Notable Alumni

Public Service
George W. Ball, (JD '33)
Former U.S. Undersecretary of State

Judith B. Biggert, (JD '63)
Congresswoman, 13th District of Illinois

William Jennings Bryan, (JD 1883)
United States Secretary of State

James B. Burns, (JD '71)
Former U.S. States Attorney
Illinois Inspector General

James L. Connaughton, (JD '89)
Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality

Florence Kelley, (JD 1895)
First Female Chief Factor Inspector in the United States
First Leader of the National Consumer's League

Newton Minow, (JD '50)
Chairman, FCC 1961-1963

Hon. John Paul Stevens, (JD '47)
United States Supreme Court

Adlai Stevenson II, (JD '26)
Ambassador to the United Nations, 1961-1965

James R. Thompson, (JD '59)
Governor of Illinois, 1977-1991

Harold Washington, (JD '52)
Mayor of Chicago, 1983-1987

College Presidents and Deans/Higher Education
James J. Alfini, (JD '72)
Dean and President, South Texas College of Law

Daniel O. Bernstine, (JD '72)
President, Portland State University

Roger J. Dennis, (JD '74)
Dean, Drexel University College of Law

Michael Dessent, (JD '67)
Dean, California Western Law School

Lawrence K. Hellman, (JD '70)
Dean, Okalahoma City School of Law

Dr. James M. Nabit Jr, (JD '27)
Former President, Howard University

Sports
Eddie Einhorn, (JD'60)
Vice Chairman, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls

Glen E. Grunwald, (JD '84)
Senior Vice President, New York Knicks

Irwin Mandel, (JD '67)
Vice President, Chicago Bulls

Jerry Reinsdorf, (JD '60)
Chairman, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls

Federal Judges
Joel Flaum, (JD '63, LLM '64)
United States Court of Appeals

Loren A. Smith, (JD '69)
United States Court of Federal Claims

International Courts
Dalveer Bhandari, (JD '72)
Supreme Court of India

Seung-Joon Kang, (LLM '01)
Seoul Korea High Court

Investment Bankers and Fund Managers
Charles Brad Schaffran, (JD '75)
CEO, Syzygy Investments

Charles H. Winkler, (JD'79)
CEO, Amaranth Advisors

Industry
Neil G. Bluhm, (JD '62)
President JMB Reality Corporation

George A. Cohon, (JD '61)
Founder, McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited

Matthew W. Ferguson, (JD '92)
CEO, CareerBuilder.com

Bonnie I. Tunick, (JD '85)
Founder, Fairygodmother Foundation