ANN L. BERDAHL, J.D., is a 1997 graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a 2000 cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School. During law school, Ann served as a moot court instructor and also as a judicial extern for Judge Pamela Alexander of the Fourth Judicial District Court of Minnesota. Ann also clerked in the Appellate Division of the Minnesota State Public Defender's Office and at a Minneapolis boutique law firm that specialized in complex fire litigation. Since becoming licensed in Illinois in November 2000, Ann has been practicing personal injury law representing injury victims in cases involving vehicle collisions, product defects, medical malpractice, premises liability, and defamation. Ann is a member of both the Asian American Bar Association and the Korean American Bar Association. Ann is also a board member of the Southeast Asia Center, a not-for-profit social service agency, and the Korean American Resource and Cultural Center in Chicago.