Faculty
Jacob M. CarpenterLegal Writing Instructor |
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Contact Information
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312.362.8744
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Biography Jacob M. Carpenter began his legal career in private practice, practicing in the state and federal courts in the areas of commercial litigation, civil rights, personal injury, insurance defense, and municipal law. Carpenter also worked with the estate planning and real estate teams within his firm. Aside from representing clients, Carpenter served Illinois’ Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court as an arbitrator and court appointed mediator. Carpenter joined the DePaul faculty in 2006. Prior to beginning his legal career, Carpenter earned his B.A., with honors, from DePauw University, where he also earned All-American honors in track. Carpenter then attended the Mercer University School of Law, in Macon, Georgia, on the law school’s top award, the Woodruff Scholarship. During law school, Carpenter graduated with honors, served on the Law Review, and was inducted into the Brainerd Currie Honor Society. |
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Courses Transactional Drafting; Legal Analysis, Research & Communication I and II |
Education B.S., DePauw University; J.D., Mercer University School of Law |
