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Elizabeth Bray

Polsinelli
Shareholder
(312) 463-6383
ebray@polsinelli.com
Attorney
Home Group: Chicago 7

Bio: My practice focuses on employee benefits and executive compensation, assisting employers with issues related to retirement plans (e.g. 401(k)), health & welfare plans (e.g. medical plan), equity and bonus arrangements and executive employment agreements.

Craig Cheston

USI Insurance Services
Vice President, Employee Benefits Consultant
(312) 925-7363
craig.cheston@usi.com
Insurance
Home Group: Chicago 10

Bio: A Benefits Consultant in the industry for 27 years, I directly work w/ HR and Financial leaders of middle market employers by bringing ‘actionable’ and ‘quantifiable’ solutions impacting their bottom line AND assisting HR w/ their day-to-day issues.

Daniel Cotter

Howard and Howard
Attorney and Counselor
(312) 456-3674
dac@h2law.com
Attorney
Home Group: Chicago 7

Bio: I have spent 2/3 of my career inhouse advising large insurers on M&A transactions including international deals and have also have 25 years of experience in cyber and privacy, as well as M&A and contract drafting and dispute resolution.

Joe DeRamos

Focal Point Coaching
(847) 754-1980
jderamos@focalpointcoaching.com
Consultant Service
Home Group: Chicago 8

Bridgette Ferraro

ICopy
CEO
(312) 635-5141
bridgette@icopylegal.com
Consultant Service
Home Group: Chicago 7

Nathanael Filbert

Nathanael Filbert, INC.
Professional Commercial Advertising and Corporate Photographer
(312) 504-9795
nathanael.filbert@gmail.com
Marketing
Home Group: Chicago 5

Bio: Nathanael Filbert is a commercial advertising and corporate photographer who specializes in advertising, portraiture, and product photography.

Amy M. Gardner

Apochromatik
Principal
(773) 266-7863
amy@apochromatik.com
Consultant Service
Home Group: Chicago 6

Bio: Coach & consultant to lawyers & their employers. Former law firm partner and dean of students at a top law school, I help lawyers build careers they love and law firms and GCs build and (re)engage great teams.

Adam Heiman

Benjamin, Gussin & Associates
(847) 861-6225
aheiman@bgalawfirm.com
Attorney
Home Group: North Shore 1

Bio: Estate planning attorney formulating strategies to preserve and transfer client’s wealth, and assist in trust and estate administration.

Keith Karchmar, MST

Karchmar Life Insurance & Legacy Planning
President
(224) 235-4307
keith@karchmar.com
Insurance
Home Group: North Shore 1

Bio: Keith is known for his subject expertise in the design, acquisition and management of life insurance, estate planning, tax planning and business succession/insurance planning.

Michael Millhouse

BridgePoint Technologies, LLC
President
(630) 320-3722
millhouse@mybridgepoint.com
Information Technology
Home Group: Temporary Group CHICAGO

Bio: We provide outsourced IT support, Technology Consulting, Public and Cloud Services. In addition we offer custom application development and mobile solutions development for any size organization.

Michael Resnick

GCG Financial, Inc.
Senior Wealth Management Advisor
(847) 457-3206
michael.resnick@gcgfinancial.com
Investment Advisor
Home Group: North Shore 1

Bio: As a Certified Financial Planner, my team and I help ensure that my clients and their loved ones are financially secure for the future. Through creating a comprehensive financial plan, I individually tailor their portfolios to accomplish their goals.

Lori Ziesmer

Amata Law Office Suites
Sr. Operations Manager
(312) 741-1035
loriz@amataoffices.com
Real Estate
Home Group: Chicago 6