Federal Criminal Justice Project

Erica Zunkel

Federal Criminal Justice Fellow

Erica Zunkel is a Fellow in the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic.  Prior to joining the University of Chicago, Ms. Zunkel was a Trial Attorney at the Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.

Federal Criminal Justice Clinic Sentencing Victory

February 2, 2012

A few days ago, Federal Criminal Justice Clinic students Amanda Penabad and James Kraehenbuehl convinced U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo to sentence a client to probation with an ankle monitor rather than sending him to prison for 10–16 months, as the government had requested.

Kane Center Clinics Hiring for Summer 2012

2012 Summer Jobs in the Kane Center Clinics
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Law School Office of Communications
January 13, 2012

This summer the clinical law program plans to hire a number of law students to work in their various clinics in the Kane Center.  The Mandel Legal Aid Clinic projects, the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship, The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, and the Exoneration Project Clinic seek energetic, dedicated and motivated students for these positions.  Students

Faculty: 
Jeff Leslie

NYTimes Discusses Federal Sentencing Guidelines with Alison Siegler

Let’s Do Something About Privilege, Donors, Corporations and the Constitution
James Warren
The New York Times
December 10, 2011

Larry Lessig was a perfectly unplanned warm-up act for Rod Blagojevich last week, especially if you wonder just what to make of the whole Blago saga.

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Faculty: 
Alison Siegler

Alison Siegler and Daniel Rosengard '11, “Special Considerations in Representing the Non-Citizen Client"

This is a recording of a training seminar presented by the Federal Criminal Justice Project for federal criminal defense attorneys entitled “A Comprehensive Overview of Immigration Considerations and Consequences From Bond Through Sentencing and Beyond.” Approximately 60 federal defenders and Criminal Justice Act Panel attorneys attended the seminar, which was held on May 5, 2011, at the office


74:45 minutes (68.44 MB)

Clinics in Action: Equalizing Sentences in Federal Illegal Reentry Cases

Date: 
11.08.2010
Location: 
Room I

Assistant Clinical Professor of Law Alison Siegler and former students James Burnham ('09), Emma Burnham ('09) and Tom Gorman ('10), will discuss the work of the Federal C

Faculty: 
Alison Siegler

Seventh Circuit Sides with Law School's Federal Criminal Justice Project

Seventh Circuit Sides with Law School's Federal Criminal Justice Project
Lynn Safranek
Law School Office of Communications
October 21, 2010

In 2008, the Federal Criminal Justice Project was new to the Law School's Mandel Legal Aid Clinic--and was a new concept to the clinic world in general.

Faculty: 
Alison Siegler

Alison Siegler Testifies Before United States Sentencing Commission

Testimony Before the United States Sentencing Commission
Alison Siegler
United States Sentencing Commission
January 25, 2010

Last week, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic’s Federal Criminal Justice Project Alison Siegler testified at the final of seven hearings held by the United States Sentencing Commission to gather input about the U.

Faculty: 
Alison Siegler
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