Attorneys
Attorneys
President
President
Gary has been involved with the legal profession for more than thirty years. After receiving his B.S.B.A. cum laude from Villanova University in 1976 and J.D. from Tulane University School of Law in 1980, Gary practiced law for five and one-half years at McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug. For the past thirty-two years, he has been a legal search consultant. Gary was the Co-Chair of the Careers Committee of The Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association for two years. He is also a Certified Professional Consultant with the Academy of Professional Consultants and Advisors. His in-depth legal experience and knowledge of the Chicago legal market is well known in the legal recruiting industry. He has been extensively quoted on a variety of issues regarding the legal profession in The National Law Journal, Sun Times, Chicago Lawyer, Crain’s Chicago Business, and Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Gary also has been published in the American Bar Association’s Changing Jobs: A Handbook for Lawyers for the 1990’s and the Young Lawyers Section of The Chicago Bar Association’s Lawyers’ Guide to the Chicago Job Market. Gary is a member of the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago and the Chicago Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he is a world traveler, an Eagle Scout and an avid moviegoer.
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President
Alan joined Chicago Legal Search as a consultant in 1995 before being promoted to Senior Consultant and Executive Vice President. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin in 1986, Alan received his J.D. in 1990 from the DePaul University College of Law where he was a Law Review member and the Executive Editor of the DePaul Business Law Journal. Alan previously spent five years as a litigation and IP associate with Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon in Chicago. He has been widely quoted as an authority on issues pertaining to the legal search profession in numerous national and local publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The American Lawyer, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Lawyer Magazine and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Alan has served as an invited speaker before the Chicago Association of Legal Personnel (“CALPA”), the Chicago Bar Association and law schools and undergraduate institutions nationally on legal recruiting matters. He has testified as an expert witness and consulted major law firm and corporate clients on attorney placement and career matters. Alan takes a personal approach to serving his candidates and clients which has led to several hundred placements during his twenty-three year career. He is honored to have successfully represented some of Chicago’s most prominent and successful attorneys. Many of his clients today are former placed candidates. Alan has a long history of passionate commitment to diversity hiring that is well recognized in the industry and he is a member of the Cook County Bar Association. Fortunate to be able to give back, Alan recently retired after eight years of school board service, including six as Board Secretary as a twice elected member of the School Board in Aptakisic-Tripp District 102 and a Governing Board Member of the Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL). He also served two terms as a member of the University of Wisconsin Athletics Advisory Board and is a former Board Member and Head Coach of the Vernon Hills Stingers Fastpitch Organization. Alan and his wife Holly recently celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary and are the very proud parents of two daughters.
Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant
Shelly first joined Chicago Legal Search, Ltd. in 1996, where she spent eight years recruiting and placing attorneys with prominent national and regional law firms and corporations. In 2004, Shelly took a leave-of-absence to raise her two small children and then re-joined the firm in 2008. She received her B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1986 and J.D. from The American University, Washington College of Law in 1989. After practicing law for two and one-half years at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel in Washington, D.C., Shelly spent three years as Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago handling employment matters before federal and state courts, and administrative agencies. Shelly enjoys spending time with her family and traveling.
Legal Search Consultant
Legal Search Consultant
David earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago in 2011, and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2014. After graduating from law school, he spent three years working as a personal injury attorney for two Chicago-based law firms. David joined Chicago Legal Search in 2017, where he specializes in recruiting and placing attorneys with prominent law firms and corporations in the Chicago metropolitan area. David was born and raised in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. He is an avid Chicago sports fan and enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with his wife and Golden Retriever.
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Our recruiters work with candidates to understand both their career and personal aspirations to make strategic decisions that will increase the likelihood of a successful, long-term fit with a new employer.
Our recruiters work with candidates to understand both their career and personal aspirations to make strategic decisions that will increase the likelihood of a successful, long-term fit with a new employer.
We provide unparalleled service to our clients with our customized candidate database and combined total of more than 80 years of legal and recruiting experience.
We understand how important it is to identify opportunities that are compatible with your interests, areas of expertise, and career goals. Throughout your job search, you will receive individualized attention from one of our experienced recruiters.
We are a minority-owned and managed, NGLCC Certified legal recruiting firm established in 1988. For the past 30+ years, we have been a trusted advisor in the Chicago legal community.