PILI is grateful to Judy He of Crowell & Moring LLP who has been serving as Chair of our Young Professionals Board for the last year and will conclude her term at the end of this month.
Thank You to the Outgoing Chair of our Alumni Network Leadership Council, Marlow Svatek
PILI is grateful to Marlow Svatek of Sidley Austin LLP who has been serving as Chair of our Alumni Network Leadership Council for the last year and will conclude her term at the end of this month.
PILI Spotlight: 2022 Alumni Representatives to PILI’s Alumni Network Leadership Council
PILI is excited to welcome Mariah Levy and Elisa Epstein to our Alumni Network Leadership Council as the 2023 Intern and Fellow Alumni Representatives.
PILI Spotlight: New Board of Directors’ Alumni Representatives
PILI is excited to welcome Christopher Blythe and Ryan Ortiz to our Board of Directors as our new Law Student Intern and Graduate Fellow Alumni Representatives.
Thank You to the Outgoing Chair of our Alumni Network Leadership Council, Martin Cozzola
PILI is grateful to Marty Cozzola who has been serving as Chair of our Alumni Network Leadership Council for the last year.
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Reflections on Black History Month
This month, PILI connected with two PILI Alumni for their reflections on Black History Month. We are honored to spotlight Vanessa Weathersby and Natanya Pope-Sohel.
PILI Welcomes New Alumni Class Representative Vanessa Weathersby
The Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) is proud to announce Vanessa Weathersby as the newest Alumni Class Representative. She will serve as the Intern Representative for the 1986-1990 Class, succeeding Charles Wintersteen in the role.
PILI Alumni Spotlight: Militza M. Pagán, Staff Attorney at the Shriver Center on Poverty Law
As Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month ends and we approach Pro Bono Week, PILI was honored to interview PILI Alum Militza Pagán, a staff attorney with the Shriver Center on Poverty Law in Chicago, to highlight her impactful work throughout the state of Illinois.
PILI Alumni Spotlight: David Scriven-Young, 2003 PILI Fellow
Every time I attend a PILI meeting, I am inspired by my colleagues and am reminded of my own commitment to do pro bono work. Second, PILI meetings and events are fun — great people and interesting conversations.
PILI Alumni Spotlight: Usama Ibrahim, 2020 Graduate Fellow
To watch clients in tears, and to be in tears with them, celebrating a professional and personal victory is an unparalleled reminder that this work matters. That it will forever matter. That we have a responsibility, regardless of sector and seniority, to commit some of our time to public service and to aid those who are less privileged than ourselves.