Ava George Stewart

Professional Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association, Board of Governors
• Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Board of Directors
• Black Women Lawyer’s Association, Past Board-Member-At-Large, Board of Directors
• Illinois Bar Foundation, Board of Directors
• Women Everywhere, Board of Directors
• Illinois State Bar Association, Assembly Member, Two-Terms
• Illinois State Bar Association’s Traffic Laws and Court Section, Past Chair
• Illinois State Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section, Past Chair
• National College for DUI Defense, Past State Delegate
• Founding Member, Women’s Criminal Defense Bar Association
• Former board member, Minority Legal Education Resources

Education

• BA, Northwestern University
• MSC, Northwestern University
• JD, University of Illinois

Publications

• • NHTSA’s Visual Cues For Impairment of Motorcyclists 08/2012
    National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Champion · Authors: Ava George Stewart and J.J. Paul·
  • The Historic Nature of #MeToo: Best Practices to Ensure Equal Access From The 09/2018
    Perspective of Judge Debra Walker, Circuit Judge, Cook County Circuit Court
    Illinois State Bar Association, Bench and Bar- Authors: Ava George Stewart and Kenya Jenkins-Wright
    https://www.isba.org/sections/bench/newsletter/2018/09/thehistoricnatureofmetoobestpractic

The Ninth Circuit’s Ruling In Rizo Suggests Employers Can Pay Women Less Than Men 06/2017
For The Same Job Based On Prior Salary
Illinois State Bar Association, Bench and Bar- Authors: Ava George Stewart and Kenya Jenkins-Wright
https://www.isba.org/sections/bench/newsletter/2017/06/theninthcircuitsrulinginrizosuggest

• Big Changes in Illinois Cannabis Law 06 / 2014
  Women’s Bar Association of Illinois · Authors: Ava George Stewart
• People v. Aguilar CLE 02 / 2014
  Women’s Bar Association of Illinois · Authors: Ava George Stewart
• strong>Warrantless Blood Draws discussed by U.S. Supreme Court 06 / 2013
  Illinois State Bar Association, Traffic Laws and Courts · Author: Ava George Stewart
• Case Note: People v. Victor VIlla 04 / 2011
  Illinois State Bar Association, Criminal Justice · Author: Ava George Stewart
• People of the State of Illinois v. Marina Kladis 11 / 2010
  Illinois State Bar Association, Traffic Laws and Courts · Author: Ava George Stewart
• People of the State of Illinois v. Samuel McPeak 06/ 2010
  Illinois State Bar Association, Traffic Laws and Courts · Author: Ava George Stewart
• People of the State of Illinois ex. rel. LISA MADIGAN, Petitioner v. HONORABLE JAMES B. KINZER 03 / 2009
• Illinois State Bar Association, Traffic Laws and Courts · Author: Ava George Stewart