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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Deep Roots
- (LAW ’78)
When other mayors ask Jeffrey Sherwin (LAW ’78) how he’s been elected to office for eight terms—and has run unopposed in the town of Northlake, Illinois, for the last seven—he...
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Semper Legalis
- (LAW ’09)
As a judge advocate in the United States Marine Corps—the Marine equivalent of a JAG officer—Candace White (LAW ’09) spent her first tour of duty prosecuting Marines and sailors for...
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A Legacy of Producing Practitioners
- LAW '20
“Chicago-Kent College of Law represents a lot of what [Chicago] represents—grit and a diversity of perspectives,” says Saman Haque ’20. “The beauty of attending Chicago-Kent was that all of the...
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Practicing Law in the Big Apple
- LAW '16
Gerena Gregory ’16 wasn’t sure what to expect when she moved to Chicago to attend Chicago-Kent College of Law. But she had a feeling that the law school would support...
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A Unique Journey
- LAW '19
“Nothing trains you for the courtroom like Chicago-Kent College of Law’s trial advocacy program,” says Sameeul Haque ’19. “I have repeatedly been able to go back to the lessons I...
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For the Want of Justice
- LAW '12
“I never see it that I’m the one defending the bad guys,” says Heather Widell ’12. “I’m defending people, and I’m defending the [United States] Constitution.” Widell has run her...
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A Path to Redemption
- LAW '03
“Everybody loves a good redemption story,” says Ginger Leigh Odom ’03. “Every sports movie is about coming from behind and having success, and I think that the expungement-and-sealing statute is...
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A Full Circle Legal Journey
- LAW '90
Eileen O’Neill Burke ’90 was in the sixth grade when former justice Mary Ann G. McMorrow spoke to Burke’s class about her career as a judge. McMorrow went on to...
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Defending by Example
- LAW '12
“Mr. Ammoura, is that you?” It was summer 2011, and Ali Ammoura ’12 was a law student at Chicago-Kent College of Law when he heard a meek voice cut through...
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Surpassing Expectations
- (LAW '25)
“Illinois Tech has made pretty much all of my dreams possible,” says Joseph Strom (LAW '25). “I had some idea of what I may want to do in the future...