Coffee ConneKtions Friday, February 20

Coffee ConneKtions are informal opportunities for small groups of students to meet with one or more alumni to discuss their area of practice and life after law school in general. They take place on Thursday, February 19 and Friday, February 20 at a variety of times and places, mostly around the Loop.

You may only sign up for ONE Coffee ConneKtions between Thursday and Friday in the interest of allowing more students to participate. Check your schedule carefully before signing up as cancellations are strongly discouraged. If you need to cancel, please remove yourself from the sign up sheet or email Katie Aune at kaune@kentlaw.iit.edu.

If you are not initially able to sign up, check back regularly in case spots open up or additional spots are added. Registration for Friday’s Coffee ConneKtions closes at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18.

The hosts for Friday’s Coffee ConneKtions are as follows:

• 8:00 a.m.: Terry Creamer ’90, Partner, Franczek Radelet PC (Labor/Employment). Open to 6 students. Location: Lou Mitchell’s on Jackson.

• 9:00 a.m.: Kristen Prinz ’07, Principal, The Prinz Law Firm (Employee Benefits/Exec. Comp, Labor/Employment). Open to 6 students. Location: 1 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 550.

• 9:00 a.m.: Ross Edwards ’06, Attorney, Merlo Kanofsky Gregg & Machalinski (Insurance/Litigation). Open to 2 students. Location: Intelligentsia, Jackson/Dearborn.

• 9:00 a.m.: Jill Roberts ’08, Supervising Attorney, Cabrini Green Legal Aid (Family Law, Criminal, Housing). Open to 6 students. Location: Dunkin Donuts, 801 N. Milwaukee.

• 11: 30 a.m.: Meghan Paulas ’08, Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Adjudication & Review. Open to 2 students. Location: Intelligentsia, 53 W. Jackson.

• 1:00 p.m.: Ben Gilford ’13, Attorney, Greenberg Traurig (Intellectual Property). Open to 3 students. Location: Starbucks at Adams/Clinton.

• 1:00 p.m.: Jake Berger ’14, Associate, McDonald Hopkins (Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy/Resctructuring) and Leah Eubanks ’14, Associate, Kirkland & Ellis (Corporate). Open to 3 students. Location: Starbucks, Merchandise Mart, 1st floor.

• 1:00 p.m.: Seema Patel ’13, Associate, Hoffenberg & Block (Family Law). Open to 4 students. Location: Argo Tea, 1 S. Franklin.

• 1:30 p.m.: Chris Gardino ’08, Associate, Segal McCambridge (Products Liability, Litigation). Open to 4 students. Location: Cafe Rom, 70 S. Franklin.

• 2:00 p.m.: Michael Jimenez ’13, Compliance Investigator, Combined Insurance; Sasha Kakabadse ’14, JPMorgan Chase; and Megan Mulherin ’14, Attorney, Tax & Legal, Spencer Stuart. Open to 6 students. Location: Argo Tea, Randolph & State.

• 2:00 p.m.: Samuel Levine ’81, Partner, Kubasiak, Fylstra, Thorpe & Rotunno (Construction, Litigation). Open to 2 students. Location: Starbucks at Riverside Plaza.

• 2:00 p.m.: Sepideh Smith ’07, Associate, Meckler, Bulger, TIlson, Marick & Pearson (Labor/Employment). Open to 3 students. Location: Corner Bakery, 123 N. Wacker.

• 3:00 p.m.: Matt Alva ’11, Matushek, Nilles & Sinars (Products Liability, Litigation) and Jack Gould ’11, Matushek, Nilles & Sinars (Products Liability, Litigation). Open to 5 students. Location: Starbucks at Adams/Clinton.

• 3:00 p.m.: Kylin Fisher ’13, Associate, Robson & Lopez (Public Interest, Real Estate/Property, Consumer Protection). Open to 2 students. Location: Lavazza in the French Market.

• 3:30 p.m.: Dennis Majewski ’12, Patent Attorney, K&L Gates (Intellectual Property/Patents) and Viren Soni ’09, Patent Attorney, K&L Gates(Intellectual Property/Patents). Open to 4 students interested in patent law. Location: K&L Gates, 70 W. Madison.

• 5:15 p.m.: Allison Castillo ’08, Assistant Public Guardian, Cook County Public Guardian’s Office. Open to 6 students. Location: Starbucks at Adams/Clinton.