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“The summer before my senior year of college, I had a congressional internship in Washington, D.C.,” says Cierra Potter ’26. “When I mentioned to people on the ‘Hill’ that Chicago-Kent College of Law...
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Leading While Learning
LAW '27“Chicago-Kent College of Law is special because the professors truly want what’s best for each and every student,” says Sahil Bathija ’27. “They work hard.” Honors scholar Bathija looks forward to...
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From Long Shot to Law School
LAW '27“I always thought law school was a long shot,” says Daniel Kassl ’27. After his family’s financial struggles while Kassl was growing up, law school seemed like a pipe dream—until he found Chicago-Kent...
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Family Focus
LAW '27“Chicago-Kent alumni are steadfast about hiring other Chicago-Kent alumni and students,” says Nicole Papanton ’27. “I got my job at my firm—my dream firm—partly because I met an alumnus at a...
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A Practical Education
LAW '26“I hope to bridge the gap between law, business, and technology by helping organizations navigate regulatory compliance while promoting ethical innovation,” says Leeandre Mahomes ’26. “Through this...
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A Community of Helpers
LAW '26Before she started attending Chicago-Kent College of Law, Nicole Hentges ’26 thought she knew what law school was going to look like. “I heard horror stories about law school students being cutthroat...
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Writing for the Supreme Court
LAW '26“The academics at Chicago-Kent College of Law are fantastic,” says Shmuel Wyckoff ’26. “The professors are all experts in their fields, and they impart so much wisdom beyond the course subject...
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The Other Way Around
LAW '09Editor's note: this is a story from the the Fall 2025 Chicago-Kent Magazine. To read the magazine in full, follow this link . “When I started [my firm] Incubate IP, if you typed in ‘patent law advice’...
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Building a Talent Pipeline
LAW '97Editor's note: this is a story from the the Fall 2025 Chicago-Kent Magazine. To read the magazine in full, follow this link . “We have about 65 lawyers and 13 Chicago-Kent College of Law grads, so...
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Deep Roots
(LAW ’78)When other mayors ask Jeffrey Sherwin (LAW ’78) how he’s been elected to office for eight terms—and has run unopposed in the town of Northlake, Illinois, for the last seven—he says the answer is...