Education:

J.D., University of Miami School of Law, magna cum laude
B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, magna cum laude

Junilla Sledziewski is Of Counsel at Jackson LLP.

Licensed in Illinois and New Mexico 

Admitted to the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida

At Jackson LLP, Junilla works with the firm’s clients on litigation, medical board defense, and commercial real estate. She also assists with medical practice start-ups, mergers, acquisitions, and dissolutions.

Junilla attended law school at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida, where she earned a seat on the prestigious University of Miami Law Review and graduated magna cum laude. She then spent several years defending high-profile medical malpractice and insurance defense claims at a prestigious South Florida law firm. Junilla relocated to Chicago in 2013 for her husband’s job, where she joined a regional boutique finance and litigation firm at which she remains Of Counsel today. She has since joined Jackson LLP and founded her own firm, Kershner Sledziewski LLC, where her practice includes real estate, banking, finance, and litigation.

Junilla grew up in New Mexico, where she maintains an active bar license, and earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Junilla is a certified Pilates instructor, avid traveler, and serves on the Professional Women’s Club of Chicago’s Board of Directors.