Jillian Dent

Partner at Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Partner
      • Jul 2023 - Present

      My practice focuses on consumer, privacy, and products class-action litigation, and contingency fee business litigation.

    • Attorney
      • Apr 2019 - Present

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Associate
      • Sep 2016 - Apr 2019

      • Represented sophisticated clients in complex litigation matters, including matters involving breach of contract, business torts, breach of fiduciary duty, and securities class actions • Drafted dispositive motions in state and federal court cases, including motions to dismiss, summary judgment motions, and a preliminary injunction • Managed all discovery aspects of cases, including drafting discovery requests, managing document review and productions, preparing privilege logs, drafting… Show more • Represented sophisticated clients in complex litigation matters, including matters involving breach of contract, business torts, breach of fiduciary duty, and securities class actions • Drafted dispositive motions in state and federal court cases, including motions to dismiss, summary judgment motions, and a preliminary injunction • Managed all discovery aspects of cases, including drafting discovery requests, managing document review and productions, preparing privilege logs, drafting discovery correspondence, and drafting and responding to discovery motions • Prepared for and second chaired depositions, including the two-day deposition of the founder and CEO of a Fortune 500 company in 2017; conducted several depositions in January 2019 in a breach of contract case against a Fortune 500 company • Covered status hearings in Cook County Court and argued a discovery motion DuPage County court • Prepared for state court trial in Nevada • Prepared for and participated in mediation, including drafting mediation brief and response • Represented two clients as part of Sidley’s Capital Litigation Project and drafted federal habeas briefing for both clients – one in the Middle District of Alabama and the other in the Southern District of Indiana • Represented clients as part of Sidley’s Municipal Trial Court Program Show less • Represented sophisticated clients in complex litigation matters, including matters involving breach of contract, business torts, breach of fiduciary duty, and securities class actions • Drafted dispositive motions in state and federal court cases, including motions to dismiss, summary judgment motions, and a preliminary injunction • Managed all discovery aspects of cases, including drafting discovery requests, managing document review and productions, preparing privilege logs, drafting… Show more • Represented sophisticated clients in complex litigation matters, including matters involving breach of contract, business torts, breach of fiduciary duty, and securities class actions • Drafted dispositive motions in state and federal court cases, including motions to dismiss, summary judgment motions, and a preliminary injunction • Managed all discovery aspects of cases, including drafting discovery requests, managing document review and productions, preparing privilege logs, drafting discovery correspondence, and drafting and responding to discovery motions • Prepared for and second chaired depositions, including the two-day deposition of the founder and CEO of a Fortune 500 company in 2017; conducted several depositions in January 2019 in a breach of contract case against a Fortune 500 company • Covered status hearings in Cook County Court and argued a discovery motion DuPage County court • Prepared for state court trial in Nevada • Prepared for and participated in mediation, including drafting mediation brief and response • Represented two clients as part of Sidley’s Capital Litigation Project and drafted federal habeas briefing for both clients – one in the Middle District of Alabama and the other in the Southern District of Indiana • Represented clients as part of Sidley’s Municipal Trial Court Program Show less

    • Judicial Law Clerk
      • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

      Clerked for the Honorable Duane Benton. Clerked for the Honorable Duane Benton.

    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Summer Associate
      • May 2014 - Aug 2014

    • Judicial Intern
      • Dec 2013 - Jan 2014

      Interned for two weeks over winter break; drafted an opinion Interned for two weeks over winter break; drafted an opinion

    • Judicial Extern
      • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Summer Associate
      • May 2013 - Jul 2013

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • High School English Teacher
      • Jun 2010 - Jun 2012

      • Taught high school English (grades 10-12), AP English Literature and Composition, Theatre Arts, Creative Writing, Critical Writing, and ACT English Prep • Acted as the Accelerated Reader Coordinator (2010-2012), the English Department Interim Chair (2011-2012), a 7th and 10th grade after-school & Saturday tutor, and an advisor for FSE Youth in Government • Taught high school English (grades 10-12), AP English Literature and Composition, Theatre Arts, Creative Writing, Critical Writing, and ACT English Prep • Acted as the Accelerated Reader Coordinator (2010-2012), the English Department Interim Chair (2011-2012), a 7th and 10th grade after-school & Saturday tutor, and an advisor for FSE Youth in Government

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Peer Tutor & Teaching Assistant
      • Dec 2007 - May 2010

      • Helped undergraduate and graduate students improve their writing through one hour advising sessions • Teaching assistant to Dr. Ross, Director of the Critical Writing Department, in the Spring of 2008

    • Brooklyn Films Intern
      • May 2009 - Jul 2009

      • One of six undergraduate students chosen for Penn’s RealArts internship program • Worked for director Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes, Righteous Kill etc.) in Los Angeles for the summer commenting on screenplays, helping with staged readings for producers, and writing script breakdowns

    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Education Intern
      • May 2008 - Aug 2008

      Organized and helped run high school and early elementary camps; reorganized education department’s filing system; worked on developing new opportunities for the department. Organized and helped run high school and early elementary camps; reorganized education department’s filing system; worked on developing new opportunities for the department.

Education

  • University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
    Doctor of Law (J.D.), magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
    2012 - 2015
  • University of Pennsylvania
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Literature with a Theatre Arts minor
    2006 - 2010
  • University of Missouri - St. Louis
    Master of Education (M.Ed.), Secondary Curriculum and Instruction
    2010 - 2012
  • Lee's Summit North High School
    2002 - 2006

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