by Cate Flahardy | Feb 16, 2018 | General Counsel Q&A
If anyone fits the description of being “self-directed,” it’s Diana Chafey. She grew up in a military family with no lawyers around her, but decided in fifth grade that she would one day practice law. In her young mind, a legal degree was as versatile as they come—she...
by Cate Flahardy | Dec 14, 2017 | General Counsel Q&A
By the time Minneapolis-area native Jason Brown was in high school, he already knew he wanted to be a lawyer. During a civics class his sophomore year, Brown participated in a mock trial, in which he served as lead defense counsel. From preparing for trial and...
by Cate Flahardy | Sep 29, 2017 | General Counsel Q&A
As a young man growing up in Delaware, Jeff Carr was always hard at work. Whether he was fixing banged-up cars in his family’s body shop, refinishing beautiful pieces of furniture in his uncle’s artisan furniture store or preventing drownings as a lifeguard at the...
by Cate Flahardy | Jun 7, 2017 | General Counsel Q&A
Ever since she was a child, Talita Erickson has had a passion for culture, diversity and the global experience. She grew up in Brazil, near the border of Argentina and Paraguay near Iguazu Falls, a national park that attracts tourists from around the world. This...
by Cate Flahardy | Mar 16, 2017 | General Counsel Q&A
Born in Evanston, Ill., raised in downstate Indiana and Illinois, then back up to the Chicago area—Matt Revord is a Midwesterner through and through. So it seems fitting that he would be the general counsel of one of the most respected and recognized brands to come...
by Cate Flahardy | Dec 14, 2016 | General Counsel Q&A
Karen Shaff may not have known at an early age that she was destined to be a lawyer, but her family and friends did. Shaff grew up in Clinton, Iowa, where she attended elementary and high school. Shaff decided to head to Northwestern University for her undergraduate...