Attorney

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April 21, 2010

Mark Siegel

Chicago, IL 60613

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BAR LICENSES

• Licensed to Practice law in the State of Illinois since November 2007.

EDUCATION

Case Western Reserve University School of Law Juris Doctor Cum Laude, May 2007 Cleveland, Ohio

• Grade Point Average: 3.47 / 4.00

• Class Rank: 46/224 (Top 21%)

• Executive Editor, Canada-US Law Journal

• Presidential Management Fellowship Finalist

• Dean’s List (Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007)

• CALI Awards for Highest Grade in the Class: Environmental Law and Sports Law

Utrecht University June 2005-August 2005 Utrecht, The Netherlands

• Studied Comparative and International Law

Lehigh University Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude, May 2004 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

• Majors: Economics and Political Science.

• GPA: 3.62/4.00

• Phi Beta Kappa Society, Beta of Pennsylvania Chapter.

• Roy Eckhardt College Scholar

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

The City of Chicago Department of Law – Municipal Prosecutions Chicago, Illinois

August 2007 – Present

• Argued dozens of Administrative Review matters in an appellate setting before the Circuit Court.

• Managed a high-volume case docket and made strategic legal decisions daily.

• Drafted motions and briefs regarding administrative review, traffic law and criminal violations.

• Represented the City in hundreds of DUI, narcotic and other vehicle impoundment matters.

• Prosecuted and argued bench trials for traffic and criminal violations before the Circuit Court

• Conducted hundreds of hearings before Administrative Law Judges on various municipal charges

• Researched Constitutional, municipal, and state law issues.

The Roberts Law Firm Cleveland, Ohio

May 2006 – May 2007

• Researched various legal topics, including employment, insurance and securities cases.

• Conferred with clients regarding active cases.

• Performed extensive document review and discovery work.

• Participated in depositions, judicial conferences and other legal proceedings.