UIC 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,...
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