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Legal Studies Advisory Council

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