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Miguel C. Keberlein

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society

Miguel C. Keberlein joined the Legal Aid Society from the Legal Assistance Foundation (LAF), where he served as a Practice Group Director litigating federal and state cases, as well as supervising a team of attorneys. In addition, Keberlein also served as Director of LAF Client Support Services. Holding that position since 2015, he integrated social work services into all of LAF’s practice groups, directed the agency’s efforts to train staff in providing trauma-informed services to clients, and furthered LAF’s ability to secure grants that required social work case management.

Before holding Director roles with LAF, Keberlein joined in 2002, starting as a Staff Attorney, then was promoted to Senior and Supervisory Attorney, roles he held through 2012.

A former adjunct professor at Northern Illinois University College of Law, Keberlein is Chair of the Illinois Statewide Task Force on Human Trafficking. He also is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and the Chicago Bar Association. He has been admitted to the State Bars of Illinois and Wisconsin, and has been admitted to practice in the 5th and 7th Federal Courts of Appeals.

Keberlein’s honors include being named a Chicago Community Trust Fellow and one of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s “40 Under 40.”

Keberlein earned his Juris Doctor degree in 2002 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. He also holds a Master’s degree in Third World Development Support from the University of Iowa, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from St. Norbert College.