Daniel R. Okafor
Chicago, IL · dokafor@example.com · (312) 555-0187 · linkedin.com/in/danielokafor-law
Bar Admissions
Illinois (2019); New York (2020)
U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Legal Experience
Harlan & Price LLP · Senior Associate, Commercial Litigation
Chicago, IL · 2020 – Present
- Second chair in a $240M contract suit for a national logistics company; drafted the winning summary judgment brief.
- Lead associate on 14 commercial disputes through settlement, managing up to five associates and two paralegals.
- Took and defended 38 depositions, including experts in forensic accounting and supply chain economics.
- Argued a successful motion to dismiss in a putative securities class action in the Northern District of Illinois.
- Built the firm's e-discovery protocol for matters over 1M documents, cutting outside review costs by about 30%.
Hon. Margaret L. Sullivan, U.S. District Court, N.D. Ill. · Judicial Law Clerk
Chicago, IL · 2019 – 2020
- Drafted opinions and bench memoranda on contract, employment, and civil rights matters; assisted with two civil jury trials.
Harlan & Price LLP · Summer Associate
Chicago, IL · Summer 2018
- Researched and drafted memoranda on contract interpretation and personal jurisdiction; received an offer to return.
Education
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law · J.D., cum laude
2019
Articles Editor, Northwestern University Law Review; Julius Miner Moot Court Competition, semifinalist
University of Michigan · B.A. in Political Science, with honors
2015
Pro Bono
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services · Volunteer Attorney
2020 – Present
- Represented 11 tenants in Cook County eviction cases; won dismissals or negotiated move-out agreements in each.
Publications
"Forum Selection After Atlantic Marine: Five Years of Transfer Decisions," Illinois Bar Journal (2023)