ConneKtions @ Dinner Week: Fall 2022

YOU MAY ONLY SIGN UP FOR ONE SLOT.

Do not select a date/time that conflicts with your class schedule. Also, we ask that you please do not contact alumni directly to add more spaces. Additional dinners may be added after the initial schedule is released, so please check back. You may need to scroll across at the bottom to see all of the dinners.

WHEN REGISTERING, INCLUDE YOUR CLASS YEAR WITH YOUR NAME.

If you are signing up for a dinner at someone's home, please email Maurice Willis at mwillis2@kentlaw.iit.edu with any dietary restrictions.

IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL, please email Maurice Willis at mwillis2@kentlaw.iit.edu so he can contact the next individual on the waiting list. DO NOT remove yourself from the list. Cancellations are not permitted within 24 hours of dinner unless in case of an emergency.

Additionally, please pay attention to the date of the dinner as dinners span into multiple weeks. If you are interested in one of the unconfirmed dinners do not sign up for the already scheduled dates. You are only able to attend 1 dinner and you may not cancel without contacting Maurice Willis at mwillis2@kentlaw.iit.edu.

Available Opportunities:
Sunday, October 16th

Host: Deborah Nall (2006) & Kristen Prinz (2007)
Employer: Legal Council for Health / The Prinz Law Firm
Practice area: Civil Legal Aid Justice / Family Law, Employment Law
# of participants: 5
Date: Sunday, October 16th Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Ciccio Mio Chicago IL

Host: Hubert Zanczak (2020) & Alec Kraus (2020)
Employer: Reed Smith / Greenberg Traurig
Practice area: Data privacy / Real Estate
# of participants: 4
Date: October 16th Time: 6:45 pm
Location: Siena Tavern

Monday, October 17th

Host: James Heracklis (2021) & Christopher Tuinenga (2021)
Employer: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Practice area: Intellectual Property
# of participants: 3
Date: Monday, October 17th Time:6:00 PM
Location: Ema 74 W Illinois Street Chicago, IL

Host: Sam Castree (2013)
Employer: Crawford Intellectual Property Law
Practice area: Intellectual property & entertainment law
# of participants: 3
Date: Monday, October 17th Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Home in McHenry IL
Notes: It’s a bit of a trek from Chicago, but for those who don’t want to (or can’t) drive, there is a Union Pacific Northwest Metra train that leaves Ogilvie at 4:48 and gets into McHenry at 6:15. I can provide transportation to and from local train stations to those who need it.
Notes: There will be 4 kids and a dog, ages 1 to 11.

Tuesday, October 18th

Host: Adam Bossov (1993)
Employer: Self-employed
Practice area: Property taxes and assessments (government relations)
# of participants: 5
Date: Tuesday, October 18th Time: 6PM
Location: Home near UIC/Little Italy

Host: Kenny Matuszewski (2016)
Employer: Goldberg Segalla LLP
Practice area: Patent Litigation
# of participants: 4
Date: Tuesday, October 18th Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Berghoff 17 W. Adams St., Chicago IL

Host: Anna Ceragioli (2018)
Employer: Stephan Zouras, LLP
Practice area: Plaintiff-Side Employment, Class Action
# of participants: 4
Date: Tuesday, October 18th Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Home near Logan Square

Host: Josie Norton (2017) & Melissa Caballero (2010)
Employer: The Law Offices of Jonathan Merel, P.C.
Practice area: family
# of participants: 4
Date: Tuesday, October 18th Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Parlor Pizza 108 N. Green Street Chicago, IL

Host: Matt Smart (2016) & Jeff Michalik (2017)
Employer: Duggan Bertsch LLC / Kirkland and Ellis
Practice area: Corporate, Bankruptcy
# of participants: 4
Date: Tuesday, October 18th Time: 6:30
Location: Sushi San 63 West Grand Ave

Host: Johnathan Walton (2012)
Practice Area: primary and excess general liability, professional liability, and first-party property claims
# of participants: 2
Employer: BatesCarey LLP
Date: October 18th
Location: Time Out Market Chicago, 916 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

Wednesday, October 19th

Host: Ross Greenspan (2021) & Charlie Gandelman (2021)
Employer: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Practice area: Corporate - Investment Fund Formation
# of participants: 2
Date: Wednesday, October 19th Time: 6:30
Location: The Smith, 400 N. Clark Chicago, IL 60654

Host: Dennis Kellogg (1974) & Ginger Odum (1990)
Employer: Kellogg & Jovanovic, PC/Defender's Office
Practice area: Primarily Plaintiff Personal Injury, some litigation
# of participants: 6
Date: Wednesday, October 19th Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Greek Islands Restaurant 200 S. Halsted Chicago, IL

Host: Katie Jahnke Dale (2011)
Employer: DLA Piper
Practice area: Commercial real estate/land use
# of participants: 3
Date: Wednesday, October 19th
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Home near Bucktown

Host: Michael Delrahim (2002)
Employer: Brown Udell, Pomerantz & Delrahim, LTD.
Practice area: Real Estate
# of participants: 6
Date: Wednesday, October 19th Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Chicago Cut 300 N La Salle St, Chicago, IL 60654

Thursday, October 20th

Host: Tyler Forni (2015) & Evelyn Brody
Employer: IRS Office of Chief Counsel/Professor of Law Emeritus
Practice Area: Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits
# of Participants: 4
Date: Thursday, October 20th Time: 7pm
Location: Sai Cafe at 2010 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

Friday, October 21st

Host: Matthew Stone (2008)
Employer: Schneider & Stone
Practice area: Business Transactions, Litigation, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Probate, Divorce
# of participants: 4
Date: Friday, October 21st Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Home near Rogers Park
Notes: Students can enjoy a lavish Shabbat dinner at the home of Kent alumn Motty Stone. Come for gefilte fish, matzo balls, good wine, and better conversation. Motty Stone can talk to you about succeeding in law school, starting your own firm, and what opportunities exist in Chicago's Jewish legal community.

Saturday, October 22nd

Host: Stu Weg (1998)
Employer: Stu Weg Law Offices LLC
Practice area: Litigation, criminal defense, alternative dispute resolution, criminal records relief
# of participants: 3
Date: Saturday, October 22nd Time:1:00 pm
Location: Home in Berwyn, IL
Notes: 15 walk from the Metra and other mass transit options, if necessary.

Host: Thomas Pikarski (1997) & John Pikarski (1969)
Employer: Gordon and PIkarski
Practice Area: Real estate taxation and land use
# of Participants: 8
Day: Wednesday, October 26 Time: 5:30
Location: Union League Club 65 W. Jackson St. Chicago Illinois 60604

Host: Matt Walsh
Employer: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Practice Area: complex litigation with particular emphasis in the areas of construction, commercial, employment, municipal, medical malpractice, and religious institutions liability.
# of Participants: 3
Day: TBD Time: TBD
Location: TBD

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