Sydney Goggins

Sydney Goggins received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from DePaul University in 2019. Sydney went on to graduate from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2022 with a concentration in Human Rights Law. Through her three years, she worked for several different non-profit organizations in Chicago and Minneapolis. She provided pro-bono legal services at the Center for Disability and Elder Law in a wide range of legal issues including adult guardianship, estate planning, eviction, and elder abuse. Sydney went on to represent indigenous parents in child custody proceedings at the Indian Child Welfare Act Clinic. In that role, she also oversaw the other law students in the Clinic. Finally, Sydney worked at Restore Justice, which is where her passion for this work grew. After law school, Sydney worked as a Policy Advisor at the Mayor’s Office in the Public Safety Department overseeing the Chicago Fire Department, the Office of Emergency Management and Communications, and the CARE Program. Currently, Sydney is practicing family law at Avery | Kill, LLC.