Greg Miarecki

Background

About Greg Miarecki

Greg Miarecki leads the University of Illinois College of Law's Office of Career Planning and Professional Development. As Executive Assistant Dean, Greg and his colleagues work to connect employers with great talent from the College of Law. Greg works closely with students and alumni alike to build and market great legal talent. He also works closely with the College's faculty and administrative team on a wide variety of related initiatives, including the recruiting of prospective students, alumni relations and development, and the development of curricular and programming initiatives. Greg also serves an an Adjunct Professor of Law at the College, teaching classes in trial advocacy, small firm practice, and in-house legal practice. He also serves as lead instructor for the College's required first-year Fundamentals of Legal Practice class. Prior to arriving at the College in 2011, Greg was a partner in the Chicago office of Winston & Strawn LLP, where he focused on high-stakes, complex commercial and white collar criminal litigation. Greg has represented some of the world's largest corporations in "bet the company" litigation, and developed expertise in trial work and coaching/mentoring of more junior attorneys. Greg also has extensive experience in founding, leading, and/or revitalizing organizations. For example, Greg served as the chief executive officer of the Chicago Yacht Club and the President of the University of Chicago's Alumni Board of Governors. Currently, Greg serves as the Director of the University of Illinois College of Law's Leadership Project, an initiative designed to promote learning and discussion at the intersection of law and leadership.