The DePaul University College of Law Dean's Council is an advisory board consisting of alumni from various areas of the law practice. Individuals are nominated for membership by the dean of the College of Law and the Nominating Committee. A Dean's Council member's term is three years, subject to annual renewal.
Members of the Dean's Council advise and assist the dean as requested. Additional responsibilities include: promoting the image of the College of Law; increasing the College's outreach to law firms and alumni; advancing the mission of the College of Law through participation in raising external funds, including making an annual personal gift; increasing the interaction between the faculty and the legal world; engaging current students through increased alumni interaction; and attracting prominent attorneys to the campus as guest lecturers.
Chair
Mr. George Pearce '79
Partner
Holland & Knight LLP
Vice-Chair
Ms. Michele Jochner JD '90, LLM '92
Partner
Schiller DuCanto & Fleck
Immediate Past Chair
Mr. Larry Rogers, Sr. '83
Partner
Powers Rogers & Smith PC
Dean's Council Members:
Ms. Heather Adams '12
Labor & Employment Attorney
Daley Mohan Groble
Ms. Aurora Austriaco '90
Shareholder
Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel
Ms. Karina Ayala-Bermejo '98
Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society
Metropolitan Family Services
Ms. Nicole Auerbach '93
Founding Partner
Valorem Law Group
Mr. Norman B. Berger '81
Partner
Gensburg Calandriello & Kanter
Mr. Joseph G. Bisceglia '73
Partner
Jenner & Block
Ms. Noelle Brennan '95
Partner/Owner
Noelle Brennan & Associates
Mr. Geoffrey Burkhart '08
Staff Attorney
American Bar Association
Ms. Chastidy Burns '12
DePaul Law Alumni Engagement Board President/Assistant Public Defender
Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
The Honorable Kirk Dillard '82
Partner
Locke Lord LLP
Mr. Thomas M. Fahey '80
Partner
Nixon Peabody
Mr. Arthur M. Friedman '63
Retired
Arthur Andersen
Mr. Edward I. Grossman '81
Senior Counsel
Chicago Legal Clinic
Mr. David M. Hundley, II '98
Principal
Hundley Law Group
Mr. Shawn Kasserman '90
Partner
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman
Mr. Timothy P. Knight '90
President
troncX
Mr. Timothy Kollar '99
Principal/Attorney
Kollar General Counsel, PC
The Honorable Bertina E. Lampkin '74
Appellate Judge
State of Illinois Appellate Court
Mr. George Lattas '08
Law Office of George Lattas
Ms. Sarah LaVoi '08
Assistant Deputy General Counsel
Publicis Groupe
Mr. Charles Lichtman '80
Partner
Berger Singerman
The Honorable Margaret Stanton McBride '76Appellate Judge
State of Illinois Appellate Court
Ms. Robin McCue '98
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
The Honorable Dennis M. McGuire '85
Judge
Circuit Courts of Cook County
Ms. Carla R. Michelotti '75
Consultant
Carla Michelotti LLC
Mr. Donald Mrozek '73
Partner
Hinshaw & Culbertson
The Honorable Gregory M. O'Brien '77
Retired
Circuit Courts of Cook County
Mr. Brian Rankin '88
Vice President, Senior Deputy General Counsel
Comcast Corporation
Mr. William Ryan '75
Founding Partner
Ryan & Ryan
Mr. Theodore Schmidt '73
Partner
Schmidt Salzman & Moran Ltd.
Mr. Craig Smith JD'80, LLM '83
Retired
Mizkan Americas, Inc.
Mr. Phillip Stern '75
Of Counsel
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg
Ms. Gabrielle S. Stormo '03
Cummins & Associates
Ms. Kerry Walsh '05
Litigation Counsel
Fidelity National Law Group
Honorary Dean's Council
The Honorable William J. Bauer '52
The Honorable Edward M. Burke, Sr. '68
Mr. Barry Chatz '87
Mr. Robert A. Clifford '76
Mr. Philip H. Corboy, Jr. '77
The Honorable Richard M. Daley '68
Mr. Jack M. Greenberg '68
Mr. Errol R. Halperin '67
Mr. John W. Martin, Jr. '61
Mr. Bernard B. Rinella '61
Mr. Donald C. Schiller '66
The Honorable John Simon '67
Mr. Samuel K. Skinner '66
Mr. Thomas M. Tully '63