About Cheyenne Lessner

Cheyenne Lessner serves as the assistant director of Student Success Programs at the University of Missouri School of Law, where she supports students in achieving their academic and professional goals.

Prior to joining Mizzou Law, Cheyenne served as an assistant prosecuting attorney for the City of Columbia and previously practiced in the Chicago suburbs, where she focused on high-net-worth estate and tax planning.

Cheyenne earned her Juris Doctor and Business Law Certificate, magna cum laude, through Northern Illinois University College of Law’s Accelerated Law Degree Program. While in law school, she served as a graduate teaching assistant for the law school’s Academic Success Program, where she mentored law students and provided individualized academic support. She also served as a Notes and Comments Editor for the Northern Illinois University Law Review and as President of the Business Law Society.

Educational Background

• JD, Northern Illinois College of Law