A brighter future is possible

ALYEASE JONES
LADY JUSTICE CHICAGO

EDUCATION

  • Western Michigan University, Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan

    • Juris Doctor - 2013

    • Honors: cum laude

    • Honors: Honor Roll

    • Honors: Dean's List

  • Northern Illinois University

    • B.S. - 2008, Major: Political Science

    • Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Illinois

  • Supreme Court of the United States

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT POSITION

  • Founder

  • Attorney

CLASSES & SEMINARS

  • Chicago Bar Association- Expanding Your Family Law Practice Through Unbundled Service, March 5, 2019

  • Mother’s Day Tea event presented by the Family Defense Center discussions on experiences and cases with the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS), May 10, 2017

  • Incubator Consortium’s 4th Annual Conference Access to Justice: Incubators, Residencies, Apprenticeships, and Non-profit Law Firms Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth TX,Pricing, Shoestring Budgets & Profit Generation, March 18, 2017

PRO BONO ACTIVITIES

  • E.V.E. (End Violent Encounters), Volunteer

  • Sixty Plus Elderlaw Clinic, Volunteer

  • Washtenaw Public Defender's Clinic, Volunteer

  • C.A.R.P.L.S. Legal Aid Hotline (Chicago Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services), Volunteer

  • Chicago Legal Clinic, Volunteer

  • Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, Volunteer

AWARDS

  • 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

  • 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers - Rising Stars

  • 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40

  • 2025 Chicago Volunteer Legal Services GAL for Minors

  • 2025-2026 Cook County Bar Association Presidential Award

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