical Race & Gender Studies Offers Avenue to Address...
The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (UIC Law) has launched a new JD Concentration in Critical Race & Gender Studies to provide degree candidates impassioned to use the law as a...
View ArticleJD Concentration in Criminal Law & Procedure Prepares Students for Careers in...
The new JD Concentration in Criminal Law & Procedure at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC Law) is designed to enhance those JD Candidates who are pursuing a career in criminal justice,...
View ArticleAntonio Romanucci (’85) Named Person of the Year by Chicago Lawyer Magazine
Antonio Romanucci (’85), a powerhouse civil rights attorney and University of Illinois Chicago School of Law alumnus, has been named Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s 2021 Person of the Year. Romanucci is a...
View Article3L Brandy Johnson Lands Clerkship with Sen. Dick Durbin
Brandy Johnson, a third-year student at UIC Law, is spending her Spring semester clerking for United States Senator Dick Durbin. Senator Durbin is the 47th U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois, the...
View ArticleFaculty Activities & Publications | January 2022
Faculty Professor Amy Campbell On January 7, she commented on the legality of opt-out testing programs in a Chicago Sun-Times article about Covid testing for CPS students and union concerns. Professor...
View ArticleRep. Chris Welch (’97), Other Alums Honored at Unity Dinner
Members of the Chicago legal community came together in December to honor a number of UIC Law graduates at the 2021 Unity Dinner, an annual event hosted by the Diversity Scholarship Foundation. The DSF...
View ArticleClass Notes | January 2022
1984 Denise Loftus was named to Super Lawyers‘ “Elite Lawyers of 2022.” 1985 Thomas Hook III was appointed Public Administrator and Public Guardian of Lake County. 2002 Lance Northcutt was appointed to...
View ArticleStudent Success Report | January 2022
3Ls Alexandria Pollard co-moderated UIC’s Critical Conversation with Michelle Alexander for MLK Commemoration Week. 2Ls Mahroosa Haideri is completing a spring internship with Cabrini Green Legal Aid....
View ArticleProfessor Mark Wojcik Named AALS Section on Global Engagement Outstanding...
UIC Law Professor Mark Wojcik was named the inaugural Outstanding Achievement Award honoree by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Global Engagement. Professor Wojcik, who has a...
View ArticleStudent Success Report | February 2022
3Ls Steven Angell has accepted an offer to join the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office after graduation as an Assistant Public Defender. Erica Fatima was named a 2021 Women’s Bar Foundation...
View Article3L Erica Fatima Named 2021 Women’s Bar Foundation Scholarship Recipient
Erica Fatima, a third-year student at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (UIC Law), has been awarded the Women’s Bar Foundation of Illinois’s 2021 Scholarship. The $10K annual scholarship...
View ArticleClass Notes | February 2022
1975 Hon. Russell W. Hartigan was elected Justice of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Society. 1985 Antonio Romanucci of Romanucci & Blandin LLP was named an Illinois Top 100 Super Lawyer. 1987 Miriam E....
View ArticleFaculty Activities & Publications | February 2022
Faculty Professor Alicia Alvarez She published the second edition of Introduction to Transactional Lawyering Practice (West Academic) with co-author Paul R. Tremblay. Professor Samuel V. Jones He was a...
View ArticleSuperLawyers.com Names 690 Law Alumni 2022 Super Lawyers, Rising Stars
Nearly 700 graduates of the Law School have been rated “Super Lawyers” or “Rising Stars” for 2022 by SuperLawyers.com. Released annually, Super Lawyer’s lists recognize attorneys in more than 70...
View ArticleStudent Success Report | March 2022
3Ls Sean Birt is currently a Law Clerk in the Financial Industry Group at Reed Smith. Hudson Cross is current a Law Clerk at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. Kiesha Mull has accepted a summer...
View ArticleClass Notes | March 2022
1979 Joseph Duffy, Partner at Loeb & Loeb LLP, will continue to serve as a Commissioner on the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board. Hon. Gregory Wojkowski, Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of...
View ArticleBaird & Warner Establishes John Baird Scholarship to Support UIC Law Fair...
Students in the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (UIC Law) Fair Housing Legal Clinic now have the support of Baird & Warner in the fight to further fair housing. The Illinois...
View ArticleKatherine Britton (’07), Jennifer Crespo (’14) & Daniel Hernandez (‘16) Named...
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) will honor three UIC Law alumni at its 2022 “Top Lawyers Under 40” reception in New Orleans later this month. Katherine Britton (JD 2007), Jennifer Crespo...
View ArticleFaculty Activities & Publications | March 2022
Faculty Professor Allison K. Bethel She was named one of the Oak Park Regional Housing Center’s 2022 Stars of Excellence. Professor Sonia Bychkov Green On March 11, she presented at the “Empire’s...
View ArticleSeven Alumni Named 2021 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law by Crain’s Chicago Business
Congratulations to seven graduates of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (UIC Law) who were named 2021 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law by Crain’s Chicago Business. Michael Bonamarte IV (JD...
View ArticleUIC Law Inducts 33 New Judges, Elected Officials into Hall of Distinction
The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (UIC Law) inducted an additional 33 alumni into its Hall of Distinction on March 3 at its 2022 Induction Ceremony. During the virtual event, the...
View ArticleEmily Johnson (’10), Daniel Saeedi (’08) Named 2021 Rising Stars in Law by...
Congratulations to Emily Johnson (JD 2010) and Daniel R. Saeedi (JD 2008) who were named 2021 Rising Stars in Law by Crain’s Chicago Business. Johnson and Saeedi were among the emerging attorney...
View ArticleNicola “Nicky” Boothe Named Fourteenth Dean of UIC Law
Nicola “Nicky” A. Boothe has been named Dean of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (UIC Law), effective June 16, 2022, pending approval by the University of Illinois System Board of...
View ArticleStudent Success Report | April 2022
3Ls Zahra Ermoian is currently serving as an ASA 711 Intern in the Domestic Violence Division of the Lake County State’s Attorney Office. Cymone L. Forde was awarded BWLA Chicago’s 2022 Spring Essay...
View ArticleLauren Witkowski (’09) to Serve as President of Women’s Bar Association of...
Lauren L. Witkowski (JD 2009), Senior Trial Attorney at Zurich North America, will be installed as President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) at a ceremony in June. Ms. Witkowski will...
View ArticleClass Notes | April 2022
1976 Gregory K. Harris, U.S Attorney for the Central District of Illinois, was appointed by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to serve on the Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys. 1985 Hon. Mathias...
View ArticleFaculty Activities & Publications | April 2022
Faculty Professor Megan Bess On April 5, she was quoted in a preLaw magazine article about revisions to ABA accreditation standard 303 which address formation of students’ professional identity....
View ArticleSen. Dick Durbin Visits UIC Law Students Ahead of Justice Ketanji Brown...
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law students cut their Spring Break short this year for a chance to meet with the nation’s second-highest-ranking Senate Democrat. With the nation still focused...
View ArticleProfessor Ann Lousin Wins 11th Consecutive ISHS Award for Columns
Professor Ann M. Lousin officially accepted her 11th consecutive award from the Illinois State Historical Society at the ISHS’s annual awards luncheon on Saturday, April 9. The award recognizes her...
View ArticleProfessors Hugh Mundy, Steven Schwinn Named 2022-2023 Lee Chairs in...
For the first time in its history, the law school’s Edward T. & Noble W. Lee Chair in Constitutional Law has been jointly awarded to two scholars. Professors Hugh Mundy and Steven D. Schwinn will...
View ArticleAssociate Dean Alicia Alvarez, Co-Author Paul Tremblay Publish New Edition of...
Professor Alicia Alvarez, Associate Dean for Experiential Education at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (UIC Law), and co-author Paul R. Tremblay of Boston College Law School have...
View ArticleExternship Experiences: Joelle Maryzelle Juarez
As a 2L, Joelle Maryzelle Juarez had the opportunity to extern with Hon. Franklin U. Valderrama of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The U.S. District Court for the...
View ArticleExternship Experiences: Jack Ottenwess
John “Jack” Ottenwess was a 3L when he externed with the National Council on Disability. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the NCD is an independent agency of the U.S. Government that advises on...
View Article2022 Fred F. Herzog Memorial Lecture by Iowa Law’s Adrien Wing Available Online
UIC Law welcomed Associate Dean and Professor Adrien Wing of the University of Iowa College of Law in April to deliver its 2022 Fred F. Herzog Memorial Lecture. The lecture series, named in honor of...
View ArticleInternational Human Rights Clinic Students Help Local Afghan Refugees
More than 75,000 Afghans have been resettled in the U.S. since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in August 2021. In the nine months since, local human rights organizations have responded with...
View ArticleNine Students Earn Scholarships from Hispanic Lawyers Scholarship Fund of...
The Hispanic Lawyers Scholarship Fund of Illinois (HLSF) will recognize nine UIC Law students next month at its May 10, 2022 scholarship reception, hosted at Barnes & Thornburg’s Chicago office....
View ArticleClass Notes | May 2022
1982 John P. Maniatis accepted a position as Of Counsel at Arongberg Goldgehn. 1985 Antonio Romanucci, Partner at Romanucci & Blandin LLC, was named #5 on Leading Lawyers‘ 2022 Top 10 Personal...
View ArticleStudent Success Report | May 2022
2Ls Jake Leahy published “California Non-Compete Law Is One Step Too Far” in the California Review. He also published “Employers Beware: Recent Changes Create Major Roadblocks to Non-Compete and...
View ArticleFaculty Activities & Publications | May 2022
Faculty Professor Kevin Hopkins On May 9, he quoted in a WBEZ story about Cook County judges who approve subpoenas to witnesses for court hearings that don’t exist. Professor Ann Lousin On May 11, she...
View ArticleGary Friedlander (’87), TransUnion Senior VP, to Lead IP Program
Effective July 1, Gary Friedlander (JD 1987), Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel – International with TransUnion, will assume leadership of UIC Law’s Center for Intellectual Property,...
View ArticleWhy I Give: Hon. Anne Scott (’74)
Back in 1973 I found myself in Dean Lee’s infamous Illinois Constitutional Law class. Like all of my classmates, I did my best to remain invisible. Then one day it happened… As usual, I had no idea...
View ArticlePioneering Judge William Yu (’96) Delivers 211th Commencement Address
On Friday, May 6, the Honorable William Yu (JD 1996), Associate Judge in the Domestic Relations Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, delivered the address at the Law School’s 211th...
View ArticleUIC Law Hosts 46th Freedom & Distinguished Service Awards Ceremony
On May 20, the Law School hosted its 46th Freedom & Distinguished Service Awards Ceremony, the first held since the ceremony’s postponement in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s...
View ArticleUIC Law Hires Professor Claire Johnson Raba from UC Irvine Law
The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (UIC Law) is proud to welcome Professor Claire Johnson Raba to the law school’s faculty. Professor Johnson Raba will join UIC Law in Fall 2022 as a...
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