Jillian Dent
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Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner
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Jul 2023 - Present
My practice focuses on consumer, privacy, and products class-action litigation, and contingency fee business litigation.
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Attorney
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Apr 2019 - Present
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Sidley Austin LLP
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United States
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate
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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
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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Kansas City, Missouri Area
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Judicial Law Clerk
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Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
Clerked for the Honorable Duane Benton. Clerked for the Honorable Duane Benton.
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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer Associate
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May 2014 - Aug 2014
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Judicial Intern
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Dec 2013 - Jan 2014
Interned for two weeks over winter break; drafted an opinion Interned for two weeks over winter break; drafted an opinion
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Judicial Extern
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Aug 2013 - Dec 2013
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Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
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United States
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer Associate
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May 2013 - Jul 2013
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Teach For America
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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High School English Teacher
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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
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The Wharton School
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Peer Tutor & Teaching Assistant
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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
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Brooklyn Films Intern
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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
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Starlight
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United States
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Education Intern
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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.
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Education
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University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
Doctor of Law (J.D.), magna cum laude, Order of the Coif -
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Literature with a Theatre Arts minor -
University of Missouri - St. Louis
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Secondary Curriculum and Instruction -
Lee's Summit North High School