Yelena A. Dolgosheeva

BAR ADMISSION   State of Illinois, November 2005

LEGAL EXPERIENCE  
Stanley L. Hill & Associates, P.C., Chicago, Illinois
Associate Attorney, January 2006-present
• Develop and implement case strategies, including trial, negotiation and settlement     strategies
• Draft and file extensive and intricate petitions, appellate brief and pleadings on controversial and complex legal and policy issues
• Conduct legal research in various areas of law including employment discrimination, criminal law, civil law, evictions, personal injury, employment discrimination, probate, commercial law, business law, negotiable instruments, contracts, municipal law, election law, real estate and others
• Second-chair federal trials and evidentiary hearing in federal court; examined witnesses at trials
• Conduct sentencing in federal court and civil trials in state court
• Argue motions in criminal and civil areas of law
• Draft and review contracts and agreements, including partnership agreements, employment agreements, separation agreements, non-compete agreements, joint venture agreements, contractor agreements, operating agreements, shared services agreements, trade name use agreements, line of credit agreements, management agreements, etc.
Interview and consult clients
• Prepare clients and witnesses for hearings and trials
• Served as bond co-counsel with Chapman and Cutler attorneys on issuance of bonds for government entity
• Acted as outside counsel for Village of Maywood
• Probate estates and prepare wills and trusts

US Army Judge Advocate General, Vilseck, Germany
Legal Intern, Summer 2004
• Developed case strategies and drafted motions
• Attended pre-trial hearings and trials at Court Marshall
• Researched legal issues on crimes such as battery, assault and theft
• Analyzed Article 32 transcripts and visited crime scene

National University of Internal Affairs, Kharkiv, Ukraine
University Professor, 2004
• Instructed class on White Collar Crime-25 students studying for Interpol or government investigators
• Awarded Honors Certificate for Advancement of American-Ukrainian Fight Against Crime

Westlaw, Chicago, Illinois
Westlaw Student Representative, 2003-2004
• Assisted students with legal research
• Attended lectures on research techniques



EDUCATION       
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
Juris Doctor, May 2005
GPA: 3.442/4.0   Top 17% (56/326)
• Member of American Bar Association, Recipient of the Chicago-Kent Scholarship, Recipient of the CALI Awards in Illinois Civil Procedure and International Criminal Law  

Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor Degree in Finance and International Business, May 2002
• Honors Program, Loyola Scholarship, Golden Key National Honors Society, Dean’s List, MAP Grant, Certificate of Achievement from Illinois Student Assistance Commission

LANGUAGES  Fluent in Russian