CBA Record May-June 2026

Thank You , YLS Committee Chairs!

Bankruptcy Alex Berk , Co-Chair,

Professional Responsibility , Chair, , Vice Chair,

, Co-Chair,

,

In-House Counsel , Chair, ,

Career Assistance Olivia Crooks , Chair, Alex Preysler , Vice Chair, Cheng Cohen LLC Civil Rights Whitney Barr , Chair, Caffarelli & Associates , Vice Chair, J.D. Candidate Commercial Litigation , Chair,

Chair,

Intellectual Property Sahil Malhotra , Chair, Drishti Law Lisa Peng , Vice Chair,

Public Outreach/Serving Our Seniors Paige Fox , Chair, Fox Law, LLC

, Vice Chair, Center for Disability

and Elder Law

Labor & Employment Aaron Kacel , Chair, Robbins Schwartz Rachel Domash , Vice Chair, Franczek PC Madeline Remish , Vice Chair, Bret Pufahl , Vice Chair, Foote, Mielke, Chavez & O’Neil, LLC Large Law Firm Alex Garel-Frantzen , Co-Chair, ArentFox Schiff LLP Hillary Maynard , Co-Chair, Polsinelli PC Law Student Melissa Zindel , Co-Chair, J.D. Candidate Margaret Drake-Studstill , Co-Chair, J.D. Candidate Peter Haas , Co-Chair, J.D. Candidate Law & Debate Club Joanna Kopczyk , Chair, Attorney at Law Natalie Sanchez , Vice Chair, Attorney at Law Brendon Stark , Vice Chair, Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board Judge Nadine Wichern , Vice Chair, Circuit Court of Cook County

Public Outreach/Wills for Heroes John Festa , Co-Chair, Gregorio & Marco, Ltd. Sharmon Paris , Co-Chair, SP Legal Group, LLC Real Estate Law , Chair, Chloe Schumacher , Vice Chair, Cutler

,

Chair,

Creative Arts/Video Game Law Ross Hersemann , Chair, Loading Law

Criminal Law Ashley Rodriguez , Co-Chair, Second Chance Law LLC Robert Alexander , Co-Chair, Vanguard Advocates, LLP

Stephanie Moon , Co-Chair, Armstrong Teasdale, LLP

Education Law ,

Tort Litigation Andre Hunter, Jr. , Co-Chair, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

, Vice Chair, Franczek PC

,

Chair, Kralovec, Jambois &

Environmental Law Theodore Motz , Chair, Taft Law Alex Garel-Frantzen , Vice Chair, ArentFox Schiff LLP Estate Planning Daniel Lynch , Chair, Peck Ritchey , Vice Chair, Peck Ritchey Family Law Jessica Alvarez , Co-Chair, Beermann Law Nicole Edidin , Co-Chair, Beermann Law

Schwartz Khalid Hasan , Vice Chair, Kasan Law Transactional Law , Chair, , Vice Chair, Women in the Law Akendita Amoro , Chair,

, Vice Chair, K&L Gates

LLP

ates, P.C.

Join today at www.chicagobar.org/committees. Committee descriptions, meeting dates and topics, and

chair contact information available online. Questions? Email yls@chicagobar.org. Information current as of March 2026.

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