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Schedule of Events

Friday, April 20

Welcome Reception and Update on the FCJC’s Current Cases
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Kirkland & Ellis LLP | 300 North LaSalle St.

Join fellow FCJC alumni to celebrate ten years of the Clinic’s groundbreaking work. Clinic faculty will provide an update on the Clinic’s current cases. Afterward, toast to the Clinic with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres and get acquainted with ten years of Clinic graduates.
Special thanks to Jason Feld ’13, Josh Mahoney ’13, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP for their support of this event.

Informal Gathering in River North
8:00pm - 10:00pm

Saturday, April 21

Panel Discussion and Reception
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Sidley Austin LLP | 1 South Dearborn Street

Join us for a panel discussion about current developments in federal criminal law and careers in public defense, all featuring your fellow FCJC alumni! Continue the conversation! A reception with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will follow the panel discussion.
Special thanks to Sarah Losh Bakker ’14 and Sidley Austin LLP for their support of this event.

FCJC Alumni Dinner Celebration Chicago
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Latinicity | 108 North State Street, 3rd Floor
$50 per person/$25 for those in the public sector (public interest, government, clerkships).

Just a short walk up the block, Clinic faculty will host a dinner for FCJC alumni and guests featuring award-winning Latin food and drinks. Catch up with old friends and make new ones at this informal, station-style dinner.
Special thanks to Ashley Keller ‘07 and Jennifer Keller for their support of this event.

Sunday, April 22

Farewell Brunch in Hyde Park at Alison’s Home
11:00am - 1:00pm
Address available upon registration.

Return to where it all began! Travel to Hyde Park and make the weekend last with Brunch at Professor Siegler's home. Address to be determined.

All events coordinated by Professors Alison Siegler, Clinical Professor of Law and Founder and Director of the FCJC, Erica Zunkel, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Associate Director of the FCJC, and Judith Miller, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law.

Questions? Please contact FCJC Assistant Kyla Norcross.

The Federal Criminal Justice Clinic zealously represents indigent defendants charged with federal crimes and gives students a unique opportunity to practice in federal court. The FCJC is the only legal clinic in the country that exclusively represents indigent clients charged with federal felonies. We enter our federal district court cases at the time of arrest, take them to trial or guilty plea and sentencing, and then carry them through appeal and beyond. As part of our broader mission to promote fairness in the criminal justice system, we also take Seventh Circuit appeals and write amicus briefs and petitions for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.

FCJC Photo Album

View photos of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic over the years here.

FCJC News

Under Pressure By Judges, Prosecutors to Offer Plea Deals in Controversial Drug Stash House Cases
Chicago Tribune
Feb. 21, 2018

Was Racial Profiling Behind ATF Stash House Stings? Chicago Judges To Take Up Landmark Case Today
Chicago Tribune
Dec. 13, 2018

Court Decision Could Force Changes to ATF’s Undercover Operations
NPR’s Morning Edition
Dec. 15, 2017

ATF Sting Operation Accused of Using Racial Bias in Finding Targets—the Majority of Them Being Minorities, Chicago Tribune
Mar. 3, 2017

Federal Criminal Justice Clinic Moves to Dismiss Cases because ATF Discriminated on the Basis of Race
September 24, 2016

ATF Drug Stings Targeted Minorities, Report Finds, USA Today
September 23, 2016

Siegler Honored for Work on Fake Stash House Cases
May 4, 2016

US Senator Dick Durbin Visits Law School, Engages Students in Lively and Thoughtful Discussions
April 20, 2015

Erica Zunkel: Dissecting Adnan Syed’s Case on Serial
February 13, 2015

Prosecutor Drops Toughest Charges in Chicago Stings That Used Fake Drugs, N.Y. Times
Jan. 30, 2015