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Legislative Committee
Kelly Sabo Gaden
Levin & Perconti
Caroleann Gallagher
Coogan Gallagher, P.C.
Kristine Schanbacher
Dentons US LLP
Katie Twardak
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
Molly Condon Wells
Wallace Miller
Bylaws
Helen Bloch
Law Offices of Helen Bloch, P.C.
Hon. Megan Goldish
Law Offices of Helen Bloch, P.C.
Jane Sitorius
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Blaire Theuerkauf
Metra Commuter Rail
Katie Twardak
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
Budget
Sarah King
Partner, Clifford Law Offices at Clifford Law Offices
Katie Twardak
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
Kristine Schanbacher
Dentons US LLP
Jane Sitorius
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Civil Litigation
Kelly Sabo Gaden
Levin & Perconti
Caroleann Gallagher
Coogan Gallagher, P.C.
Katie Twardak (Advisor)
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
Criminal Litigation
Kelly Sabo Gaden
Levin & Perconti
Caroleann Gallagher
Coogan Gallagher, P.C.
Katie Twardak (Advisor)
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
CLE Accreditation / Programming
Cristin Duffy
Cook County Board of Review
Blaire Theuerkauf
Metra Commuter Rail
Caidi Mammas Vanderporten
MAMMAS | GOLDBERG | VANDERPORTEN
Communications / Marketing / Website Committee
Kristine Schanbacher
Dentons US LLP
Jane Sitorius
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Elizabeth Merchut
View Marketing & Creative
Community Outreach
Caroleann Gallagher
Coogan Gallagher, P.C.
Caidi Mammas Vanderporten
MAMMAS | GOLDBERG | VANDERPORTEN
Compensation and Review
Whitney Siehl
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
Sarah King
Clifford Law Offices
Katie Twardak
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
Helen Bloch
Law Offices of Helen Bloch, P.C.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Leilani A. Pino
Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office
Domestic Relations
Caidi Mammas Vanderporten
MAMMAS | GOLDBERG | VANDERPORTEN
Emily Ruwe
The Law Office of Erin M. Wilson LLC
FLASH Liasons
Katie Twardak
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
Golf Outing
Kim Brancato
Feagans Law Group
Kelly Sabo Gaden
Levin & Perconti
Whitney Siehl (Advisor)
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
Molly Condon Wells
Wallace Miller
Government Lawyers
Cristin Duffy
Cook County Board of Review
Leilani A. Pino
Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office
Historian
Hooton Fund
Sarah King
Clifford Law Offices
Katherine Twardak
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
Lauren Witkowski
Zurich North America
Caroleann Gallagher
Coogan Gallagher, P.C.
Dawn Gonzalez
Stone & Johnson, Chartered
In-House Counsel
Blaire Theuerkauf
Metra Commuter Rail
Intellectual Property
Danielle Muñoz
Dwyer & Coogan
Judicial Evaluation Chairs
Corinne Cundiff
Connolly Krause LLC
Caroleann Gallagher
Coogan Gallagher, P.C.
Jane Sitorius
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Helen Bloch
Law Offices of Helen Bloch, P.C.
Sarah King (Advisor)
Clifford Law Offices
Judicial Reception
Soobin Lee
Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch, & Norman, LLC
Katie Twardak (Advisor)
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
Caidi Mammas Vanderporten
MAMMAS | GOLDBERG | VANDERPORTEN
Molly Condon Wells
Wallace Miller
Legislative / Amicus Curiae
Kristine Schanbacher
Dentons US LLP
Molly Condon Wells
Wallace Miller
Legally Moms
Helen Bloch
Law Offices of Helen Bloch, P.C.
Caroleann Gallagher
Coogan Gallagher, P.C.
Leilani A. Pino
Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office
Caidi Mammas Vanderporten
Partner at MAMMAS | GOLDBERG | VANDERPORTEN
Mental Health & Wellness
Mentor/Mentee
Helen Bloch
Law Offices of Helen Bloch, P.C.
Chandler Caswell
Barnes & Thornburg
Cristin Duffy
Cook County Board of Review
Membership
Caroleann Gallagher (Chair)
Coogan Gallagher, P.C.
Caidi Mammas Vanderporten
Partner at MAMMAS | GOLDBERG | VANDERPORTEN
Taylor Matichak
Law Offices of Parente & Norem, P.C.
Michelle Lukic
Keller Postman LLC
Jessica Wieczorkiewicz
Wallace Miller
Minority Bar CLE Liaisons
Blaire Theuerkauf
Metra Commuter Rail
Katie Twardak
Tomasik Kotin & Kasserman
Newsletter
Taylor Matichak
Parente & Norem, P.C.
Leilani A. Pino
Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office General Counsel
Jane Sitorius
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Past President's Advisory Counsel
Dawn Gonzalez
Stone & Johnson, Chartered
Lori Levin
Lori G. Levin, Attorney at Law
Past President's Liason
Sarah King
Clifford Law Offices
Race Judicata
Kim Brancato
Feagans Law Group
Small Firm
Helen Bloch
Law Offices of Helen Bloch, P.C.
Anne Junia
Powell Junia P.C.
Sports Law
Kim Brancato
Feagans Law Group
Dawn Gonzalez
Stone & Johnson, Chartered
Jane Sitorius
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Transactional Lawyers
Jane Sitorius
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Top Women Lawyers in Leadership
Sarah King
Clifford Law Offices
Kristine Schanbacher
Dentons US LLP
Jane Sitorius
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Molly Condon Wells
Wallace Miller
WILPower Liasons
Sarah King
Clifford Law Offices
Kristine Schanbacher
Dentons US LLP
Women Everywhere Liason
Sarah King
Clifford Law Offices
Women's Bar Foundation Liasons
Caroleann Gallagher
Coogan Gallagher, P.C.
Katie Twardak
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
Kelly Sabo Gaden
Levin & Perconti
Young Lawyers
Chandler Caswell
Barnes & Thornburg
Blaire Theuerkauf
Metra Commuter Rail