In December 2010, the Senate unanimously confirmed Edmond Chang as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Judge Chang began service on the court in early January 2011, and was at that time the youngest federal judge in the nation.
PILI Alumni Spotlight: Adela Carlin, 1999 Intern
The PILI Internship experience gave me an opportunity to see and hear about passionate advocates for social justice about their experiences.
PILI Alumni Spotlight: Nichole Cain, 2005 PILI Intern
“My PILI Internship solidified my inclinations that I ultimately wanted to be a public interest attorney. It was my first experience actually interacting with clients, researching issues for public interest legislation, and witnessing a large class action.”
PILI Alumni Spotlight: Paul Brown, 1992 Fellow
Paul says that “because of my positive PILI Fellowship experiences, when I entered private practice I did quite a bit of pro bono work at Kirkland, including the extended representation of a client in a multi-year prisoner civil rights case and have continued doing pro bono as an in-house lawyer.”
PILI Alumni Spotlight: Barbara R. Barreno, 2011 Fellow
“From the first day of my Fellowship, I was given a great amount of responsibility and had access to clients so I could immediately apply my skills to the organization’s cases.”
PILI Alumni Spotlight: Jody Adler, 1979 Intern
“Working for a firm or a corporation was not why I went to law school. I was one of those idealistic people who went to law school to change the world, or at least a tiny part of it.”