Tuesday, October 20, 2026 - 12:10pm • 263

The Criminal Law Society (CLS) will be hosting a career panel event on Tuesday October 20, at 12:10 p.m. in room 263. Please come join us to learn about careers in criminal law from professionals with diverse experiences and who work in different areas of the field. Qdoba will be provided for lunch.

A brief description of each panelist is detailed below: 

• Atty. Francesco Mineo (ADA with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office): Atty. Mineo is a Marquette Law alumnus and worked for six years as a defense attorney before joining the Milwaukee County DA's office. He has served in numerous roles in the office, including the Community Prosecution Unit, and his current role as the Drug Unit team captain. 
• Atty. Alexia Gianitsos (ASPD with the Racine County Public Defender's Office): Atty. Gianitsos is a Marquette Law alumna and has worked with the Racine County Public Defender's Office as an Assistant State Public Defender since her graduation from Marquette in May 2022. Since beginning work as an ASPD, Atty. Gianitsos has gained a wealth of trial experience. 
• Professor José Girón (Marquette Law Assistant Professor): Prior to joining the faculty at Marquette Law, Professor Girón was an associate in the Appellate & Supreme Court Practice Group of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. Before his stint at the firm, Professor Girón clerked for Judge Stephanie Bibas on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. 
• Atty. Lauren Evans (Criminal Defense Attorney with Grieve Law):  Before joining Grieve Law, Atty. Evans served as an ASPD with the Racine County Public Defender's Office. Since joining Grieve, Atty. Evans handles a variety of criminal defense matters, including OWIs, misdemeanors, and felonies. 
• Atty. Kirk Emick (Managing Criminal Defense Attorney with Grieve Law): Atty. Emick is a Marquette Law alumnus and worked as an Associate Attorney with Kohn Law Firm S.C. following his graduation from Marquette. Now serving as the managing attorney at Grieve Law, Atty. Emick has successfully won numerous motion hearings and trials for his clients. 

Please RSVP for the career panel via this link. 

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions and we look forward to seeing you all at the upcoming career panel! 

Contact: Cam Annear