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| Harvard Law School, J.D. 1991, Magna Cum Laude. |
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President, Harvard Law Review |
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Executive Board, Black Law Students' Association |
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| Columbia University, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1983 |
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| Illinois State Senator - 13th Legislative District, Chicago, 1996 - present |
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Minority Spokesperson for the Public Health & Welfare Committee, Member of the Judiciary and Revenue Committees, Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Areas of legislative interest include welfare reform; public school funding and accountability; tax accountability and tax fairness; campaign finance and ethics reform; job training and workforce preparation; economic development and technology access; and juvenile justice issues. |
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| University of Chicago Law School |
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Senior Lecturer, 1993 - present |
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| Miner, Barnhill & Galland, P.C. |
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Of Counsel, 1996 - present |
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Specializing in civil rights and voting rights litigation, employment law, and the representation of not-for-profit and community development corporations in urban redevelopment activities. |
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Associate, 1993 - 1996 |
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Litigated voting rights and employment cases, wrote appellate briefs and argued appeals in the United States Court of Appeals, helped to structure and finance efforts to construct mixed-income housing to replace public housing in and around Cabrini Green, served as general counsel to community health clinics, social service agencies, and charter schools throughout Chicago. |
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| Illinois Project Vote |
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Director, April 1992 - November 1992 |
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Organized and directed a voter registration and education campaign targeted at minority and low-income voters in Cook County. Recruited and managed 10 paid staff and 700 volunteers; helped raise $200,000 for the project; coordinated a companion multi-media campaign; established office and reporting systems. Resulted in approximately 150,000 newly registered voters in the 1992 Presidential election. |
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| Developing Communities Project |
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Director, June 1985 - June 1988 |
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Organized and directed a not-for-profit community development program in low-income areas of Chicago's Far South Side. With a membership of over twenty churches and civic groups, the organization trained local leaders to formulate and execute a range of community development projects, including job training programs for area unemployed, college prep programs for low-income students, parent initiatives to reform public schools, and campaigns to clean up hazardous waste sites. |
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| Business International Corporation |
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Writer/Financial Analyst, January 1984 - January 1985 |
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Researched, wrote and edited articles, reports, and how-to manuals on international business and finance for multinational corporations. |
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