Classes 2000-2009

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Patrick A. Salvi II, ‘07 J.D.

Patrick Salvi II has been named among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers for 2025. Mr. Salvi is the managing partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard’s Chicago office, where...
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Brian P. Morrissey, ‘07 J.D.

President Trump has nominated Brian Morrissey to serve as General Counsel at the Department of the Treasury. Morrissey is currently a partner in the law firm of Sidley Austin LLP....
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Patrick A. Salvi II, ‘07 J.D.

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Chicago Managing Partner Patrick A. Salvi II has been selected for inclusion in the 2025 Lawdragon Legends guide, a list of Lawdragon’s most esteemed members who...
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Patrick A. Salvi II, ‘07 J.D.

Patrick Salvi II has been named a Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyer for the fifth consecutive year and an Illinois Super Lawyer for the twelfth consecutive year. Salvi is the...
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Leo J. Hurley, Jr., ‘03 J.D.

Connell Foley LLP is pleased to announce that Leo Hurley has been appointed to the firm’s Executive Committee. Hurley serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group. Hurley...
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Melissa Romanzo, ‘08 J.D.

Robinson Bradshaw is pleased to announce that Melissa Romanzo was elected shareholder. Romanzo practices in the Charlotte office where she represents clients in high-stakes litigation including environmental and toxic tort...
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Patrick A. Salvi II, ‘07 J.D.

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Chicago Managing Partner Patrick A. Salvi II has been selected to The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America once again for 2025. This year marks the...
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Larry LaTarte, ‘08 J.D.

Faegre Drinker is pleased to announce that Larry LaTarte was promoted to partner, effective January 1, 2025. LaTarte practices in the firm’s Minneapolis office. LaTarte is a part of the...
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Amy Lindner, ‘03 J.D.

Amy Lindner has been named as one of Wisconsin’s 36 Most Influential Latino Leaders for 2024. Lindner is president and CEO of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha...
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Andrew J. Hofland, ‘09 J.D.

Andrew Hofland was awarded the “Maurice Merrill Golden Quill Award” for outstanding bar journal articles. This award is presented to authors of the best written articles published this year in...
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Patrick A. Salvi II, ‘07 J.D.

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is pleased to announce that Chicago Managing Partner Patrick Salvi II was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in the...
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Brendan M. Farrell, ‘09 J.D.

In early October, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his appointment of Brendan Farrell to serve as a Judge in the Colusa County Superior Court. Farrell has served as District Attorney...
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Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, ‘09 J.D.

Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos is General Counsel of StarkWare, the developer of a new cryptographic zero-knowledge proof system that seeks to improve scalability in blockchains. Prior to her move to StarkWare,...
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Patrick A. Salvi, II, ‘07 J.D.

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Chicago Managing Partner Patrick A. Salvi II was honored as the recipient of the Justinian Society of Lawyers "Award of Excellence" at the 2024 Installation and...
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John V. Kalantzis, ‘04 J.D.

Clifford Law Office in Chicago is pleased to announce that John Kalantzis has been named partner. Kalantzis practice includes complex personal injury and wrongful death cases at the firm. “We...
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Jennifer N. Lamirand, ‘08 J.D.

Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to announce that Jennifer Lamirand has joined its Oklahoma City office in the firm’s Litigation Department. Lamirand’s practice includes litigation matters of all types with...
Nikole Canute

Nikole L. Canute, ‘05 J.D.

Mika Meyers is pleased to announce that Nikole Canute was selected for inclusion in Crain’s Notable Women in the Law. She was selected for her impact in the types of...
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Patrick A. Salvi II, ‘07 J.D.

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. Chicago Managing Partner Patrick A. Salvi II was recently named to The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list for the seventh consecutive year....

Alexander Talcott, ‘07 J.D

It is with great sadness that the law school announces the sudden passing of Alexander Talcott earlier this fall. Alex is remembered by his friends for his passion for politics,...
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Patrick A. Salvi, II, ‘07 J.D.

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. Chicago Managing Partner Patrick A. Salvi II was honored by Chicago Lawyer Magazine as the 2023 Person of the Year, an honor given to the...
Michael Federer

Michael W. Federer, ‘05 J.D.

Michael Federer is a Managing Partner, Sales and Distribution, M&A, at Fusion Specialty Americas and is based out of Dallas. Federer is a seasoned mergers & acquisitions attorney, with his...
George McDonnell

George McDonnell, ‘04 BA, ‘08 J.D.

George McDonnell joins iPipeline as the company’s General Counsel. In this role, McDonnell oversees the full spectrum of iPipeline's legal operations, including customer and vendor contracting, intellectual property, employment law,...
Angela Colmenero

Angela Colmenero, ‘04 J.D.

Angela Colmenero has been appointed as the interim Attorney General of Texas by Governor Greg Abbott. Prior to this appointment, Colmenero served as Principal Deputy General Counsel to the Governor...
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Patrick A. Salvi, II, ‘07 J.D.

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC attorney Patrick A. Salvi II was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2024 "Lawyer of the Year” in the area of Personal Injury Litigation…
Jonmarc Buffa

JonMarc Buffa, ‘01 J.D.

Congratulations to JonMarc Buffa who was appointed an Alternate Secretary on the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (“EEMAC”). EEMAC provides advice and recommendations...
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Courtney L. Tawresey, ‘06 J.D.

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. is pleased to announce that Courtney Tawresey has been promoted to Equity Shareholder. Tawresey is a member of the Firm’s Tax, Corporate & Securities...
Matt Bozzelli

Matt Bozzelli ’99, ’02 J.D.

Matt Bozzelli ’99, ’02 J.D. has become senior vice president and general counsel for Southern Company Services after previously serving as deputy general counsel. Bozzelli joined the company in September 2014 and...
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Nikole L. Canute, ‘05 J.D.

Mika Meyers is pleased to announce that Nikole Canute has been selected for inclusion in Crain’s…
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Tamara Brightwell, ‘03 J.D.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to announce that Tamara Brightwell has joined the firm in its Public Company Representation practice in its Washington, D.C. office. …