Coffee ConneKtions 2016 Thursday, February 25

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

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 (Feb. 25) and Friday (Feb. 26) 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 must cancel for an emergency, please email Dawn Young at dyoung@kentlaw.iit.edu. Do NOT simply remove your name from the sign up sheet.

If you are not initially able to sign up, check back regularly in case spots open up or additional spots are added, and contact Dawn Young at dyoung@kentlaw.iit.edu.

The hosts for Thursday's Coffee ConneKtions are as follows:

• 8:00 a.m.: Chad Pahnke ('12) & Michael Tomsa ('12), Associates, McAndrews, Held, & Malloy Ltd (Intellectual Property: Patents/Copyright/Trademark). Location: Chicago French Market, 131 N Clinton St. Open to 4 students.

• 8:00 a.m.: Laurence Tooth ('13), Associate, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP (Insurance). Open to 2 students. Location: Glazed and Infused, 222 N. LaSalle.

• 8:30 a.m.: Michael Jimenez ('13), In-House Counsel, Combined Insurance / Chubb (Corporate). Open to 4 students. Location: 111 East Upper Wacker - Meet in Lobby - Coffee at Pret.

• 9:00 a.m.: Paul Miller ('00), Chief Operating Officer, EquiTrust Life Insurance Company (Insurance). Open to 3 students. Location: ROM Coffee, 71 S. Wacker (entrance on Franklin between Madison/Monroe).

• 9:00 a.m.: Stephen Gardner ('12), Associate, Ulmer & Berne LLP (Financial). Open to 3 students. Location: Doughnut Vault, 111 NW Water St.

• 9:30 a.m.: Rebecca Berlin Melzer ('06), Partner, Hoffenberg and Block (Family). Location: 30 N. LaSalle, Suite 3250. Open to 6 students.

• 10:00 a.m.: Jason Dirkx ('11), Knowledge Management Counsel (alternative non-practicing professional), Littler Mendelson (Technology & Law). Location: Caffe Umbria, 346 N. Clark. Open to 4 students.

• 10:00 a.m.: Nicholas Cummings ('08), Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County State's Attorney (Civil Rights). Location: 50 W. Washington St. Open to 2 students.

• 10:00 a.m.: John Cravero ('12), Associate Patent Attorney, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP (Intellectual Property: Patents/Copyright/Trademark). Location: Starbucks, 311 S. Wacker Dr. Open to 6 students.

• 10:00 a.m.: Roberto Martell Jr. ('13), Assistant Attorney General, Illinois Attorney General's Office (Litigation). Open to 2 students. Location: Starbucks, 180 N. LaSalle.

• 10:00 a.m.: William Gibbs ('04), Attorney, Corboy & Demetrio (Personal Injury/Tort/Negligence/Workman's Comp.). Open to 4 students. Location: 33 N. Dearborn, Suite 2100.

• 10:00 a.m.: Kara Goodwin ('09), Senior Associate (Labor/Employment); Whitney Schmidt ('09), Associate (Corporate); and Laura Reasons ('07), Senior Associate (Labor/Employment), all from Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Open to 6 students. Location: Starbucks - corner of Adams and State.

• 10:15 a.m.: Kara Ryan ('15), In-House Counsel, Avant, Inc. (Corporate); Justin DeAngelis ('15), Patent Attorney, Quarles & Brady LLP. Open to 4 students. Location: Starbucks, 430 North Clark.

• 10:30 a.m.: Shawn Wood ('92), Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP (Litigation). Open to 2 students. Location: Union League Club.

• 10:30 a.m.: Frank Gradishar ('02), Senior Counsel, Gordon & Rees, LLP (Insurance). Open to 2 students. Location: Gordon & Rees, One N. Franklin, Suite 800.

• 11:00 a.m.: Kenneth Goetz ('89), Owner, Goetz Law Office (Bankruptcy). Open to 3 students. Location: Starbucks, 139 S. Clinton.

• 12:00 p.m.: Sue Price ('88), Prosecutor/Hearing Representative, Illinois Secretary of State (Government). Location: Eatery at Northbrook Court in Northbrook or Old Orchard in Skokie. Open to 4 students. If students cannot make any of these dates/times, please contact Sue at suecohen585@comcast.net and she may be able to work on an alternative dates/times.

• CANCELLED: 1:00 p.m.: Christopher Gardino ('08), Associate, Segal McCambridge Singer Mahoney (Products Liability). Open to 4 students. Location: Bowtruss Coffee - Lobby 190 S La Salle St.

• 2:00 p.m.: Roberto Martell Jr. ('13), Assistant Attorney General, Illinois Attorney General's Office (Litigation). Open to 2 students. Location: Starbucks, 180 N. LaSalle.

• 2:00 p.m.: William Lawlor ('13), Assistant General Counsel, UBS Asset Management (Financial). Open to 3 students. Location: Starbucks on Franklin and Madison.

• 2:00 p.m.: Benjamin Gilford ('13), Practice Group Attorney, Greenberg Traurig (Intellectual Property: Patents/Copyright/Trademark). Open to 4 students. Location: Starbucks at Clinton and Adams.

• 2:00 p.m.: Conor Malloy ('13), Partner, SMNP Law, LLC (Family). Open to 4 students. Location: 9 W. Washington St.

• 3:15 p.m.: Nayra Calderon Najera ('11), Supervisory Manager, JP Morgan (Banking & Finance). Open to 4 students. Location: Starbucks on Franklin and Madison.

• 3:00 p.m.: Brandon Dube ('11) and Nazeer Ali ('11), Patent Attorneys, Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Intellectual Property: Patents/Copyright/Trademark). Open to 4 students. Location: Panera Bread - 250 S. Wacker Dr.

• 3:00 p.m.: Jason Sposeep ('03), Partner, Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP (Family). Open to 2 students. Location: Starbucks, 180 N. LaSalle.

• 3:00 p.m.: Dunstan Barnes ('13), Associate, McAndrews, Held & Malloy (Intellectual Property: Patents/Copyright/Trademark). Open to 2 students. Location: Starbucks, 40 N Clinton St.

• 3:30 p.m.: Alia Caravelli ('00), Attorney, Blair Caravelli Irmen LLC (Family). Open to 6 students. Location: 321 N. Clark Street, 5th Floor.

• 4:00 p.m.: Bart Lazar ('86), Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP (Intellectual Property: Patents/Copyright/Trademark). Open to 2 students. Location: Argo Tea - Dearborn and Adams.

• 5:00 p.m.:Terrence Creamer ('90), Partner, Franczekl Radelet (Education Law; Labor & Employment), and Kurt Wakefield ('15), Associate, Knell O'Connor Danielewicz (Workers' Compensation). Open to 6 students. Location: Kingsbaker Cafè, 900 W. Van Buren.

• 5:30 p.m.: Kylin Fisher ('13), Richard Poskozim ('13), and Adrienne Kitchen ('15), Judicial Law Clerks, Circuit Court of Cook County (Chancery Division). Open to 6 students. Location: Interior entrance of the French Market, 131 N. Clinton St.