Samantha Wolfe

Student and Alumni Stories

Chicago-Kent is home to an amazing community, with a diverse range of interests and backgrounds. Browse our stories below for pictures and perspectives from our students, recent graduates, and alumni of note.

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  1. Family Focus

    • LAW '27

    “Chicago-Kent alumni are steadfast about hiring other Chicago-Kent alumni and students,” says Nicole Papanton ’27. “I got my job at my firm—my dream firm—partly because I met an alumnus at...

  2. A Practical Education

    • LAW '26

    “I hope to bridge the gap between law, business, and technology by helping organizations navigate regulatory compliance while promoting ethical innovation,” says Leeandre Mahomes ’26. “Through this work, I aim...

  3. A Community of Helpers

    • LAW '26

    Before she started attending Chicago-Kent College of Law, Nicole Hentges ’26 thought she knew what law school was going to look like. “I heard horror stories about law school students...

  4. Writing for the Supreme Court

    • LAW '26

    “The academics at Chicago-Kent College of Law are fantastic,” says Shmuel Wyckoff ’26. “The professors are all experts in their fields, and they impart so much wisdom beyond the course...

  5. The Other Way Around

    • LAW '09

    Editor's note: this is a story from the the Fall 2025 Chicago-Kent Magazine. To read the magazine in full, follow this link . “When I started [my firm] Incubate IP...

  6. Building a Talent Pipeline

    • LAW '97

    Editor's note: this is a story from the the Fall 2025 Chicago-Kent Magazine. To read the magazine in full, follow this link . “We have about 65 lawyers and 13...

  7. Deep Roots

    • (LAW ’78)

    When other mayors ask Jeffrey Sherwin (LAW ’78) how he’s been elected to office for eight terms—and has run unopposed in the town of Northlake, Illinois, for the last seven—he...

  8. Semper Legalis

    • (LAW ’09)

    As a judge advocate in the United States Marine Corps—the Marine equivalent of a JAG officer—Candace White (LAW ’09) spent her first tour of duty prosecuting Marines and sailors for...

  9. A Legacy of Producing Practitioners

    • LAW '20

    “Chicago-Kent College of Law represents a lot of what [Chicago] represents—grit and a diversity of perspectives,” says Saman Haque ’20. “The beauty of attending Chicago-Kent was that all of the...

  10. Practicing Law in the Big Apple

    • LAW '16

    Gerena Gregory ’16 wasn’t sure what to expect when she moved to Chicago to attend Chicago-Kent College of Law. But she had a feeling that the law school would support...