James H. "Jimmy" Podolny - Chicago, IL

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2015
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: Kirkland & Ellis Scholar
    Honors: ESL Writing Coach
    Honors: Public Service Star
    Honors: Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition (2014)
    Honors: Dean’s List All Semesters
    Honors: Honorable Harry D. Leinenweber, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Extern
    Honors: Illinois Attorney General’s Consumer Fraud Bureau, Law Clerk

• Non Legal Education

  • Northwestern University, 2012
    B.S.
    Honors: summa cum laude
    Honors: Dean’s List 9 out of 12 quarters
    Major: Journalism
  • Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
    Major: Journalism
    Major: Integrated Marketing Communications

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2015
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2016

Other Affiliations

• Chicago Bar Association
• Cook County Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
• National Native American Bar Association

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Kappa Psi
• Kappa Tau Alpha