CBA Record January 2018

Cyber Blackmail Conference on the “Ran- sonwareMenace”… JohannaM. Spellman was named a partner at Latham&Watkins LLP… Jerem y J. Glenn , Cozen O’Connor, was a featured speaker on “The Future of Wage and Hour Under Trump”… Joseph E. Tilson , Cozen O’Connor, is chair-elect of the ABA’s Section on Labor and Employ- ment Law… Jamie A. Robinson , a partner at BurkeWarrenMacKay & Serritella P.C., was added to the firm’s litigation, appellate, health-care and religious practices section … Julie F. Stewart , Goldberg Kohn, was a speaker at a Pincus Professional Education Program on a variety of topics and issues related to the legalization of marijuana … Malaika D. Tyson was named to the Chicago Commission’s Board… Timothy L. Bertschy , managing partner at Heyl Royster Voelker &Allen P.C., was installed as President of the Illinois Lawyers’ Assis- tance Program… Francis PatrickMurphy , Corboy & Demetrio P.C., was installed as Vice President of LAP, and Judge Daniel J. Kubasiak was installed as Secretary of LAP… Neill P. Jakobe is Ropes & Gray LLP’s new managing partner… Carly E.

Defender Program, were recently honored by the Association… Juliana Stratton and Dominic C. LoVerde have joined Forde LawOffices LLP… Lindsey A. Smith was elected a partner at Sidley Austin LLP. Royal F. Berg, one of Chicago’s lead- ing immigration lawyers, was featured in Chicago Magazine’s December issue in an article entitled: “Aiding-or-Exploiting”… Ebony C. Smith was named an associate at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP… Breen M. Schiller , a partner at Horwood Marcus & Berk Chtd., was a featured speaker at the IPT State Income Tax Symposium… Jennifer A. Smith and Amy Kosanovich Dickerson , Franczek Radelet P.C., were featured speakers on student threats at a recent webinar… Jonathan E. Barrish , a partner at Litchfield Cavo LLP, will speak at the 26 th Annual NationalWorkers’ Com- pensation and Disability Conference in Las Vegas… Cori Cundiff and Loren Legor- reta are new attorneys at Pfaff Gill & Ports Ltd… Jeffrey S. Nowak , Franczek Radelet P.C., spoke about how to deal with employ- ees who have a mental health condition

Shannon was named an associate at Salvi Schostok & Pritchard P.C… Thomas Hughes was named a partner in Baker & McKenzie LLP’s corporate and securities practice… Jeffrey S. Becker , a partner at Swanson Martin & Bell LLP, spoke on entertainment law at the Chicago Inter- national Movies and Music Festival… Jonathan Hill , a partner at Freeborn & Peters LLP, was a speaker at the Practicing Law Institute’s “Capitalizing on Changes in Patent Law" lecture… Paul E. Wojcicki , a shareholder at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd, co-chaired the HB Liti- gation Conferences’ Midwest Corporate Counsel Forum… Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP have moved to 155 North Wacker Drive… Miranda R. Stuart is a new associate at Pircher Nichols & Meeks LL… Leslie Corbett , Illinois Equal Justice Foundation Executive Direc- tor, received the “Hero of Justice” award at Prairie State Legal Services’ 40 th Anni- versary… Terence F. MacCarthy , the first Executive Director of Chicago’s Federal Defender Program, and Carol A. Brook , current Executive Director of the Federal

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