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DIVERSITY IN LAW 2023: Jimmie L. McMillian

Penske Entertainment Corp. Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2002 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I decided that I wanted to be a lawyer at a very young age. I used to emcee church programs and play the role of Jesus in church plays, and the members of the […]

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DIVERSITY IN LAW 2023: Charles E. Bush II

Ice Miller LLP Valparaiso University School of Law, 2013 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I originally decided to enter the legal profession because I wanted to be an NFL agent. I love sports and wanted a career that involved sports. At that time, I believe you needed an advanced degree to become […]

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DIVERSITY IN LAW 2023: Jessica M. Heiser

Imprint Legal Group DePaul University College of Law, 2012 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I’m the first attorney in my family and had no ambition to enter the legal profession (actually, my father forbade it). But at Northwestern University — after I flunked out of pre-med — I was mentored by […]

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DIVERSITY IN LAW 2023: Hon. Myra C. Selby

(IL photo/Eric Learned) Ice Miller LLP University of Michigan Law School, 1980 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I was propelled by something inside me that was a deep sense of fairness. I was drawn to the law as a system of rights and the possibility of ordering and improving society using […]

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