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Faculty Appointment
Neil Williams has been appointed to prestigious inaugural professorship
Connecting to our community
Learn how our law students earn practical experience helping business owners bring their ideas to fruition
How I thrived at Loyola
Members of the School of Law’s Class of 2019 share their secrets to success
Research with impact
Paradise’s scholarship focuses on the intersection of law, science, and technology, with an emphasis on the life science realm
Advocating for parents and children
Student-run hotline provides real-world advocacy experience
Protecting civil rights
Born and raised in Chicago, David McKinney (JD ’11) works as a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.
Addressing over-incarceration
Aisha Cornelius Edwards (JD ’05) is working to create a fairer, more effective criminal justice system.
Rising to meet global challenges
Heidi Cerneka has traveled the world advocating for women’s rights.
Following a social justice mission
Alison Davis (JD ’17) is using her legal education to help shape policy abroad
Moving into mindfulness
Loyola community embraces practices aimed at reducing stress and boosting performance
A tool for positive change
Loyola’s clinics serve a key role in preparing students for practice
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Josie Gough (BA ’74, MED ’78, JD ’78)
Josie Gough is a Curt and Linda Rodin Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Social Justice and director of Loyola’s Experiential Learning program, where she collaborates with members of the judiciary, government agencies, public interest organizations, and Chicago-based corporations to provide externship placements for students.
Learning to lead
Weekend JD program strengthens Illinois Rep. Christian Mitchell's work as a social justice advocate
Views from the top
Students welcome Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Rome campus for summer lecture series
Community builder
Associate Dean Zelda Harris is leading efforts to ensure a welcoming and inclusive environment
Welcome home
An in-house legal clinic led by Emily Vaughan (JD '14) helps returning veterans re-adjust
Lawmaker and law student takes on new role
State Rep. Christian Mitchell, a Weekend JD student at Loyola, recently was appointed interim director of the Illinois Democratic Party.
Breaking barriers, building foundations
Dean Emerita Nina Appel retires after 45 remarkable years at Loyola.
Advocating for others
Kate Mitchell, director of Loyola's Health Justice Project, shares with Chicago Lawyer magazine how lawyers can break the link between poverty and poor health.
Cheers to the Class of 2018!
Loyola University Chicago awarded 281 law degrees at commencement on May 12
Advocating for children
Emma McMullen (JD ’18) is a Civitas ChildLaw Fellow and the 2018 recipient of the Dean Nina S. Appel Scholarship. This is her story.
Loyola’s part-time JD makes law school a reality for working professionals
Attend an online information session and learn about our flexible weekend program.
Corboy Fellows place first
Ben Horowitz, Nicole Gaudin, and David DeSchepper won the Texas Young Lawyers Association Regional Mock Trial Competition. DeSchepper also won Best Advocate Award. The team will advance to the national competition in April.
Loyola wins Thurgood Marshall
Loyola team members Jalyn Mitchell, Ayah Elfarra, Anais Holland-Rudd, and Bill Lowry won the BLSA Thurgood Marshall Mock Competition held at the Midwest Regional BLSA Convention in St. Louis. The team will compete in the national competition in New York.
Loyola wins Fred Douglass
Loyola team members Kechia Lewis and Jalen Brown won the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition held at the Midwest Regional BLSA Convention in St. Louis. Brown also received the Best Oralist Award. The team will compete in the national competition in New York.
Transforming social justice
The Amaker Retreat aims to capture the spirit of our late professor Norman Amaker who fought alongside civil rights leaders to transform the social justice landscape by challenging racial discrimination during the civil rights era.
Transformative scholarship
Loyola law faculty members are renowned scholars who are making a significant impact.
Big win for Corboy Fellows
Loyola took First Place at the In Vino Veritas Mock Trial Competition hosted by Golden Gate State University School of Law in San Francisco October 26-29. Corboy Fellows Ben Horwitz and Teresa Russo are pictured above preparing to make their closing argument in the final round of the competition, while team members Edet Nsemo and Britney Pennycook look on.
Loyola wins Thomas Tang National
Loyola won the Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition held in Washington, DC, November 3-4. Loyola also won Best Brief and Best Oralist Awards. The competition is sponsored by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Law Foundation. Congratulations to Emily Olivera, Jasmine Stanzick, Sevan Avakian (coach), Lucas Terna, and Sowmya Sastri. Not pictured: Coaches Kristen Kawaguchi and Ann Shea.
Exploring corporate ethics
Loyola’s Institute for Investor Protection Conference discussed the growing corporate movement to embrace social responsibility activities, Dodd-Frank, and how a more relaxed approach to ethics and compliance issues has led to legal and economic pitfalls. Aaron Beam (pictured), author of Ethics Playbook: Winning Ethically in Business, delivered the luncheon address.
Con Law Colloquium November 3-4
Loyola’s 8th Annual Constitutional Law Colloquium brings together constitutional law scholars at all stages of their professional development to discuss current projects, doctrinal developments in constitutional law, and future goals. This year’s keynote address will be delivered by Professor H. Jefferson Powell, Duke University School of Law.
Equity in health care
Dr. Camara Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, a noted authority on equity issues in health care, recently spoke to students and faculty at Loyola about equality and justice in the national health debate, and specifically addressed the social determinants of health, which include race and poverty.
Assisting undocumented families
Across the country families who are undocumented risk being separated if family members are detained or deported. Loyola’s Legislation and Policy Clinic created a guide to assist undocumented parents in preparing safety plans for their children.
Justice Ginsburg to join Loyola in Rome
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will join students and faculty as a guest lecture next summer in Loyola’s Study Law Abroad program in Rome, Italy. The program is open to current Loyola law students.
Thomas Tang Regional Champs
Loyola took First Place, Second Place, Best and Second Best Brief Awards, as well as Best and Second Best Oral Advocate Awards, at the Thomas Tang Regional Competition held it Chicago October 13-15. Congratulations to regional champs Jasmine Stanzick and Emily Olivera, and second place team members Sowmya Sastri and Lucas Terna.
Progress and achievements
The 2016-17 Dean’s Annual Report highlights recent School of Law honors, accomplishments, and outstanding alumni support.
Law Journal Executive Board
The Loyola University Chicago Law Journal is edited and managed entirely by students and publishes the work of distinguished writers, including academics, practitioners, and judges. Meet the 2017-18 executive board.
Shakespeare and the law
Monday, October 2 – 12:00 p.m. Michael Halberstam has directed more than 35 productions for the company, and has received numerous awards for excellence in theatre management and artistic achievement. This year’s program on Shakespeare’s Othello, is made possible by the generous support of Loyola law alumna Randy Lamm Berlin. Pizza will be served.
There is no better time to be a student of the law
Earn an outstanding Loyola law degree by attending our Full-time or Weekend JD program
Design thinking in the classroom
To improve the learning process and make students more practice-ready at graduation, Loyola has significantly expanded its teaching styles to include more active, participatory learning approaches like team projects, collaborative exercises, and most recently, design thinking.
The Faces of Chicago Health Law
Loyola Law magazine highlights Loyola grads who dominate the field
Learning the law in Rome
Students and faculty attended a tour of the Supreme Court of Cassation in Rome, Italy, with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who joined Loyola this summer for two weeks to teach a course in Constitutional Law.
Loyola grad lands prestigious fellowship
After sitting for the Illinois bar exam in July, Loyola law graduate Louis Gomes (BA ’14, JD ’17) will travel to Africa and Europe to spend time with family. In late August, he will begin a prestigious legal fellowship with GE Transportation, a division of the General Electric Company.
U.S. Reps. Schiff and Quigley speak at Loyola
U.S. Representative Adam Schiff, ranking member of the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, joined Loyola law alumnus U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (JD ’89) at the School of Law on June 20 for a special panel discussion on current intelligence, security, and foreign policy issues.
Loyola to honor Tom Dart
Tom Dart (JD ’87), Cook County Sheriff, will be honored with the School of Law’s Damen Award at Founders’ Dinner, on Friday, June 9. Since 2006, Dart has brought an aggressive yet innovative approach to law enforcement. Dart recently was featured on 60 Minutes where he discussed mental illness in prisons and his unique efforts to reform the Cook County Jail.
Loyola now offers JD/MEd
Loyola’s School of Law and School of Education are now offering a JD/MEd in Law and Education Policy. The dual degree program brings together Loyola's expertise in education policy studies, education law, and the legal rights of children.
Maureen Kieffer promoted to director of Career Services
Maureen Kieffer has been promoted to director of the Office of Career Services, where she has served for more than 10 years as associate director to develop and implement programs that support Loyola law students interested in judicial clerkships, public interest, and government careers.
Congratulations, Class of 2017!
Commencement exercises for the School of Law will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 13.
Loyola noted for Best Law School Experience
Loyola University Chicago’s received an “A” letter grade for best law school experience from The International Jurist magazine for its International LLM programs.
Wiet Life Science Law Scholars Conference
Loyola University Chicago’s nationally acclaimed Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy is pleased to invite original research submissions for its inaugural Wiet Life Science Law Scholars Conference on Friday, October 13, 2017.
New Health Law Fellowship Opportunity for Master of Laws Candidate
The American Medical Association (AMA) and Loyola’s Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy have announced the establishment of the AMA Health Law Fellowship Program for the 2017-18 school year for one highly qualified Master of Laws (LLM) candidate.
Loyola’s Vis Moot Fellows
Students selected for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot have the opportunity to study alternative dispute resolution in the context of international law. The Vis competitions take place each spring at in Vienna, Austria, and in Hong Kong. This year Loyola competed against 27 teams from 12 countries to win the Moot Shanghai 2017 and 3 honorable mention awards. The Moot Shanghai is a pre-moot held a week before the Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration.
Scholarships Open Doors
Loyola is committed to ensuring that a quality legal education is attainable
Field study in Chile
Loyola students recently participated in a week-long field study in Chile. Since 2003, Loyola has partnered with the Universidad Alberto Hurtado, a Jesuit school in Santiago, to host research visits over spring break. Loyola students Brian Huff, Neda Tolooi, Laura Garcia, Caitlin Cervenka and Tony Wadas, along with Professors Anne-Marie Rhodes and Thomas Haney, are pictured at the Centro de Justicia, the central criminal court of Santiago.
Access to Health Care
Understanding and effectively addressing racial disparities in health care is important to the well-being of our society. Students enrolled in Professor Larry Singer’s Access to Health Care Seminar met over spring break with public health researchers, medical providers, health advocates, and government officials to learn about the state of health care in Mississippi.
Loyola #33 on NLJ’s list of Top 50 Go-To Law Schools
Loyola University Chicago is #33 on The National Law Journal’s 2017 list of top 50 Go-To Law Schools for new associate hiring in the country’s largest law firms. In placing alumni in major law firms, Loyola was listed as one of the schools that significantly outperformed its 2016 U.S. News & World Report ranking. Loyola was also one of the 50 law schools to see the most alumni promoted to partner in 2016, with 12 promotions.
Loyola Announces New Law Dean
Prolific legal scholar, visionary educator, and beloved professor Michael J. Kaufman appointed School of Law dean.
Restaurant brings alum back on campus
After a brief legal career as a corporate associate, Carey Cooper (JD ’81), left the practice of law to pursue a business career. His latest restaurant venture, Lyfe Kitchen, located at the corner of State and Pearson, has brought Cooper back on campus.
Loyola Wins Evans Moot
Jessica Pedersen and Collin Kurtenbach have won the Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition held in Madison, Wisconsin. The Loyola team beat out 20 teams from across the country to win the championship.
Best-selling author Colson Whitehead
Prize-winning novelist Colson Whitehead recently spoke to students and faculty at the School of Law about his work as a writer and his award-winning book, The Underground Railroad, about a young slave who escapes a Georgia planation.
Regional semifinalists
Loyola team members Payal Patel, Sarah Stewart, and Jocelyn Chancellor were semi-finalist at the 8th Annual Transactional Law Meet Competition held at University Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in February.
Loyola advances to Jessup International
Loyola was runner-up in the Philip C. Jessup US Midwest Regional Moot Court Competition and will compete this spring in the international round in Washington DC.
Counseling over coffee
Father Jerry, a chaplain on the Water Tower Campus team of Loyola’s Campus Ministry, knows people seeking counseling can be uncomfortable in formal situations. So “I go where the people are: food courts, lobbies—and Starbucks,” he says. “I see more students, faculty, staff, and alums over coffee than I ever see in my church or office.”
Loyola places in Saul Lefkowitz Moot
Loyola earns second and third place and wins Best Oralist Award at the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition.
Study abroad in Italy or China
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will join Loyola this summer as a guest lecturer in Rome, Italy.
PROLAW to offer an additional master’s degree program in Rome
Loyola has expanded its Rule of Law for Development (PROLAW) program in Rome, Italy. The program will now include a one-year practice-oriented master’s degree for non-lawyers.
Trump Presidency: What it means for law and social justice
SPECIAL PROGRAM – Thursday, Nov. 17 – 1 p.m. Join us to hear Loyola University Chicago’s distinguished law faculty discuss the potential impact President-Elect Trump’s policies will have on the law and social justice. Pizza will be served.
Madigan honored
Loyola law alumna and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (JD ’94) was honored by the Illinois Bar Foundation with the 2016 Distinguished Award for Excellence at its recent Gala.
Protecting investors
Phil Angelides, who served as chair of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission that presented a report on the causes of the financial economic crisis of 2008 to the President and Congress in 2011, delivered a special luncheon address at Loyola’s Institute for Investor Protection Conference. Speakers at the conference focused on the impact of criminal activity within the financial sector and the special role that lawyers can play in protecting investors.
Leading in Trial Advocacy
Loyola’s nationally renowned trial advocacy program continues to take top honors. Meet our 2016-17 mock trial teams.
Professor Diane Geraghty honored by UNICEF
Professor Diane Geraghty, Loyola’s A. Kathleen Beazley Chair in Children’s Law and director of the Civitas ChildLaw Center, along with her husband, Thomas Geraghty, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, were recently honored by UNICEF for their local and international contributions to improving the lives of children.
Loyola Law Journal
The Loyola University Chicago Law Journal is edited and managed entirely by students and publishes the work of distinguished writers, including academics, practitioners, and judges. Meet the 2016-17 executive board.
Compliance program launches new journal
Loyola boasts one of the nation’s most robust course offerings in the area of compliance. On September 22, Loyola launched the first student-run law journal dedicated solely to regulatory and compliance issues.
Renowned scholar in law, science, and technology
Loyola welcomes Jordan Paradise to its full-time law faculty. She brings to the School of Law and the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy years of expertise in the life sciences realm. Her recent scholarly work addresses diverse legal and ethical issues of technologies, including nanotechnology, synthetic biology, biosimilars, precision medicine, and gene editing.
Constitutional Law Colloquium
Loyola’s Seventh Annual Constitutional Law Colloquium with more than 100 constitutional law scholars will take place at the School of Law Friday, Nov. 4 – Saturday, Nov. 5. Reva Siegel, Yale Law School’s Nicholad deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law, will deliver the keynote address.
Congressman John Lewis speaks at Loyola
Iconic civil rights leader and activist Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) spoke at the School of Law about the Civil Rights Movement and the final volume of the March trilogy he coauthored with Andrew Ayden. “I am very optimistic about the future of this country,” he said to Loyola students and faculty. “Together we will create a loving community.”
Recent law grad helps navigate mental health maze
Amanda Walsh (MSW ’14, JD ’15) receives fellowship for her work to create first behavioral health-legal partnership in Illinois.
Learning the law in Rome
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (JD ’94, left) and Ignazio Caramazza (right), the former attorney general of Italy, were special guest lecturers this summer at Loyola’s Study Law Abroad Program in Rome. They are pictured with Assistant Dean Jean Gaspardo, who has served as director of the Rome program since 1991.
The School of Law welcomes Jo Ann Rooney
Loyola’s new president is a lifelong educator and a lawyer.
Michael Kaufman appointed interim dean
A member of the Loyola law faculty since 1986, and associate dean for academic affairs since 2005, Kaufman has devoted his professional career to the service of others and is renowned for his efforts to create greater educational diversity and equity at all levels of learning.
Building policy
From Peace Corps to PROLAW, David Saldivar (LLM ’13) transitions to international development
Lessons in lawyering
Sonia Antolec (JD '07) shares what she likes best about the practice of law
The defenders
Meet the law students who spent spring break helping immigrants in U.S. detention centers
Outstanding arbitrator
Margaret Moses discusses her passion for international arbitration
Illinois senator, part-time law student
Jacqueline Collins juggles career and law school at Loyola
ChildLaw alumni in action
Loyola’s Civitas ChildLaw Center alumni are leading the way in advocacy
Business law leadership
Patricia Lee is the Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Professor of Business Law and executive director of the Business Law Center.
Weekend warrior
Paralegal Nicole Bieganski tackles the Weekend JD program while working full time
Expert Environmentalist
Professor Kalyani Robbins teaches courses in environmental and natural resources law
From scholarship to syllabus
Loyola law profs bring their research expertise into the classroom
Change agent
Professor Anita Weinberg encourages students to embrace social justice work as a lifelong commitment
Accessibility agent
Kevin Lichtenberg says it’s his job “to make the law accessible and tangible to my clients and their families.”
Serving those who served
Loyola is helping veterans with legal representation and the transition back to civilian life.
Mediator by day, professor by night
Rae Kyritsi (JD '12) returns "home" to serve as an adjunct faculty member and coach
At your service
Professor John Dehn uses his military experience to encourage students to work for the greater good
Real world, real skills
Professor James Hagy encourages students to call on their own experiences to solve client problems
Community crusader
Jim Argionis (BA ’92, JD ’95) says “It’s always been in my blood to help those around me.”
Fearless founder
First-generation law student B. Alvarez aims to be a community-minded lawyer in everything she does
Fighting for the rule of law
Buhlebenkosi Nxumalo (LLM ’16) works to put people at the center of land governance
Challenging a changing system
Immigration lawyer Tess Feldman (JD ’12) serves clients whose very lives are endangered in their home countries
Environmental advocate
Professor Carmen G. Gonzalez shares why climate change is a social justice matter and why every lawyer should care
Creating Connections for New Americans
Nubia Willman (JD ’10) represents vulnerable communities in her mayor-appointed role serving Chicago immigrants
Research for justice
Learn how faculty members advance justice through scholarship that matters.
Professional pivot
Theresa Cross (LLM ’19) changed careers, thanks to Loyola’s Master of Laws in Health Law program
Rising star
Rebecca Bavlsik is awarded a Loyola President’s Medallion for her commitment to leadership, scholarship, and service.
Leading the way in rule of law
With a $6 million gift, Trustee Barry McCabe expands Loyola’s global influence at a critical time
Intersectional impact
As director of the Professional Identity Formation course, Carla Kupe aims to generate a deeper understanding of systemic oppression
A hands-on approach
Yunge Li studies health care and compliance law to better serve patients
Design whiz
Andra Popa (JD ’02, LLM ’05) champions good visual design to demystify compliance requirements
Tech savvy
Assistant professor Charlotte Tschider uses experiential knowledge in cybersecurity, privacy, and health law to approach problems posed by ever-evolving technology
Expanding employment options
During the pandemic, alumni employers help students gain unique work experiences
Counseling with care
Janea Hawkins (JD ’13) helps teams establish policies to protect and create jobs
Immigrant advocate
Seventeen years navigating U.S. citizenship process inspired Nemaei to pursue law
Combining theory and practice
In spite of the pandemic, Makeda Yeshaneh (LLM'20) applied the skills she gained in the PROLAW program to her internship at the World Bank Legal Vice Presidency.
Intrepid reporter
Journalist Kelly Cannon (JD ’16) covers COVID-19, bringing awareness to underreported issues about the pandemic
To be of service
Josie Gough supports students as assistant dean of the Office of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity
Advancing equity
Cameron Webb (JD ‘12), MD, serves as the Biden administration’s senior policy advisor for COVID-19 equity
The power of yes
Radhika Sutherland (JD ’21) says Loyola helped her find community and build the skills she needs to “do something good.”
A legacy of empathy and excellence
The School of Law thanks Dean Michael J. Kaufman for his 35 years of dedicated service
A legacy of empathy and excellence
The School of Law thanks Dean Michael J. Kaufman for his 35 years of dedicated service
Supporting the spectrum
Clinical psychologist Barbara Bear pursues an MJ in Children's Law & Policy to better serve kids in court
Bright future
Cecelia Towns-Scott explores new career paths through the Weekend JD program
The power of yes
Radhika Sutherland (JD ’21) says Loyola helped her find community and build the skills she needs to “do something good.”
The Whiskey Maker
Paul Hletko (JD ‘96) founded and runs award-winning FEW Spirits in Evanston
Paying it forward
Fernando Hernandez Paredes (JD ’21) gained leadership skills through student involvement
2020-21 in review
Top stories from the past academic year highlight our strengths as a community
Meet the interim dean
Experienced litigator and law school administrator Zelda B. Harris takes the helm
Pursuing social justice
Rodin Fellows find meaningful work experiences for life after law school
Dedicated to public service
Chlece Walker-Neal-Murray (MSW/JD ’13, MS ’18) brings a client-driven approach to her work
Encouraging inclusivity
Paola Vargas Daly was working in public health research when she felt a nudge to do something else.
Research for Equality
Learn how faculty members advance justice through scholarship that matters.
A nontraditional path
Zachary Ziliak (JD ’06) didn’t expect to build a law career—and now he champions students and alumni alike
A new mission
Associate Dean Sacha Coupet partners with faculty to fulfill the law school’s anti-racist calling
Opening doors
Compliance students Constance Farmer and Sanghamitra Saha expand their professional networks
Dedicated to public service
Chlece Walker-Neal-Murray (MSW/JD ’13, MS ’18) brings a client-driven approach to her work
Real-world results
Student Malachy Schrobilgen’s research for immigrant rights earned publication in an Ivy League journal
Boosting credentials
Deirdre Weiss (MJ ’19) discovers wide interest in her thesis findings
Weekend JD celebrates 5 years
Top-ranked program provides flexibility for working professionals
Building a global gaming practice
Martha A. Sabol (JD ’99) is a shareholder and serves as co-chair of the Global Gaming Practice and the Global Women's Initiative at Greenberg Traurig (GT) in Chicago.
A second career
Timothy J. Stephens, Jr. (MJ ’20) had a bout with cancer and came out the other side wondering “what I could do to make the most of the second opportunity I’d been given."
Abolition advocate
Aisha Cornelius Edwards (JD ’05) teaches the popular course Abolition and Movement Lawyering
Bearing down
Health law MJ student Alexis Chapple-Falleroni served as Chicago Bears’ COVID-19 nurse
Risky business
Alissa Jubelirer (JD ’00) is reaping success as the founder of a growing cannabis company
Honoring exemplary alumni
2022 School of Law awards honor Laura Caldwell, Josie Gough, Katie Vannucci, and Brian R. McKillip
Super conductor
Amanda Walsh (MSW ’14, JD ’15, LLM ’16) champions mental health supports for kids and families
Propelled by equity
Scholarship recipient Andy Vanden Busch plans a career in education policy
Genetic wisdom
Experienced nurse practitioner Anne Stoltenberg pursues an MJ in Health Law
Compelling cases
Professor Blanche Bong Cook shapes the discourse on sex trafficking and victims’ rights
Mastering mediation
Cara Sawyer says a passion for the environment informs everything she does
Changing gears
Three students describe why they changed their career paths to attend law school
Guiding stars
As Castillo Scholars, Loyola students mentor underrepresented applicants to law school
Changemakers in action
Legislation and Policy Clinic prepares students to innovate in the justice sphere
Creating connections
Former Corboy Fellows Radiance Ward and Anne-Claire Cronin coach today’s teams
Friend of the Court
Sports agent Erik Kabe (JD ’14) helps NBA players maximize their potential
Research highlights
School of Law faculty members contribute to a deeper understanding of law through a commitment to transformation, intersectionality, and anti-subordination.
Congratulations, Class of 2023!
School of Law graduates get ready to set the world on fire
Graduation appreciation
Three star students discuss their law school experiences and what they’re doing next
Man about town
MJ student Jamell Johnson serves his city as its youngest-ever council member
Thinking upstream
Jenna Prochaska of Loyola’s Health Justice Project focuses on poverty law and health care access
History maker
Illinois State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (JD ‘96) sponsored the first state bill mandating the teaching of Asian American history in public schools
“Friendship, love, and service”
Mikaila John and MariaCarolina Gomez pursue shared goals—and lasting comradeship
Critically addressing race
Professor Juan Perea studies the ways racial inequality and the law interact
Leading with distinction
Katharine Roberts, policy advisor and mother of 4, thrives in the Weekend JD program
Star student
Callie Kutasi shares her experience in the law school and advice for the incoming class
Leading with kindness
SBA President Suet Lee is focused on creating a community for everyone
Leaning into the law
Marika Wrzosek, MD, is learning the legal system as it relates to health care through the Weekend JD
Solid foundation
Mary Foley (MJ ’20) says Loyola’s health law program encourages specialization
Michèle Alexandre appointed dean
Civil rights attorney brings 20+ years of higher education experience to the School of Law
A man for others
Morgan Gallagher (JD ’10) is chief of schools for Illinois’ fifth-largest city
Prioritizing community
Natashee Scott serves as the Illinois lieutenant governor’s general counsel and deputy chief of staff
Music to her ears
Nicolette Fanelli works as a Netflix music marketing coordinator while earning her JD
Leading the field
Former pro footballer Noor Davis enrolled in Loyola’s Weekend JD to become a more effective sports executive
Pioneering course
Professional Identity Formation class helps first-year students better understand their clients, themselves, and systems of the law
A future in public service
Amanda Demaree Wayne is this year’s President’s Medallion recipient
Forging connections
Rochelle Robinson-Levant (MJ ‘01) is assistant dean for graduate and online education
Easing access to care
David J. Sánchez Mejía (LLM ’18) works to assure health care for citizens in Mexico
Unwavering dedication
Sara Block (JD ’07) taps into her family advocacy expertise to inform curriculum development
“A real community”
Professor Sarah Waldeck pursues her twin passions of teaching and research
Prioritizing values
Associate Dean for Mission Innovation Sarah Waldeck works to ensure an inclusive environment
Serving federal judges
Loyola prepares graduates to land highly coveted federal judicial law clerkships. Here’s how three 2021 grads describe their success.
Holding police accountable
Professor Stephen Rushin specializes in law enforcement reform
An “exploding” field
Steve Naughton, director of the Center for Compliance Studies, trains students to help keep corporations honest
Strengthening their resolve
In the midst of war, Ukrainian PROLAW grads remain committed to real change
Cleaning with cannabis
Law professor Anita Weinberg weighs in on America’s lead contamination problem
Taking on health-harming legal needs
With second medical-legal partnership, Loyola continues breaking down barriers to health
Advocacy advances anti-racist mission
Gina Gerardi and Adrienne Mebane create opportunities for students and professionals
With unwavering conviction
Assistant United States attorneys John D. Mitchell (JD ’04) and Jimmy L. Arce (JD ’12) team up to prosecute the violent Wicked Town gang
Wartime scholars
Ukrainian students face down the challenges of conflict to earn their Loyola PROLAW degrees
Generosity of spirit
Inspired by his heroes, longtime professor Neil Williams mentors students inside and outside the classroom
A year in review
Top stories from the past academic year highlight our strengths as a community
Year in Review
Top stories from the past academic year highlight our strengths as a community