From courtrooms to boardrooms to Capitol Hill, DePaul Law alumni are leading change. They’ve argued before the nation’s highest courts, run billion-dollar companies, shaped public policy and redefined justice in their communities.
This curated list celebrates graduates whose careers reflect the power of a DePaul Law education—and the impact of a legal community built to lead, serve and inspire.
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The Honorable
William J. Bauer
(JD ’52, LLD ’93, LLD ’05)
Former Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; Life Trustee, DePaul University
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The Honorable William Hibbler (JD ‘73)
Former Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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The Honorable Michael A. Bilandic (JD ’48)
Former Chief Justice, Illinois Supreme Court; Former Mayor, City of Chicago
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Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks (JD ’48, DHL ’77)
Former Executive Director, NAACP
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The Honorable Bernard Carey (JD ’58)
Former Cook County State’s Attorney, Cook County, Illinois
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Michael Jaharis (JD ’58)
Founder & Former Chairman, Kos Pharmaceuticals
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Frank Clark (BUS ’72, JD ’76, LLD ’04)
Former Chairman & CEO, ComEd; Life Trustee, DePaul University
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Timothy P. Knight (JD ’90)
President & CEO, Robert McCormick Foundation; Former CEO, Tribune Publishing Company
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Robert A. Clifford (BUS ’73, JD ’76, LLD ’03)
Founder & Senior Partner, Clifford Law Offices; Life Trustee, DePaul University
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The Honorable Charles P. Kocoras (BUS ’61, JD ’69)
Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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The Honorable
John Powers Crowley
(JD ’60)
Former Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Andrew McKenna, Sr. (JD ‘54)
Former Chairman, McDonald’s Corporation
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Stephen V. D’Amore (JD ’94)
Chairman, Winston & Strawn LLP; Member, DePaul University Board of Trustees
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Carla Michelotti (LAS ’72, JD ’75, DHL ’08)
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide; Member, DePaul University Board of Trustees
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The Honorable Richard J. Daley (LLB ’33)
Former Mayor, City of Chicago
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Sharone R. Mitchell, Jr. (JD ’09)
Cook County Public Defender, Cook County, Illinois
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The Honorable Richard M. Daley (LAS ’65, JD ’68, LLD ’90)
Former Mayor, City of Chicago
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Donald L. Mrozek (JD ’73)
Former Chairman, Hinshaw & Culbertson
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Justin Dearborn (JD ’94)
Former CEO, Tribune Publishing Company
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Natalye Paquin (JD ’86)
COO, The Rockefeller Foundation
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Mary A. Dempsey (JD ’82)
President, DePaul College Prep; Former Commissioner, Chicago Public Library; Life Trustee, DePaul University
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The Honorable Edwin Robson (JD ‘28)
Former Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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The Honorable Kirk Dillard (JD ’82)
Chairman, Regional Transportation Authority; Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP; Former Illinois State Senator
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Larry R. Rogers, Sr. (JD ’83, DHL ’09)
Founding Partner, Power Rogers LLP; Life Trustee, DePaul University
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The Honorable Brian Barnett Duff (JD ‘62)
Former Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Richard Rosenfield (LLB ’69)
Co-Founder, California Pizza Kitchen
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The Honorable Thomas M. Durkin (JD ’78, DHL ’14)
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Samuel K. Skinner (JD ’66, LLD ’90, DHL ’06)
Former Chief of Staff, White House; Former Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation
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Chaz Ebert (JD ’77)
CEO & Publisher, Ebert Digital (RogerEbert.com)
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The Honorable John J. Stamos (JD ’48)
Former Cook County State’s Attorney, Cook County, Illinois
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The Honorable Ann Gillespie (JD ’84)
Director, Illinois Department of Insurance; Former Illinois State Senator
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The Honorable Juliana Stratton (JD ’92)
Lieutenant Governor, State of Illinois
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Jack M. Greenberg
(BUS ’64, JD ’68, DHL ’99)
Former Chairman & CEO, McDonald’s Corporation; Life Trustee, DePaul University
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The Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama (JD ’88)
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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The Honorable Jonathan E. Hawley (JD ’97)
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
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Daniel P. Ward , Esq. (JD ’41, DHL ’76)
Former Chief Justice, Illinois Supreme Court; Former Cook County State’s Attorney, Cook County, Illinois
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