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Hillary Weis Coustan

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Associate

Chicago

T:
+1 312 207 6507 (Chicago)
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+1 312 207 6400 (Chicago)
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hcoustan@reedsmith.com
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Publications

  • Co-author, “Special Evidentiary Considerations for the Use of Lay Experts and Opinions: A Trap for the Unwary,” ALI-ABA Course of Study, Products Liability: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Issues, August 2005
  • Co-author, “What Educational Resources Do Students Need to Meet California’s Educational Content Standards? A Textual Analysis of California’s Educational Content Standards and Their Implications for Basic Educational Conditions and Resources,” Teachers College Record, Vol. 106, Issue 10, October 2004

Experience

2007 Reed Smith
2004 Sachnoff & Weaver (combined with Reed Smith in 2007)
Law Clerk, the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Policy Associate, Children’s Academies for Achievement (New York, New York), a not-for-profit organization committed to establishing a network of boarding charter schools

Legal Education

2002 J.D., with distinction, Stanford Law School
Public Interest Fellow

Undergraduate Education

1997 B.A., with honors, University of Michigan
Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Admissions / Qualifications

  • Illinois

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois

Professional Affiliations

  • Board Member, Jewish Council for Youth Services
  • Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University, Disability Law Seminar