Complex sentence: A Chicago, Illinois native, Strautmanis was educated at the law school of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign started his career as a paralegal in Michelle Obama's law firm.
Split into simpler sentences: A Chicago, Illinois native, Strautmanis was educated at the law school of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He started his career as a paralegal in Michelle Obama's law firm.