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About the Committee:

The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee is a group, comprised of lawyers and judges, that strives to enhance equal access to justice by encouraging and promoting pro bono work in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit.

About the Circuit:

The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit is in the Second Appellate District and includes Lake County. The Honorable Daniel B. Shanes is the Chief Judge of the Nineteenth Circuit.

Membership:

Chair: Honorable Patricia L. Cornell, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit

Vice Chair: Jennifer J. Howe, Lesser Lutrey Pasquesi & Howe, LLP

Members:

L. Kat Allen, Del Re Law Group, P.C
Karissa Anderson, Anderson Law P.C.
Tom Digan, Navy Region Legal Service Office Midwest
Timothy Dorr, North Suburban Legal Aid
Mireya Garcia, 19th Judicial Circuit Court
Thomas Gurewitz, Retired Attorney
Lynette L. Lupia, AbbVie, Inc.
Gretchen Neddenriep, Gretchen Neddenriep LLC
Honorable Jorge Ortiz, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
Valerie I. Steiner, Steiner Steiner, Howeth, Pasquesi  Ltd.
Lakeshia Sykes, Prairie State Legal Services
Kimberly Thielbar, Prairie State Legal Services

Committee Activities:

The Committee was officially launched in March 2026.

If you have any questions about this Committee or its work, contact PILI Senior Managing Attorney, Jessica Schneider by email or at 312-832-5125.