Marlene E. Siedlarz received her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law. She also holds a degree in Political Science, cum laude, and with High Departmental Distinction from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While in law school, Marlene served as the vice-president of the International Law Society, and was a member of the Myra Bradwell Association of Women Law Students. She also participated in the Prisoners Rights Research Project and was a teaching assistant for the International Human Rights Clinic during her final year or law school. Marlene also served as 1L orientation leader and as LLM Peer Adviser. She was the recipient of numerous honors and awards while in law school, including the CALI Excellence for the Future Award during her second year. Marlene was also a volunteer and she is a certified counselor for the Rape Crisis Services - a not-for-profit organization addressing the needs of assaulted individuals.
Upon graduation from law school Marlene joined an international consulting firm of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as a tax consultant. She practiced in the area of inter-state taxation. While at Deloitte Marlene also worked with members of other groups including the Sales and Use Tax group. She was also involved in a number of projects with the Creative Tax Solutions group, where she worked on a project creating state tax incentives for small business. Marlene was also a member of the Diversity and Mentoring Committees. Following Deloitte, Marlene served as a research associate with the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law. At the Center, Marlene provided pro bono assistance to low income and vulnerable populations. She was involved in a number of high profile cases, such as Zheng v. Gonzales , covered by the New York Times. Marlene was also part of a group that won asylum for a young Iraqi woman seeking refuge in the United States. Marlene also worked with LLM students and participated in a project on amending the U.S. criminal code. Marlene is an active member of the Advocates Society, the Association of Polish-American Attorneys. She is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association. Marlene is also a volunteer attorney with the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation at the Our Lady of Mercy Church.
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