Harvard Law Society of Illinois

Our Board...

Stacey Austin '04: Stacey is a partner at Wang Kobayashi Austin, LLC, an employee benefits and executive compensation boutique law firm. Previously she practiced for six years in the employee benefits and executive compensation group at Winston & Strawn LLP. Stacey is also Co-Chair of the Harvard Law School Women's Alliance and serves on the Executive Committee of  the Harvard Law School Association. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Patrick (HLS ’04) and their two children.

Kourtney Baltzar '12

Lisa Forbes '02

Jeffrey Jamison '06:  Jeffrey is Senior Counsel and Vice President at BMO Financial Group.  Previously, Jeffrey was an attorney at Dykema Gossett PLLC, Katten Muchin Rosenman and Sperling & Slater and, prior to law school, served as the Litigation Assistant to Professor Laurence H. Tribe. Jeffrey is also a runner and has completed seven marathons. Jeffrey lives in Evanston with his wife and two children--Jeffrey is an avid Chicago sports fan.

Jenny Johnson '98

Sara Su Jones '01

Julie (Ruderman) Klaff '10:  Julie is an associate in the Investment Products and Derivatives Group at Sidley Austin.  Julie graduated from Harvard Law School in 2010 and Cornell Uniersity in 2006.  At HLS, Julie was a member of the Board of Student Advisors and was the president of the Harvard Law Golf Club.  In her spare time Julie loves to golf and ski.  Julie lives in Wicker Park with her husband, Dan (HLS '08).

Samuel Levine '12

Phil Lipman

Elizabeth Jenkins Marino '10 

Maria (Meginnes) Maras '04:  Maria is Senior Legal Counsel for Intellectual Property Litigation and Disputes at Accenture LLP.  She was previosuly a partner at Kirkland and Ellis LLP.  At HLS, Maria was an active member of the HLS Drama Society and produced the Parody in 2004.  She lives in Wicker Park with her husband and two children.

Lori Zahalka '05:  Lori is a senior litigation associate at Mayer Brown LLP.  Her practice focuses on complex commercial disputes as well as labor and employment litigation.  Lori lives in Chicago with her husband, daughter and son.