Siri Arends Graham is based in the firm’s Chicago office.  Siri’s practice focuses primarily on general insurance defense and workers’ compensation defense.

Siri’s past experience includes civil litigation defense and insurance coverage matters. Siri previously served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Eve Reilly in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division.

Siri was a 2023 inductee to the Chicago Kent College of Law Bar and Gavel Society which distinguishes graduating students for their outstanding service to the law school, community, and the legal profession.

Siri graduated from the University of Leicester, UK, with a degree in Economics and Management. She obtained her law degree from Chicago Kent College of Law, with a concentration in litigation. While in law school, Siri was a recipient of the Merit Scholarship and was placed on the Dean’s Honor List for four semesters. Siri earned a CALI award in Intimate Partner Violence and was a senior member of the nationally ranked Trial Advocacy Team, and served on the administrative committee. Siri worked as a teaching assistant in criminal law, evidence, and trial advocacy, and was elected to the executive boards of the Women in Law, Corporate Law, and Criminal Law societies. Siri graduated with J.D. certificates in Criminal Litigation and Praxis. Since graduating, Siri continues to contribute to the Chicago Kent Trial Advocacy program as a coach and teaches evidence and trial advocacy at her former law school.

Siri is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois. She is a member of the Illinois Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. Siri is on the council for the Illinois Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division.

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Chicago Kent College of Law Merit Scholarship
Dean’s Honor List multiple semesters
CALI Award for highest grade in Intimate Partner Violence Seminar
Senior Member of Chicago Kent’s National Trial Advocacy Team