Ara J. Kernan
Previous Positions:
- Associate Attorney at Madelyn Daley & Associates, LLC, 2021-2023
- Guardian ad Litem at St. Clair County, 2021-2023
- Assistant Public Defender at St. Clair County Public Defender’s Office, 2019-2021
- Assistant State’s Attorney at St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office, 2017-2018
Education:
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- Juris Doctor
- Honors: Dean’s List
- Honors: CALI Award for Excellence in Art Law
- Honors: Leadership, Service, and Public Interest Recognition Award
- Juris Doctor
- Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
- Major: Classical Civilization
- Major: History
- Major: Political Science
- Minor: Anthropology
- Honors: Dean’s List
- Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
Bar Admissions:
- Illinois, 2017
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 2023
Professional Associations:
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- St. Clair County Bar Association, Board Member
- East St. Louis Bar Association, Member
Practice Area
- Personal Injury
- Criminal & Traffic Defense