Genc Arifi began his career at Tobin & Muñoz, L.L.C. as a law clerk while attending DePaul University College of Law. While at DePaul University, Genc was part of the International Law Moot Court team and the International Human Rights Moot Court team. Genc also volunteered extensively in his community during his law school career earning him the Dean's Certificate of Service. Genc has demonstrated his strong academic credentials throughout his law school career and most notably when he achieved the highest grade in Business Organizations which earned him the CALI Excellence for the Future Award. Genc was participated in a criminal appeals clinic and successfully reduced an indigent client's prison sentence.
On a more personal note, Genc immigrated to the United States when he was seven years old in order to escape the ethnic cleansing that was taking place in Kosovo at the time. His sense of justice began at an early age when he witnessed the injustices his family and millions of other Albanians faced under an oppressive Serb regime. Genc cultivated a fighting spirit that serves him to this day and allows him to effectively advocate on his client's behalf.
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Medical Malpractice
- Wrongful Death
- RICO
- Breach of Contract
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2010
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, J.D.
Honors: Dean's List - Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, B.S. magna cum laude - 2013
Honors: Dean's List
Major: Justice Administration
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Chicago Bar Association, 2014 - Present
- Illinois Bar Association, 2014 - Present
Languages
- English
- Albanian
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta