Deborah J. Baker
Adjunct Professor
General Counsel & Deputy Chief of Staff
Deborah (鈥淒ee鈥�) Baker currently serves as General Counsel and Deputy Chief of Staff to Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton. Previously, Dee served as a Governor-appointed Commissioner for the Illinois Workers鈥� Compensation Commission where she decided administrative appeals with a panel of administrative law judges (ALJs). Prior to this, Dee served as an appointed Arbitrator for the Illinois Workers鈥� Compensation Commission where she presided over administrative hearings. Dee has also worked as Assistant Deputy Chief Legal Counsel and Ethics Officer for the Illinois Department of Corrections and as an Assistant Attorney General. Dee also has experience working as in-house Litigation Counsel and as an Associate Attorney in private practice.
Dee volunteers and/or serves on the Board of Directors for Cabrini Green Legal Aid, One For One Chicago, and Bounce Children鈥檚 Foundation. Additionally, Dee is a member of the Dean鈥檚 Diversity Council at 黑料门Law. During law school, Dee competed in moot court, served on one of Loyola鈥檚 journals, and tutored for the Legal Writing Department.
Education
BA, Psychology, University of New Mexico
BA, Political Science, University of New Mexico
MA, International & Comparative Politics, 黑料门University Chicago
JD, Certificate in Trial Advocacy, 黑料门University Chicago
Courses Taught
Legal Writing I, II, and III
Professional Identity Formation
Women and Leadership Seminar