Publications & Speaking Engagements

Emily is a former editor of the ISBA Standing Committee on Women and the Law newsletter, The Catalyst (2010-2013). She has also published articles in several ISBA section council newsletters. View her ISBA articles here.

View her recent article “Trailblazing Through the Law: Lifting as We Climb” published on page 74 of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois Spring 2025 newsletter.

Speaking Engagements

  • Presenter on behalf of Resolution Review subcommittee, ABA House of Delegates State and Local Bar Caucus (February 2025 and August 2025)

  • Alumnae Speaker, Resurrection College Prep Honors Convocation (May 2024)

  • Co-Lead, 2024 Mansfield Client Forum (March 2024)

  • Panelist, “Environmental Law for the General Practitioner Series: Underground Storage Tanks,” ISBA CLE Program (June 2, 2023)

  • Moderator, “The Use of Technology to Assist Disabled Lawyers, Parties, and Witnesses,” ISBA Allerton Conference (March 31, 2023)

  • Panelist, ISBA Leadership Academy with moderator Timothy L. Bertschy (May 28, 2020)

  • Coordinator, ISBA CLE “Where the Sidewalk Ends: Trips, Falls, and Other Litigation Considerations” (April 3, 2020)

  • Presenter, “Cannabis and Hemp Law and Business in Illinois: The Nuts and Bolts,” Pincus Professional Education seminar (February 22, 2020)

  • Panelist, ISBA CLE “So You Want to Be a Solo: The Lawyer Entrepreneur’s Guide to Success” (December 5, 2019)

  • Coordinator, ISBA CLE Blockchain 2.0: Blockchain in Litigation, Legal Issues, Practical Applications (November 8, 2019)

  • Panelist, “Are You Prepared? Safety Compliance in the Cannabis Industry” at Perrin Conferences, LLC (May 9, 2019)

  • Moderator, ISBA 2019 Allerton Conference, “Evidence Preservation: Pre-Suit Preservation and Document Preservation” (May 3, 2019)

  • Coordinator, ISBA CLE on Blockchain 101 (March 15, 2019)

  • Panelist, “Rapid Legalization of Marijuana: Risks, Stakes, and Future Litigation” at the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) conference (November 10, 2018)

  • Chair’s Remarks, ISBA 16th Annual Environmental Law Conference (May 4, 2017)

  • Presenter, “The State of Cannabis Law in 2017 and Beyond” at Chicago-Kent College of Law (March 16, 2017)

  • Presenter, “Statistical Realities for Women Lawyers,” Chicago Bar Association “Empowering Women Lawyers” CLE program (March 22, 2016)

  • Emcee, “Celebrating Laughter in Law Luncheon,” Illinois State Bar Association (March 8, 2016)

  • Faculty member, “Environmental Law from Start to Finish,” CLE seminar presented by National Business Institute (November 19, 2015)

  • Speaker, “2015 Final Rule on the Definition of ‘Solid Waste’,” Southern Gas Association Environmental, Safety & Health, and Training Conference (June 10-12, 2015)

  • Moderator, “Because You’re Worth It! Achieving Advancement & Fair Compensation in the Legal Profession,” CLE seminar presented by the ISBA Standing Committee on Women and the Law (May 7, 2015)

  • Moderator, “2014 Leading Cases in Environmental Law,” Illinois State Bar Association’s 14th Annual Environmental Law Conference (April 2, 2015)

  • Speaker, “Case Law and Statutory Update,” Illinois State Bar Association’s 13th Annual Environmental Law Conference (March 7, 2014)