Diane I. Jennings was admitted to the Bars of Illinois and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, in 1982; the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit in 1984; the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987. She has also been admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, Federal and District of Columbia Circuits. Ms. Jennings concentrates her practice of law in the area of Civil Appeals, both State and Federal. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ms. Jennings received her B.S., with Highest Distinction, from Northwestern University in 1969, her M.Ed. from the University of Illinois in 1974, and her J.D., with Highest Distinction, from The John Marshall Law School in 1982.
Additional credentials include membership in Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations and the Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois, and service on the Board of Directors, Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois, from 1989-1991. Further distinctions include authorship of: "A Guide to Civil Appellate Procedure for the Pro Se Litigant," Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois, 1989; Comment, "Statutorily-Based Federal Rights: A New Role for Section 1983," 14 John Marshall Law Review 547, 1981; and Casenote, "Petrie v. Illinois High School Association: Gender Classification and High School Athletics," 14 John Marshall Law Review 227, 1980. Co-authorship of (Griffin & Jennings) "Protecting Your Right to Challenge an Unfavorable Ruling: When Should You Cross-Appeal?" Appellate Law Review, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1990; (Jennings & Wyatt) "Rescission and Reformation", Ch. 4, IICLE Handbook on Chancery and Special Remedies, 1992; and (Peterson & Jennings) "How Unreasonably Dangerous Is a Product With Only One Injury?: Lack of Prior Injuries," Products Liability: Commentary and Cases, Vol. 1, No. 5, 1986.
Diane I. Jennings was admitted to the Bars of Illinois and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, in 1982; the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit in 1984; the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987. She has also been admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, Federal and District of Columbia Circuits. Ms. Jennings concentrates her practice of law in the area of Civil Appeals, both State and Federal. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ms. Jennings received her B.S., with Highest Distinction, from Northwestern University in 1969, her M.Ed. from the University of Illinois in 1974, and her J.D., with Highest Distinction, from The John Marshall Law School in 1982.
Additional credentials include membership in Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations and the Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois, and service on the Board of Directors, Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois, from 1989-1991. Further distinctions include authorship of: "A Guide to Civil Appellate Procedure for the Pro Se Litigant," Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois, 1989; Comment, "Statutorily-Based Federal Rights: A New Role for Section 1983," 14 John Marshall Law Review 547, 1981; and Casenote, "Petrie v. Illinois High School Association: Gender Classification and High School Athletics," 14 John Marshall Law Review 227, 1980. Co-authorship of (Griffin & Jennings) "Protecting Your Right to Challenge an Unfavorable Ruling: When Should You Cross-Appeal?" Appellate Law Review, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1990; (Jennings & Wyatt) "Rescission and Reformation", Ch. 4, IICLE Handbook on Chancery and Special Remedies, 1992; and (Peterson & Jennings) "How Unreasonably Dangerous Is a Product With Only One Injury?: Lack of Prior Injuries," Products Liability: Commentary and Cases, Vol. 1, No. 5, 1986.
