Michael R. Bertucci
President

Michael R. Bertucci is a partner at Mike Agruss Law where he focuses his practice in the areas of automobile and truck collisions, wrongful death, catastrophic injuries, premises liability, and other personal injury matters. He previously served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Jesse G. Reyes of the Illinois Appellate Court and subsequently worked at a prominent personal injury and medical malpractice firm in Chicago. Michael earned his Juris Doctor in 2017 from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he received multiple CALI Excellence Awards and served as the Chicago-Kent Justinian Society Vice President. In 2024, Michael was selected by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Lawyer.

Hon. Jill Cerone-Marisie
1st Vice President

Hon. Jill Cerone-Marisie is the Presiding Judge of the Third Municipal District. She supervises 19 judges in Civil, Parentage, Traffic, Misdemeanor and Felony cases. She currently presides over Felony Mental Health and Veteran’s Courts. She graduated from the John Marshall Law School in 1990. Among her many accolades over the years, she’s also received the John Marshall Law School Distinguished Service Award. Judge Cerone-Marisie serves on the Illinois Supreme Court Justice and Mental Health Planning Committee. She has taught for the Admin. Office of Illinois Courts continuing education for judges.

Michael R. Grieco, Founding Partner at Gould Grieco & Hensley, PLLC, is focused on the practice areas of medical malpractice, construction negligence, sexual abuse, motor vehicle collisions and wrongful death. Michael obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in 2012, where he walked on the football team as a kicker. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Michael is an active member of various professional organizations including the American Association for Justice, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association.

Sarah M. LeRose
3rd Vice President

Sarah M. LeRose is an attorney at Leonard J. LeRose, Jr., Ltd., and concentrates in probate law, focusing on contested guardianships (adult and minor), estate litigation, and administration. She represents individuals, fiduciaries, guardianship agencies and financial institutions. Since 2019, she has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, awarded to only 2.5% of attorneys annually. Sarah was named an Emerging Lawyer by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company in 2018 and 2021. In 2017, she was elected to the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Board of Governors for Cook County, and in 2014, to the ISBA Assembly. Sarah graduated from Saint Louis University Law School in 2014 and received her B.A. from Southern Methodist University in 2011.

Dominic C. LoVerde
Treasurer

Dominic C. LoVerde is the founder of LoVerde Law, LLC, a personal injury firm focusing on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. He represents clients in cases involving defective and dangerous products, construction injuries, truck crashes, medical negligence, unsafe property conditions, and complex commercial disputes. He has several record-setting verdicts and settlements, and has been recognized as a Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Lawyer; U.S. News Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch; National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 civil plaintiff trial lawyers; Super Lawyers Rising Star; and an Emerging Lawyer by Law Bulletin Media. In 2022, Dominic received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Justice. In 2024, he was selected to join the Melvin M. Belli Society, an invitation-only national organization of plaintiff trial lawyers.