Samantha Wolfe

Student and Alumni Stories

Chicago-Kent is home to an amazing community, with a diverse range of interests and backgrounds. Browse our stories below for pictures and perspectives from our students, recent graduates, and alumni of note.

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  1. The Human Side of Business Laws

    • LAW '08

    “Human capital is important, right?” says Daniel Canales ’08. “You are your employees.” Canales is a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, where he helps companies navigate a variety of business...

  2. Representing the People Who Build Chicago

    As a Chicago resident, Joseph V. Healy ’05 sees his fair share of construction-related traffic jams. But as secretary-treasurer of the Chicago Laborers’ District Council, or LiUNA, he likes to...

  3. The Human Side of the Deal

    • LAW '06

    “I love how weird and complicated humans are,” says Kristen E. Prinz, ’06. At the firm she founded, The Prinz Law Firm, much of her work is focused on executive...

  4. The Music of Justice

    • LAW '18

    Naomi Frisch ’18 was a young musician, working her first real job as a concert oboist in an orchestra, when her conductor was told to cut costs. “He decided to...

  5. Artificial Intelligence, Real Advocacy

    • LAW '27

    “The sheer number of internship and clerkship opportunities in the Chicago market is astounding,” says Lauren Shelton ’27. “I have never felt like there was a shortage of positions.” As...

  6. A Future in Family Law

    • LAW '26

    Casey Ciulla ’26 has a goal. “I hope to use my education to protect vulnerable populations within the family court system,” she says, “and in particular, represent victims of domestic...

  7. A Future in Family Law

    • LAW '26

    Casey Ciulla ’26 has a goal. “I hope to use my education to protect vulnerable populations within the family court system,” she says, “and in particular, represent victims of domestic...

  8. Where Passion Meets Practice

    • LAW '27

    “If you want hard-working professors, access to one of the greatest cities in the nation, and a cohort of lovely classmates and friends, there’s no reason not to choose Chicago-Kent...

  9. Leading with Civility

    • (LAW ’96)

    “If you lack civility and you lack professionalism, that becomes your reputation,” says Jill Webb (LAW ’96). “I say this all the time when talking about trial work or my opponents, and this...

  10. Faith and Family Law

    • LAW '26

    “The summer before my senior year of college, I had a congressional internship in Washington, D.C.,” says Cierra Potter ’26. “When I mentioned to people on the ‘Hill’ that Chicago-Kent...