2023-2024 Term (updated 08/17/2023)

Desirae Bedford, Esq. (Term 2021-24) (Co-Chair)
Recovery Law Group
55 E. Monroe St. Suite 3800
Chicago, IL 60603-6030
312-361-3833
dbedford@recoverylawgroup.com

Julia Jensen Smolka (Term 2022-24) (Co-Chair)
Robbins Dimonte
216 West Higgins Rd.
Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-698-9600 ext. 2231
Jsmolka@robbinsdimonte.com

James A. Brady (Term 2021-24)
Legal Aid Chicago
120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 341-1070
jbrady@legalaidchicago.com

Brigid Ndege, Esq. (Term 2021-24)
Brian, Cave, Leighton & Paisner, LLP
161 N. Clark St., Suite 4300
Chicago, IL 60601-3315
brigid.ndege@gmail.com

Jaime Dowell (Term 2022-24)
City of Chicago Law Department
121 N. LaSalle St., Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60602
312-742-0056
jamie.dowell@cityofchicago.org

Michael D. Leifman (Term 2022-24)
Vedder Price, P.C.
222 N. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60601
312-609-7788
mleifman@vedderprice.com

Samantha M. Ruben (Term 2022-24)
Dentons US, LLP
233 S. Wacker Dr., #5900
Chicago, IL 60606
312-876-2502
samantha.ruben@dentons.com

Kenneth M. Thomas (Term 2022-24)
Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP
200 W. Madison St., Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606
312-224-1241
kthomas@foxswibel.com

Neema T. Varghese (Term 2022-24)
NV Consulting Services
701 Potomac Ave., Suite 100
Naperville, IL 60565
630-697-4402
nvarghese@nvconsultingservices.com

Mary E. R. Walters (Term 2022-24)
Glenn Stearns, Chapter 13 Trustee
801 Warrenville Rd.
Lisle, IL 60532
630-981-3888
walters_m@lisle13.com

Claudia Badillo (Term 2023-25)
Badillo Law Group
8745 W. Higgins Rd., Suite #110
Chicago, IL 60631
773-716-7736
badillolawyer@gmail.com

Thomas H. Hooper (Term 2023-25)
Chapter 13 Trustee
55 East Monroe Street, Suite #3850
Chicago, IL 60603
312-294-5900
Thomas.H.Hooper@chicagoch13.com

Derek V. Lofland (Term 2023-25)
869 E. Schaumburg Rd., Suite #174
Schaumburg, IL 60194
312-545-5033
derekloflandesq@gmail.com

Dana O’Brien (Term 2023-25)
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
1 North Dearborn St., Suite #1200
Chicago, IL 60602
312-346-9088
Dana.OBrien@mccalla.com

Lars A. Peterson (Term 2023-25)
FactorLaw, The Law Office of William J. Factor Ltd.
105 W. Madison St., Suite #1500
Chicago, IL 60602
312-878-6976
lpeterson@wfactorlaw.com

Yanick Polycarpe (Term 2023-25)
Marilyn O. Marshall, Chapter 13 Trustee
224 S. Michigan Ave., Suite #800
Chicago, IL 60604
312-431-1300
ypolycarpe@chi13.com

US Trustee Representatives

Gretchen Silver (U.S. Trustee) (permanent member)
Office of the U.S. Trustee
219 South Dearborn Street, Room 873
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 353-5054
gretchen.silver@usdoj.gov

Jennifer Niemeier (Term 2022-24)
Office of the United States Trustee
780 Regent Street, Ste. 304
Madison, WI 53715
Jennifer.Niemeier@usdoj.gov

Bankruptcy Court Administration

Jeffrey P. Allsteadt
Clerk of Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Illinois
219 South Dearborn Street, Room 750
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 435-7588
jeffrey_allsteadt@ilnb.uscourts.gov

Sharon Zurowski
Assistant Clerk of the Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Illinois
219 South Dearborn Street, Room 750
Chicago, IL 60604
sharon_zurowski@ilnb.uscourts.gov

Jean Dalicandro
Operations Manager
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Illinois
219 South Dearborn Street, Room 750
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 435-5680
jean_dalicandro@ilnb.uscourts.gov