MUCH - Key Persons


Allison Hickson - CMO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing
Allison serves as Director of Marketing, leading the evolution of the firm's brand and sharing its stories with the legal marketplace and beyond. Through compelling communications and events, she creates opportunities that support Much's strategic growth and business development goals. Allison joined Much from Big Law in 2018. She previously served as a senior content strategist at an AmLaw 50 firm, where she helped manage the editorial and graphic design teams.

Courtney E. Mayster

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Committee
  • Principal
  • Principal, Management Committee Member

Dale W. Boyer

Job Titles:
  • Director of Conflicts & Records
  • Director of Conflicts & Records Chicago, IL
  • Member of the Diversity
Dale serves as Director of Conflicts & Records at Much. With more than 35 years in the legal field, Dale has proven experience in nearly every aspect of managing conflicts and records, including implementing cutting-edge software and solutions. Before joining Much, he spent 20 years at a major international law firm, where he was directly involved in the growth and successful implementation of the firm's conflicts operations, which he eventually managed. Dale is a member of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiative at Much.

Deb Lodewegen


Edward D. Shapiro

Job Titles:
  • Principal, Chief Culture Officer

Glenn D. Taxman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Committee
  • Principal
  • Principal, Management Committee Member

Gregory B. Mann

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Committee
  • Principal, Management Committee Member

Jeff J. Astarabadi

Job Titles:
  • Principal, Commercial Litigation

Jovita Moreno

Job Titles:
  • My Assistant

Joyce Pruitt

Job Titles:
  • Director of Professional Development & Attorney Recruitment
  • Director of Professional Development & Attorney Recruitment Chicago, IL

K. Brianna Leung - Chief Strategy Officer

Job Titles:
  • Chief Strategy Officer

Karyn Grice

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor of Secretarial Services

Lisa Romines

Job Titles:
  • My Assistant

Marcelline Wallin - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Finance

Mary Vidal Hays

Job Titles:
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Principal
  • Principal, Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer
Mary is a certified public accountant who, prior to beginning her legal career, worked as a CPA in the tax department of a large Chicago accounting firm.

Michael B. Shaw - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel
  • Member of the Management Committee
  • Principal
  • Member of the Firm 's Management Committee and Co - Chair of the Summer Associates Program
  • Principal, Management Committee Member
Mike is a member of the firm's Management Committee and co-chair of the Summer Associates Program. He previously served for eight years as chair of the Corporate & Finance group and is the former attorney advisor to the firm's Marketing Department.

Mitchell S. Roth - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Managing Partner
  • Member of the Management Committee
  • Principal
Mitchell was named Much's Managing Partner in June 2012 after serving on the Management Committee for nearly a decade. He was instrumental in the successful transition of firm governance from the founders to the next generation of leadership and plays a vital role in the expansion of the firm's service offerings and client base. Mitchell proudly continues the firm's tradition of providing exceptional service to clients while emphasizing the importance of doing great work in the community, a pillar of Much's culture.

Paul Austin

Job Titles:
  • Director of Information Services

Randal M. Weigel

Job Titles:
  • My Assistant

Sheryl Jaffee Halpern

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Committee
  • Principal, Management Committee Member

Steven P. Blonder

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Committee
  • Principal, Management Committee Member

Steven Schwartz - CFO, COO

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • COO
  • Principal

Taryn D. Laseter

Job Titles:
  • My Assistant

Todd Theobald - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Human Resources