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By Cassidy Evans /
August 25, 2022 /
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Adjunct Professor of the Spring Criminal Appeals Clinic, Gilbert Lenz, was selected by the Illinois Public Defender Association to be... read more
By Elizabeth Botti /
August 25, 2022 /
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Recently, Adjunct Professor of the Fall Criminal Appeals Clinic, Elizabeth Botti and her students from the Fall 2021 clinic obtained an... read more
By Martha Pagliari /
June 22, 2022 /
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Moot Court TeamBased on the many successes of the DePaul Moot Court Team in national competitions over the past academic year, DePaul ranked... read more
By Elizabeth Boe /
June 8, 2022 /
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On Tuesday, April 12, the College of Law hosted a successful Eviction Sealing Clinic. Over 30 students, staff and alumni worked... read more
By Cassidy Evans /
May 17, 2022 /
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On Thursday, April 7th, ABC 7 hosted several prominent Chicago attorneys to discuss the historic confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson as... read more
By Julie Lawton and Rob Zielinski /
May 10, 2022 /
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The DePaul College of Law Family Law Clinic provides legal assistance with marriage,... read more
By Martha Pagliari /
April 6, 2022 /
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DePaul's Moot Court team members - Eddie Cervantes, Liya Levin, and Tai Martin - competed at the... read more
By Martha Pagliari /
April 6, 2022 /
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DePaul's Moot Court and Black Law Student Association (BLSA) members - Simone Freeney and SaDella Duval d'Adrian - competed in the... read more
By Martha Pagliari /
April 6, 2022 /
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Members of the DePaul National Trial Team - Justice Muhammad, Karina Shumyatskaya, Henry Stillwell, and John Rodack - competed in the... read more
By Cassidy Evans /
March 29, 2022 /
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The DePaul College of Law's Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, Professor Julie Lawton, who also teaches Real Estate... read more
By Julie Lawton /
March 7, 2022 /
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DePaul University College of Law Experiential Learning is supporting three internships to help respond to the eviction and... read more
By Experiential Learning /
December 8, 2021 /
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In his assigned case in the Criminal Appeals
Clinic in the fall of 2020, Granger Gridley argued on behalf of our client that
the trial... read more
September 3, 2021 /
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Advanced Criminal Appeals former students, Scout Distefano and Alex Frisbie (DePaul University College of Law, Class of... read more
By Brett Davinger /
August 6, 2021 /
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3L Sydney Warda Presents Second Illinois Appellate Court Oral ArgumentIn late June 2021, 3L Sydney Warda (’21) appeared before the... read more
June 15, 2021 /
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DePaul's Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic Hosts Stakeholder Meeting with the Department of State, National Visa Center
On June 3,... read more
May 27, 2021 /
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AILC Staff invited to speak at USCIS Law Enforcement ConferenceOn May 20, 2021, Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic Director Sioban... read more
By Experiential Learning /
May 25, 2021 /
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Clinic students utilized their knowledge of Fourth and Fifth Amendment protections and the criminal justice system.During Spring... read more
By Experiential Learning /
February 23, 2021 /
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In Fall 2020, the Criminal Appeals Clinic obtained a reduced sentence for their client. In a fractured opinion, the Appellate Court of... read more
By Experiential Learning /
February 23, 2021 /
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In this case, the officers saw the defendant with what they believed to be a gun in his waist although they had no proof he possessed it... read more
By Experiential Learning /
February 23, 2021 /
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In Fall 2019, Scout Distefano was a student in the Criminal Appeals Clinic working on a case for the Clinic's client, James... read more
By Sarah Baum /
October 22, 2020 /
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COVID-19 has caused major disruptions to the economy, leading to staggering unemployment rates and exacerbating the affordable housing... read more
By Julie Lawton /
October 19, 2020 /
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Brought to you by the Experiential Learning Clinics at DePaul University College of Law, our inaugural newsletter is now... read more
March 13, 2020 /
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Stefani Perez ('20) is the current president of the Student Bar Association (SBA) and the former president of the Latino Law Student... read more
March 12, 2020 /
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The Business Law Clinic exposes students to the practice of law by immersing them in real life cases, giving them time to learn and practice... read more
By Violet Zinkerman /
March 9, 2020 /
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Spring Semester, 2020
During the Spring 2020 semester, the Misdemeanor Defense Clinic is representing five clients with charges ranging... read more
December 10, 2019 /
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Kelsey Sloop (JD '20) and Kelli Fennell (JD '12), pictured, met for the first time in December, 2019 outside of a courtroom in... read more
October 4, 2019 /
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The DePaul Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic hosted a training that examined immigrant eligibility for public benefits and how such... read more
July 11, 2019 /
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The Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Competence has honored the Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic (“AILC”) with “The Excellence... read more
June 28, 2019 /
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On June 28, forty-two attorneys and DOJ accredited representatives attended a training hosted by the DePaul Asylum and Immigration Law... read more
May 21, 2019 /
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The Civil Litigation Clinic won an eviction bench trial before Cook County Judge Robert Harris, successfully arguing that the clinic client,... read more
May 19, 2019 /
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The DePaul University College of Law has awarded Sioban Albiol, Director of the Asylum and Immigration Law Clinics (“AILC”) and clinical... read more
April 29, 2019 /
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The Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic partnered with Mano a Mano in Lake County, Illinois to provide training on the Illinois VOICES Act... read more
April 26, 2019 /
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Kim Foxx, the State’s Attorney for Cook County, let Hamlet walk on Thursday night. In a murder trial held before the federal judge Joan... read more
April 16, 2019 /
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Clinic students Yele Ajayi and Ezra Litner were able to negotiate a sentence of supervision with community service for a client who was... read more
April 11, 2019 /
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Earlier this year, 11 students from the College of Law, enrolled in the International Human Rights Law Practicum, traveled to Kakuma,... read more
April 10, 2019 /
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The Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic hosted an event with immigrant advocates through which students, faculty, staff and the larger DePaul... read more
By Michael Santomauro /
April 2, 2019 /
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DePaul Law students assisted asylum seekers detained in the southern United States at the Port Isabel Detention Center over spring break.... read more
March 22, 2019 /
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The need for low-cost immigration legal services is great overall, but immigrants living outside of the city of Chicago have access to... read more
February 28, 2019 /
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The Appellate Court reissued its decision in People v. Bill Lee. Mr. Lee was convicted of possessing a defaced firearm. The Court found... read more
February 26, 2019 /
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Join the Moot Court team in congratulating two team members, Stanley Washington (2L) and De'ja Fox (2L), who competed in the Thurgood... read more
February 22, 2019 /
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Through its Legal Resources Project for Immigration Services Providers, the Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic hosted a three-day series on... read more
February 21, 2019 /
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If you have a business idea, but aren't sure of the steps needed to start a company, DePaul College of Law's newest in-house legal... read more
February 15, 2019 /
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The first time Thibaut Giret and Jason Whitehead II sat down and met their client, the client brought another person to the meeting. They... read more
February 13, 2019 /
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The Supreme Court recently clarified the post-AIA meaning of "on sale" in Helsinn Healthcase S.S. v. Teva Pharmaceutical USA, No.... read more
February 11, 2019 /
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Congratulations to Isaky Begert (3L), Zack Johnston (2L), Randi Leath (3L) and Jake Michalakes (2L) for taking the second place in the... read more
January 24, 2019 /
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Ice Miller LLP is proud to announce six of its attorneys have been named 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers and seven of its attorneys were named... read more
December 13, 2018 /
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In response to the urgent needs of immigrants in Chicago seeking humanitarian protection or lawful status, the John D. and Catherine T.... read more
December 6, 2018 /
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In fall 2016, DePaul's College of Law launched the Third Year in Practice Program, a progressive approach to experiential learning that... read more
By Carol Hughes /
May 11, 2018 /
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It was in third or fourth grade when LaSheda Brooks remembers first declaring her intention to become a lawyer.
"I used to talk a... read more
September 5, 2017 /
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On September 5, 2017, President Trump directed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
August 3, 2016 /
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Members of the first class of students in DePaul’s innovative Third Year in Practice (3YP) program will begin their intensive legal field... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
July 20, 2016 /
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With a commitment to innovation, quality education and providing real-world experiences to students, DePaul University is opening a... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
April 15, 2016 /
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DePaul University College of Law's Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute (JHLI) moot court team placed second... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
April 5, 2016 /
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Professors
Alberto Coll and
Cary Martin Shelby accompanied 34 law students on a nine-day study abroad trip to Cuba in March. The program... read more
By Dialogue Magazine /
February 1, 2016 /
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What are the benefits of developing writing skills? Professor
Susan Thrower has the short answer: Getting a job and keeping a... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
January 25, 2016 /
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As part of the College of Law’s Institute for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution and Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic, students... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
August 26, 2015 /
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DePaul University College of Law received first place in three program categories—clinical programs, joint JD/MBA and Master of Laws... read more
By Center for Public Interest Law /
November 21, 2014 /
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Rocio Alcantar (JD ’10), supervising attorney for the National Immigrant Justice Center’s Access to Counsel Project, a new initiative of the... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
July 22, 2014 /
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The College of Law is enriching its JD curriculum with the Third Year
in Practice Program. Known as 3YP, the program gives students... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
July 14, 2014 /
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Earlier this year, the College of Law
announced the creation of a Third Year in Practice Program (3YP) and a
three-year JD/LLM degree.... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
June 4, 2014 /
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A DePaul College of Law moot court team
comprised of four first-year students placed third in the 2014 Beijing
Foreign Studies... read more
By Rae Kirby /
May 12, 2014 /
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Armando Rios and his niece Kimberly Rios had
no idea they shared a passion for law. But on the afternoon of law
school orientation,... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
February 17, 2014 /
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The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin featured DePaul's new Third Year in Practice program (3YP) in an article titled "No more... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
January 29, 2014 /
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Program creates links from legal education to legal professionDePaul University College of Law has created a Third Year in... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
April 17, 2013 /
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Jaharis Scholar Jeffrey Boucher recalls a moment when the importance of carefully applying the law really hit home.
Fresh from law... read more
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Stefani Perez ('20) is the current president of the Student Bar Association (SBA) and the former president of the Latino Law Student... read more