Sydney Slyfield

Sydney Slyfield is a litigation Associate in the Chicago office of GRSM where her practice focuses primarily on Professional Liability Defense and Insurance.  

Prior to joining GRSM, Sydney began her career at a one of the largest global financial accounting networks where she represented corporations and other entities in a variety of state, local, and federal tax law matters.

Sydney received her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she was a Full-Tuition Merit Scholarship Recipient as well as the Director of Networking and Alumni Relations for the Corporate Law Society and Associate Member of the Women in Law Society. She also gained valuable courtroom experience as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Margaret A. Brennan and as a member of the school’s Tax Law Clinic. Sydney received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Michigan State University.

Admissions

Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois 

Memberships

• Chicago Bar Association
• State Bar of Illinois

Community Involvement

• NIJC, Associate Board Member, 2022- Present
   

Education

J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2022

• Dean’s List all semesters
• Dean’s Distinguished Public Service Award Winner
• J.D. Certificate in Business Law
• Full-Tuition Merit Scholarship Recipient
• Judicial Extern to the Honorable Margaret A. Brennan, Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division
• Corporate Law Society, Director of Networking and Alumni Relations
• Women in Law Society

B.A., Political Science, Michigan State University, 2019

• Dean’s list all semesters 
• College of Social Alumni Scholarship recipient
• Study abroad program at the University of New South Wales and Australian National University