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Mark C. Palmer has served as Chief Counsel of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism given that 2015, continually dedicated to advancing the fine of justice and upholding the rule of thumb of law across Illinois. In this role, Mark helps efforts to sell professionalism, civility, and integrity within the prison and judicial systems.
His work includes spearheading statewide initiatives any such statewide lawyer mentoring application, courthouse professionalism trainings, and other educational programming for legal professionals, judges, and law students.
Mark’s dedication to innovation within the felony career extends to serving on the Illinois Supreme Court’s E-Business Policy Board and Illinois Judicial Conference’s AI Task Force. His thought leadership in felony technology areas earned him popularity as a 2023 vLex Fastcase 50 honoree for his contributions as one of “the regulation’s smartest, maximum courageous innovators.”
Prior to becoming a member of the Commission, Mark became in personal exercise with a focal point on industrial disputes, banking law, municipal law, and appellate advocacy in state and federal courts. He also served on the federal Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel, representing indigent defendants in federal courts.
Mark has been an accessory professor on the University of Illinois College of Law because 2009 where he’s taught advanced trial advocacy and maintains to guest lecture on ethics, professionalism, and legal era.
Mark is a proud alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A.) and the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (J.D.). He turned into commemorated in 2024 with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Outstanding Alumni Award.
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