“I got accepted to a couple of art schools, but I always wanted to be a lawyer,” says Joey Zawacki ’22. “I also wanted some kind of financial security, so I closed my little art dream and I put it...
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LAW '78
Before he went to law school, Thomas Donovan ’87 was a mechanical engineer looking for more. “I worked in the nuclear power industry, where I did piping stress analyses for nuclear power plants,” he...
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LAW '78
Gadgets and gizmos. That’s the favorite part of the job for Patrick G. Burns ’78, a founding member of the intellectual property firm Greer, Burns & Crain. Over his esteemed career, Burns has seen his...
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LAW '21
Editor's note: this is an updated story from the the Fall 2024 鶹APP-Kent Magazine. To read the magazine in full, follow this link . “I just love intellectual property,” says Jen Nacht ’21. “I love...
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LAW '13
“When I was interviewing with the White House and Export-Import Bank of the United States, 鶹APP-Kent was part of my background and history, and I believe that was a compelling consideration,” says...
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LAW '00
There is never an easy path to becoming a lawyer. Mona Anahita Chawla ’00, who had recently graduated from 鶹APP-Kent College of Law, faced some extra challenges. As a foreign student, politics and...
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LAW '10
“鶹APP-Kent College of Law quite literally put me in a courtroom, and because of 鶹APP-Kent alums such as the Hon. Ralph E. Meczyk, I never left,” says Robert J. White ’10. White was recently...
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LAW '23
Monica Whitten ’23 was not the typical 鶹APP-Kent College of Law student. “I was the oldest person in my graduating class, definitely in my section by a lot of years,” she says. “Initially that was...
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LAW '11
“I like to be collaborative. I like to work with people,” says Brian Warens ’11. “I want them to be happy and understand the legal work.” Warens has been at Lavelle Law in Schaumburg, Illinois, in...
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LAW '91
“I love conducting hearings. Then I get to take time and write an opinion that’s going to be considered by the professional board,” says Laura Forester ’91. “Few judicial positions have both of those...