Growing up with a single mother in a low income area Gran McKerlie takes pride in assisting local underprivileged persons in need of legal help. While in law school, Gran interned as an Illinois Supreme Court 711 licensee at the Kane County Public Defenders' Office helping indigent defendants resolve their legal issues. Gran McKerlie is a tireless advocate for his clients and takes on each case with the utmost seriousness. Gran believes that no case is unimportant and every client deserves the right to adequate and fierce legal representation when the government is attempting to take away your life, liberty or property. Gran was born in Waukegan, Illinois and lived there until he was a teenager. He then moved to Zion, Illinois where he graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 2008. In 2015 Gran received his Bachelor's Degree from Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota where he majored in political science with a minor in U.S. History. In 2018 Gran received his Juris Doctorate from Arizona Summit Law School in Phoenix, Arizona where he was President of the Federalist Society Chapter at Arizona Summit for the 2017-2018 school year. Gran was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 2018.
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State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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IL | Active And Authorized To Practice Law | 2018 | 12/06/2020 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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Dean's List | Arizona Summit Law School | 2016 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Founding and Principal Attorney | McKerlie Law Group | 2018 - Present |
711 | Kane County Public Defender's Office | 2017 - 2017 |
Internship | Bayham Jerman P.L.C. | 2016 - 2018 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Illinois State Bar Association | Member | 2018 - Present |
Chicago Bar Association | Member | 2018 - Present |
Lake County Bar Association | Member | 2018 - Present |
DuPage County Bar Association | Member | 2018 - Present |
Federalist Society | Member | 2017 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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DCBA Brief | The Diminishment of the 4th Amendment While Driving: Stops And Seizures Based On Criminal Activity* Noncriminal Civil Traffic Violations Also Included | 2019 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Arizona Summit Law School | JD - Juris Doctor | 2018 |
Black Hills State University | BS - Bachelor of Science | 2015 |
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Katelyn Simon, DUI and DWI Attorney on Dec 18, 2018
Relationship: Friend
Gran has been interested in DUIs and criminal law since his first year of law school. Throughout law school he focused on criminal law and excelled in this area on projects we worked on together. I believe Gran would work harder than another lawyer and has the basic knowledge from law school in this area to excel.
Zachary Divelbiss, Criminal defense Attorney on Dec 18, 2018
Relationship: Supervised lawyer
Gran is a truly respectable and hardworking lawyer. His dedication and commitment to his clients is above the rest and you will be incredibly grateful when you achieve the great results Gran provides.