Margaret A. O’Sullivan (BA ’92,
JD ’96)
was elected to the Illinois
State Bar Association Assembly
from Cook County.
Martin D. Snyder (JD ’96)
was
elected to the Illinois State Bar
Association Assembly from
Cook County.
Lawrence A. Eiben (JD ’97)
was named a partner Akerman
LLP’s real estate practice group.
He focuses his practice in
commercial real estate, as well
as green and renewable energy
project development.
Thomas L. Holt Jr. (JD ’97)
has
joined Perkins Coie as a partner
in the firm’s intellectual property/
trademark and copyright practices.
Steven L. Wiser (BA ’93, JD ’97)
has been appointed director
of the Trademark Clinic at The
John Marshall Law School, where
he also teaches Copyright Law
and Practice and Intellectual
Property in International Business
Organizations for the school’s
LLM program.
Jennifer L. Dillon Kotz (JD ’98),
a partner at Schiller DuCanto &
Fleck, has been named to the
2015 Illinois Top 100 Women
Consumer Lawyers list by
Leading
Lawyers
magazine.
Patrick E. Dwyer III (JD ’99)
was honored by the Illinois
Trial Lawyers Association with
the William J. Harte Amicus
Volunteer Award. The award
recognizes individuals for their
dedicated volunteer service and
professional efforts.
Hollis R. Hanover (JD ’99)
returned to the School of Law in
October as associate director of
career services and director of
employer outreach.
compliance counsel at Exact Sciences,
based in Madison, Wisconsin.
Cindy M. Baasten (JD ’04)
is a
founding member of law firm Engler
Callaway Baasten & Sraga LLC in Oak
Brook, Illinois. The firm’s practice
focuses on school law and labor and
employment law.
Brian T. Monico (JD ’04)
was
promoted to partner at Burke Wise
Morrissey & Kaveny LLC.
Colin T. O’Brien (JD ’04)
was
promoted to partner at Partridge
& Garcia PC. He manages complex
intellectual property conflicts for
corporate clients in domestic and
international matters.
Kelley M. Bender (JD ’05)
was
named to the list of 40 Under 40
Illinois Attorneys to Watch by the Law
Bulletin Publishing Company. She is a
partner at Chapman and Cutler LLP.
Kim R. Walberg (JD ’99)
was named
to the Corporate America Legal
Elite for 2015 selected by
Corporate
America News
magazine. She
received the award for Innovation in
Shareholder Dispute Resolution and
Best for Business Torts-Illinois.
David A. Wheeler (JD ’99)
was
hired as a partner at Chapman
Spingola LLP. He handles information
technology issues.
2000s
Cirilo Martinez (JD ’00)
was
named a 2015 Michigan Super
Lawyer. He focuses his practice
on criminal defense, immigration,
and family law.
Jeffrey L. Paustian (JD ’00)
joined
the law office of Jeffrey M. Leving. He
practices custody and matrimonial
law involving complex and high-
asset financial matters.
John C. Ellis (JD ’05)
has opened Ellis
Legal PC, where he will handle civil
litigation in state and federal courts.
LaKeisha C. Marsh (JD ’05)
was
added by Akerman LLP as a partner in
the government affairs & public policy
practice group. She is experienced
in corporate matters and broadens
the firm’s capabilities in regulatory
compliance within the higher
education industry.
Timothy R. Nelson (JD ’05)
was
appointed by Aronberg Goldgehn
Davis & Garmisa to cochair the
business law and transactions group.
Mary A. Phelan (JD ’05)
was added
as a principal in Much Shelist PC’s real
estate practice group.
Edward R. Winkofsky (JD ’05)
was promoted to shareholder
at Greenberg Traurig LLP. He is
a member of the corporate and
Ruth Hansen (MJ ’01)
taught
an online class in fundraising to
undergraduate students at Beijing
Normal University-Zhuhai through
the Soong Ching Ling Education
Center on Philanthropy.
Michelle C. Liffick (JD ’01)
recently
moved her real estate sales practice
to Jameson Sotheby’s International
Realty in Chicago, where she is a
broker associate and was named a
top producer in 2014.
Barry F. MacEntee (JD ’01)
was
named to the list of 40 Under 40
Illinois Attorneys to Watch by the Law
Bulletin Publishing Company. He is an
attorney at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP.
Racquel R. Orenick (JD ’01)
was promoted by the Healthcare
Information and Management
Systems Society to vice president and
general counsel.
securities and global gaming
practice groups.
Michael F. Alkaraki (JD ’06)
was
a recipient of the William J. Harte
Amicus Volunteer Award. This
award is presented by the Illinois
Trial Lawyers Association and
recognizes individuals for their
dedicated volunteer service and
professional efforts.
Christine S. Bolger (JD ’06)
was
promoted to partner at Firsel Ross in
Bannockburn, Illinois. Her practice
involves large and small commercial
real estate transactions.
Mark J. Calaguas (JD ’06)
was
elected to the board of governors
of the National Filipino American
Lawyers Association.
Brian P. Deshur (JD ’06)
is celebrating
the five-year anniversary of the
founding of Deshur Law Firm LLC.
Deshur operates a comprehensive
Bryan Baumann (JD ’02)
was
included in the Lawyers on the Fast
Track list by the Pennsylvania legal
community. At Knox McLaughlin
Gornall & Sennett PC, Baumann is
a full-time litigator with extensive
experience representing clients
in commercial and construction
disputes, injunction proceedings,
and trust and estate disputes.
Michelle Kohut (BS ’96, JD ’02)
was
the keynote speaker at the installation
dinner of the Association of Women
Attorneys of Lake County.
Monica C. Palermo (JD ’02)
joined
Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC.
She represents entrepreneurs,
small businesses, and development
companies in the restaurant, food
service, and hospitality industries.
Timothy B. Caprez (JD ’03)
has
left his position as senior counsel,
compliance for GE Healthcare to take
the role of vice president and chief
debt resolution firm with a focus on
consumer bankruptcy.
Marc E. Harrison (JD ’06)
was
promoted to shareholder at
Greenberg Traurig LLP. He is a
member of the corporate and
securities practice group and handles
mergers and acquisitions and
financial services industry matters.
Meredith L. Katz (JD ’06)
was
promoted to shareholder at
Greenberg Traurig LLP. She is a
member of the real estate practice
group and represents clients in
structuring, negotiating, and
documenting commercial real
estate transactions.
Genevieve M. LeFevour (JD ’06)
was named to the list of 40 Under 40
Illinois Attorneys to Watch by the Law
Bulletin Publishing Company. She is
an attorney at Johnson & Bell.
Elizabeth P. Lewis (JD ’06)
was
appointed by McDermott Will &
Emery as its new pro bono and
community service partner.
Givonna L. Long (JD ’06)
was
added as a partner to Kelley Drye
&Warren LLP. She focuses her
practice on serving clients
handling regulatory investigations,
government enforcement actions,
and complex business litigation.
Lindsey P. Markus (JD ’06)
was
recently elevated from principal to
shareholder at the Chicago law firm
Chuhak & Tecson PC. She is the first
woman to be named shareholder at
the firm and leads the firm’s estate
planning and asset protection group.
Christine R.W. Quigley (JD ’06)
was
added as a partner at Schiff Hardin
LLP in its private clients, trusts, and
estates group.
Ryan A. Walsh (JD ’06)
was
named to the list of 40 Under
40 Illinois Attorneys to Watch by
Law Bulletin Publishing Company.
He is an attorney at Hamilton Thies
& Lorch LLP.
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LAWALUMNI GOLFOUTING
Curt Rodin (JD ’75, left), Jerry Latherow (JD ’76), Dean David Yellen, and the Honorable
Phil Gilbert (JD’74) hit the links in June to raise funds for the law school.
YOUNGALUMNI RECEPTION
Recent graduates Matthew Harrison, Kristen Kawaguchi (center), and Kristine Bergman
(all JD ’15) gathered this fall at the Renaissance Hotel for a night of networking.
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