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Laura Millmore '95
Laura Millmore, J.D. Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree – 1995
Laura Millmore is currently a magistrate judge in the 54-A District Court in Lansing, Michigan. After receiving her University of Illinois Springfield’s Legal Studies Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1995, she attended the Michigan State University College of Law and graduated cum laude with her J.D. in 2002. Magistrate Millmore has the distinction of becoming a magistrate judge only two years after graduation from law school.
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Dr. H. Todd Evans '98
Dr. H. Todd Evans Legal Studies Master’s Degree – 1998
Dr. Evans is one of the many University of Illinois Springfield’s (UIS) alumni that was able to practice skills acquired in the Legal Studies Master’s Degree Program that go beyond the scope of law. Today, Dr. Evans serves as a music educator. The best part of the Legal Studies Master’s Degree Program for Dr. Evans was “the rigor and challenge with which I learned how to conduct legal research.” His research skills have come in handy when finding appropriate material for his students’ learning.
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Sarah Dunnagan '99
Sarah Dunnagan, M.A. Legal Studies Master’s Degree – 1999
As Associate Director at National Louis University, Mrs. Dunnagan acted as a key player in the implementation of Customer Relations Management software for the enrollment department to help “serve those who serve.” Her job allows her to be part of an institution whose mission is to assist teachers and health care workers. The skills she learned in the Legal Studies Master’s Degree Program helped her improve her research ability, organize the information and apply it to the appropriate circumstance.
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Erica Nichols Cook '05
Erica Nichols Cook, J.D. Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree – 2005
Erica Nichols Cook is a staff attorney at the Illinois Innocence Project at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) and a Legal Studies graduate! Ms. Nichols Cook enrolled in the Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Program at UIS because she was able to work towards her 69app and retain her full-time job as a paralegal by attending evening classes.
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Bryant Hitchings '06
Bryant Hitchings, J.D. Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree – 2006
Mr. Bryant Hitchings is currently an Assistant State’s Attorney of Coles County Illinois. Mr. Hitchings is a former graduate of the University of Illinois Springfield’s Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Program and has received his J.D. from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan. Prior to working as an Assistant State’s Attorney, Mr. Hitchings was a legal clerk at the Strong Law Offices in Peoria, Illinois. Similar to many other Legal Studies alumni, Mr.