ConneKtions @ Dinner Week: Fall 2017

You may only sign up for ONE dinner. 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.

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

IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL, please email Joe Volin at jvolin@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 a 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 Joe Volin at jvolin@kentlaw.iit.edu.

HOST INFORMATION:

*Monday, October 30: Mary Nicolau '85 (partner, Fox Rothschild, real estate). Dinner at Tradition (160 N. Franklin) at 6:00 p.m. Open to 6 students.

* Monday, October 30: Sara Siegall ’08 (partner, Chapman Spingola, commercial litigation) and Shannon Knight ’98 (partner, Chapman Spingola, commercial litigation and intellectual property). Lunch at office (190 S LaSalle St #3850) at 12:00 noon. Open to 10 students.

*Wednesday, November 1: Mary Nicolau '85 (partner, Fox Rothschild, real estate). Dinner at Tradition (160 N. Franklin) at 6:00 p.m. Open to 6 students.

*Wednesday, November 1: Laurence Tooth '13 (insurance and reinsurance). Dinner at Prime Bar (155 N Upper Wacker Dr) at 6:30 p.m. Open to 3 students.

*Wednesday, November 1: *Mariana Karampelas '11 and Daniel Massoglia '14. Dinner at Chicago Diner (2333 N. Milwaukee) at 6:30 p.m. Open to 4 students.

*Thursday, November 2: John Pikarski '69 and Tom Pikarski '97 (both at Gordon & Pikarski, real estate/zoning law). Dinner at the Union League Club (65 W. Jackson) at 6 p.m. Open to 8 students. Students who sign up should have an interest in practicing real estate law. Business attire required.

* Thursday, November 2: Illinois State Bar Association past-president John Locallo '86 and retired Judge Bruno Tassone '69. Dinner at Quartino (626 N. State St.) at 6:00 p.m. Open to 6 students.

* Thursday, November 2: Peggy Wojkowski ‘17 (associate, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP, intellectual property) and Catherine Taylor ’17 (associate. Leydig, Voit & Mayer, intellectual property) Dinner at Quartino (626 N. State St.) at 7:00 p.m. Open to 3 students. This dinner is only open to 1Ls interested in Intellectual Property law.

*Thursday, November 2: Jared Reynolds '15 (associate, Levin & Perconti, medical malpractice and personal injury) and Matthew McElwee '16 (corporate associate, Kirkland & Ellis, mergers & acquisitions and fund formation). Dinner at Beatrix-River North (519 N. Clark) at 7 p.m. Open to 4 students.

* Thursday, November 2: Chris Acuna '14 (business law/startups), Jessica Coutré '14 (estates and trusts), Mykal Warne '14 (civil litigation), Mina Mineva '14 (hospitality and venture capital), and Aaron Jimenez ’14 (in house, Telecom), and David Starshak ’14 (civil litigation) at Chris's house in Logan Square. Open to 8 students.

*Friday, November 3: Daniel Creed '75 (retired, regulatory and legislative affairs). Dinner at 6:00 p.m. at Daniel's home in Edgewater. Open to 3 students. Students who sign up should have an interest in general law or social justice.

*Wednesday, November 8: William Gibbs '04 (partner, Corboy & Demetrio). Dinner at The Dawson (730 W. Grand) at 7 p.m. Open to 4 students.
* Thursday, November 9: Rob Kohen '14 (associate, Salvi, Schostok, & Pritchard), Michael Glink '14 (associate, Fisher and Lamonica), Molly Condon '15 (associate, Hurley, McKenna, & Mertz), and Marty Gould '14 (associate, Romanucci and Blandin). Open to 6 students. Students who sign up should have a strong interest in plaintiff's trial work and/or civil litigation. Open to 6 students.

* TBD: Scott Curran '01 (Founder, Beyond Advisors and Special Counsel at Patzik, Frank & Samotny) and Amy Cobb Curran '01 (partner, Chapman & Cutler, LLP, public finance). Open to 10 1Ls only. The dinner will be held the week of 11/6 at their home in Downers Grove.

Unconfirmed Dates - To be confirmed

* Dennis Kellogg '75 (personal injury). Open to 5 students.

* Jeffrey Patt ’87 (partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, mergers and acquisitions).

* Paul Miller ’00 (Senior Vice President, Equitrust Life Insurance Company), Tarek Fadel ’03 (Founder & CEO, AdaptiGroup LLC), and Bob Surrette ’97 (managing partner, McAndrews Held & Malloy, intellectual property).