News & Stories : Loyola University Chicago

2Ls Oriana Mejia and Liam O’Connor lead a tutoring session

Learning from the best

Student-led tutoring helps 1Ls thrive

Facing challenges, being brave

Immigration attorney Keda Clady (LLM ‘25) reflects on law school

Anna L. Patton, the 2026 President's Medallion Award recipients for the School of Law

Building community

Anna L. Patton is this year’s President’s Medallion recipient

Tax values

Professor Samuel D. Brunson peels back the layers of tax laws

Creighton Foulkes, Michelle C. Smith, Danielle Shadid, and Liam Bower

Meet first-year law students

Discover why they’re here and what they’re learning

Pro bono champ

Christopher Karamanos (JD ’21) volunteers as a guardian ad litem and to assist Afghan asylum seekers

LaTrina Porter, Elizabeth Tripp, Shenita Babalola, Mary Daniels, Gina Gerardi & Radhika Sutherland

Here to help

Student Services provides support throughout the law school journey

Christina Gilligan, Lindsey Johnson, and Philip Bryans

Guiding students from day one

Meet the Academic Success and Bar Passage team

Courting progress

Michael Kitzman trains tomorrow’s trial lawyers

Diving right in

Philip Cramer takes his health law education to the next level

Building community

Student Bar Association president Maddie Clark juggles law school, wellness, and putting down roots in Chicago

Fueled by compassion

Former nurse Julia Humenny pursues health law to effect change

Behind the label

Wine lawyer Jeanne Meyer (JD ’95) navigates the Napa terroir

Celebrating excellence

School of Law awards honor Megan Fahey Monty, Fred Lane, Mary Meg McCarthy, and Paul Vickrey

Andy Froelich (JD ’21), Vanessa Aceves (JD ’23), and Kerease Epps (JD ’21)

Prep school

Education Law and Policy Institute alumni make their way in a complex field

Ashley Beth, Desirée Moore, and Noor Davis

Team spirit

Loyola sports lawyers lead their clients to victory

A 360-degree approach to immigrant justice

Loyola’s new Holistic Immigration Hub will prepare more effective immigration lawyers while working for systemic change

Street smart

Street Law course brings everyday law to life

Congratulations, Class of 2025!

School of Law graduates get ready to set the world on fire

Jackie Ross (JD ‘17) with students Elizabeth Martinez, Dani Scudder, and Anna Patton

High stakes

Students in Stand Up for Each Other (SUFEO) advocate for PreK-12 students

Fair competition

Spencer Weber Waller leads the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies

Marcelle Dupuy, Kamal Baker, Jack McNabb, Betsy Poehlman, and Travis Pham

Meet the class of 2027

Discover why they’re here and what they’re learning

Holistic approach

Kate Mitchell leads the community-changing Health Justice Project

The defender on trial

Amy Thompson leads the prestigious Corboy Fellows team

How to make a better world

Under Juliet S. Sorensen’s leadership, Loyola advances the rule of law

Lauren Segal, Brian Sullivan, Emily Boevers, John Michael Anzilotti, and Nancy Huynh

Weekend plans

Loyola’s top-ranked, part-time JD program caters to busy professionals

Advice from a compliance expert

Faculty member Gwen Hassan shares three top tips

Family advocate

Stacey Platt promotes conflict resolution processes and healing

R. Ryan Bennett, Samantha Galvin, Lia Smietanski

Tax savvy

Students develop foundational legal and people skills in the Federal Tax Clinic

Honoring homegrown talent

Loyola’s advocacy program develops students—and coaches

Perseverance pays off

Wei Luo is this year’s President Medallion recipient

Risk mitigator

Ellen Hunt is passionate about training the next generation of compliance professionals

Meet the president

3L Ashton Yeh leads the Student Bar Association

Take her to the river

Katelyn Scott (JD ’19) makes a splash as Spokane’s first water protector

Recognizing outstanding service

2024 School of Law awards honor Tanya D. Woods, David Baker, Neil Williams, and Elizabeth Rochford

Community minded

Arti Walker-Peddakotla (MS ’12, JD ’24) fights for change as a scholar, activist, and abolitionist

A focus on repairing harm

The Honorable Thomas More Donnelly (JD ’86) believes in restorative justice to help heal both victims and offenders

Digging deep

Nadia Woods (JD ’21) works to release rehabilitated and terminally ill people from prison

Making a huge impact

Natasha Townes Robinson (JD ’14) worked on the team that prosecuted Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s 2020 murder

Breaking new ground in bail reform

As state senator, Elgie R. Sims Jr. (JD ’07) guided a pioneering criminal justice reform package to become law

Demystifying compliance

Ted Banks teaches students how to create an effective compliance program

Free speech scholar

Tyler Valeska teaches Constitutional law and First Amendment law

Prevent, detect, respond, correct

Peter C. Anderson is an expert in the evolving compliance industry

Fellow advocate

Anu Dairkee (JD ’23) makes the case for good health policies in her Harvard Law fellowship

Lucas Merchant, Dora Jacks, and Portia Wilkes

Meet the registrar team

The office helps students succeed from day one