The Legal Studies Advisory Council is made up of industry professionals who help ensure the program stays current as the business of law is constantly changing.
Advisory Council Members
- Robert Anderson
Judge (Retired), DuPage County Circuit Court - Betsy Ballek
Attorney, Smith Amundsen LLC - Mary Barney
Career & Technical Education Department Chair, Willowbrook High School - Beverly Carlson
Program Support Specialist, College of DuPage - Devin Chambers
Counselor, College of DuPage - Julianne Di Benedetto
Certified Paralegal/Program Graduate, Shannon Law Group/Thinking Outside the Box Law, Inc. - Jean Erhardt
Paralegal, Clingen Callow & Mclean, LLC - Sally Fairbank
Retired COD Faculty & Paralegal Studies Program Chair - Damon Fisch
Attorney, Damon Fisch Attorney at Law - Capper Grant
Attorney/Adjunct Faculty, College of DuPage - Nate Hill
Senior Paralegal, DuPage County Government Center - Diana Himes, ARM, CLMP
Paralegal Manager, General Liability Manager, Kone Inc. - Ann Marie Janatka
Paralegal Manager, Taxman, Pollock, Murray & Bekkerman, LLC - Janice Kaushal
Dean of Business & Applied Technology, College of DuPage - Christine Kickels
Reference Librarian, College of DuPage - Annie Knight
Program Chair & Assistant Professor, Legal Studies Program, College of DuPage - Terry Mohring
Intake Specialist/Program Graduate, Prairie State Legal Services - Mallory Mojarro
Paralegal/Program Graduate, Morreale Brady Malone & Cwik, P.C. - Jean Morris
Paralegal, Cerami Law Firm LLC - Bradley Pollock
Attorney, Taxman, Pollock, Murray & Bekkerman, LLC - Arnold Ramirez
Paralegal, Abear Law Offices - Robert Rupp
Executive Director, DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA) - Andrea Susa
Student Representative - Lori Swanson, CP
Certified Paralegal/Licensed Realtor/Philanthropist, Keller Williams Infinity - Paul Watkiss
Attorney/Adjunct Faculty, College of DuPage
Contact Information
Annie Knight, Program Chair
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 1441
(630) 942-2502
Email: knighta@cod.edu
Bev Carlson, Program Support Specialist
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 1436B
(630) 942-2140
Email: carlsonb@cod.edu
Anika Collins, Program Advising
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 1454D
(630) 942-3961
Email: collinsa555@cod.edu
Business and Applied Technology Division
Technical Education Center (TEC), Room 1034, (630) 942-2592