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ENDALLUnited States District Court for Northern District of Illinois Everett M. Dirksen United States Courthouse
219 South Dearborn Street, Chambers 2378 Chicago, Illinois 60604
Tel: (312) 435-5692 Fax: (312) 554-8946
virginia_kendall@ilnd.uscourts.gov
JUDICIAL SERVICE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 2006- PRESENT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
Judicial Conference of the United States
Committee on Codes of Conduct, 2009 to 2014 United States Circuit Courts of Appeals
Panel Sitting By Designation
Ninth Circuit, February 2015 Seventh Circuit, February 2014 Ninth Circuit, October 2013 Ninth Circuit, December 2010 Federal Circuit, December 2009 Seventh Circuit, January 2009 Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Civil Jury Instruction Committee, 2009 to Present Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
E-Discovery Task Force,2011 to 2012 Northern District of Illinois District Court
Offender Re-entry Program, Advisory Committee, 2009-2010 Patent Pilot Program Judge
E-Discovery Pilot Program Judge PUBLICATIONS
CHILD EXPLOITATION AND TRAFFICKING: EXAMINING THE GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND U.S. RESPONSES, with T. Markus Funk (Roman Littlefield 2012).
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Sua Sponte: A Judge Comments, 41-3 AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION LITIGATION 23, 25 (Spring 2015)
The Role of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties in Obtaining Foreign Evidence, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION LITIGATION MAGAZINE (Winter 2014).
http://www.americanbar.org/publications/litigation_journal/2013-14/winter/the_role_mutual_legal_assistance_treaties_obtaining_foreign_evidence.html
Voices for Victims: Lawyers Against Human Trafficking (American Bar Association, 2013)
The Year that Changed Compliance: New Laws Conscript the World’s Business
Community into the Global Fight against Human Trafficking, with T. Markus Funk and Elizabeth M. Banzhoff, 9 EYES ON THE ICC 53 (2012-2013).
Grappling with Liberia’s Legal Issues, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION LITIGATION MAGAZINE (Winter 2013)
Greasing the Palm: An Argument for an Increased Focus on Public Corruption in the Fight Against InternationalHuman Trafficking, 44 CORNELL INT’L LAW J. 33 (Winter
2011).
Personal History Interview, Administrative Office of The Federal Courts: Journey Toward Justice, Chicago, IL, November 2, 2009 (video available at
www.uscourts.gov/http://www.uscourts.gov/ Educational Resources/promo.aspx). Video: Pathways to the Bench (Video Series), U.S. Courts Educational Resources.
http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/get-inspired/pathways-to-the-bench.aspx Faith, Social Reform in the Inner City, and the Establishment Clause. Margaret Monahan Hogan and Loretta Conklin Frederking (eds.), The American Experiment: Religious Freedom (University of Portland: Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture, 2008), pp. 161-174.
The Lost Child: Congress’ Inability to Protect our Teenagers, 92 NW. U. L. REV.1307 (Summer 1998).
Callahan’s Appellate Advocacy Manual Lawyer’s Edition, 1991 Cumulative Supplement, Chapter 11, Clark, Boardman, Callaghan 1991. Drafted supplemental chapter on the art of oral argument (See acknowledgments).
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Lecturer in Law, 2012 to Present Classes Taught:
Child Exploitation and Trafficking: Examining the U.S. and Global Response
Northwestern University School of Law
Adjunct Professor, 2006 to Present Classes taught:
Trial Advocacy
Child Exploitation and Trafficking: Examining the U.S. and Global Response
Regular Lecturer for Judicial Intern Symposium & semi-final round of Intraschool Moot Court Competition
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Senior Lecturer in Law, 1993 to Present Classes taught:
Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Federal Litigation Practice
Federal Criminal Practice Seminar Federal Criminal Prosecution Seminar Appellate Advocacy
Trial Advocacy Honors Moot Court
Regular Lecturer in Honors Moot Court, Ethics for 1Ls, & Final Round Judge for Intraschool Moot Court Competition
Service:
Circle of Advocates, Co-Chair, 2007 to Present
Women’s Leadership Committee Diversity Committee
Strategic Planning & Curriculum Committee Legal Ethics Training
Moot Court Coach & Speaker Mentor
EDUCATION
Northwestern University
Master of Arts, English, 1987
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Juris Doctor, 1992 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
American Law Institute,
Adviser, Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses, 2012-2013
Member, Elected 2013
American Bar Association, Litigation Magazine,2013-present Associate Editor, 2014-2015
Board of Editors
American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Co-Chair, Access to Justice Committee, 2014-2015
Co-Chair, Human Trafficking Training Task Force, 2012-present
Co-Chair, Special Committee on Jury Innovations, 2010-2012
Co-Chair, Special Committee on Human Trafficking, 2008-2010
Intern Mentor, Judicial Intern Opportunity Program for underprivileged law students, 2008 to Present
American Bar Association, Presidential Task Force on Human Trafficking, 2012-present American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section
Co-Chair, Corporate Social Responsibility and Forced Labor Task Force,
2012-2014
Archdiocese of Chicago, Board of Catholic Schools, Board Member, 2013 to Present Federal Circuit Bar Association Federal Judges Committee, Co-Chair, 2012-Present Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter, Board of Directors, 2007 to Present Just the Beginning Foundation
Judicial Advisory Committee, 2007 to Present
Intern Mentor, program for underprivileged law students, 2007 to Present Linn Inn of Court (intellectual property and patent bar), 2007 to Present
Loyola Academy Jesuit High School, Board of Directors, 2005-2011
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Panelist, Best Legal Practices for the Effective Global Response to Human Trafficking, International Bar Association Showcase, IBA Annual Conference 2014, Tokyo, Japan, October 19-22, 2014.
Lecturer and Judicial Trainer, USG andLithuania and Latvia Anti-TIP Training, United States State Department, Vilnius, Lithuania and Riga, Latvia, October 12-18, 2014. Lecturer and Judicial Trainer, USG and Croatia Anti-Trafficking Training, United States Department of Justice, Split and Zagreb Croatia, March 22-29, 2014.
Lecturer and Senior Trainer, Trafficking in Persons Training, Lawyers Without Borders, Nairobi, Kenya, August 2-8, 2013.
Conference Leader and Trainer, Trafficking in Persons Training, Lawyers Without Borders, Monrovia, Liberia, April 17-20, 2013.
Lecturer and Judicial Trainer, Terrorism Training for the Indonesian Judiciary, United States Department of State, OPDAT, Bangkok, Thailand, April 7-11, 2013.
Panelist, Sexual Violence Against Girls in Schools in Zambia, 2012 Women & Justice Conference, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice and Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, October 18-19, 2012.
Moderator, Senior Roundtable on Women in the Judiciary, Virtue Foundation, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice and Cornell Law School, New York, New York, March 8, 2012.
Delegate, Women in the World Annual Conference, AvonGlobal Center for Women and Justiceand Cornell Law School, New York, March 2012.
Conference Leader, Trafficking in Persons Conference for Judges, United States
Department of State, Nicosia, Cyprus, October 2011 (Phase I) and May 2012 (Phase II). Delegate, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice Annual Conference, Delhi, India, October 2011.
Lecturer and Senior Trainer, Trafficking in Persons Training for Judges and Lawyers, Nairobi, Kenya, August 2011.
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Moderator and Panelist, Senior Roundtable on Women and the Judiciary, and Vital Voices Global Partnership Conference, Vital Voices, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, and Cornell Law School, Washington, DC, April 2011.
Lecturer and Senior Trainer, Trafficking in Persons Training for Judges and Lawyers, Lawyers Without Borders, Monrovia, Liberia, November 2010.
Conference Leader, Understanding Gender-Based Violent Crime, Seminar for the Judiciary, National Judicial Education Program Training for Judges, Ndola, Zambia, April 2010.
Panelist and Presenter, National Initiatives and Training Innovations to Advance Gender Justice and End Gender-Based Violence, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, 2010 AnnualConference Gender Based Violence and Justice in Conflict and Post-Conflict Areas, Washington, D.C., March 12, 2010.
Facilitator, The Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, Vital Voices, Washington, DC, March 8-10, 2010.
Lecturer and Senior Trainer, Trafficking in Persons Training, Lawyers Without Borders, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Nairobi, Kenya, July 2009.
Lecturer and Senior Trainer, Trafficking in Persons Training for Judges on Sexual Offenses, Kenya Judiciary Training Institute, Nairobi, Kenya, July 2009.
Lecturer and Senior Trainer, Conference on Public Corruption, United States Department of Justice, Nairobi, Kenya, February 2009.
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
Expert Panelist, Cross Border Issues, International Summit on the Legal Needs of Street Youth, London, England, June 17, 2015.
Moderator, The Magna Carta’s Continued Influence on Modern-Day Human Rights, American Bar Association London Session, London, England, June 13, 2015.
Panelist, Litigation of the Future: A Judicial Perspective, American Bar Association Section of Litigation Spring Leadership Meeting, Asheville, North Carolina, June 5, 2015. Presenter, What Lawyers Need to Know about Judicial Ethics, Alaska Bar Association Annual Convention, Fairbanks, Alaska, May 13, 2015.
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Panelist, Supreme Court’s Recent Patent Law Decisions, Seventh Circuit Bar Association and Judicial Conference of the Seventh Circuit Annual Meeting, May 5, 2015.
Panelist, Gang Involvement in Human Trafficking, National Association of Women Judges, Chicago, Illinois, April 23, 2015.
Keynote Speaker, Understanding Human Trafficking: A Judge’s Perspective, International Association of Defense Counsel, Chicago, Illinois, April 16, 2015.
Judge, Northwestern Law’s Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition, Chicago, Illinois, March 2, 2015.
Panelist, Joint Circuit Pro Se Conference, New Paltz, New York, February 25, 2015. Panelist, Twelve Sure Ways to Lose a Trial, Federal Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, February 20, 2015.
Panelist, The Ethics of Conflict Resolution, Clifford Law Offices, Chicago, Illinois, February 19, 2015.
Judge, TYLA National Trial Competition, Chicago, Illinois, February 7, 2015. Panelist, Sex Trafficking in Chicago, Northwestern University, February 4, 2015. Panelist, Federal Court Panel Discussion, Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, November 19, 2014.
Panelist, Doing Well While Giving Back: How Pro Bono Litigation Can Expand Your Skills and Enhance Your Reputation, The Women of the Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Chicago, Illinois, November 7, 2014.
Panelist, Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago Symposium: Federal Court Panel Discussion, IPLAC, Chicago, Illinois, November 14, 2014.
Panelist, Who Needs the Second City? Class Certification from A(kroyd) to (Lovit)Z: A Three-Act Play, American Bar Association 18th Annual National Institute on Class Action, Chicago, Illinois, October 23-24, 2014.
Keynote Speaker, Human Trafficking: How Far We’ve Come and Where We Need to Be, Plenary Presentation, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, October 10, 2014. Panelist, Supply Chain Integrity and Corporate Social Responsibility: A New Legal and Enforcement Landscape, University of Chicago, The Law School and the American Bar
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Association Criminal Justice Section, Global Anti-Corruption Committee, Chicago, Illinois, September 18, 2014.
Presenter, Judicial Canons: Judge/Advocate Interactions, Richard Linn American Inn of Court, Chicago, Illinois, September 17, 2014.
Panelist, How to Admit and Exclude Evidence (of all kinds) in Federal Court, Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter, Chicago, Illinois, September 9, 2014.
Webinar Presenter, Court Web: Ethical Concerns in the Age of Social Media, Federal Judicial Center, Washington D.C., July 23, 2014.
Speaker, Human Trafficking Seminar: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, Grayslake, Illinois, July 11, 2014.
Co-Chair and Moderator, Human Trafficking Training Seminar, American Bar
Association Section of Litigation, Human Trafficking Task Force, Denver, Colorado, July 8, 2014.
Panelist, How You Can Stop Sex Trafficking, National Association of Women Judges and Chicago Bar Association’s Human Rights Committee, Chicago, Illinois, June 18, 2014. Panelist, Plenary Session: Best Practices with a Pro Se Litigant, 63rd Annual Meeting of the 7th Circuit Bar Association and Judicial Conference of the Seventh Circuit,
Chicago, Illinois, May13, 2014.
Panelist, Access to Justice Challenges and Forums for Addressing Labor Trafficking, National Association of Women Judges Mid-Year Leadership Conference, Human Trafficking Training, Washington, D.C., March 15, 2014.
Panelist, Ninth Annual Federal Judicial Panel, Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, Women in IP Committee, Chicago, Illinois, March 5, 2014.
Judge, Northwestern Law’s Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition, Chicago, Illinois, March 3, 2014.
Presenter, Federal Judiciary Center, Ethics in the Federal Judiciary Seminar, Phase II Orientation for Newly Appointed District Judges, Washington D.C., February 2014. Keynote Speaker, American Bar Association Law Student Division, 7th Circuit Spring
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Roundtable Chair, Investigation, Prosecution, Punishment and Reparation. Senior Roundtable of Women in the Judiciary. 2013 Women and Justice Conference. Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell Law School. New York, NY. December 12, 2013.
Panelist, View from the Benches-Insights from Multiple Judicial Venues on the Effects of Parallel Proceedings, Managing Discovery, Construing Claims, Assessing Damages, and More. American Conference Institute’s Advanced Forum on Patent Litigation. New York, NY. December 11, 2013
Actor, Shadow Town, A Stage Play About Sex Trafficking in Chicago, Her Story Theater. Chicago, IL, November 17, 2013.
Panelist, Chicago Consumer Class Action Roundtable, Institutional Investor Educational Foundation: A Forum for Institutional Investors. Chicago, IL, November 12, 2013. Keynote Speaker, “Slaves Among Us: Why Human Trafficking Persists and What Can Be Done About It,” Loyola Academy Women of Wisdom Lecture Series, Chicago, IL, October 15, 2013.
Panelist, Presidential Showcase: Human Trafficking Seminar, International Bar Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA., October 7, 2013.
Presenter, “Voices for Victims: Lawyers Against Human Trafficking,” ABA Presidential Task Force Video Presentation, Fall 2013, http://ambar.org/trafficking
Presenter, “Human Trafficking, Corruption, and the New Frontier of Corporate Social Responsibility,” 3rd Annual Gulf Coast AML Forum, Houston, TX, September 10, 2013.
Keynote Panelist, “Judges: Making the Invisible, Visible,” Conference of the Minnesota Judiciary, Brainerd, MN, September 5, 2013.
Steering Committee, 30 Female Blackstones, symposium on women in the law, Illinois State Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL, August 22, 2013. Panelist, 2013 Judicial Panel on Women in the Law, Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in
the Law, Chicago, IL, June 20, 2013.
Presenter, Ethics and Social Media in the Trial Courtroom, Federal Bar Association, Chicago, IL, June 12, 2013.
Panelist, The Global Fight Against Human Trafficking, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL, May 30, 2013.
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Panelist, Human Trafficking: How we can make a difference, National Association of Women Judges and the American Bar Association Human Trafficking Task Force, Chicago, IL May 21, 2013.
Panelist, How to Get the Best out of Your Experts, American Bar Association Section of Litigation Mid-Year Conference, Chicago, IL, April 26, 2013.
Panelist, 12 Ways to Lose a Trial, American Bar Association Section of Litigation Mid-Year Conference, Chicago, IL, April 25, 2013.
Panelist, Improper Comments during Opening and Closing Arguments, American Bar Association Section of Litigation Mid-Year Conference, Chicago, IL, April 25, 2013. Panelist, Women in the Judiciary, University of Chicago Women’s Law Caucus, Chicago,
IL, April 24, 2013.
Scholarly Address, Greasing the Palm – The Role of Public Corruption in Human Trafficking, Loyola Public Interest Law Reporter Symposium: Human Trafficking: A Growing International and Domestic Criminal Enterprise, Chicago, IL, March 22, 2013. Conference Chair, ABA Section of Litigation, West Coast Regional Human Trafficking Training, San Diego, CA, March 1, 2013.
Panelist and Moot Court Judge, Annual IP Summit, Utah Bar Association, Salt Lake City, UT, February 15, 2013.
Presentation, Human Trafficking Realities (and Legislative Responses), Northern Trust Bank, Division of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance, Chicago, IL, December 20, 2012. Panelist, Civility and Objections at Depositions, ABA Section of Litigation Pretrial
Practice and Discovery Committee Roundtable Discussion, Chicago, IL, December 14, 2012.
Keynote Address, Human Trafficking – Addressing the New Frontier of Corporate Compliance, American Banking Association / American Bar Association National Conference, Washington, DC, November 12, 2012.
Book Presentation and Discussion, Child Exploitation and Trafficking: Global Challenges and U.S. Responses, The World Bank, External Affairs and the Global Forum on Law Justice and Development, Washington, DC, November 12, 2012.
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Conference Chair, ABA Section of Litigation, Midwest Regional Human Trafficking Training, Chicago, IL, November 9, 2012; San Diego, CA, January 2013; Washington D.C. April 2013.
Panelist, What it Takes to Get and Keep a Legal Job, Just the Beginning Foundation 20th Anniversary Conference, Chicago, Illinois, September 22, 2012.
Interviewer, Conversations with Judicial Trailblazers, Just the Beginning Foundation 20th Anniversary Conference, Chicago, Illinois, September 20, 2012.
Panelist, Robes in the School, Just the Beginning Foundation 20th Anniversary
Conference, Chicago, Illinois, September 20, 2012.
Panelist, Raising Awareness: The Hidden Epidemic of Child Trafficking in the United States., Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, September 10, 2012.
Panelist, Magistrates and Federal Courts After the Supreme Court Speaks in Stern v. Marshall, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, August 4, 2012. Panelist, Youth Sex Trafficking Victims: First Response and After, American Bar
Association Criminal Justice Section Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, August 3, 2012. Panelist, Oral Argument, Federal Bar Association Event for Summer Associates and Newer Attorneys, Chicago, Illinois, July 24, 2012.
Keynote Address, Child Sex Trafficking – An Examination of the Global Challenges, Joint Meeting of the National Association of Women Judges and the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, Washington, DC, July 10, 2012.
Presentation, Second Russian-American Child Welfare Forum, Chicago, Illinois, June 27, 2012.
Presentation for At-Risk Female High School Students, Women Everywhere Project, Chicago, Illinois, April 27, 2012.
Panelist, Maximizing your Pro Bono Experience, Seventh Circuit Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 10, 2012.
Panelist, Women’s Law Caucus, University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, April 11, 2012.
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Author Presentation and Discussion, CHILD EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, hosted by The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute and The Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, New York, New York, March 8, 2012.
Author Presentation and Discussion, CHILD EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, (i) hosted by the University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, January 20, 2012, and (ii) hosted by Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, January 18, 2012.
Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking, Federal Bar Association National Convention, Chicago, Illinois, September 9, 2011.
Panelist, Judicial Ethics in the Internet Age, District of Columbia and Seventh Circuit Judicial Workshop, Cambridge, Maryland, June 28-29, 2011.
Moderator, Attorney Ethics in Intellectual Property Cases, Federal Circuit Bench and Bar Conference, Key Biscayne, Florida, June 22-23, 2011.
Speaker, Judicial Ethics: Social Media for the Court and its Staff, Sixth Circuit Bench and Bar Conference, Traverse City, Michigan, June 15-17, 2011.
Panelist, Judicial Ethics and the Impact of Social Media on the Administration of Justice, Seventh Circuit Bench and Bar Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 2011.
Keynote Speaker and Panelist, Which Way Home: Law Review Symposium on Human Trafficking, Northern Illinois University College of Law, April 15, 2011.
Keynote Address, An International Challenge: Protecting Victim’s Rights in Human
Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Cases, Cornell University Law School, Global Center for Women’s Justice, November 2010.
Moderator, Challenges in Identifying Child Trafficking Cases, Human Trafficking and Exploitation of Children in the United States, Loyola University Chicago, September 22, 2010.
Panelist, Ethical and Civility Obligations, Illinois State Bar Association Federal Civil Practice Seminar, May 5, 2010.
Moderator, Electronic Discovery Panel, Seventh Circuit Bar Association Judicial Conference, May 3, 2010.
Presentation for At-Risk Female High School Students, Women Everywhere Project, Chicago, Illinois, April 16, 2010.
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Panelist, Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking: Integrating research, Policy and Practice, DePaul Journal of Women, Gender and the Law Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, April 8, 2010.
2010 Federal Court Day, Just the Beginning Foundation, Chicago, Illinois, March 29, 2010.
View from the Bench: Women Judge’s Panel, Women's Law Symposium 2009, Women’s Leadership Coalition, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois,
February 16, 2010.
Panelist, Federal Bar Association Roundtable of District Judges, Chicago, Illinois, January 20, 2010.
Moderator, Electronic Discovery Panel, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, December 11, 2009.
Keynote Address, An International Challenge: Protecting Victims’ Rights in Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Cases, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, Cornell Law School, Syracuse, New York, November 10, 2009.
Speaker, Judicial Intern Opportunity Program, American Bar Association Section of Litigation Spring Leadership Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 1, 2009.
Panelist, Managing E-Discovery, Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago Patent Law Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, September 25, 2009.
Moderator, Judges’ Panel, Just the Beginning Foundation, August 11, 2009. Speaker, Federal Judicial Practicum: Judicial Qualification/Selection and Judicial Decision-Making, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, July 14, 2009.
Moderator and Program Author, E-Discovery: What is Causing Your Pain and What You Need to Know, Law Bulletin Electronic Discovery Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 25, 2009.
Panelist, Criminal Practice ProgramPanel: Offender Reentry Initiative, Federal Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, June 15, 2009.
Moderator, E-Discovery: Problems and Solutions, Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter, Chicago, Illinois, May 20, 2009.
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Panelist, Chicago Crime and Violence, Leadership Greater Chicago, Schiff Hardin LLP, April 14, 2009.
Views from the Bench, Federal Bar Association Claim Construction Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, February 13, 2009.
Judicial Panelist, Seminar for Criminal Justice Act Appointed Attorneys, DePaul University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, November 7, 2008.
Panelist, Judicial Ethics, State and Federal Judges’ Panel, Chicago Bar Association, New Layer Training, Chicago, Illinois, September 11, 2008.
Moderator, Just The Beginning Foundation: Middle School Law Camp Judge’s Panel, Chicago, Illinois, July 30, 2008.
Federal Judicial Practicum: Judicial Qualification/Selection and Judicial Decision-Making, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, July 1, 2008.
Panelist, 2008 Electronic Discovery Conference: Meet and Confer Requirements Panel, Chicago Law Bulletin Seminars, Chicago, Illinois, June 26, 2008.
Keynote Speaker, Public Corruption and Maintaining the Public’s Trust, Civic Federation of Chicago Award Luncheon, June 5, 2008.
Tips of the Trade, Illinois State Bar Association Federal Civil Practice Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, May 7, 2008.
Chicago Chapter Panel Member, Federal Criminal Trial Practice from A to Z, Federal Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, Sidley & Austin, April 17, 2008.
Federal Judges’ Panel, Women’s Symposium 2008,Women’s Leadership Coalition, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, February 22, 2008.
Panelist, Judge’s Panel: Intellectual Property Law, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, February 5, 2008.
Undercover and Sensitive Operation Unit Undercover Employee Certification Course, Testifying in Federal Court, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 8-10, 2007.
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Conference Presenter, The American Experiment: Religious Freedom, University of Portland Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture, Portland, Oregon, April 12-13, 2007.
View from the Bench: Women Judge’s Panel, Women's Symposium 2007, Women’s Leadership Coalition, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, January 18, 2007.
District Court Judges Roundtable, Federal Bar Association, January 17, 2007. Benet Academy Lecture, A Decision to Serve, Benet Academy, Chicago, Illinois, December 4, 2006.
Civility in the Profession, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL, October 27, 2006. Class Litigation Committee Presentation, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, September 27, 2006.
Speaker, Sedona Conference on Electronic Discovery, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, September 15, 2006.
District Court Judges Rountable, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 17, 2006.
Judge, Trial Skills Workshop for Practicing Women Attorneys, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 13, 2006.
Panelist, Preserving the Record for Appeal, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 2, 2006.
Panelist, Firearms Issues Regarding Keeping the Streets Safe, American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, February 2006.
Presentation with Drew Oosterbaan, Chief of Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Department of Justice, Federal Bar Association, Internet Child Exploitation, Chicago, Illinois, November 2004.
Presentation, International Online child Sexual Victimization Symposium, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Leesburg, Virginia, June 6-11, 2004.
Keynote Speaker, Project Safe Neighborhoods, Police Superintendent’s Luncheon,
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Trainer, Project Safe Neighborhoods training, Chicago Police Department, new recruits and various departments throughout the city, Chicago, Illinois, 2003-2004.
Forum Coordinator, Chicago Police Department Community Relations Forums, Chicago, Illinois, 2003-2004.
Forum Coordinator, Parolee Forums, Project Safe Neighborhoods, Chicago, Illinois, Monthly 2003-2004.
Lecturer, Investigation and Prosecution of Advanced Child Exploitation Cases,
Department of Justice Training, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, March 2004.
Lecturer, Interviewing Child Victims and Ethical Obligations, Department of Justice Victim Witness Coordinator Training, San Antonio, Texas, July 2003.
Lecturer, Interviewing Child Victims, Chicago Police Department Training, Chicago, Illinois, April 2003.
Lecturer, Investigation and Prosecution of Advanced Child Exploitation Cases,
Department of Justice Training, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, July 2003.
Lecturer, Computer and Internet Investigations in the Child Exploitation Context, United States Secret Service, Chicago, Illinois, June 2003.
Lecturer, Investigation and Prosecution of Advanced Child Exploitation Cases,
Department of Justice Training, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, July 2002.
Conference Coordinator and Lecturer, Advanced Computer Child Exploitation Seminar, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, June 1998-2002.
Lecturer, Investigation and Prosecution of Advanced Child Exploitation Cases,
Department of Justice Training, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, July 2001.
Lecturer, CyberCrimes Seminar, Department of Justice Training, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, March 2001.
Lecturer, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Midwest Regional Training, Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, March 2001.
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Instructor, Trial Advocacy, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, 2000. Instructor, Trial Advocacy, Women’s Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association,
Chicago, March 2000.
Instructor, Investigating and Developing Insurance Fraud Prosecutions, National Insurance Crime Bureau, November 1999.
Instructor, Complex Criminal Prosecutions, Department of Justice training session, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, November 1999.
Presentation, Child Exploitation and Victim Issues, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 1999 National Conference, San Antonio, Texas, June 1999.
Presentation, Investigation of Internet Based Child Exploitation Cases, State of Washington’s Children’s Justice Conference, Seattle, Washington, April 1999.
Panelist and Presentation, National Center for Exploited and Missing Children, Internet panel, February 1999.
Presentation, Crimes Against Children, FBI Midwest Regional Symposium, Itasca, Illinois, August 12-14, 1998.
Presentation, Computer Child Exploitation Seminar, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, May 1998.
Moderator, Throwing Away the Key--Social and Legal Responses to Child Molesters, Northwestern University Symposium, April 4, 1998.
Presentation, Violence Against Women and Children Seminar, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 1997.
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois
Assistant United States Attorney, 1995 to 2006
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United States Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on Nationwide Child Exploitation Investigations, 2003 to 2006
Child Exploitation Coordinator, 1999 to 2005
Project Safe Neighborhoods Coordinator, 2003 to 2006
Department of Justice Working Group for the preparation and planning of child exploitation and computer/internet investigation courses, 1999 to 2004
Chambers of Honorable George M. Marovich, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Law Clerk, 1992 to 1995 HONORS AND AWARDS
Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, Dominican University, 2014
Bronze Stevie Award, American Business Awards, Video Awards, Motivational Category, awarded to the American Bar Association, 2013 for Voices for Victims: Lawyers Against Human Trafficking.
Online Video Bronze Award, Telly Awards,awarded to the American Bar Association for Voices for Victims: Lawyers Against Human Trafficking.
Eleanor Roosevelt Leadership Award, Loyola University Chicago, John Felice Rome Center, Rome, Italy, September 2013.
Damen Award, Loyola University of Chicago, School of Law, awarded annually to one alumnus from each of Loyola’s schools for qualities of leadership in the field, the community, and in service to others, June 2013.
DePaul University School of Law’s Women and Gender Rights’ Leadership Award for work in human trafficking and victims’ rights, April 2010.
Federal Bar Association Chapter Activity Presidential Citation Award, awarded to the Chicago Chapter for the development of the E-Discovery: Problems and Solutions
Program, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 12, 2009.
Rape Victim Advocates Visionary Award for work in sexual exploitation and victims’ rights, June 2008.
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Federal Employee of the Year Award, Semifinalist - Law Enforcement Team, for U.S. v. Segal white collar fraud prosecution, 2005.
Chicago Crime Commission’s Star of Distinction Award, November 2005. Robert Bellarmine Award, Loyola Law School, October 2004.
Department of Justice Service Award for creation of inner school tutoring program, 2003. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Speaker, Just the Beginning Foundation, Chicago, Illinois, April 2, 2015. Speaker, Hibbler Schoolhouse Court Visit, Chicago, Illinois March 12, 2015. Speaker, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glenview, Illinois, January 25, 2015. Speaker, Jones College Prep Pre-Law students courthouse visit, Chicago, Illinois, December 2014.
Judge, The Howlett Cup, Cristo Rey Mock Trial Tournament, Chicago, Illinois, April 2014. Judge, Arai Middle School Trial Competition, Service Project for the United States
Attorney’s Office, 2001-2005
Speaker, Loyola Academy gun violence presentation, January 2004 Speaker, Wilmette Internet Safety Within the Home and School, 2003
Guest Speaker, Chicago Public Schools, TV Show on gun violence in the schools, October 2003
Speaker, Cristo Rey Center for the Working Child, Missions Appeal, Summer 2002 Speaker, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, trial program, 2000-2002
Moderator, Loyola Academy High School Summer Service Program, Tacna, Peru, June-July 2001
Speaker/Trainer, Internet Safety for the Chicago Public Schools, 2000 Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Viva, 1999-2009
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President, Chicagoland Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Foundation, 1984-1987 AFFILIATIONS
Federal Bar Association American Bar Association Illinois State Bar Association Federal Circuit Bar Association Chicago Bar Association
National Association of Women Judges Women’s Bar Association of Illinois Chicago Council of Lawyers
Leadership Greater Chicago NITA Midwest Trainer American Law Institute
