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Brian L. Salvi, ‘09 BBA, ‘13 J.D.

Brian Salvi has been named an Illinois Rising Star for 2025 by Super Lawyers, marking his tenth consecutive year receiving this honor. Salvi is a Partner at the Illinois medical...
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Eirene N. Salvi, ‘15 J.D.

Eirene Salvi has been named an Illinois Rising Star for 2025 by Super Lawyers, marking her eighth consecutive year receiving this honor. Salvi is an associate at the Illinois medical...
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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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Patrick A. Salvi, ‘78 J.D.

Patrick Salvi has been named to the 2025 Top 10 Illinois Super Lawyers list, marking his twelfth consecutive year receiving this honor. He has also been named to the Illinois...
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Gina Gunning, ‘89 BA, ‘95 J.D.

ARRAY Technologies announces the appointment of Gina Gunning as its new Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. Gunning joins ARRAY with more than 25 years of legal and compliance experience...
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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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Natalia Kruse, ‘16 J.D.

Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Natalia Kruse has been elected to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2025. Kruse practices in the Minneapolis office. Kruse’s consumer financial practice...
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Michael Scanlon, Jr., ‘79 BA, ‘82 J.D.

MG+M is pleased to announce that it has elevated Michael Scanlon to partner, effective January 1, 2025. Scanlon practices in the area of complex civil litigation and defends manufacturers and...
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Gracie K. Mills, ‘15 J.D.

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP is pleased to announce that Gracie Mills has been elevated to partner, effective January 1, 2025. Mills practices in the firm’s Washington, D.C....
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Matthew Lamb, ‘15 J.D.

Pryor Cashman in New York is pleased to announce that Matthew Lamb has been elected to counsel, effective January 1, 2025. Lamb is a member of the Litigation Group, where...
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Paul H. Beach, ‘16 J.D.

Warner Norcross + Judd LLP is pleased to announce that Paul Beach has been named partner in the firm’s Grand Rapids office. Beach is an environmental attorney who helps clients...
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Bryan Pasciak, ‘14 J.D.

Faegre Drinker is pleased to announce that Bryan Pasciak was promoted to partner, effective January 1, 2025. Pasciak practices in the firm’s Chicago office. Pasciak is part of the firm’s...
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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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Kellilyn Greco, ‘16 J.D.

Faegre Drinker is pleased to announce that Kellilyn Greco was promoted to partner, effective January 1, 2025. Greco practices in the firm’s Chicago office. Greco is a part of the...
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Trista Turley, ‘15 J.D.

Isaac Wiles in Columbus, Ohio is pleased to announce the promotion of Trista Turley to partner, effective January 1, 2025. As a litigator, Turley handles all stages of the litigation...
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Philip C. Maier, ‘15 J.D.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Philip Maier has been promoted to senior counsel, effective January 1, 2025. Maier is a member of the Business practice group in the...
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Memories of Rev. Dean David T. Link

My story is simple but was professionally life-changing. As a 3L, I was trying to decide among a few law firm offers. …