Biography
EMILY MILY WEXLER is a Pro Bono Counsel who coordinates the firm’s Veterans Advocacy Project. The firm works with legal services providers to provide pro bono legal assistance to veterans seeking VA and military disability benefits and help with discharge issues. Ms. Wexler is a member of the National Organization of Veterans Advocates and the Association of Pro Bono Counsel. Ms. Wexler was recently recognized by The City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) with an “Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award” (2024) for her exceptional work on behalf of veterans.
Prior to coordinating the Veterans Advocacy Project, Ms. Wexler was a litigation associate in Sidley’s Chicago office for six years, where her practice focused on consumer class actions, general commercial disputes, RICO, fraud, and professional ethics. Ms. Wexler also served for one year as a law clerk to Judge Alan C. Kay, United States District Court, District of Hawaii.
Credentials
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- 美国第七巡回上诉法院
- 美国联邦巡回上诉法院
- 美国区域法院, 伊利诺州北部 - 一般事务
- U.S. District Court, C.D. of Illinois
- 美国伊利诺州
- 西北大学法学院, 法学博士, 1999, cum laude, Order of the Coif
- University of Notre Dame, 文学学士, 1996, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- Alan C. Kay, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii (2000)