Grace E. Carpenter
EDUCATION:
B.S., Computer Science and Economics, University of Minnesota, 2023
J.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 2026
BAR ADMISSIONS:
State of Illinois
Grace E. Carpenter
Grace E. Carpenter joined Allison, Slutsky & Kennedy in August 2026 after graduating from Washington University School of Law in May 2026. While in law school, Grace served as President of the Labor & Employment Law Society, worked as a research assistant to Professor Pauline T. Kim in the area of employment discrimination law, and was a student attorney in her law school’s Immigration Law Clinic. Grace was awarded a Peggy Browning Fellowship with the Chicago News Guild in 2024. The following summer, she interned at another Chicago law firm representing unions and employee benefit funds.
Grace grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and economics. As an undergraduate, Grace worked as a canvasser for Working America AFL-CIO.