School Directory

Board of Trustees

Officers

Leonard F. Amari, President
Claireen Herting, First Vice President
Jon DeMoss, Second Vice President
Michael Favia, Third Vice President
Mary Ann Hynes, Treasurer
Hon. Celia G. Gamrath, Secretary
Cathy G. O'Kelly, Assistant Secretary

Members

Leonard F. Amari, President
BSEd, Northern Illinois University
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Managing Partner, Amari & Locallo (Chicago, IL)

Joseph E. Birkett, Trustee
JD, The John Marshall Law School
State's Attorney, DuPage County

Erhard R. Chorlé, Trustee
BS, DePaul University
JD, The John Marshall Law School
General Counsel, Advanced Equities Financial Group (Chicago, IL)

Hon. Stephen J. Culliton (Ret.), Trustee
BBA, University of Notre Dame
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Chief Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit Court (Wheaton, IL)

Jon W. DeMoss, Trustee
JD, University of Illinois
President & CEO, ISBA Mutual Insurance Co. (Chicago, IL)

James B. Durkin, Trustee
BS, Illinois State University
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Member, Illinois House of Representatives

Hon. Timothy C. Evans, Trustee
BS, University of Illinois
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County (Chicago, IL)

Hon. Thomas R. Fitzgerald (Ret.), Trustee
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Chief Judge, Supreme Court of Illinois

Joseph M. Gagliardo, Trustee
BS, DePaul University
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Managing Partner, Laner Muchin Dombrow Becker Levin & Tominberg Ltd. (Chicago, IL)

Celia G. Gamrath, Secretary
BS, Indiana University
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County

Claireen Herting, First Vice President
BS, University of Illinois
MBA, Northwestern University
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Specialized Tax Consulting, Ltd. (Park Ridge, IL)

Victor P. Henderson, Trustee
BSE, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
JD, Georgetown University Law Center
Partner, Henderson Adam, LLC (Chicago, IL)

Mary Ann Hynes, Treasurer
BA, Loyola University
MBA, Lake Forest Graduate School of Business
JD, LLM, The John Marshall Law School
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer, Corn Products, Inc. (Westchester, IL)

Nancy Lee Johnson, Trustee
BA, Radcliffe College
Senior Public Policy Advisor, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC (Washington, DC)

Warren Lupel, Trustee
BA, Roosevelt University
MA, Loyola University
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Special Counsel, Much Schelist (Chicago, IL)

Carol A. Needham, Trustee
BA, Northwestern University
MA, University of Virginia - Charlottesville
JD, Northwestern University School of Law
Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law (St. Louis, MO)

Cathy Gonzales O'Kelly, Trustee
AB, College of William and Mary
JD, University of Virginia
Shareholder, Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz PC

Giacomo (Jack) A. Pecoraro, Trustee
BGS, Roosevelt University
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Attorney (Springfield, IL)

Floyd D. Perkins, Trustee
BA, University of Illinois
JD, The John Marshall Law School
LLM, The John Marshall Law School
Partner, Ungaretti & Harris LLP (Chicago, IL)

Jordan H. Peters, Trustee
AB, Brown University
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Partner, Freeborn & Peters LLP (Chicago, IL)

Dixie Lee Peterson, Trustee
BA, University of Colorado
JD, The John Marshall Law School
General Counsel, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (Chicago, IL)

Jorge Ramirez, Trustee
BA, University of Texas - El Paso
JD, IIT Chicago - Kent College of Law
President, Chicago Federation of Labor (Chicago, IL)

Larry R. Rogers, Trustee
BA, St. Xavier College
JD, DePaul University College of Law
Partner, Power, Rogers & Smith, PC (Chicago, IL)

James F. Sullivan, Trustee
BA, DePaul University
MS, University of South Carolina

Nicholas C. Zagotta, Trustee
BBA, University of Notre Dame
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Partner, Connelly Roberts & McGivney LLC (Chicago, IL)

Emeriti

Chester L. Blair
BEd, Chicago State University
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Principal, Blair & Cole (Chicago, IL)

Umberto S. Davi
BS, Western Illinois University
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Principal, Davi & Associates PC (Western Springs, IL)

Peter J. DiConza Jr.
BBA, Manhattan College
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Attorney (Manhasset & Brooklyn, NY)

Thomas J. Durkin (Ret.)
BA, DePaul University
Thomas Havey and Co. (Chicago, IL)

Hon. Wilson Frost
BA, Fisk University
JD, IIT Chicago - Kent College of Law
Attorney, Law Office of Wilson Frost (Chicago, IL)

Hon. Mary Ann G. McMorrow (Ret.)
JD, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Illinois

Bruce R. Meckler, Trustee
BA, Bradley University
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Partner, Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP (Chicago, IL)

Leo Melamed, Trustee
JD, The John Marshall Law School
Chairman Emeritus, CME Group, Inc. &
Chairman & CEO, Melamed & Associates Inc.
(Chicago, IL)

Thomas M. Tully
BSS, John Carroll University
LLB, DePaul University College of Law
Principal, Thomas M. Tully & Associates (Chicago, IL)

Peter R. Wirtz
President, Bismark Enterprises, Inc. (Chicago, IL)

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