Jillian Dent Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

My practice focuses on consumer, privacy, and products class-action litigation, and contingency fee business litigation.

Kansas City, Missouri

Chicago

• Represented sophisticated clients in complex litigation matters, including matters involving breach of contract, business torts, breach of fiduciary duty, and securities class actions• Drafted dispositive motions in state and federal court cases, including motions to dismiss, summary judgment motions, and a preliminary injunction• Managed all discovery aspects of cases, including drafting discovery requests, managing document review and productions, preparing privilege logs, drafting discovery correspondence, and drafting and responding to discovery motions• Prepared for and second chaired depositions, including the two-day deposition of the founder and CEO of a Fortune 500 company in 2017; conducted several depositions in January 2019 in a breach of contract case against a Fortune 500 company• Covered status hearings in Cook County Court and argued a discovery motion DuPage County court• Prepared for state court trial in Nevada• Prepared for and participated in mediation, including drafting mediation brief and response• Represented two clients as part of Sidley’s Capital Litigation Project and drafted federal habeas briefing for both clients – one in the Middle District of Alabama and the other in the Southern District of Indiana• Represented clients as part of Sidley’s Municipal Trial Court Program

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Clerked for the Honorable Duane Benton.

Chicago

Interned for two weeks over winter break; drafted an opinion

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Taught high school English (grades 10-12), AP English Literature and Composition, Theatre Arts, Creative Writing, Critical Writing, and ACT English Prep • Acted as the Accelerated Reader Coordinator (2010-2012), the English Department Interim Chair (2011-2012), a 7th and 10th grade after-school & Saturday tutor, and an advisor for FSE Youth in Government

University Of Pennsylvania

• Helped undergraduate and graduate students improve their writing through one hour advising sessions• Teaching assistant to Dr. Ross, Director of the Critical Writing Department, in the Spring of 2008

Greater Los Angeles Area

• One of six undergraduate students chosen for Penn’s RealArts internship program • Worked for director Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes, Righteous Kill etc.) in Los Angeles for the summer commenting on screenplays, helping with staged readings for producers, and writing script breakdowns

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Organized and helped run high school and early elementary camps; reorganized education department’s filing system; worked on developing new opportunities for the department.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Magna Cum Laude, Order Of The Coif

Activities and Societies: Missouri Law Review, Editor in Chief (2014-15); American Constitution Society, President (2013-14); Historical.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Literature With A Theatre Arts Minor, Summa Cum Laude With Distinction For Honors Thesis, Phi Beta Kappa

Activities and Societies: Bloomers All-Female Sketch Comedy Troupe (Director, Actor, Writer); Rodin College House (Resident Advisor).

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Secondary Curriculum And Instruction, 4.0

I obtained my M.Ed. while teaching high school full time in Kansas City, MO.

Education record