amina al-hassan dowuonah , esq .
Principal Attorney at Dowuonah Law Office
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Dowuonah Law Office
Principal Attorney
Attorney Amina Al-Hassan Dowuonah is admitted to practice by the Illinois Supreme Court as well as the United States District Court for the Northern District  of Illinois. Her areas of practice are Criminal Defense, Immigration, Family law, Employment law, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Personal Injury and Civil Rights. She has litigated numerous cases successfully in both State and Federal court. 
 
Attorney Dowuonah received her law degree from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to that, she received  her Graduate Certificate in business from the Keller School of Management. Also a graduate of Iowa State University, she received her Bachelors Degree in Marketing for her Undergraduate studies.
The Law Office of Standish E. Willis, Ltd.
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Associate Attorney
As an Associate at the Law firm, I : 
▪	Represented clients in civil rights, criminal and personal injury cases federal and state court.
▪	Managed all aspects of cases from inception through completion. Specifically: 
-	Interviewed and evaluated  potential clients and counseled and advised clients on civil/criminal matters 
-	Developed cohesive and viable theories of cases. Further developed and supported said theories by investigating factual allegations and obtaining evidence through written and oral discovery 
-	Conducted oral discovery (defended and took depositions) as well as written discovery (compounded and responded to interrogatories and production requests)
-	Drafted pleadings and other initiating legal documents in connection with litigation.  
-	Appeared in court to argue motions and attended status hearing
-	Conducted legal research in order to draft and respond to motions, memorandums of law, pretrial orders and summary judgment motions. 
-	Managed all aspects of final trial preparation including contemplating trial strategy, witness and exhibit preparation.  
-	Conducted all aspects of trial including voir dire,  jury selection, direct examination, cross examination, opening and closing arguments
-	Secured several monetary settlements by negotiating with opposing counsel and through effective negotiating and posturing during settlement conferences. 
-	Attended 402(b) conferences  and  negotiated plea agreements in criminal matters
Chicago, Illinois
Law Office of Brendan Shiller
Law Clerk
▪	Attended status hearings in federal court and state court cases
▪	Drafted and responded to written discovery in the form of interrogatories, production requests
▪	Obtained evidence through record examination, interviews and investigating factual allegations
Chicago, Illinois
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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Rose through the ranks from Management Trainee to Branch Manager
▪	Began my career with the Company as a Management Trainee and rose to the position as Branch Manager through a series of promotions. 
▪	Managed a rental branch and was responsible for inside and outside sales, marketing, growing revenue and developing employees
Chicagoland
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Marketing
Bachelor's degree
Iowa State University
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Business Administration and Management, General
Graduate Certificate
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
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Law
Juris Doctor
The John Marshall Law School
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ADMITTED TO THE ILLINOIS BAR
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Admitted to the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
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rita smith
owner
Greater Chicago Area
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Nana Ampadu Mari
Program Manager, Office of the Presidential Coordinator, Ghana Covid-19 Response Program
Ghana
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Jasmine Obeng
Banking
United Kingdom
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Kwame Prempeh
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Ghana
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Evelyn Kwakye MBA
MBA, Leadership & Management Development at University of Baltimore
Columbia, MD
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Frank Ben-Eghan
Brand Communications
Ghana
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Ayo Asekomeh, MBA ACMA CGMA FCCA FHEA PhD
Senior Lecturer/Postgraduate Programme Leader
Greater Aberdeen Area
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Dinah Kaleo-Bioh
Head, Client Coverage , Corporate and Investment Banking
Ghana
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Nigel Nunoo, CFA, FSA
VP, Africa at Prudential Financial & COO of Enterprise Group
North Brunswick, NJ
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Sarah Asafo-Agyei
Managing Director at Attai Group Limited
London
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Kwaku Agbesi
Sales | Business Development | Strategy | Project Management| Leadership
Greater Accra, Ghana
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Nana Adjoa Hackman
Managing Partner
Accra
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Independent Civil Engineering Professional
Philippines
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Masah SamForay
Founder at The Foray Firm
Houston, TX
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Aycan Iskent Ekener, Esq.
🇺🇸 U.S. Business Immigration Attorney (Admitted to CA State, and Istanbul Bar Associations)
Irvine, CA
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Soma Syed
Judge, NYC Criminal Court, NYS Unified Court System, Chairperson - NYSBA LRIS
New York, NY
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Bill Edgar
Family Law Attorney.
Riverside, CA
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Jeffrey Hufft
Attorney at Law
Greater New Orleans Region
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