Andrew Cherkasky

I knew I would be a trial lawyer as long as I can remember. I was one of those kids growing up that loved to argue about everything and anything. Parents, teachers, siblings, it didn’t matter — and the truth is, I won most of those fights. Education I attended college at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. My studies were all focused on the necessary course work to later attend law school. During college I was the captain of the mock-trial team that won third in the nation. I majored in political science, but I also had significant studies in computer science and film production. My background in computers and film will give you an incredible advantage in your case. In 2003 I began law school at Chicago-Kent College of Law. While in law school, I focused my education on courtroom trial work. Chicago-Kent is ranked in US News and World Report as one of the top three schools in the nation for courtroom training. Within the first month of law school I was hand selected as the school’s top trial lawyer prospect. I spent the next three years intensely training with one of the most highly regarded trial professors in America. During that time I traveled nationally to compete on behalf of my school. During law school I was put on scholarship for my role on the trial competition team (much like an NCAA blue-chip football player). I was formally certified the top in my class in trial advocacy during my second year. I also contributed to the authoring of a revolutionary book titled Litigation Technology. Like I said, that computer and film background is a huge tool for us to use in your case. Court-Martial Lawyer I graduated law school in 2006 and immediately passed the Illinois bar exam. I then commissioned into the United States Air Force and attended Officer Training School at Maxwell AFB in Alabama. The Air Force didn’t pay for law school or college. I joined for many of the same reasons as everyone else — I was inspired by my two grandf

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology

J.D. (2006)

2003 - 2006

University of Wisconsin - Madison

B.A. (2003)

1999 - 2003

Judge Advocate

United States Air Force

2007 - 2012

Litigation Technology: Becoming a High Tech Trial Lawyer

Aspen Publishers

July 20, 2006

Member of the Bar

Court of Appeals of the Armed Forces

Air Force Level CGO Defense Counsel of the Quarter

Air Force Defense Counsel

2010

American Trial Lawyers Association

Honorary Member

Current

Activities: Selected by ATLA as the top JAG of my class

Chicago-Kent College of Law - Illinois Institute of Technology Trial Advocacy Team

Honorary Judge

2012

California

Since 2013

Illinois

Since 2006

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