Y’Noka Bass focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, employment litigation, and environmental & toxic tort. She has represented clients in a variety of matters, including breach of contract, employment discrimination, fiduciary duty, mass torts, premises liability, and toxic tort. Y’Noka is also a current Adjunct Professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law where she instructs a class of first-year law students on the importance of their professional identity and how to be ethical leaders in the legal profession.
Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Central Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Memberships
- Black Women Lawyers’ Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Cook County Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, Adjunct Professor
- Wisconsin Alumni Association, Recent Grad Council Chair
EDUCATION
- J.D. & Certificate in Child Law; Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2021
– Dean’s List
– CALI Excellence for the Future Award Winner for highest grade in Legal Writing II
– Civitas Child Law Fellow
– Philip H. Corboy Fellowship in Trial Advocacy
– Philip H. Corboy Mock Trial Team
– Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Team
– Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial National Champion, 2019-2020 - B.A., English & Legal Studies; Certificate in Criminal Justice; University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2018
– Dean’s List
– Posse Foundation Full-Tuition Leadership Scholarship