Carl Sessions
Attorney
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Experience
Staff Attorney at Law Center for Better Housing (Aug. 2025- Present, Sept. 2021 - Dec. 2022)
Represent low-income tenants in eviction proceedings in the Circuit Court of Cook County; interview clients; write answers, affirmative defenses, and counterclaims; litigate motions to dismiss and for summary judgment; issue and respond to discovery; and conduct settlement negotiations and mediations.
Associate Attorney at Marc J. Bern & Partners (Oct. 2024 - June 2025)
Represented railroad workers bringing occupational disease claims under the Federal Employers' Liability Act; conducted legal research; drafted an appeal of an order excluding Plaintiff's expert witness; drafted responses in opposition to exclude Plaintiff's experts; drafted motions to exclude Defendants' experts; and managed discovery.
Legal Assistant at Mears Law Office (May 2024 - Oct. 2024)
Drafted pleadings and responses to motions to dismiss in state post conviction cases.
Pro Se Law Clerk at U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (Jan. 2023 - April 2204)
Assisted U.S. district court judges about their pro se § 1983 and habeas corpus dockets to ensure appropriate case progression; and conducted legal research and drafted screening orders and paperless orders.
Education
Juris Doctor in Law – IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law (2019-05)
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy – Grinnell College (2015-05)
