“The J.D. Advantage: Law Students and Graduates Working in Politics” was the topic for the Oct. 16 program jointly hosted by the John Marshall Democrats and the Municipal Law Association. Guest presenters were (from left) Cook County Assistant State’s Attorneys John P. Carroll Jr. and Brandon Nemec; John Marshall student John Sviokla, president of the Student Democrats; Illinois Rep. Ann Williams (D-Chicago); Cook County 9th District Commissioner Peter Silvestri; Illinois Sen. Michael Hastings (D-Orland Hills); and John Marshall student George Bliss, vice president, Student Democrats.