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Michele Casey

Student Loan Ombudsman at Illinois Attorney General's Office

Michele Casey is a Senior Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Fraud Bureau at the Illinois Attorney General's Office, where significant achievements include co-leading a $1.85 billion settlement against Navient, a major student loan servicer. Casey has served as the Student Loan Ombudsman, responsible for borrower education, complaint mediation, and implementing regulations to ensure accurate information about federal student loan eligibility. Previously, Casey was an Adjunct Professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and operated a boutique law firm. Earlier career experience includes roles as an Associate Attorney at Wexler Wallace LLP and Sidley Austin LLP, and as a law clerk for the Honorable Terence T. Evans at the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Michele Casey holds a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in English and Women's Studies from Harvard University.

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Illinois Attorney General's Office

The Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Illinois, representing all state officials and agencies and enforcing laws on behalf of the people of Illinois. The Office of the Attorney General also serves as the state’s largest public interest law firm, committed to protecting and advancing the interests of the people of Illinois through leadership, advocacy and legal representation. More than 450 Assistant Attorneys General and over 300 employees serve in the Office of the Attorney General in offices in Chicago, Springfield and Carbondale as well as regional offices in Rockford, Quincy, Champaign-Urbana and Belleville. If you’re interested in advocating for the people of Illinois and pursuing some of the most important issues affecting our communities, please visit the our website for a list of current career opportunities and overview of the Office’s Divisions and duties: http://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/about/jobs/agency_profile.pdf.


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