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Mary Lee Leahy
Mary Lee Leahy

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Mary Lee Leahy:

Mary Lee Leahy argued the Rutan case before the U.S. Supreme Court which changed state government’s patronage rules.

Her primary area of practice has always been Civil Rights, and she also served as the director of the Department of Children and Family Services.

 

 

 

 
 

 

Mary Lee Leahy talks about how she chooses her clients. (:43)

 

 

Mary Lee Leahy talks about co-founding the Women’s Bar Association. (2:09)

 

 

 

Mary Lee Leahy talks about the lesser known work she does that she’s proud of. (:50)

 

 

Mary Lee Leahy talks about Illinois’s Constitution Convention or “Con-Con” as it was called. (2:01)

 

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