ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER, LAW OFFICE OF THE COOK COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER
Gillian Nichols-Smith works as an Assistant Public Defender at the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender.
Ms. Nichols-Smith received her B.A. from the University of Illinois in 2005, with a major in Gender & Women’s Studies and a minor in International Studies. She then received her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2008.
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My three words to describe the legal profession:
freedom, community, and compassion.