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Darvionne Givhan Mpa, Jd, Llm

Central Region Legal Advisor at Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
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Seasoned legal expert with extensive experience in contract review, litigation, and appellate consulting.
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Country Club Hills, Illinois, United States, US
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Darvionne Givhan-Mpa, JD, LLM, is a seasoned legal professional with extensive experience in contract review, litigation document review, and appellate consulting. She has worked as a Central Region Legal Advisor for Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., a Senior Judicial Law Clerk for the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, and a Managing Attorney for Law Offices of Darvionne J. Givhan. She holds degrees from The John Marshall Law School, Governors State University, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College of Business.

Credentials

  • Illinois State Bar Admission, US General Bar Admission ND of IL
    Illinois

Experience

  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
    • United States
    • Central Region Legal Advisor
      • Aug 2020 - Present
      • United States

  • Illinois Appellate Court, First District
    • Chicago, Illinois
    • Senior Judicial Law Clerk
      • Jun 2017 - Present
      • Chicago, Illinois

  • Various Firms
    • Greater Chicago Area
    • Contract Attorney
      • Nov 2014 - Jun 2017
      • Greater Chicago Area

      • Contract Review/Extraction• Litigation Document Review

  • Law Offices of Darvionne J. Givhan
    • Chicago, IL
    • Managing Attorney
      • Aug 1997 - Aug 2015
      • Chicago, IL

      Provide legal and business consulting services in the areas of:• real estate transactions (residential and commercial) – title agent, title review, contract review/negotiation, document preparation• corporate law (LLCs, Corp., Nonprofits)• basic estate planning• document review/drafting - general contracts, manuals, proposals, pleadings, policies/procedures, bylaws, corporate documents• appellate consulting• strategic planning

  • Illinois Appellate Court, First District
    • Law Practice
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Judicial Law Clerk
      • Feb 2003 - Jul 2013

      • Research and analyze legal issues raised on appeal to the court• Read and examine briefs and trial records• Draft opinions and orders • Prepare bench memoranda in preparation for oral arguments before the court Make recommendations on petitions for rehearing and summary dispositions • Assist in training new clerks (editing writing, assigning work)• Consistently maintain high turnaround on cases with thorough legal analysis and high quality legal writing

    • Research Staff Attorney
      • Jul 1997 - Jan 2003

      • Research and analyze legal issues raised on appeal to the court• Read and examine briefs and trial records• Draft orders • Make recommendations on petitions for rehearing and summary dispositions • Consistently maintain high turnaround on cases with thorough legal analysis and high quality legal writing

  • Garretson & Santora, Ltd.
    • Chicago, Illinois
    • Subrogation Attorney
      • May 1997 - Jul 1997
      • Chicago, Illinois

      Handled subrogation matters for State Farm Insurance Company. Handled trials, arbitration hearings and negotiated settlements.

Education

  • 1998 - 2000
    The John Marshall Law School
    LLM, Corporate Taxation, Estate and Personal Financial Planning
  • 2009 - 2010
    Governors State University
    Master's degree, Public Administration
  • 1992 - 1997
    The John Marshall Law School
    Doctor of Law (J.D.), Law
  • 1988 - 1992
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College of Business
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics

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