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2024-2025 Class Notes
'50s
Richard E. Wiley (JD ’58) was honored with The Media Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual Free Speech America Gala.
'60s
Douglas B. Chaffee (JD ’68) was unanimously selected by The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors to serve as the chair of the board.
Joel M. Flaum (JD ’64) was the 2024 recipient of the Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award.
Allen J. Ginsburg (JD ’68) was honored by the Florida Bar for 50 years of membership.
'70s
Gregory V. Gadarian (JD ’75) was honored by the Florida Bar for 50 years of membership.
Edward Garlock (JD '76) retired from Payden & Rygel.
Dean Hansell (JD ’77) was named a new member of the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College.
Young Kim (JD ’76) published a book of poetry called Echoes of Place.
Michael E. Kupferman (JD ’79) was appointed by Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi and the Penn State Health Board of Directors to serve as Penn State Health’s next chief executive officer.
Kim Douglas Sherman (JD ’74) was honored by the Florida Bar for 50 years of membership.
'80s
Theresa Beiner (JD ’89) was named as the winner of the Faculty Excellence Award for Research at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.
David L. Bialosky (JD ’85) joined the Sarasota Opera's board of trustees.
H. Carol Bernstein Eckstein (JD ’85) joined Major, Lindsey & Africa as a strategic advisor and career coach.
Graham C. Grady (JD ’83) was named to Crain's Chicago Business 2024 list of Notable Black Leaders.
A. Benjamin Goldgar (JD '82) has retired as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
Stephen R. Hofer (JD ’80) was bestowed the Sagamore of the Wabash, which is given to Hoosiers who have made a significant contribution to the state by Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Linda Imes (JD ’82) was named the Co-Practice Group Leader at White Collar Defense & Investigations at Blank Rome LLP.
Cindi Jones Lambert (JD ’88) joined Ogletree Deakins' Dallas office as of counsel.
John Mercer (JD ’82) was appointed to serve on the Twentieth Judicial District Court of Montana.
Alan S. Mills (JD ’81) was honored for Excellence in Pro Bono Service by the Northern District of Illinois.
Kathryn J. Kennedy (JD ’80) was appointed to serve on President Biden's Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation advisory committee.
Michael W. Peregrine (JD ’80) was named to the 2024 class of fellows for the American College of Governance Counsel.
Jonathan S. Quinn (JD ’85) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' '2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List'.
Michael J. Sacks (JD-MBA ’88) was named to the board of directors at Intersect Illinois. He was also named the '2025 Executive of the Year' by Crain's Chicago Business.
Mark R. Walter (JD ’85) will be running the new American Formula 1 team called Cadillac F1.
Ann M. Zwick (JD ’89) joined Taft's Chicago office as an of counsel attorney, focusing on environmental law.
'90s
David G. Andersen (JD ’91) joined the Corporate Department at Barnes & Thornburg as a partner.
David C. Carroll (JD ’92) was appointed as CLO and joined Lenovo’s Executive Committee.
Erik Connolly (JD ’99) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' '2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List'.
Thomas B. Crosbie (JD ’92) was named as one of 'San Diego's Top Attorneys' for 2025 by San Diego Metro.
Khoa D. Do (JD ’97) joined Baker Botts L.L.P.'s Corporate Department as a partner.
Brian J. Fahrney (JD ’92) was elected chair of the executive committee at Sidley.
Marcelino Garcia (JD ’97) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' Notable Latino Leaders list.
Bradley C. Graveline (JD ’90) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' '2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List'.
Michael J. Gray (JD ’92) received the Hasbrouck Heart Award from the American Red Cross through its Counsel for a Cause initiative.
Carolyn Pelling Gurland (JD ’94) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' '2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List'
Ava A. Harter (JD ’97) joined Lam Research's executive leadership team as senior vice president and chief legal officer.
Stacie R. Hartman (JD ’96) joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in its Chicago office.
LaVon M. Johns (JD ’96) was named to Crain's Chicago Business 2024 list of Notable Black Leaders.
Tobe Johnson, III (JD '92) received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award and the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from AmeriCorps.
Bennett E. Kaplan (JD ’90) is continuing to serve as a member of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission.
Nicole L. Kelsey (JD ’92) was appointed chief legal and compliance officer and corporate secretary at AVITA Medical, Inc.
Judy Krieg (JD ’92) joined DLA Piper as a partner in the firm's White Collar, Investigations, & Government Enforcement practice.
Josh D. Lawler (JD ’95) was announced as one of The Top 25 Intellectual Property Attorneys of 2024 and as one of The Top 25 Blockchain and Digital Assets Attorneys of 2025.
Adam J. Levitt (JD ’93) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' '2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List'.
Jose A. Lopez (JD ’95) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' '2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List'.
Shobha L. Mahadev (JD ’99) is serving as a member of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission.
Sheila A. Mikhail (JD ’97) was appointed by Governor Josh Stein to the North Carolina Board of Science, Technology, and Innovation as the Governor's designee and chair.
Britt M. Miller (JD ’98) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' '2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List'.
Binal J. Patel (JD ’96) was honored for Excellence in Pro Bono Service by the Northern District of Illinois.
Reid J. Schar (JD ’97) was honored for Excellence in Pro Bono Service by the Northern District of Illinois.
Daniel J. Schwartz (JD ’95) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' '2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List'.
Melissa A. Siebert (JD ’92) has been named to Crain's Chicago Business 2024 list of Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law.
Sherrese M. Smith (JD ’96) was appointed to the German Marshall Fund of the United States board of trustees.
Andrew Stover (JD ’94) joined Benesch as a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group.
Andrew M. Stroth (JD ’99) was named to Crain's Chicago Business 2024 list of Notable Black Leaders.
Seth D. Traxler (JD ’97) was named to The Hollywood Reporter's 18th annual list of the entertainment industry's most powerful legal advocates.
Gregory R. Vetter (JD ’99) celebrated 22 years as a law professor at the University of Houston Law Center.
Christopher S. Yoo (JD ’95) was appointed as an adviser to The American Law Institute's Principles of the Law, Civil Liability for Artificial Intelligence project.
'00s
Alejandro Amezcua (JD ’05) joined Nixon Peabody LLP as counsel in the Community Development Finance practice.
Steven Cade (JD ’08) is one of the Top 25 M&A Attorneys of 2024.
Jennifer J. Carlson (JD ’04) joined as a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in the Firm’s Corporate & Financial Services Department and Capital Markets practice.
Megan Church (JD ’03) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' '2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List'
Angelique A. David (JD ’02) serves as a member of the Chicago State University Board of Trustees.
Matthew M. Elliott (JD ’05) was selected as the next athletic director of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, pending confirmation by the Board of Regents.
Thomas R. Fawkes (JD ’02) selected to be included in The Best Lawyers in America for 2025 in the area of Litigation – Bankruptcy.
Katherine Laatsch Fink (JD ’07) was elected to be the new president at Banner Witcoff.
Alexander Fishkin (JD-MBA ’08) is joining Luminar as chief legal officer.
Caryn M. Glawe (JD ’04) was elected to Faegre Drinker's board.
Alais L. Griffin (JD ’01) joined Neptune Flood as general counsel.
Nickolas A. Kacprowski (JD ’04) was named as one of the nominees for the position of chief judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) and for the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, for the island of O'ahu.
Andrianna D. Kastanek (JD ’05) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' '2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List'.
Livia McCammon Kiser (JD ’01) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' '2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List'.
Seth Kleinman (JD ’06) joined Benesch as a partner in the firm's Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group.
Evan T. Knott (JD ’02) joined Honigman LLP's Chicago office as a partner in the Litigation Department.
Mathew Koller (JD ’06) joining Clark Hill as a member of its Cybersecurity, Data Protection, and Privacy team.
Caroline Lee (JD ’09) joined Seward & Kissel LLP's New York office as a partner in its Corporate Group.
A. Joshua Mallamud (JD-MBA ’02) was appointed as chief executive officer at Foundant+SmartSimple.
Michael M. McGovern (JD ’08) joined Barclay Damon as a partner in the firm's Employee Benefits Practice Area.
Ari Mintzer (JD ’03) joined Levenfeld Pearlstein as a partner in the firm's Corporate Group.
Elisabeth J. Moriarty-Ambrozaitis (JD ’03) was added to Littler as senior counsel in the New Haven office.
Kyle Olson (JD ’09) published a children's book entitled Sleep Like a Polar Bear.
Geoffrey Polk (JD ’06) is licensed to practice law in 47 states, making him the most licensed attorney and a Guinness Book of World Record holder.
Terra Brown Reynolds (JD ’02) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' '2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List'.
M. Scott (JD ’03) is a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
Lei Shen (JD ’06) rejoined Mayer Brown as a partner in its global Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice.
Kristin Smith (JD ’07) has joined Venable as counsel in the Private Wealth Planning Group.
Maria Spada (JD ’07) joined PSP Partners as general counsel.
Brian Swanson (JD ’01) was named to Crain's Chicago Business' '2025 Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys List'.
Alberto Vergara (LLM ’07) was hired by HD Legal as the new director to head its Constitutional, Administrative Law practice.
Amanda S. Williamson (JD-MBA ’03) received a Bronze designation in the The IAM Patent 1000.
William T. Yoon (JD ’06) was appointed at Dropbox, Inc. as chief legal officer.
John F. Young (JD ’00) was appointed as a US Co-Head of Projects Real Estate at Norton Rose Fulbright.
'10s
John Adams (JD-MBA ’16) joined the United States Department of Justice as Chief of Staff and Senior Counsel for its Environment and Natural Resources Division.
Giselle C. Alexander (LLM ’10) joined Fox Rothschild in Atlanta as Counsel in the Taxation & Wealth Planning Department.
Ricardo Aponte Parsi (LLM ’14) is an Associate General Counsel for the Office of the General Counsel- United States Air Force Installations, Energy and Environmental Law Division (SAF/GCN) at Lackland Air Force Base, in San Antonio, Texas.
Karim Basaria (JD ’12) was selected for the Leadership Greater Chicago 2025 Signature Fellows Class.
Brittany Bull Panuccio (JD ’16) is the Commissioner at The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Chase Bullock (JD ’19) joined Fox Rothschild in Chicago as an Associate in the Litigation Department.
Philip Cecil (JD ’19) joined Fultz Maddon Dickens PLC as a commercial litigation attorney.Carrol Jung Chang (JD-MBA ’13) was appointed CEO and will join Andela Inc.'s board of directors.
Jennifer Coupland (JD ’12) was appointed CEO at Visio Financial Services Inc.
Simone Collins (JD ’12) was recently selected as one of the Los Angeles Business Journal's Leader of Influence: Private Equity, Investors & Advisors.
Ryan Connery (LLM ’18) joined Fox Rothschild in Chicago as Counsel in the Taxation and Wealth Planning Department.
James Crowley (JD ’14) is a shareholder at Littler's Washington, DC office.
Federico Cuadra (JD ’13) was selected as one of Bloomberg Law's 40 Under 40 honorees.
Lauren Daniel (JD ’10) Joined 5AM Ventures as chief compliance officer and deputy general counsel.
Anna Dwyer (JD ’15) joined Jones Day as partner.
Daniel Elrod (JD ’13) became a shareholder for Greenberg Trauig, LLP.
Rami Fakhouri (JD ’10) was awarded for "Excellence in Pro Bono Service" by the Northern District of Illinois.
Andrew S. Fraker (JD ’13) was awarded for "Excellence in Pro Bono Service" by the Northern District of Illinois.
Matthew Havey (JD-MBA ’13) is president of alternative risk underwriting business at Ryan Specialty.
Margaret Heitkamp (JD ’15) was promoted to partner at Hursch Blackwell.
Yashreeka Huq (JD ’13) was promoted to partner at Perkins Coie.
Emma Jones (JD ’12) was elevated to Of Counsel at Blank Rome LLP.
Justin T. Johnson (JD ’10) joined Latitude as the leader and founding Partner of the company's office in Chicago.
Mia Kelley (JD ’10) was appointed general counsel at Anthos Therapeutics, Inc.
Joann Garnet Kinsey (LLM ’16) joined Leech Tishman as an associate.
Benjamin G. Kirschner (JD ’11) joined Honigman LLP as partner and leader of the firm's Institutional Real Estate Practice Group.
Kristen Knapp (JD ’10) joined Redgrave LLP as partner.
Adam B. Landy (LLM ’10) was sworn in as a judge of the United States Tax Court.
Jamie Liebert (JD ’14) was promoted to partner at Ropes & Gray.
David E. Lurie (JD ’17) was promoted to partner at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP.
Trevor Martin (JD ’17) joined Benesch as a managing associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group.
Meredith McBride (JD ’19) was awarded for "Excellence in Pro Bono Service" by the Northern District of Illinois.
Lauren McBride (JD ’14) was promoted to counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
Kelly Mennemeier (JD ’16) was promoted to Principal at Foster Garvey.
Shanelle Milner (JD ’11) is the acting U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, the first time a Black person and a Black woman has led the office.
Rafi Mottahedeh (JD ’10) was named co-chair at Winthrop & Weinstine's national tax practice.
Daniel Nordstrom (JD ’14) was promoted to counsel at Latham & Watkins LLP in the Bay Area.
Brian O'Connell (JD ’13) was promoted to Of Counsel at Pomerantz LLP.
Abosede Odunsi (LLM ’18) was welcomed at von Briesen’s Chicago office as a shareholder.
Bethany Pickett (JD ’16) was included in The Best Lawyers in America for 2025 in the area of Litigation--Bankruptcy.
Alexander Righi (JD ’14) joined Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres as a partner in the firm's finance practice group.
Eduardo Reyes Chavez (JD ’16) was honored with the Rising Star Award at The University of Utah's College of Social and Behavioral Science Distinguished Alumni Awards Celebration.
Andrew Flynn Rodheim (JD ’17) was awarded for "Excellence in Pro Bono Service" by the Northern District of Illinois.
Peter W. Rogers (JD ’14) joined the Bracewell LLP's tax department as a partner in the Dallas office.
John Saran (JD ’13) was sworn in to the Coast Guard to become a Reserve Judge Advocate General.
Suhas Subramanyam (JD ’13) was elected to the United States House of Representatives serving Virginia’s 10th Congressional District.
Heather Benzmiller Sultanian (JD ’13) was awarded for "Excellence in Pro Bono Service" by the Northern District of Illinois.
Michael Tirman (JD ’15) is joining Honigman LLP as a partner in the Real Estate Transactions Practice Group and Real Estate Department in the Chicago Office.
Anshuman A. Vaidya (LLM ’19) is joining the Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP's Government Practice Group as a partner in the Chicago office.
Eric White (JD ’12) was named to Crain's Chicago Business 2024 list of Notable Black Leaders and to its 40 Under 40 list for 2024. Eric also joined King & Spalding's Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group.
Jason Zhisheng Zhou (JD ’15) joined Jones Day as a partner.
'20s
Patrick Buethe (JD ’24) joined Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP's Commercial Law Counseling group.
Megan E. Cahillane (JD ’23) was awarded for "Excellence in Pro Bono Service" by the Northern District of Illinois.
Gabriel Corwin (JD ’20) joined Foster Garvey as an associate in the firm’s Investment Management group.
Robin Evans (JD ’20) is a Managing Associate at Benesch Law.
Usama M. Ibrahim (JD ’20) was named to Arab America Foundation's 30 Under 30 Class of 2025.
Matt Johnson (JD ’24) joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as an associate.
Robert McAuliff (JD ’22) joined Taft as an associate in the firm’s Real Estate practice.
Andrea Moore (LLM ’22) joined Miller Nash LLP.
Steven Resnik (JD-MBA ’20) is the managing director at Burling Wealth Partners.
Xiaoling Shi Meyer (MSL ’22) joined Presto Automation as its chief financial officer.
Kristen M. Stoicescu (JD ’20) joined the Chicago office of Salvi Schostok & Pritchard P.C. as an associate attorney.
Nneka Ukpaby (JD ’24) joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as an associate.