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Kwabena A. Appenteng |
Areas of Practice
Employment Law
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Public Finance
Bar Admissions
Illinois, 2008 • Northern
District of Illinois, 2008
Employment
Greene and Letts, March 2008 to present • Illinois Appellate
Court, 1st District • Honorable Justice P. Scott Neville
Jr., Judicial Extern, June 2007 to August 2007 • Greene and Letts,
Summer Associate, Summer 2006 • JLD & MB Legal Consultancy (Solicitors)(Accra,
Ghana), Special Projects Assistant: International Mergers &
Acquisitions, August 2005 to December 2005.
Experience
Conducts legal research
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Drafts dispositive motions
• Propounds and answers discovery
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Drafts internal client memoranda
• Participates in all legal facets of
municipal and public finance offerings •
Drafts contracts and other business
agreements for corporate clients
• Represents not-for-profit
organizations in 501(c)(3) proceedings
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Represents clients in residential and
commercial real estate transactions.
Education
The John Marshall Law
School, J.D., 2008 • Illinois Wesleyan University, B.A., Business
Administration, 2004
Awards and Honors
John Marshall Dean’s List Student • Recipient of Dean's
Scholarship & Edith &
Philip Baim Academic Achievement Scholarship • Recipient of the
2007 Illinois Judicial Scholarship for achievements in law school
• Selected as a member of Phi Delta Phi International Honorary
Legal Fraternity based on academic achievement •
Member of John Marshall Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution
Honors Council • Represented John Marshall at 2007 Georgetown
National White Collar Crime Mock Trial Competition.
Memberships
Volunteer (pro bono) attorney at the Chicago Legal Clinic, working with the
Clinic’s Mortgage Foreclosure Group to help counsel and defend
clients with property in foreclosure proceedings and develop loan workout plans
with lenders. Member of
the Chicago Bar Association’s
Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee, Corporation and Business
Law Committee, and Commercial Finance and Transaction Committee.
Also serves as a member of the American Bar
Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and the National
Association of Bond Lawyers.
Publications
Chicago Lawyer Magazine:
An International Perspective