Ariel Whitmore
Associate
Overview
Ariel Whitmore is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Chicago office and a member of the firm's Financial Services Team. Ms. Whitmore assists clients with a range of financial matters, including commercial lending and real estate finance.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Ms. Whitmore was a summer associate in the firm's Chicago office, where she gained experience supporting clients with the Corporate and Financial Services teams. She also completed a legal externship with eBay’s in-house counsel as part of Northwestern's San Francisco Immersion Program. Additionally, Ms. Whitmore interned for a legal aid group in Chicago, supporting eviction defense work for indigent populations and assisting with family law matters for incarcerated parents.
While in law school, Ms. Whitmore was an executive editor of the Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property. Additionally, she served as vice president of the Student Bar Association.
Prior to attending law school, Ms. Whitmore worked as a paralegal at boutique immigration law firms in Massachusetts, where she assisted with preparing employment- and marriage-based immigration petitions.
Credentials
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D.
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, B.A., Political Science and Legal Studies, cum laude
- Illinois
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Class of 2024 Leadership Award, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- 3L Leadership Award, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, 2024
- Dean's List, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023
- Phi Beta Kappa
- College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Dean’s Student Advisory Council, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2015-2016
- College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Academic Leadership Fellow, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2014-2016
- Dean's List, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2014-2015
- UMass Women Into Leadership (UWiL) Fellow, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2014