Young Professionals Board
The CBF Young Professionals Board is a group of young attorneys and other professionals working in related fields who are dedicated to helping the CBF further its mission of improving access to justice for people in need and making the legal system more fair and efficient for everyone. The YPB aims to increase the involvement of younger members of the legal community in the CBF’s work and to complement the award-winning public service work of the CBA Young Lawyers Section (YLS).
The YPB takes a lead role in planning Passport to Chicago. The YPB’s events are designed to increase awareness of the CBF’s work among young professionals, to raise funds for the CBF, and to foster a sense of community within the YPB and with the CBF and YLS. The YPB also plays an active role in the CBF Fall Benefit and the event’s silent auction.
Additionally, the YPB assists the CBF board on grants and other initiatives. The YPB Brochure has more information on the YPB’s events, projects, partnerships, and other leadership. If you are interested in learning more about the YPB or how you can get involved, please contact Emme Veenbaas at eveenbaas@chicagobarfoundation.org or 312.554.1247.
OFFICERS
President
Michael Lehrman
Baker McKenzie LLP
President-Elect
Caitlin Kolb Poirier
Crowe LLP
Vice President
Paul E. Bateman Jr.
Sidley Austin LLP
BOARD MEMBERS
Joan Akalaonu
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Daniel Berkowitz
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Peter Besser
KPMG
Katherine L. Birchok
Stotis & Baird
CBF Board Liaison
Jason Bradford
Jenner & Block LLP
Chair, CBA Young Lawyers Section
Tracy Brammeier
Clifford Law Offices
Kacie Brinkman
Ropes & Gray LLP
Rebecca K. Bryant
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Robert C. Collins
Latham & Watkins LLP
Kalia Coleman
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Matthew Colman
Syntellis Performance Solutions
Sarah Crocker
Northern District of Illinois
Purak Dhruva
Medline Industries, Inc.
Kara Francis
Schiller DuCanto & Fleck
Alison Giest
Chicago Law Partners
Svetlana Gitman
American Arbitration Association
Shannon C. Gross
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Patrick Heery
Cook County, Labor Relations
John Klinker
Locke Lord LLP
Jennifer Kratochvil
Mayer Brown
Cara Lawson
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Stephanie Lim
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Kenneth Matuszewski
Goldberg Segalla
Trevor McClain-Duer
Caliber Advisors, Inc.
Jon Milonas
CBRE, Inc.
Jeffrey Moskowitz
J. Moskowitz Law LLC
Corina Oprea
Mondelez International
Kernisha Padilla
Blank Rome LLP
David Pustilnik
Esbrook Law LLC
Rick Ruffing
Stout
Allison Siebeneck
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Vanessa Stephens
Balyasny Asset Management
YLS Staff Liaison
Lindsay Wunrow
The Chicago Bar Association