Danielle M. Email & Phone Number

United States

Chicago, IL

Greater Chicago Area

• Facilitate lawyering skills and general drafting in the UIC Law's Lawyering Skills Program Communicate professionally and share a passion for the evolution of law content in an effort to motivate a diverse group of.
• Provide resources to students based on content while maintaining students’ responsibility for task capability.
• Deliver an overview of the history and development of lawyering skills.
• Coach students to foster competency development in law studies by asking open-ended questions, brainstorming next steps and maintaining accountability.

Greater Chicago Area

• Exercised the full range of Director responsibilities, which included planning, assigning, and evaluating work; determining priority projects; setting time lines; and monitoring the accomplishment of goals and.
• Designed and performed measurement criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of funding and goals to improve educational achievement for students and program activities overseeing an annual activities fee budget of.
• Served as the organization’s subject matter expert in fair housing laws and provided on-site guidance of written instructions, regulations, procedures, and policies issued at all levels.
• Led specific initiatives that advanced systems change work, including initiatives that sought to create change in local, state, and federal governments.

Greater Chicago Area

• Handled a full caseload of civil rights and personal injury cases inception through trial/resolution. Interpreted laws and regulations while providing guidance on legal inquires and client representation.
• Prepared for trial by compiling, organizing and indexing various evidentiary materials.
• Investigated facts, developed evidence and analyzed circumstances from both a legal and practical perspective.
• Performed research to identify factual and legal issues to provide relevant evidence to prepare summaries of precedent cases, interviews, testimonies, and related case materials.

Chicago, IL

Greater Chicago Area

• Advised and counseled clients in civil rights, with an emphasis on fair housing, before federal and state courts, as well as administrative agencies regarding the Fair Housing Act and policies, housing discrimination.
• Served as a subject matter expert (SME) in the field of equal housing policies and procedures and provided on-site guidance of written instructions, regulations, procedures, and policies issued at all levels.
• Provided guidance in accordance with regulations and assistance with the adjudication phase of federal cases.
• Performed in-depth legal research, prepared detailed legal memoranda, and created short summaries of federal discrimination laws, with supporting case laws, for Fair Housing Act, Illinois Human Rights Act, Cook County.

Greater Chicago Area

• Experienced partner covering a variety of practice areas, including civil rights and personal injury law in state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies. Conducted and participated in negotiations and.
• Managed case load and served as point person for trial preparation, discovery/e-discovery and service of process.
• Verified citations and statutory references against original sources to be used in preparation of final drafts.
• Coordinated periodic reporting on litigation results, budgets, forecasts, exposure analysis, and litigation strategies.

Greater Chicago Area

• Represented clients in civil rights and personal injury law, including wrongful death, nursing home negligence, and police brutality cases. Second-chaired a wrongful termination case that resulted in a $1.7M dollar.
• Ensured standards of practice, policies and procedures of nursing home facilities were monitored appropriately and conformed to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
• Conferred with medical experts to review case evidence and interviewed witnesses in preparation for trial.
• Responsible for discovery (requests for production; interrogatories; and depositions) and provided chronological summaries; and corresponded with opposing counsel.

J.D.

Activities and Societies: Distinguished Service Award

B.A., History And Women'S Studies

Activities and Societies: • National Dean’s List and Honor Society • Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society