2010s – College of Law

Jon Padish ’14

Krista Gaedtke — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:44:08 +0000

Jon Padish was named senior manager and lead attorney for Motorola Solutions’ U.S. Federal Government Markets business. Jon was previously a commercial counsel for Motorola Solutions and was a federal government counsel prior to joining Motorola Solutions.

Lauren Stewart ’19

Krista Gaedtke — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:56:09 +0000

Lauren Stewart (nee Mioduszewski) has joined Much Shelist, P.C., as a commercial real estate associate. Lauren previously practiced at Sheppard Mullin in Chicago.

Tara Adams ’13

Krista Gaedtke — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:05:12 +0000

Dr. Tara Adams ’13 received her PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education.

John Lagrou ’15

Chris Davies — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:08:01 +0000

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer recently announced the election of John Lagrou to the firm’s partnership in the US. Lagrou is based in New York and advises on primarily middle-market transactions for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.

Nicholas P. Kelly ’17

Krista Gaedtke — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:44:57 +0000

Nicholas P. Kelly has been promoted to partner at the Wallace Miller law firm based in Chicago. He has spent the past few years at Wallace Miller building a personal injury practice and the Wallace Miller team is excited to see him step into this leadership role.

Matt Gold ’16

Krista Gaedtke — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:53:22 +0000

Matt Gold joined MoloLamken LLP as Counsel. Matt joins from the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, where he most recently served on the Google (ad tech) antitrust trial teams.

MoloLamken LLP’s founding partner, Steven Molo ‘82 is a University of Illinois College of Law alumnus.

Ashley Kennedy ’19

Krista Gaedtke — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:15:01 +0000

Ashley Kennedy has joined Edward Jones as senior estate strategist for Edward Jones Generations, providing the firm’s first private client services for high net worth clients.

Marvis Barnes ‘14

Krista Gaedtke — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:24:26 +0000

Marvis Barnes has joined Brookfield Properties, the real estate arm of Brookfield Asset Management, as an Associate General Counsel. Marvis previously practiced at K&L Gates LLP in Chicago, IL.

Thomas D. Berghman ’12

Krista Gaedtke — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:04:09 +0000

In recognition of his legal excellence, Thomas D. Berghman, a Shareholder with Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. (Munsch Hardt) in Dallas, was featured in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America directory in the Insurance Law category.

Charles Yordy ’11

Krista Gaedtke — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:13:00 +0000

Charles Yordy was named the 2024 Employee of the Year for the Office of Finance and Operations of the U.S. Department of Education. He was subsequently appointed as the Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official.