Juren Ekwejunor-Etchie

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Education

Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan

Candidate for Juris Doctor, January 2015

- American Bar Association, Student Member

- Chicago Bar Association, Student Member

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois

Master of Public Administration; Policy Analysis, August 2010

- Pi Alpha Alpha National Honors Society for Public Administration, May 2010

The University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

Bachelor of Arts, Double Major: Political Science, African American Studies, May 2009

- African American Studies Pioneering Alumni Award, August 2010

Work History & Experience

May 2014 – Present

Student Trial Attorney/Public Defender

Kane County Public Defender’s Office, Geneva, Illinois

Engage in the practice of law under the supervision of experienced attorneys; litigate Domestic Violence Caseload;

interview, counsel and represent indigent defendants; litigate in court frequently; engage in negotiations with

Assistant State’s Attorneys.

January 2014 – May 2014

Student Trial Attorney/Public Defender

Washtenaw County Office of Public Defender, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Engaged in the practice of law under the supervision of experienced attorneys; litigated juvenile delinquency

caseload; interviewed, counseled and represented indigent defendants; litigated in court frequently; engaged in

negotiations with prosecuting attorneys in the community.

September 2013 – May 2014

Law Clerk

JKY Legal Group, PC, Okemos, Michigan

Worked independently and under the guidance of practicing partners; drafted and implemented business

transactional documents; accountable for client intake and management, business formations and dissolution, and

legal research; drafted seminar presentations and publications and performed special research tasks.

December 2010 – March 2013

Litigation Coordinator

Department of Technology, Management & Budget - Office of Retirement Services, Dimondale, MI

Solely responsible for entire Office Litigation cases; maintained a docketing database of cases for Litigation;

managed and reviewed records and entered schedules and deadlines into database; prepared all files/discovery;

updated and maintained Litigation procedures and process map.

December 2010 – March 2013

Freedom of information Act coordinator

Department of Technology, Management & Budget - Office of Retirement Services, Dimondale, MI

Recognized resource in responding to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act; responded to FOIA

requests as required by statute and in a timely and appropriate fashion; maintained the FOIA database and compiled

statistical reports; identified exemptions to be taken under FOIA; updated and maintained FOIA procedures and

process map.

Community Service

May 2013 – April 2014

Gallery Docent

Michigan Institute for Contemporary Arts, Lansing, MI

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