Founded in 2006, the Center for Public Interest Law (CPIL) has become a fixture at DePaul University College of Law. The center offers a broad array of programs that continue to mark DePaul as a leading institution in both public interest curriculum and programs. At DePaul, public interest and public service are at the heart of the law school experience, which is what truly distinguishes CPIL from other public interest law programs.
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Public Interest Summer Success
The Center for Public Interest Law, the Public Interest Law Association and Dean Jennifer Rosato Perea supported 26 students working in public service and public interest organizations this summer. Students worked over 8,000 hours helping these organizations provide access to the justice system and serving marginalized communities.
Samuel Archie - Cook County States Attorneys Office
Maria Castrogiovanni - Prairie State Legal Services
Avneet Chawla - People's Law Office
Melissa Devorkin - Cook County States Attorneys Office
Morgan Drake - National Immigrant Justice Center
Maya Flores - Beyond Legal Aid
Wynton Graise - Office of the Cook County Public Guardian
Granger Gridley - Kane County Public Defenders Office
Heidi Hornemann - Center for Worker’s Right, Covid-19 Rapid Response and Summer Institute Program
Andrew Keil - People's Parity Project
Katherine Kettering - Beyond Legal Aid
Milica Kosanovic - United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota
Matthew Landry - First Defense Legal Aid
Dominque Meija - National Immigrant Justice Center
Maria Morales - Cabrini Green Legal Aid
Kanishk Patel - Cook County States Attorneys Office
Nicholas Pugesek - Cook County Public Guardian
Michelle Redondo - Cook County States Attorneys Office
Whitney Roth - Asylum Clinic
Monica Saavedra - National Immigrant Justice Center
Abdul Shahid - Center for Worker’s Right, Covid-19 Rapid Response and Summer Institute Program
Sage Shavers - Public Defenders Office, Kanawha Co., WV
Maggie Sloan - Cook County States Attorneys Office
Maya Walker - Center for Disability and Elder Law
Sydney Wipperfurth - Chicago Park District
Tricia Young - Office of the Ohio Public Defender
Center for Public Interest Law
DePaul University College of Law
25 E. Jackson Blvd.
(312) 362-7212