Mirena Fontana Honored by the American Bar Association Standing Committee for her Success in the Paralegal Field on the 45th Anniversary of ABA Approved Paralegal Programs 

Roosevelt University recognizes Mirena Fontana, a graduate with an inspirational story of her own who now inspires others. Mirena earned her Bachelor of Professional Studies degree and Certificate in Paralegal Studies from Roosevelt in 2012. When she began her studies at Roosevelt, she was in the middle of a personal crossroads, a single mother, raising three young children.  She wanted to lead by example of how anyone can reinvent themselves at any time in their life. Full of goals, she was determined to not only get an education and obtain a career in the legal field but to choose a job where she could help those in need. Concurrently with her studies, Mirena interned for both the Kane County 16th Judicial Circuit and Romanucci & Blandin, LLC where she continues her exciting career today. 

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