Will graduated Phi Beta Kappa from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in History. He remains a passionate Illini fan and has an impressive array of orange clothing to prove it. After college, Will spent three years as a Project Assistant in the Litigation Group of a large Chicago-based law firm. In addition to working on commercial cases, Will was responsible for running the Chicago office’s inmate letter intake and response pro bono program, responding to prisoner requests for representation and helping them find pro bono legal services where the firm could not offer representation. Will also assisted with pro bono immigration clinics, death row appeals, and volunteered his time to support Legal Services Corporation events and initiatives.