Drawing on personal experience, Shauna Prewitt—a Missouri native, victim's advocate and soon-to-be-third-year litigation associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Chicago—posted an open letter to Congressman Todd Akin online Tuesday in which she criticized the Republican senate candidate for his controversial statements on rape and abortion. The Am Law Daily spoke Wednesday with Prewitt about what prompted her to add her voice to the uproar.
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Skadden Associate, Herself a Rape Victim, Dives Into Akin Fray
The Am Law Daily
August 22, 2012
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