Class Notes | DEV-College of Law | Illinois https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:01:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Adam H. Fleischer ’94 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/class-notes/adam-h-fleischer-94/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:01:33 +0000 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/?p=17445 Chambers USA recognized Adam H. Fleischer ’94 as among the top 18 insurance coverage attorneys in the United States and named him to the highest ranking for Insurance: Dispute Resolution in the state of Illinois for its 2025 report. Adam is also a fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel and has been previously honored as a top insurance coverage attorney by Best Lawyers of America, Leading Lawyers, Crain’s Chicago Business, Who’s Who Legal and Illinois Super Lawyers.

Adam’s team at BatesCarey is ranked by Chambers USA in the top band of insurance coverage firms in Illinois, powered by University of Illinois College of Law alumni Samuel J. Head ‘22 and Justin K. Seigler ‘12, recently named to Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Gustavo A. Otalvora ‘09 and R. Patrick Bedell ‘04, a former recipient of Chicago Lawyer 40 Under Forty and Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, as well as this summer’s clerks Parker C. Mee (J.D. 2026) and Rebekah L. Follis (J.D. 2026).

]]> Charles Yordy ’11 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/class-notes/charles-yordy-11/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:13:00 +0000 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/?p=17426 Charles Yordy was named the 2024 Employee of the Year for the Office of Finance and Operations of the U.S. Department of Education. He was subsequently appointed as the Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official.

]]> Paul Schmitt ’17 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/class-notes/paul-schmitt-17/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:33:10 +0000 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/?p=17336 Paul Schmitt has joined the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy.

]]> Michael Cabonargi ’00 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/class-notes/michael-cabonargi-00/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:32:22 +0000 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/?p=17333 Michael Cabonargi was appointed a Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County by the Illinois Supreme Court on June 13. Cabonargi had previously served as Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and prior to that as the Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

]]> Kirsten A. Milton ’05 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/class-notes/kirsten-a-milton-2005/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:23:38 +0000 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/?p=17306 Kirsten A. Milton has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA, a prestigious annual guide ranking the leading law firms in the U.S., for her Labor & Employment practice. Kirsten is the managing principal in Jackson Lewis P.C.’s Chicago office. She represents and counsels management in a wide range of labor and employment issues with a particular focus on complex litigation.

]]> Dominique J. Carroll ’11 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/class-notes/dominique-j-carroll-11/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:26:21 +0000 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/?p=17258 Dominique J. Carroll was selected by the Garden State Bar Association as a recipient of the 2025 Professional Lawyer of the Year Award. Presented by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law, the award recognizes attorneys who are respected by colleagues for their character, competence and exemplary professional behavior.

]]> Michael Brody ’04 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/class-notes/michael-brody-04/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:24:27 +0000 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/?p=17176 Professor Michael H. Brody was recently honored to receive two awards for his service at National Defense University, College of Information and Cyberspace, including:
– CIC Distinguished Professor Award, Awarded by the College of Information and Cyberspace Master’s Class of 2025 (June, 2025)
– Joint Civilian Service Achievement Medal for Co-Leading the CIC Strategic Plan Development Team (May, 2025)

]]> Matt Pham ’21 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/class-notes/matt-pham-21/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:28:45 +0000 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/?p=17160 Intellectual property boutique Friedland Cianfrani LLP recently announced that Matt Pham is joining the firm as an associate. Pham was most recently an associate at Knobbe Martens and previously worked for Mondelez International, the international food conglomerate that makes Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers, Halls cough drops, and many other brands.

]]> Adam A. Field ‘12 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/class-notes/adam-a-field-12/ Thu, 29 May 2025 19:22:44 +0000 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/?p=17132 Adam A. Field was promoted to head of the Violent Crimes Unit at the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office, where he oversees prosecutions of homicides, aggravated assaults, and robberies within the City of St. Louis, Missouri.

]]> Prateek Viswanathan ‘21 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/class-notes/prateek-viswanathan-21/ Thu, 29 May 2025 19:21:53 +0000 https://www2-t.law.illinois.edu/?p=17128 Prateek Viswanathan is an IP trial lawyer at Robins Kaplan LLP in Minneapolis. He advocates on behalf of inventors and creators, as well as pro bono clients.

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