Posted by The Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association will introduce Kenneth Matuszewski as their 2024-2025 Chair and Executive Council at the YLS Annual Meeting on June 18 at 5:30 p.m. at the CBA Headquarters at 321 S. Plymouth Court. YLS Members will also be honored at the reception for their service and contributions throughout the year.
Matuszewski, an Associate at Goldberg Segalla, is a registered patent attorney with a background across a broad range of areas, including life sciences, software, electrical, and mechanical technologies. His practice focuses on complex and high-value intellectual property litigation in various federal district courts and before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board. He has been recognized for his leadership and writing, including the American Bar Association’s On The Rise: Top 40 Young Lawyers Award, the Top Emerging IP Player Award from IPR Gorilla Conference, the Inaugural Best Program Award from the Richard Linn American Inn of Court, and all four YLS awards. He has also been selected to Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars List in 2021-2024, and has been ranked as high as #12 among the Most Active and Best Performing Patent Litigators from 2022-2024.
“It is a tremendous honor and privilege to serve as the 54th Chair of the Young Lawyers Section this year and to have the opportunity to carry on the YLS’ long and successful history of providing vital services, networking, and education to our thousands of members as well as the broader legal community and public,” said Matuszewski. “The current Executive Council and I have been fortunate to have worked with and been mentored by so many great leaders within the CBA over the years and are very excited to apply everything we have learned as we enter this next chapter of CBA history.”
Joining him on the 2024-2025 Executive Council of the YLS are Gavin Phelps of Phelps LLC as First Vice-Chair, Aleksandra Petrovic of Damisch & Damisch Ltd. as Second Vice-Chair, Stephanie Moon of Armstrong Teasdale LLP as Member Services Manager, Jacob Berger of Tabet DiVito & Rothstein as Public Services Manager, Deepa Singh of The United States Patent and Trademark Office as Project Officer, Pam Sran of Gair Gallo Eberhard LLP as Project Officer, Andre A. Hunter, Jr of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani as Secretary/Treasurer, Nikki Marcotte of Kirkland & Ellis LLP as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the YLS Journal, Joanna Kopczyk of Latimer LeVay Fyock as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the YLS Journal, Teresa Dettloff of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as Co-Editor of the YLS Blog, Hannah Werner, J.D. Candidate, Chicago-Kent College of Law as Co-Editor of the YLS Blog, Bianca Ciarroni of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP as DEI Officer, Joshua Epstein of Goldberg Kohn, Michelle DiSilvestro of Romanucci & Blandin LLC, Blake Kolesa of Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP, Elaina Stevens of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC, Whitney Barr of Caffarelli & Associates Ltd., and Teresa Finucane, J.D. Candidate, DePaul University College of Law as Directors. Martin Gould of Stinar Gould Grieco & Hensley is the Immediate Past Chair.
In addition to welcoming new leadership, the YLS will honor members who have shown outstanding project leadership and excellent committee service. The David C. Hilliard Award for Outstanding Committee Service was awarded to the YLS Real Estate Law Committee and Chair Kelly Bershader Leyens of Neal Gerber Eisenberg.
Joshua Epstein of Goldberg Kohn will be recognized with the Milton H. Gray Award for Outstanding Project Leadership. The Rising Star Award for a Leader with Exceptional Promise will be presented to Bianca Ciarroni of Taft Stettinius & Hollister. The Terrence M. Murphy Award for Leaders with Substantial Impact on the Section will be awarded to Stephanie Moon of Armstrong Teasdale.
The YLS Annual Meeting is sponsored by Stinar Gould Grieco & Hensley. Enjoy food, drinks and music by the CBA’s Scales of Justice. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at www.chicagobar.org/YLSAnnualMeeting.
The YLS, founded in 1971, was created to encourage young lawyers to work together on projects for their community and for their profession. It provides excellent opportunities for professional growth, community service, and networking to its approximately 7,000 members, which include attorneys in their first ten years of practice and law students. The YLS offers 30 committees, including substantive practice areas and public service offerings, implements member and public service projects, and hosts numerous seminars and networking events.