University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Janea Hawkins

Assistant attorney general

District of Columbia

Jim Fessler

Chicago attorney

Illinois Leadership Institute

Dan Robinson

Retired tax court judge

State of Oregon

Paul Farahvar

Chicago attorney, comedian

Farahvar Law Group

Chris George

Chicago attorney

Intellectual property

Amanda Sonneborn

Chicago law partner

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Bret Cohen

Law partner

Nelson Mullins, Boston

Michael Rooney

Executive director

IICLE

Jennie Azoulai

Independent consultant

Boca Raton, Fla.

Aleksandra Rushing

Education/healthcare attorney

Husch Blackwell, St. Louis

Ronald Filler

NY Law School professor

Gave $200,000 for band tower

Greg Read

Partner, Sedgwick Law

San Francisco

Saul Morse

Springfield attorney

Brown, Hay & Stephens

Steve Stanczak

General counsel

UGSI Solutions

Elizabeth Elmore

Assistant appeals counsel

Int'l Criminal Tribunals

Brett Olmstead

Associate judge

Champaign County

Steve Beckett

Pillar of the Bar

Distinguished Alumni Award

Dave Downey

Big Ten Medal of Honor

Scored 53 vs. Indiana

Matt Fradin

Comcast Corp. VP

Sr. dep. general counsel

Gery Chico

Senior partner

Chico & Nunes

Arnold Blockman

Former circuit judge

Now teaching at UI Law

Dick Thies

'Pillar of the Bar'

Webber & Thies, Urbana

Kevin Pak

Deputy general counsel

American Bar Association

Heidi Ladd

Circuit court judge

Champaign County