Stephen Mulligan
Stephen Mulligan is an associate at Hale Carlson Baumgartner, PLC. He has experience working for a non-profit corporation, a solo practitioner, and a major international law firm, Mr. Mulligan brings a diverse set of experiences to legal problems. Mr. Mulligan graduated in the top 2% of his law school class with a focus in Child and Family Law. He was Lead Articles Editor for the Law Journal, member of Moot Court, and a three-time published author on topics including juvenile justice, domestic violence, and wrongful adoption. Mr. Mulligan has special interest in the areas of child-advocacy and adoption law.
Areas of Practice
- Adoption
- Civil Litigation
- Domestic Relations
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. (Magna Cum Laude) - 2009
- Honors: Class Rank 5 of 243
- Honors: Certificate in Child and Family Law
- Honors: Law Journal Lead Articles Editor & Published Member
- Honors: Moot Court, Family Law Team
- Honors: Civitas ChildLaw Fellowship
- Honors: DuCanto Fellowship
- Honors: Appel Scholarship
- Honors: Honors-at-Entrance Scholarship
- Honors: CALI Awards: International Law, Crim. Pro., Fed. Tax, Civ. Pro. I & II.
- James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
- B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 2003
- Major: English
- Minor: Technical Communication
Published Works
- From Retribution to Repair: Juvenile Justice and the History of Restorative Justice, 31 UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE LAW REVIEW, 2009
- Redefining Domestic Violence: Using the Power and Control Paradigm for Criminal Domestic Violence Legislation, 29 CHILDREN'S LEGAL RIGHTS JOURNAL, 33, 2009
- Inconsistency in Illinois Adoption Law: Adoption Agencies' Uncertain Duty to Disclose, Investigate, and Inquire, 39 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO LAW JOURNAL, 799, 2008
Past Employment Positions
- Winston & Strawn, LLP, Summer Associate
- Law Office of Genie Miller Gillespie, Law Clerk
- The Cradle Adoption Agency, Legal Intern
- ECC Kum-ho, English Teacher, Seoul, South Korea
Pro Bono Activities
- Americorps*NCCC Alumni
- Law Related Education Alumni
