Gretchen Harris Sperry is our Latest Featured Speaker!

Our latest featured speaker is Gretchen Harris Sperry from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani!

Gretchen will be speaking at our upcoming Preserving the Trial Record for Appeal in Illinois Civil Cases Two-Part Webinar on July 18th & 20th (2023). This will be her first time speaking with us and was recommended as a speaker by multiple appellate attorneys.

Welcome, Gretchen!

Gretchen is a partner and Co-Chair of the Appellate Group in Gordon & Rees’ Chicago office. She frequently represents government agencies and elected officials in constitutional litigation as a court-appointed Special Assistant State’s Attorney. 

Additionally, Gretchen represents private sector clients before various governmental, legislative, and regulatory agencies, counseling them on pending legislation and regulatory compliance matters. Gretchen is experienced in white collar criminal matters, having represented entities in federal criminal prosecutions and investigations, as well as conducting internal investigations in anticipation of government involvement. 

Gretchen is an active member of the legal community. She was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve as a member of the Character and Fitness Committee of the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar. She has served as an adjunct faculty member at two Chicago law schools teaching Appellate Advocacy. She also serves as the Secretary of the ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers and is a Past President of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association.

Prior to joining Gordon & Rees, Gretchen was a partner at a national law firm where she served as chair of the firm’s nationally recognized Appellate Practice Group.  She was also a Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Mary Jane Theis and the Honorable Maureen E. Connors in the Illinois Appellate Court.

Thank you for joining the program, Gretchen! We look forward to it.