Introducing CAC's 2014 summer interns

Please join us in welcoming our impressive group of high school, college and legal interns.
Thanks to you we have plenty of work to keep them busy!
The intern program runs from Tuesday May 27th - Friday August 1, 2014

Christopher Annis lives in Winfield and is a junior at Wheaton North High School. He is considering a college major in Political Science and Foreign Relations. Christopher plays violin in the school Chamber Orchestra, is co-captain of the Chess Team, and plays on the Varsity Scholastic Bowl Team, where he  specializes in history. He spent last summer working with a Fermi-lab astronomer on a map of the galaxy.  His interest in government comes from giving speeches at the local and state level to raise support for gifted program funding, and from constantly listening to NPR.

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Mike Chada, from Niles,  just completed his junior year at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a major in Economics and a minor in History. He hopes to attend law school after graduating. His hobbies include basketball, weightlifting, and investing. One of Mike's proudest accomplishments in his college career is co-founding Chief Investing Group, a student run organization that brings  students, professors, and professionals with an interest in investing together to learn more about the markets.

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Cassie DeBolt is a rising 2L at University of Dayton School of Law and a graduate of Ball State University with a B.A. in Political Science. She is from Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. Cassie is currently involved in the Volunteer Law Student Program and CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) program for Montgomery County.  She loves the Chicago Blackhawks, superhero movies, and planning her wedding for next summer.

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Alec Kramer is a junior at York Community High School in Elmhurst.  He is involved in a variety of clubs and organizations including Speech Team, Model UN,  and Young Politicians. He is also a member of the cross country team.  Alec is passionate about law and politics and plans to major in Political Science in college and attend law school. For the past three years he has run his own car detailing business.

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Amie Leonard is a rising 3L at The John Marshall Law School. She moved to Chicago from Sparta, New Jersey.  Amie is drawn to a career in public interest or human rights law, and this semester she is working at the Cook County Elder Justice Center and The John Marshall Veterans Legal Clinic. As the daughter of a veteran, Amie finds her work at The Veterans Clinic very rewarding.

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Abbey Moffitt is a rising 3L at the University of Iowa College of Law. She was born and raised in West Des Moines, Iowa and received her BA in Journalism/Mass Communications and Political Science with honors from the University of Iowa in 2012. She is also a Note and Comment Editor for the Journal of Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems. Abbey has previously worked for the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, and the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights.

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Krystian Seebert, from Lombard, just completed his sophomore year at Villanova University in Pennsylvania where he is majoring in Psychology, with minors in Chinese and Economics. He plans to attend law school and ultimately hopes to work as an immigration lawyer. In high school Krystian was involved in National Honor Society, baseball, and musical theater. At Villanova, he is involved in Knights of Columbus, the Asian Student Association, and intramural sports. Additionally, he has taken part in service oriented alternative spring breaks.

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Georgia Smithee is a rising 3L at Indiana University's Maurer School of Law in Bloomington who also completed her undergraduate studies at Indiana University. Georgia is a long-time Hoosier, but not a life-long Hoosier.  In 2003, after her dad retired from the Air Force, her family moved to a tiny town called Fairmount in central Indiana. The "military brat" experience left Georgia a culture/travel junkie.  She studied in India last semester and found that to be transformative on both a personal and professional level.  Georgia enjoys reading, eating, socializing, practicing yoga, and hanging out with her cat.

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Adam Walker is a rising 3L at The University of Michigan Law School. He was born in Oxford, Michigan, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Religion at Central Michigan University.  Adam spent two summers working with a prosecutor's office in Michigan but his long-term career goal is to work in-house for a non-profit. He is an avid sports fan, especially with respect to Detroit sports and teams, and spends his free time keeping up with them.