Maria Woltjen : Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
JD, 1987
- Executive Editor, Lead Articles, Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal, 1986-1987
- American Jurisprudence Award, Juvenile Law, 1987
University of Illinois at Chicago
BS Biology, 1978-1982
EXPERIENCE
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (formerly Immigrant Children's Advocacy Program)
Director, December 2003-present
University of Chicago Law School
Lecturer in law, August 2005 – present
Loyola University of Chicago Law School
Adjunct Faculty, ChildLaw Center, September 2001-December 2003
Loyola University, Center for Urban Research and Learning
Fellow, 2001-2002
Health and Disability Advocates, Chicago
Consultant, 2000
DePaul College of Law
Visiting Assistant Professor, Legal Clinic, August 2000-August 2001
Juvenile Justice Center of the American Bar Association, Washington, D.C.,
Consultant, 1997-2000
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.
Director, Children's Advocacy Project, 1991-1996
Coffield, Ungaretti, Harris & Slavin
Litigation Attorney, 1987-1991
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc., Chicago, IL
Public Interest Law Initiative Fellow, 1987
Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School. Teach clinical course on immigrant child advocacy. Curriculum includes introduction to asylum and refugee law relating to children, as well as skills training covering oral and written advocacy on behalf of individual clients and policy advocacy concerning issues originating from work on behalf of individual child clients. August 2005 – present.
