NIU Law Alumni Recognized as 2025 Super Lawyers, Top 50 Women, Rising Stars

Alumni, Law News

The NIU College of Law proudly congratulates our 128 alumni for being recognized as 2025 Super Lawyers, Top 50 Women, and Rising Stars. Consistently ranking among the nation’s top attorneys, NIU Law alumni have earned these prestigious honors for decades – a testament to the strength, talent, and excellence of our alumni network. Only 5% of nominated attorneys are selected as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, according to their selection process.

2025 Top 50 Women

Lisa Nyuli (’89) was also named as one of the Top 50 Women attorneys for 2025. Lisa has over 30 years of experience in family law, divorce, and mediation, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Lisa is a partner with Ariano, Hardy, Ritt, Nyuli, Richmond, Lytle & Goettel, P.C.

2025 Super Lawyers

  1. Austin Bartlett (’00), BartlettChen, LLC
  2. Katherine Haskins Becker (’11), Haskins Becker, P.C.
  3. Crystal V. Caceres (’08), Hofbauer Law Group, LLC
  4. Kenneth C. Chessick (’84), Clifford Law Offices
  5. Gregory J. Chinlund (’96), Marshall, Gerstein & Borun, LLP
  6. Jeffery I. Cisco (’03), Cisco Law, P.C.
  7. Mark Connolly (’08), Connolly Injury Law
  8. Mark Cosimini (’92), Rusin, Maciorowski & Friedman, Ltd.
  9. Anthony Cuda (’80), Cuda Law Offices
  10. Michael J. Denning (’02), Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen, P.C.
  11. Christopher A. DeRango (’94), DeRango & Cain, LLC
  12. Thomas W. Dillon (’91), Konicek & Dillon, P.C.
  13. Donald J. Doody (’78), Goren Cherof Doody & Ezrol PA
  14. Jordan Bradl Dorrenstein (’09), JD Law, LLC
  15. Brent R. Eames (’09), Eames Law Group
  16. George H. Faulkner (’80), Faulkner,Hoffman & Philips, LLC
  17. Joseph G. Feehan (’88), Langhenry, Gillen, Lundquist & Johnson, LLC
  18. Robert W. Fioretti (’78), Disparti Law Group, P.A.
  19. David J. Fish (’99), Fish Potter Bolanos, P.C.
  20. Robert A. Fisher (’78), FisherLevine Law Group, LLP
  21. Patrick Flaherty (’78), Kinnally Flaherty Krentz Loran Hodge & Masur, P.C.
  22. George S. Fredrick (’98), Mirabella, Kincaid, Fredrick & Mirabella, LLC
  23. Mark Galasso (’96), Oberts Galasso Law Group
  24. Gordon W. Gates (’86), Gates Wise & Schlosser, P.C.
  25. Steven J. Greeley (’04), Franks Gerkin Ponitz & Greeley
  26. Steven Greenberg (’86), Greenberg Trial Lawyers
  27. Christopher Haas (’98), Banahan & Haas
  28. Mariam Hafezi (’10), Law Office of Mariam L. Hafezi
  29. Amanda Hamilton (’11), Konicek & Dillon, P.C.
  30. Robert J. Hanauer (’11), Hanauer Law Office, LLC
  31. Robert Harrer (’13), Chicago Consumer Law Center, P.C.
  32. David A. Herman (’92), Giffin Winning Cohen & Bodewes, P.C.
  33. Rachel N. Hernandez (’05), Bruckner Hernandez Legal Solutions, LLC
  34. Joel Herrera (’01), Herrera Law Center, LLC
  35. Jerry Huelat (’81), Huelat & Mack, P.C.
  36. Julie A. Johnson (’07), Weiss Kunz & Oliver, LLC
  37. Alexander S. Kammer (’98), Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C.
  38. Victoria C. Kelly (’08), Sefton Kelly Family Law
  39. Joseph E. Kolar (’85), Romanucci & Blandin, LLC
  40. Jason M. Kunowski (’09), Ramsell & Kunowski, LLC
  41. Diana M. Law (’04), Law Hesselbaum, LLP
  42. Rich Lenkov (’95), Downey & Lenkov, LLC
  43. Scott J. Link (’86), Link & Rockenbach, PA
  44. Tait J. Lundgren (’04), Foster, Buick, Conklin, Lundgren, & Gottschalk, LLC
  45. Timothy S. Mahoney (’92), Mahoney & Mahoney, LLC
  46. Lloyd R. McCumber (’88), Power & Cronin, Ltd.
  47. Steven H. Mevorah (’79), Mevorah & Giglio Law Offices
  48. Daniel B. Mills (’89), Cunningham, Meyer & Vedrine, P.C.
  49. John S. Monical (’94), Lawrence Kamin, LLC
  50. Edward Murphy (’87), Murphy & Dunn, P.C.
  51. Lisa M. Nyuli (’89), Ariano, Hardy, Ritt, Nyuli, Richmond, Lytle & Goettel. P.C.
  52. Michael A. O’Brien (’93), O’Brien Law Offices, P.C.
  53. Kevin F. O’Connor (’09), O’Connor | O’Connor, P.C.
  54. Amy R. Paulus (’89), Clausen Miller, P.C.
  55. Matthew Pfeiffer (’00), Pfeiffer Law Offices, P.C.
  56. Julie A. Proscia (’03), Amundsen Davis, LLC
  57. Michael Salnick (’78), Salnick Law, P.A.
  58. John E. Sebastian (’95), Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP
  59. Nancy Chausow Shafer (’80), Sage Counsel, LLC
  60. Matthew G. Shaw (’86), Shaw Sanders, P.C.
  61. Steven M. Siros (’94), Jenner & Block, LLP
  62. Robert L. Smith (’89), Gaido & Fintzen
  63. Mark J. Sobczak (’09), Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan, LLP
  64. Lawrence A. Stein (’93), Lawrence A. Stein, LLC
  65. Heidi E. Storz (’98), Kerrane Storz, P.C.
  66. Ronald Sykstus (’87), Bond & Botes Law Offices
  67. Bryan Thompson (’12), Chicago Consumer Law Center, P.C.
  68. Ronald F. Wittmeyer (’82), Law Offices of R.F. Wittmeyer, Ltd.
  69. Kathleen T. Zellner (’83), Kathleen T. Zellner & Associates
  70. Andrea R. Zenker (’05), Higgins, Zenker & Coyle, P.C.
  71. Jeffrey J. Zucchi (’92), Clark Frost Zucchi

2025 Rising Stars 

  1. Samantha Elenor Albrecht (’16), Burnette Shutt & McDaniel PA
  2. Ibrahim S. Ali (’12), Law Offices of Ibrahim S. Ali, P.C.
  3. Jason Allain (’10), Gaido & Fintzen
  4. Laura E. Alms (’12), Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. L.P.A.
  5. Brad A. Antonacci (’02), Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen, P.C.
  6. Ryan T. Armour (’05), Cassiday Schade, LLP
  7. Carlos Arteaga (’20), Arteaga Law, LLC
  8. Chad A. Baker (’19), Mirabella, Kincaid, Fredrick & Mirabella, LLC
  9. Olga Beznashchuk (’21), Eames Law Group
  10. Joshua E. Bidzinski (’10), Swanson, Martin, & Bell, LLP
  11. Logan Block (’15), Quinn Johnston
  12. Cody W. Booker (’19), Maschka, Riedy, Ries & Frentz
  13. Emma E. Boyer (’16), Taxman, Pollock, Murray & Bekkerman, LLC
  14. Kelsey Burge (’20), CG Law LLC
  15. Sydney Cadwell (’18), Antonyan Miranda, LLP
  16. Nicholas Carrescia (’13), Giamanco Law Partners
  17. Oran Cart (’15), Law Offices of Oran D.Cart, LLC
  18. Thomas M. Connelly (’19), Meyers & Flowers, LLC
  19. Gabrielle Cunningham (’21), Butler, Giraudo & Meister, P.C.
  20. Elle L. Daley (’19), Boike Jonaitis Law, LLC
  21. Danielle D’Ambrosio (’16), D’Ambrose, P.C.
  22. Austin Scott Davies (’16), Midwest Legal Care
  23. Lauren E. Edmunds (’20), Meyers & Flowers, LLC
  24. Daniel J. Giannola (’15), Giannola Legal, LLC
  25. Danielle Giannola (’15), Giannola Legal, LLC
  26. Jesse Guth (’15), Guth Law Office, LLC
  27. Justin M. Hastings (’16), Castlebrook Law, P.C
  28. Michael R. Hulvey (’16), Hulvey Law
  29. Steven Janezic (’14), Taradash Johnson Janezic
  30. Evan J. King (’14), Law Office of Rileky N. Oncken
  31. Kaitlin King (’19), Hart David Carson, LLP
  32. Glenn Klinger (’14), Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
  33. Alex Ktenas (’15), Ktenas Law
  34. Nicholas Ktenas (’17), Ktenas Law
  35. Patricia J. Kuzebski (’21), Anesi Ozmon, Ltd.
  36. Rachel E. Legorreta (’17), Law Offices of John J. Malm & Associates
  37. Kaitlyn M. Linsner (’20), Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP
  38. Joshua D. Lloyd (’13), Joshua Lloyd Law, LLC
  39. Kevin C. McSwain (’16), Nagel & Giese, P.C.
  40. Noah Menold (’14), Howard & Hoawrd Attorney, PLLC
  41. Jason Montemayor (’16), Premier Family Law, P.C.
  42. Tyler M. Neher (’20), Nagel & Giese, P.C.
  43. Whitney R. Parrish (’16), Barnhart, Tinsman & Parrish, Ltd.
  44. Margie Komes Putzler (’14), Turner Law Group, LLC
  45. Jeffrey M. Reed (’16), Reed Law, LLC
  46. Vaughn J. Richardson (’20), Rock Fusco & Connelly, LLC
  47. Victoria Sanchez (’19), Amundsen Davis, LLC
  48. Gladys Santana (’11), Proa Santana Law, LLC
  49. Jennifer Sariol (’21), Kelley Kronenberg
  50. David Saxe (’16), Saxe Law, LLC
  51. Joseph M. Scrementi (’11), Cifelli, Scrementi & Dore, Ltd.
  52. Jason B. Tempin (’16), Bulldog Legal Services
  53. Zachary Townsend (’11), Pro Legal Care, LLC
  54. Sarah M. Vahey (’08), Vahey Law & Mediation, LLC
  55. James VanRheeden (’15), Quinn Johnston
  56. Bryan Michael Wiley (’16), Hellmuth & Johnson
  57. Brian Witt (’13), Brian Witt Law, LLC

 

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