Brian A. Audette (JD ’02)
has been
named of counsel at Perkins Coie
LLP, where he handles bankruptcy,
creditors’ rights, and general
commercial litigation matters.
Ricki B. Harris (JD ’02)
is serving as
president of the Greater North Shore
Estate & Financial Planning Council,
a not-for-profit organization for
professionals in estate planning and
private wealth services for the North
Shore of Chicago.
Timothy L. Hogan (JD ’02)
has been
elected to partnership at Donohue
Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC,
where he concentrates his practice in
professional liability, products liability,
and commercial matters.
Regina L. Rathnau (JD ’02)
was
inducted as president of the
Advocates Society of Association
of Polish-American Attorneys at an
awards dinner in February.
Brook M. Carey (JD ’03)
has been
elected to partnership at Cassiday
Schade LLP. She practices in
commercial litigation with experience
in medical and product liability
matters in the firm’s Naperville office.
Saud A. Al-Murieshd (SJD ’04)
has
been appointed senior counsel of
domestic law and compliance legal
affairs for Saudi Basic Industries
Corporation in Saudi Arabia.
Matthew R. Devine (JD ’04)
was
elected to partnership at Jenner &
Block LLP in Chicago, where he is
a member of the firm’s Litigation
Department and Complex
Commercial Litigation Practice
Group. Devine focuses his practice
on aspects of business law trade
secrets, fiduciary duties, corporate
governance, unfair competition,
and high-stakes cases. He lives in
Evanston, Illinois, with his wife, Maura,
and their three children.
James E. Michel (JD ’04)
has been
elected to partnership at Barnes &
Thornburg LLP’s Chicago office.
Desiree F. Moore (JD ’05)
is an
adjunct faculty member at Loyola
University Chicago and the founding
president of Greenhorn Legal LLC
(also see page 4).
Norah L. Jones (JD ’06)
has been
named a 2012 Illinois Rising Star. She
is an attorney in Quarles & Brady LLP’s
Chicago office.
Jenie B. Van Hampton (JD ’06)
has
joined the labor and employment
team at Baker & Daniels LLP as an
associate. She will practice from the
firm’s downtown Indianapolis office.
Cavan K. Doyle (JD ’07)
has joined
the Chicago law firm Polsinelli
Shughart PC in its health care
practice group.
Daniel S. Rubin (JD ’07)
has been
named a 2012 Illinois Rising Star. He
is an attorney with Howard & Howard
in Chicago.
Sara E. Howard (JD ’08)
is a
development specialist at OneWorld
Community Health Centers, Inc. in
Omaha, Nebraska. She is a candidate
for the 9th Legislative District in
Nebraska. Her mother, State Senator
Gwen Howard, currently holds the
term-limited seat and is running
for Congress in Nebraska’s 2nd
Congressional District.
Joseph B. Topinka (LLM ’09)
is a
deputy staff judge advocate with the
U.S. Army Medical Command. He is
stationed at Fort Sam Houston in San
Antonio, Texas.
John G. Wilson (MBA ’09, JD ’09)
is the vice president and general
counsel of a new company he
cofounded, Winestyr.com.
2010s
Victor J. Allen (BS ’07, JD ’10)
has
joined Michael Best & Friedrich LLP as
a member of the Litigation Practice
Group in the firm’s Milwaukee
office. He previously worked for
the nonprofit organization Legal
Action of Wisconsin Inc., where he
represented low-income clients.
Zachary J. Watters (JD ’10)
has
joined Michael Best & Friedrich LLP as
a member of the Litigation Practice
Group in the firm’s Milwaukee office.
Amanda K. Blaising (JD ’11)
has
joined Quarles & Brady LLP in the
firm’s Chicago office in the Tax-Exempt
Organizations and Trusts & Estates
Practice Groups. She represents and
advises not-for-profit organizations
and individuals on a variety of legal
and tax matters.
Benjamin E. Haskin (JD ’11)
has
joined the Chicago law firm
Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa
as an associate.
Frances M. Mendieta (JD ’11)
joined Scandaglia & Ryan as a
first-year associate.
In memoriam
Hartzell Givens (JD ’40)
John P. Keane (JD ’45)
Hon. Frank J. McGarr (BA ’42, JD ’50)
William J. Winger (JD ’53)
Frank M. Covey Jr. (BS ’54, JD ’57)
Thomas F. Bridgman (JD ’58)
Edward G. Vogt (JD ’58)
Suzanne S. Dawson (JD ’65)
Hon. Robert P. Cahill (BS ’59, JD ’66)
James A. Francis (BS ’63, JD ’68)
Bruce K. David (JD ’71)
Donald D. Knuckey (JD ’73)
Charles S. Morgan (JD ’78)
Barbara J. Clinite (JD ’79)
Cheryl L. Sarna (BA ’71, JD ’82)
Hon. Donna P. Felton (JD ’83)
Joseph E. Daudish (JD ’85)
Phillip Taxman (JD ’85)
Guido D. Lenardo, MD (BS ’50,
MD ’55, MJ ’89)
Doree M. Wojtkowiak (LLM ’02)
HEARSAY
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New scholarship honors late judge
Bonita and Michael Cho (JD ’93) visit with Dean David Yellen (center) at the Northern Trust in February. Michael Cho hosted the networking reception for Asian-American and Thomas Tang Team
alumni. At the event, he announced the establishment of a new scholarship in memory of the Hon. Sandra J. Otaka, the first Asian-American judge elected in Cook County.
Young alumni build their networks
Cody Vitello (JD ’11, left), Jennifer Maurer (JD ’10), Kristine Reveille (JD ’10), and Grant Jaskulski (JD ’11) joined 100 fellow law alumni and 40
students for the Young Alumni and 3L Networking Reception last fall at The Underground.
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