Faculty and Administration Profiles

Leilani Ana-Maria Pino

About

Leilani Ana-Maria Pino is a skilled trial attorney. Currently, Ms. Pino is the General Counsel for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. She was previously an Assistant State’s Attorney at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in the Municipal Litigation Division. Prior to joining the CCSAO, Ms. Pino was a Managing Attorney at Trunkett & Trunkett, P.C. where she successfully represented corporate clients and financial institutions in consumer and commercial disputes in both state and federal courts.

While in law school, Ms. Pino was the Advance Directive Editor for the Annals of Health Law Journal and a Junior Editor for the Children’s Legal Rights Journal. She was a law clerk at the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, the Illinois State Appellate Defender’s Office, and the Cook County Public Defender’s Office. After law school, she handled criminal defense cases in a private firm.

Ms. Pino is very active in the legal community. She was appointed as the Judicial Evaluations Chair for the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. She serves on both the Government Committee and the Diversity Committee of the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Pino also serves on the Dean’s Diversity Council for Loyola.

Degrees

BA, Florida International University, 2003

JD, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2011

Professional & Community Affiliations

Cook County Medical Examiner's Office

Courses Taught

Legal Writing