Board of Governors

The 27-member Board of Governors oversees the operations and management of ISBA, subject to policies set by the 203-member Assembly.

The below roster is for the 2024-2025 bar year and will be updated July 1.

Officers

  • President

    Sonni Choi Williams
    Sonni Choi Williams
    Will County Circuit Court
    Lockport

  • President Elect

    Bridget C. Duignan
    Bridget C. Duignan
    Cook County Circuit Court
    Chicago

  • 2nd Vice President

    Perry J. Browder
    Perry J. Browder
    Simmons Hanly Conroy
    Alton

  • 3rd Vice President

    Sarah E. Toney
    Sarah E. Toney
    The Toney Law Firm LLC
    Chicago

  • Secretary

    Jennifer Nicole Luczkowiak
    Jennifer Nicole Luczkowiak
    Prairie State Legal Services Inc
    Highland Park

  • Secretary

    Emily N. Masalski
    Emily N. Masalski
    Eaton Corporation
    Oak Park

  • Ex-Officio

    Shawn S. Kasserman
    Shawn S. Kasserman
    Tomasik Kotin Kasserman LLC
    Chicago

Board Members

  • Michael G. Bergmann
    Michael G. Bergmann
    Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI)
    Chicago
  • Bianca B. Brown
    Bianca B. Brown
    Pretzel & Stouffer Chartered
    Chicago
  • Sandra Crawford
    Sandra Crawford
    Law Crawford PC
    Park Ridge
  • Wesley A. Gozia
    Wesley A. Gozia
    Gozia Law Firm LLC
    Salem
  • Jennifer Anne Haase
    Jennifer Anne Haase
    Pirok & Haase
    Chicago
  • Kristine M. Honiotes
    Kristine M. Honiotes
    Honiotes Law Office Ltd
    Joliet
  • Mark L. Karno
    Mark L. Karno
    Mark L Karno & Associates, LLC
    Chicago
  • Nargis A. Khokhar
    Nargis A. Khokhar
    Guardian Law LLC
    Bloomington
  • Stephen M. Komie
    Stephen M. Komie
    Komie and Associates
    Chicago
  • Mark J. Lopez, Ret.
    Mark J. Lopez, Ret.
    JAMS
    La Grange
  • Heather A. McPherson
    Heather A. McPherson
    McPherson Law Offices
    Freeport
  • Mary L. Milano
    Mary L. Milano
    IL Guardianship & Advocacy Commission
    Chicago
  • Ted M. Niemann
    Ted M. Niemann
    Schmiedeskamp Robertson Neu & Mitchell LLP
    Quincy
  • Kristin Irene Olson
    Kristin Irene Olson
    Belleville
  • Mark C. Palmer
    Mark C. Palmer
    Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism
    Champaign
  • Chloe G. Pedersen
    Chloe G. Pedersen
    State of Illinois
    Chicago
  • J. Matthew Pfeiffer
    J. Matthew Pfeiffer
    Pfeiffer Law Offices PC
    Wheaton
  • Marcos A. Resendiz
    Marcos A. Resendiz
    SAX Law
    Chicago
  • Diana Christine Servos
    Diana Christine Servos
    ST Legal Group
    Deerfield
  • Thomas Speedie, Jr.
    Thomas Speedie, Jr.
    Tom Speedie Attorney at Law
    Nashville