She has served as a volunteer at the Domestic Violence Courthouse in Chicago. She is also a CALI (Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) award recipient in Civil Litigation Strategy, Civil Litigation Drafting, Legal Writing III, and Wills & Trusts. Ms. Kurow is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. She received her B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her J.D. magna cum laude from DePaul University College of Law.