Laurel A. RigertasB.S., James Madison University
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
Email: lrigertas@niu.edu
Phone: (815) 753-1680
Room: 197B
Assistant Professor Laurel A. Rigertas teaches Introduction to Lawyering Skills, Torts and Professional Responsibility. Prior to joining the NIU Law faculty in 2006, Professor Rigertas practiced complex commercial litigation as a partner with Michael Best & Friedrich LLP in Chicago, which she joined in 1999 as an associate. She has litigated cases at the trial and appellate levels in both federal and state courts, as well as in arbitrations and mediations. Professor Rigertas began her law career in 1997 at Jenner & Block in Chicago, where she also focused on commercial litigation, business torts and personal injury defense. Professor Rigertas's pro bono work included successfully arguing a criminal appeal in the Illinois Appellate Court and representing a Kenyan woman in an asylum proceeding. She also taught as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University School of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Professor Rigertas graduated magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1997. There she was a member of the honorary scholastic society, Order of the Coif, and served as articles editor of Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice.
Articles:
Torts, Professional Responsibility, Lawyering Skills