Avery Sharfin: I Am Barnes & Thornburg

I AM...

• An Ohioan but also a Michigan fan. Things get complicated around football season.
• A sucker for a good 90s movie. 10 Things I Hate About You is my all-time favorite.
• One of five daughters, including my twin sister
• Working towards attending law school with an interest in litigation
• An American history nerd and can recite most of Hamilton
• Type A, so I stay busy and always have my calendar with me
• Interested in politics which is why I majored in Political Science
• A descendent of the Romanov Dynasty in Russia
• Obsessed with my two Goldendoodles
• Following in my parents’ and older sisters’ footsteps by moving to Chicago after college

This profile appeared in the October 2026 edition of I Am Barnes & Thornburg.

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