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Professor Jason Cieslik

Assistant Professor/Legal Studies & Pre-Law Advisor
Office
SCH Schroeder Hall
  • About
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Current Courses

LGS 360.001 Criminal Litigation

LGS 201.001 Introduction To Law For Paralegals

LGS 203.001 Legal Research I

LGS 204.001 Legal Research II

Research Interests & Areas

Criminal Law & Procedure

Hibbert R. Roberts Teaching Excellence Recognition Award

Department of Politics & Government
2023

Grants and Contracts

Marketing Strategies in ABA Approved Paralegal Programs
Jason Cieslik.
Illinois State University. July 2021 - July 2021
A New Approach to Felony-Murder in Illinois
Jason Cieslik.
Illinois State University. - July 2021

Journal Article

Getting Strategic about ABA Approved Paralegal Program Marketing
Jason Cieslik, Laura Haske.
Journal of Paralegal Education and Practice, 1 (1), 53 - 57, (2025)
Usurping Authority – Illinois Sheriffs Declare Law Unconstitutional
Jason M M Cieslik.
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, (2024)
A New Approach to Felony-Murder in Illinois
Jason Cieslik.
Northern Illinois University Law Review, (2022)
Seeking Accountability: Prosecuting Third Parties of Mass Shooters
Jason Cieslik.
Criminal Law Bulletin, Thomson Reuters, 41

Presentations

Usurping Authority: Illinois Sheriffs Declare Law Unconstitutional
Jason Cieslik.
2024 AAfPE National Conference, Arlington, VA, October 25, 2024
Legal, Medical & Ethical Issues for EMT's
Jason Cieslik.
Legal, Medical and Ethical Issues for EMT's, Evergreen Park, Illinois, June, 2024
Managing Evidence & Assembling Trial Notebooks
Jason Cieslik.
Trial Preparation for Illinois Legal Assistants, Online, June 26, 2024
Usurping Authority – Illinois Sheriffs Declare Law Unconstitutional
Jason M Cieslik.
Brown Bag Lunch, Normal, Illinois, September 29, 2023
Medical, Legal & Ethical Issues
Jason Cieslik.
EMT Basic, IDPH, Evergreen Park, Illinois, September 6, 2023
Medical, Legal & Ethical Issues
Jason Cieslik.
EMT Basic, IDPH, Evergreen Park, Illinois, February 2, 2023
A Study on Marketing ABA Approved Paralegal Programs in Illinois
Jason M Cieslik, Laura Haske.
AAfPE 41st National Conference, Orlando, FL, October 12, 2022
A New Approach to Felony Murder in Illinois
Jason M Cieslik.
McLean County Bar Association - MCLE Course, Bloomington, IL, September 7, 2022
The Amended Statute and Application of the Felony-Murder Rule in Illinois
Jason Cieslik.
AAfPE 40th National Conference - Scholarship & Research, Virtual - Live, October 6, 2021