Jenner & Block LLP is bolstering its appellate practice with the top appeals lawyer in state government. Illinois Solicitor General Michael A. Scodro will leave the attorney general’s office for the firm later this month. He will be replaced by Carolyn E. Shapiro, an associate professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. Scodro joined the office in 2006 as deputy solicitor general and was promoted in 2007. “It seems like it’s time for a new challenge,” Scodro said. “I’ve …